อิสรภาพ
Itsaraphap
 MRT 
Ticket office and the pillars decorated with four glowing swan motifs
General information
LocationWat Tha Phra and Wat Arun Subdistricts, Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok, Thailand
Owned byMass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operated byBangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM)
Line(s) MRT  MRT Blue Line
Platforms1 island platform (2 exits, 2 elevators)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeBL32
History
Opened29 July 2019
Passengers
20211,502,553
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Rapid Transit Following station
Tha Phra
towards Lak Song
 Blue Line Sanam Chai
towards Tha Phra via Bang Sue

Itsaraphap station (Thai: สถานีอิสรภาพ, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː ʔìt.sā.rā.pʰâːp]) is a Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the Blue Line, recognized as one of the four most beautiful MRT stations (consisted of Itsaraphap station, Sanam Chai station, Sam Yot station, and Wat Mangkon station).

Itsaraphap station is the first and only underground station in the Thonburi side and is the last underground before elevating above ground to the Tha Phra station. The station is bridged to Sanam Chai station through a tunnel running below the Chao Phraya River, with distance from the water surface to the tunnel approx. 30 m (98 ft) in depth, traversing horizontally under the Itsaraphap Road from Soi Itsaraphap 23 to Soi Itsaraphap 34.

The design of this station is based on the swan, a mythical creature which represents good fortune, and is also the symbol of Wat Hong Rattanaram, a temple with a very long history, built since the Ayutthaya era, in order to convey the history of the neighbouring areas, such as Wat Ratchasittharam, Wat Arun Ratchawararam (temple of dawn), Wat Hong Rattanaram, Thonburi Palace etc.[1]

From this station, passengers can travel to various important places nearby, such as Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Bansomdej Chaopraya Rajabhat University, Kudi Chin Community, Taweethapisek School, Thonburi Hospital, Siriraj Hospital, Thonburi Railway Station with bus, songthaew (a type of tuk-tuk) or motorbike taxi.

13°44′18.3″N 100°29′07.1″E / 13.738417°N 100.485306°E / 13.738417; 100.485306

Itsaraphap Station Traditional sign

References

  1. ↑ "BEM Magazine ฉบับพิเศษ เปิดให้บริการโครงการรถไฟฟ้าสายสีน้ำเงินส่วนต่อขยาย" (PDF).
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