Bangkok Bus Terminal (Borommaratchachonnani) is a

bus station A bus station or a bus interchange is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is l ...

that is the terminal of bus service from Bangkok to many provinces in southern Thailand (including nearby provinces of Bangkok).

Location

The station is located along

Borommaratchachonnani Road 250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road and parallel overpass in the phase of Chimphli Subdistrict, Taling Chan District 250px, Borommaratchachonnani Road in the beginning phase near Borommaratchachonnani Intersection and Tesco Lotus Pinklao Borommara ...

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, western suburb of Bangkok.

History

Originally, the southern bus terminal was located on

Charansanitwong Road 300px, Charan Sanit Wong Road in late 2019 near Charansanitwong Railway Halt and Bang Khun Non MRT Station under construction. Charan Sanit Wong Road ( th, ถนนจรัญสนิทวงศ์, ) is a main road in Bangkok's Thonburi side ( ...

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. It opened for service on January 1, 1960. In 1989, it shifted to Borommaratchachonnani Road near present

CentralPlaza Pinklao Central Pinklao (previously known as CentralPlaza Pinklao) is a shopping mall on Borommaratchachonnani Road in Bangkok Noi District, Bangkok, Thailand. Overview The shopping mall has a total of six floors with a basement floor included. Ancho ...

, due to the traffic situation around the station. And shifted again to present location in 1994. That is why the station has many names, including "Bangkok Bus Terminal (Taling Chan)" and "Southern Bus Terminal". Since the location has been relocated many times, therefore popularly referred to as "New Southern Bus Terminal" by Thais. Not to be confused with another station that used to be on Borommaratchachonnani Road near CentralPlaza Pinklao still in service but reduced to only van and minibus segment. The old station often known as Bangkok Bus Terminal (Pinklao) or Old Southern Bus Terminal. The two stations are approximately 5 km (3 mi) apart. The current station operated on November 1, 2007. It operates like an airport, the only those with tickets can enter the boarding area.

Layout & facilities

The station covers an area of 37 rai (about 11 acres). Isuzu 2002

The main station building is an air-conditioned building with a total of 4 floors, called SC Plaza. *M floor: parking, shops, employment agency, café, book stalls, banking service *G floor: platform 1–24, ticket counters, taxi and minibus service, shops and convenience stores, banking service, fitness club *1st floor: platform 25–98, ticket counters, shops and convenience store, fast food restaurants, banking service, Muslim prayer room, room for Buddhist monk *2nd floor: food court, passport department, amulet center Moreover, the station is surrounded by many private southern courier service companies. Night market, Saitai Center is next to the station.

Bus routes

The following BMTA and affiliated routes serve this station: Y70E (Salaya–Mo Chit BTS Station), 28 (Bangkok Bus Terminal (Taling Chan)–Victory Monument), 35 (Bangkok Bus Terminal (Taling Chan)–Wat Son), 40 (Bangkok Bus Terminal (Taling Chan)–Bangkok Railway Station), 66 (Chaeng Watthana Government Complex–Bangkok Bus Terminal (Taling Chan)), 79 (Phutthamonthon Sai 2–Ratchaprasong), 123 (Om Yai–Sanam Luang), 124 (Salaya–Sanam Luang), 146 (Taling Chan–Bang Khae), 149 (Phutthamonthon Sai 2–Bangkok Bus Terminal (Ekkamai)), 511 (Pak Nam–Bangkok Bus Terminal (Taling Chan)), 515 (Central Plaza Salaya–Victory Monument), 516 (Bua Thong Kheha–Thewet), 539 (Om Noi–Victory Monument), 556 (Wat Rai Khing–Makkasan)..

References

{{reflist Taling Chan district category:Bus stations in Thailand category:Bus transport in Bangkok