Makkasan station () is a rapid transit station on the

Airport Rail Link An airport rail link is a service providing passenger rail transport between an airport and a nearby city. Direct links operate straight from the airport terminal to the city, while other links require an intermediate use of a people mover or ...

. The station was opened in August 2010. It was the terminal station for the Airport Rail Link Express Line, which was suspended in September 2014 due to a shortage of rolling stock. Currently, the station is a stop on the Airport Rail Link City Line. Until September 2014, Thai Airways' City Air Terminal check-in facilities were located inside the station. The station has a skywalk, accessible by escalators and elevator, connecting it to Phetchaburi MRT station, on the

MRT Blue Line The MRT Blue Line () or MRT Chaloem Ratchamongkon Line () is Bangkok's third rapid transit line, following the Sukhumvit line and Silom line of the BTS Skytrain. It is the first line of the MRT (Bangkok), MRT system and is operated by Bangkok Exp ...

Former City Air Terminal

Makkasan is the largest station on the

connecting

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with downtown Bangkok. It was envisioned as a city air terminal where passengers could check into outgoing flights and connect to the public transportation network in Bangkok. In reality, the terminal was rarely used due to its inconvenient location and lack of connections to other public transportation. Access to the terminal was via one crowded road and when leaving the terminal, traffic must go in a direction that makes getting to the popular Sukhumvit and Silom areas time-consuming and inconvenient.Mark Fischer
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State Railway of Thailand

Underneath the railway station at ground level and located at the level crossing is Asok railway halt, operated by the

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(SRT). It serves intercity services on the Eastern Line. The ARL station shares the same name as

Makkasan railway station Makkasan railway station is a railway station in Makkasan Subdistrict, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok. It is a class 1 railway station from Bangkok railway station. The station opened in January 1908 as part of the Eastern Line Bangkok– Ch ...

of the SRT Eastern Line, but is at a different location to the west of the ARL station. The SRT station shares the same name with the Asok BTS station on the Sukhumvit Line, but it is at a different location to the south of the station, and takes 1 stop on the Blue Line.

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Airport Rail Link – Official Website
(English)
City Line Timetable – Makkasan Station
(English) {{State Railway of Thailand Railway Stations, e=yes Airport Rail Link (Bangkok) stations Airport terminals Ratchathewi district Railway stations in Thailand opened in 2010