Makkasan Station

Makkasan Station (Thai: สถานีมักกะสัน) is a rapid transit station on the Airport Rail 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.

Makkasan Station
(City Air Terminal)
 ARL 
LocationRatchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13.7510°N 100.5613°E / 13.7510; 100.5613
Line(s)  ARL 
 SRT  (planned)
PlatformsSplit platform
Tracks4
Connections MRT : Phetchaburi MRT Station
 MRL : Makkasan MRT Station (planned)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeCAT
History
Opened23 August 2010
Services
Preceding station   Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)   Following station
toward Don Mueang
SARL City Line
toward Suvarnabhumi
Bang Sue
toward Don Mueang
Express/HST Line
Terminus
Phaya Thai
toward Taling Chan
SRT Light Red Line
Ramkhamhaeng
toward Hua Mak

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.

From the official bus stop at the ground floor of the express train building, online booking platform 12Go Asia operates 4 routes in the morning hours that allows passengers to travel to Ayutthaya, Hua Hin, Kanchanaburi and Pattaya by VIP class vans.

Use

Makkasan is the largest station on the Airport Rail 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. 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]

Layout
U4
Platforms
Platform 1 City Line towards Suvarnabhumi
Platform 2, Split platform, Express/HST Line, Doors open at left side. Platform 1, Split platform, City Line, Doors open at right side.
Platform 2 Express/HST Line towards Suvarnabhumi
Platform 3 Express/HST Line Terminus
Platform 3, Split platform, Express/HST Line, Doors open at left side. Platform 4, Split platform, City Line, Doors open at right side.
Platform 4 City Line towards Phaya Thai
U3
Departure
 Ticket zone Tourist information office
Entrance to Express/HST Line and City Line platforms
Sky Walk connects Phetchaburi MRT Station,  MRT .
U2
Arrival
 – Exit
G
At grade
 – Drop-Off, Parking lot
B
Underground
 – Parking lot
City Air Terminal (Bangkok)
  • Aerial view
  • Platform 1
  • Interior
  • Exterior

See also
  • Makkasan Railway Station
  • Suvarnabhumi Airport Link

References
  1. Mark Fischer: Makkasan Information.
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