Bang Bua Station (, ) is a
BTS Skytrain
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station, on the
Sukhumvit Line
The Sukhumvit line ( th, รถไฟฟ้า สายสุขุมวิท) or Light Green line, is an elevated metro rail line of the BTS Skytrain in Bangkok, Thailand. From the central Siam Station, where it connects with the Silom Lin ...
in
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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. It is located in front of the Bang Khen Main Campus of
Sripatum University
Sripatum University (SPU; Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยศรีปทุม) is one of the oldest private universities in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Sook Pookayaporn established the university in 1970 under the name of Thai Suriya College. ...
and Bang Bua School. The station is part of the northern extension of the Sukhumvit Line and opened on 5 June 2020, as part of phase 3.
Naming Conflict
In proposals, the station was named Bang Bua at the very start. In 2013 before the construction of the station, Sripatum University requested the station to be named Sripatum station on the grounds that it was a name bestowed upon the university by
Princess Srinagarindra. The
Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand or MRTA ( th, การรถไฟฟ้าขนส่งมวลชนแห่งประเทศไทย) is a state enterprise under the Ministry of Transport of Thailand. It is responsible the op ...
(MRTA), who was then the owner of the project approved this name change as it considered a name bestowed by a member of the royal family to be auspicious. However, this was strongly opposed by the general public, as the area was known to the locals as Bang Bua and there was possible implications regarding the
commercialisation
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of Sripatum University by using its name, of which is a private university. After MRTA moved ownership to
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( th, กรุงเทพมหานคร; ) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called ''Krung Thep Maha Nakhon'' in Thai), which includes the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. The governme ...
(BMA), complaints continued to be sent to the BMA and the BMA approved the name change back to Bang Bua.
See also
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Bangkok Skytrain
The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain ( th, รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส '' TS'), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a ...
References
BTS Skytrain stations
Railway stations in Thailand opened in 2020
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