Surasak BTS station
![]() Surasak station from distance, 2019 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Bang Rak and Sathon District Bangkok Thailand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°43′09″N 100°31′17″E / 13.7193°N 100.5214°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) | ||||||||||
Operated by | Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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Station code | S5 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 5 December 1999 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2021 | 1,198,528 | ||||||||||
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Surasak station (Thai: สถานีสุรศักดิ์) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Bang Rak and Sathon districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Sathon Road to the east of Sathon-Surasak intersection. The surrounding area along Sathon Road is primarily a business zone with many office towers and embassies. Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom is a 5-mins walk, Bangkok Christian College and Saint Louis Churchpatrick are within walking distance to the east of the station.
Station layout
[edit]U3 Platform | Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
Platform 4 | Silom Line toward National Stadium (Saint Louis) | |
Platform 3 | Silom Line toward Bang Wa (Saphan Taksin) | |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
U2 ticket sales class | ticket sales floor | Exit 1–4, Passenger Service Center Ticket Office, Ticket Machine, Shop Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn |
G Street level | - | Bus Stop @Sathorn, Bangrak Hospital, Saint Louis Hospital |
Incident
[edit]On the evening of 20 August 2022, a person slipped and fell backwards on the ascending escalator at Exit 3 causing commuters behind to tumble on top of each other, resulting in 28 injuries. The event occurred as concert-goers were returning home under heavy rain, from a concert held at the nearby Bangkok Christian College in commemoration of the school's 170th year.[1][2]
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