Tao Poon station ( th, สถานีเตาปูน, , ) is a
MRT
MRT may refer to:
Transport Rapid Transit Systems
* Mass Rapid Transit (disambiguation)
* MRT (Singapore) or Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore
* MRT (Bangkok) or Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Thailand
* Manila Metro Rail Transit System, Philippine ...
station in Bangkok, located on
Tao Pun Junction,
Bang Sue District,
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, 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 estima ...
. It is an interchange station of the
Blue Line and
Purple Line. It is also currently a terminal station for Purple line.
History
The station was opened on 6 August 2016, initially with only Purple line service and were not connected to the rest of Bangkok's rapid transit the system due to construction delays and a contract dispute.
This resulted in Prime Minister
Prayut Chan-o-cha
Prayut Chan-o-cha (sometimes spelled Prayuth Chan-ocha; th, ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา, ; born 21 March 1954) is a Thai politician and retired army officer who has served as the Prime Minister of Thailand since he ...
invoking the section 44 of the
2014 interim constitution of Thailand on 27 December 2016 to allow construction to proceed, and allowing BEM to operate Blue line service on this station.
During that time, free shuttle bus service was provided, connecting Tao Poon station to a nearby
Bang Sue MRT station
Bang Sue MRT station (, ; code BL11) is a MRT (Bangkok), Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the MRT Blue Line, located near Bang Sue Junction railway station, Bangkok. It connects to SRT Dark Red Line and SRT Light Red Line at Bang Sue Grand Stat ...
.
The one-station Blue Line extension from Bang Sue to Tao Poon was opened on 11 August 2017, adding Blue Line service to the station and enabling direct transfers between the two lines. The station served as the terminal station of Blue line until 4 December 2019, when the Blue line service was extended from Tao Poon to Sirindhorn station.
Future
The purple line was
planned to be extended southward, from Tao Poon to Rat Burana. The extension has been approved by the cabinet in 2017, but bidding did not began until November 2021, which is set to be completed by March 2022. Construction is set to begin in third quarter of 2022 and expected to be complete by the end of 2027.
Gallery
File:MRT Purple Line Route Map.jpg, Route map of the MRT Purple line
File:201701 TP-BS shuttle bus at Tao Poon Station.jpg, The shuttle bus connects to Bang Sue MRT station
Bang Sue MRT station (, ; code BL11) is a MRT (Bangkok), Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the MRT Blue Line, located near Bang Sue Junction railway station, Bangkok. It connects to SRT Dark Red Line and SRT Light Red Line at Bang Sue Grand Stat ...
. Service discontinued after the opening of Blue Line extension from Bang Sue
File:MRT blue Line Train 14 20180917.jpg, Blue Line train from Bang Sue approaching Tao Poon station
File:MRT Blue Line extension to Bang Pho, under construction.jpg, Blue line viaduct to Bang Pho under construction (Photo taken from Purple Line platform)
File:MRT BL10 Traditional station sign.svg, Tao Poon Station Traditional sign (Blue Line)
File:MRT PP16 Traditional station sign.svg, Tao Poon Station Traditional sign (Purple Line)
References
External links
MRT (Bangkok) stations
Railway stations opened in 2016
2016 establishments in Thailand
{{Thailand-railstation-stub