City Air Terminal (Bangkok)

Makkasan Station
(City Air Terminal)
 Airport Rail Link 
Coordinates 13°45′04″N 100°33′41″E / 13.7510°N 100.5613°E / 13.7510; 100.5613Coordinates: 13°45′04″N 100°33′41″E / 13.7510°N 100.5613°E / 13.7510; 100.5613
Line(s)  Airport Rail Link 
 Light Red Line  (planned)
Platforms Split platform
Tracks 4
Connections  Blue Line : Phetchaburi MRT Station
 Light Blue Line : Makkasan MRT Station (planned)
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Other information
Station code CAT
Services
Preceding station   Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)   Following station
toward Don Mueang
SARL City Line
toward Suvarnabhumi
toward Don Mueang
SARL Express Line
Terminus
toward Taling Chan
SRT Light Red Line
Ramkhamhaeng
toward Hua Mak

City Air Terminal or Makkasan Station (Thai: สถานีมักกะสัน) is a rapid transit station on the Suvarnabhumi Airport Link. The station was opened in August 2010. It is the biggest rapid transit station in Bangkok. City Air Terminal was the terminal station for the Airport Rail Link Express Line, which was suspended in September 2014 due to a shortage of rolling stock. Currently, the station is a stop on the Airport Rail Link City Line.

Thai Airways' City Air Terminal facilities are located inside the station. As of September 2014, the City Air Terminal check-in service is no longer operational.

The station has a skywalk, accessible by escalators and elevator, connecting it to Phetchaburi MRT Station, MRT Blue Line.

Use

Makksan is the largest station on the Airport Rail Line line connecting Suvarnabhumi Airport with downtown Bangkok. It was envisioned as a city air terminal where passengers could check into outgoing flights and connect to the public transportation network in Bangkok. In reality, the terminal is rarely used due to its inconvenient location and lack of connections to other public transportation. The nearest subway stop is about 800 meters away and requires crossing busy city streets outdoors. Access to the terminal is via one crowded road and when leaving the terminal traffic must go in a direction that makes getting to the popular Sukhumvit and Silom areas time-consuming and inconvenient.[1]

City Air Station layout

U4
Platforms
Platform 1 City Line towards Suvarnabhumi
Platform 2, Split platform, Express Line, Doors open at left side.
Platform 1, Split platform, City Line, Doors open at right side.
Platform 2 Express Line towards Don Mueang
Platform 3 Express Line towards Suvarnabhumi
Platform 3, Split platform, Express Line, Doors open at left side.
Platform 4, Split platform, City Line, Doors open at right side.
Platform 4 City Line towards Bang Sue
U3
Departure
 Ticket zone Tourist information office
Entrance to Express Line and City Line platforms
Sky Walk connects Phetchaburi MRT Station,  Blue Line .
U2
Arrival
 – Exit
G
At grade
 – Drop-Off, Parking lot
B
Underground
 – Parking lot

Gallery

City Air Terminal (Bangkok)
Aerial view
Aerial view 
Platform 1
Platform 1 
Interior of Makkasan Station (City Air Terminal), Suvarnabhumi Airport Rail Link
Interior 
Arrival, Departure City Air Terminal.
Exterior 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mark Fischer: Makkasan Information.

External links

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