Makkasan station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station building of ARL Makkasan station, with the SRT Asoke Halt on the ground level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ratchathewi,Bangkok,Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°45′04″N100°33′41″E / 13.7510°N 100.5613°E /13.7510; 100.5613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System |  ARL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | State Railway of Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Asia Era One Company Limited (AERA1) (ARL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (Split platform) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | (Phetchaburi MRT station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | CAT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 August 2010; 15 years ago (2010-08-23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | City Air Terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Makkasan station (Thai:สถานีมักกะสัน) is a rapid transit station on theAirport Rail Link. The station was opened in August 2010. It 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. Until September 2014,Thai Airways'City Air Terminal check-in facilities were located inside the station.
The station has a skywalk, accessible by escalators and elevator, connecting it toPhetchaburi MRT station, on theMRT Blue Line.
Makkasan is the largest station on theAirport Rail Link connectingSuvarnabhumi 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 was rarely used[1] due to its inconvenient location and lack of connections to other public transportation. Access to the terminal was 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.[2]
Underneath the railway station at ground level and located at the level crossing isAsok railway halt, operated by theState Railway of Thailand (SRT). It serves intercity services on theEastern Line.
The ARL station shares the same name asMakkasan railway station of the SRT Eastern Line, but is at a different location to the west of the ARL station. The SRT station shares the same name with theAsok BTS station on theSukhumvit Line, but it is at a different location to the south of the station, and takes 1 stop on theBlue Line.
| U4 Platforms | |||
| Platform1 | City Line | towardsSuvarnabhumi | |
| Platform2,Split platform,Express/HST Line, Doors open at left side. | Platform1,Split platform,City Line, Doors open at right side. | ||
| Platform2 | Express/HST Line | towardsSuvarnabhumi | |
| Platform3 | Express/HST Line | Terminus | |
| Platform3,Split platform,Express/HST Line, Doors open at left side. | Platform4,Split platform,City Line, Doors open at right side. | ||
| Platform4 | City Line | towardsPhaya Thai | |
| U3 Departure | Ticket zone | Tourist information office Entrance toExpress/HST Line andCity Line platforms Sky Walk connectsPhetchaburi MRT station, MRT . | |
| U2 Arrival | – | Exit | |
| G At grade | – | Drop-Off, Parking lot, Asok railway halt | |
| B Underground | – | Parking lot | |
