Makkasan station
 ARL 
General information
LocationRatchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°45′04″N 100°33′41″E / 13.7510°N 100.5613°E / 13.7510; 100.5613
Owned byState Railway of Thailand
Operated byState Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Asia Era One Company Limited (AERA1) (ARL)
Platforms4 (Split platform)
Tracks4
Connections
  Blue Line
(Phetchaburi MRT station)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeCAT
History
Opened23 August 2010
Previous namesCity Air Terminal
Services
Preceding station Airport Rail Link Following station
Ratchaprarop
towards Phaya Thai
 City Line Ramkhamhaeng
towards Suvarnabhumi
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station
Makkasan
towards Bangkok (Hua Lamphong)
 Eastern Line
transfer at Asok Halt
 Khlong Tan
towards Chuk Samet or Poipet (Cambodia)
Preceding station Metropolitan Rapid Transit Following station
Sukhumvit
towards Lak Song
 Blue Line
transfer at Phetchaburi
 Phra Ram 9
towards Tha Phra
Proposed
Preceding station Airport Rail Link Following station
Krung Thep Aphiwat
towards Don Mueang
 High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Suvarnabhumi
towards U-Tapao

Makkasan station (Thai: สถานีมักกะสัน) is a rapid transit station on the Airport 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 to Phetchaburi MRT station, on the MRT Blue Line.

Former City Air Terminal

Makkasan is the largest station on the Airport Rail Link 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 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]

State Railway of Thailand

Underneath the railway station at ground level and located at the level crossing is Asok railway halt, operated by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). It serves intercity services on the Eastern Line.

The ARL station shares the same name as Makkasan 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 the Asok BTS station on the Sukhumvit Line, but it is at a different location to the south of the station, and takes 1 stop on the Blue Line.

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, Asok railway halt
B
Underground
 – Parking lot

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bangkok Airways closes city check-in counter at Makkasan | Royal Thai Embassy". www.thaiembassy.sg. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  2. ↑ Mark Fischer: Makkasan Information.
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