Wongwian Yai station

Wongwian Yai
BTS
Location	Khlong San, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates	13°43′16″N 100°29′43″E / 13.72111°N 100.49528°E / 13.72111; 100.49528Coordinates: 13°43′16″N 100°29′43″E / 13.72111°N 100.49528°E / 13.72111; 100.49528
Owned by	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Operated by	Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC)
Line(s)	Silom Line SRT Dark Red Line MRT Purple Line
Other information
Station code	S8
History
Opened	15 May 2009
Previous names	Yaek Taksin
Services
Preceding station   Bangkok Rapid Transit   Following station Krung Thonburi toward National Stadium Silom Line Pho Nimit toward Bang Wa Khlong San toward Rangsit SRT Dark Red Line Talat Phlu toward Bang Bon Saphan Phut toward Khlong Bang Phai MRT Purple Line Samre toward Khru Nai

Wongwian Yai station (Thai: สถานีวงเวียนใหญ่) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Khlong San District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Krung Thon Buri Road to the west of Taksin intersection, about 20 minute walking from Wongwian Yai where the statue of King Taksin is situated.

There are plenty of residences and small shops around the station and the intersection, while larger markets and accommodations are crowded farther around the traffic circle of Wongwian Yai, including Wongwian Yai railway station, historical commuter railway terminal to Mahachai (local name of Samut Sakon provincial city) and Mae Khlong (Samut Songkhram) in south-western suburb.

The station opened on 15 May 2009, together with Krung Thonburi station on the 2.2 kilometers skytrain extension reaching Thonburi on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.

Station layout

See also

• BTS Skytrain
• Wongwian Yai
• MRT Purple Line
• SRT Dark Red Line