Siam station (, , ) is the
cross-platform interchange
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station for the
BTS Skytrain in
Pathum Wan district
Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roya ...
,
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
. It is the largest and busiest station on the BTS with 40,000–50,000 passengers per day, where passengers on the
Sukhumvit
Sukhumvit Road ( th, ถนนสุขุมวิท, , ), or Highway 3 ( th, ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 3), is a major road in Thailand, and a major surface road of Bangkok and other cities. It follows ...
and
Silom Lines change trains.
Facilities
Siam station is one of two BTS stations utilising an island platform, the other being Samrong. At Siam, this is to facilitate transfer between lines. The upper level allows transfer between trains heading to
Wat Phra Sri Mahathat and the
National Stadium
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. The lower interchange level allows transfers between trains heading to
Bang Wa
Phasi Charoen ( th, ภาษีเจริญ, ) is one of the 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri, Chom T ...
and
Kheha.
The station is located on
Rama I Road to the west of Pathum Wan intersection in the heart of
Siam area. The station is linked via skybridges to the Siam Square One,
Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon ( th, สยามพารากอน) is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with IconSiam, CentralWorld and CentralPlaza WestGate.
Siam Paragon includes a range of specialty s ...
,
Siam Center and Centerpoint of Siam Square shopping centres. It is also adjacent to
Siam Square
Siam Square ( th, สยามสแควร์, ) is a shopping and entertainment area in the Siam area of Bangkok, Thailand. The square is located at the corner of Phayathai Road and Rama I Road and is owned by Chulalongkorn University, mana ...
. Additionally, an
elevated walkway (called Sky Walk) connects Siam station to
Central World Plaza
CentralWorld ( th, เซ็นทรัลเวิลด์, styled as centralwOrld) is a shopping plaza and complex in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the ninth largest shopping complex in the world. The complex, which includes a hotel and office t ...
, the
Ratchaprasong
Ratchaprasong ( th, ราชประสงค์, ; also spelled ''Rajprasong'') is the name of an intersection, and a shopping district named after it, in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, adjacent to the Siam area, at the BTS Skytrain's Chit L ...
junction and
Chit Lom station
Chit Lom station ( th, สถานีชิดลม, , ) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Phloen Chit Road at Chit Lom intersection to Lang Suan and Chit L ...
.
Station layout
Bus connections
BMTA BUS
* 15: Kanlapaphruek Depot – Bang Lamphu
* 16: Kamphaengphet Depot - Mochit 2 –
Surawong Road
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* 21: Wat Khu Sang –
Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...
* 25: Pak Nam – Sanam Luang
* 54: Rama 9 Depot - Huai Khwang (Loop)
* 73: Siam Park Depot – Memorial Bridge
* 79: Borommaratchachonnani Depot –
Ratchaprasong
Ratchaprasong ( th, ราชประสงค์, ; also spelled ''Rajprasong'') is the name of an intersection, and a shopping district named after it, in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, adjacent to the Siam area, at the BTS Skytrain's Chit L ...
* 141: Samae Dam Depot – Chulalongkorn University
* 204: Huai Khwang – Victory Monument - Ratchawong Pier (Ordinary Bus)
* 204: Huai Khwang – Din Daeng - Ratchawong Pier (Air-Conditioner Bus)
* 501: Min Buri –
Hua Lamphong
* 508: Pak Nam – Tha Raj Woradij
Smart BUS
* 40: Lam Sali - Southern Bus Terminal (Pinklao)
* 48: Ramkhamhaeng University Bangna Campus - Wat Pho
CU POP BUS
* 1: Sala Phrakiao - BTS Siam (Loop)
* 4: Sala Phrakiao - BTS Siam - Faculty of Education
Nearby landmarks
*
Siam Square
Siam Square ( th, สยามสแควร์, ) is a shopping and entertainment area in the Siam area of Bangkok, Thailand. The square is located at the corner of Phayathai Road and Rama I Road and is owned by Chulalongkorn University, mana ...
*
Scala Cinema
*
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Dentistry and
Veterinary Medicine
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of
Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University (CU, th, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย, ), nicknamed Chula ( th, จุฬาฯ), is a public and autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally fo ...
*
Wat Pathum Wanaram
* Royal Thai Police
*
Police General Hospital
Shoppings
*
Siam Center
*
Siam Discovery
*
Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon ( th, สยามพารากอน) is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with IconSiam, CentralWorld and CentralPlaza WestGate.
Siam Paragon includes a range of specialty s ...
*
CentralWorld
CentralWorld ( th, เซ็นทรัลเวิลด์, styled as centralwOrld) is a shopping plaza and complex in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the ninth largest shopping complex in the world. The complex, which includes a hotel and office t ...
Hotels
*
Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre
* Novotel Siam Square Hotel
* Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok
* Chatrium Hotel Grand Siam Bangkok
References
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BTS Skytrain stations
Pathum Wan district
Railway stations opened in 1999
1999 establishments in Thailand