Saphan Taksin BTS Station

Saphan Taksin
BTS Skytrain
Location	Sathon, Bangkok
Coordinates	13°43′7.59″N 100°30′50.78″E / 13.7187750°N 100.5141056°ECoordinates: 13°43′7.59″N 100°30′50.78″E / 13.7187750°N 100.5141056°E
Line(s)	Silom
Other information
Station code	S6
Services
Preceding station   Bangkok Rapid Transit   Following station Surasak toward National Stadium Silom Line Krung Thonburi toward Bang Wa

Saphan Taksin station (Thai: สถานีสะพานตากสิน) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located at the entry ramp of Taksin Bridge, below Sathon Road, to the east of the Chao Phraya River. It is the only rapid transit station in Bangkok which can transfer to a river pier for the crossing-river ferry to Thonburi and the Chao Phraya Express Boat service. That makes the station popular for both daily passengers and tourists sightseeing by river boats to historical area such as Wat Arun, Wat Pho and Sanam Luang.

The station is set to be closed and removed to facilitate the construction of a second track, which will "ease the bottleneck over its stretch across the Chao Phraya River".^[1]

Station layout

U3 Platform
	Platform 3	Silom Line  towards National Stadium (→)  Silom Line  towards Bang Wa (←)
	Side platform, the doors open at left or right
U2 Concourse	Concourse	Ticket offices, Ticket machines, Shops Exits 1-4, Tourist information office
G Street level	-	Sathon Road, Taksin Bridge, Charoen Krung Road and Chao Phraya River Bus stop, Sathon pier Shangri-La Hotel, Wat Yan Nawa

Facilities

• Tourist information office
• Chao Phraya Express Boat service at Sathon pier
• Crossing river ferry to Charoen Nakhon Road

See also

• BTS Skytrain
• Taksin Bridge

References

1. Kongsai, Thanatpong. "BMA to close Saphan Taksin station to ease bottleneck". The Nation. Retrieved 5 June 2012.