Tha Phra MRT station
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 ท่าพระ Tha Phra | ||||||||||||||||
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 MRT | ||||||||||||||||
 MRT Tha Phra station (View from Charansanitwong Rd.) | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bangkok Yai, Bangkok, Thailand | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°43′46″N 100°28′27″E / 13.72938°N 100.47421°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | MRT MRT Blue Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | BL01 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 29 July 2019 (lower platform) 23 December 2019 (upper platform) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 1,629,852 | |||||||||||||||
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Tha Phra station (Thai: สถานีท่าพระ, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː tʰâː pʰráʔ]) is an MRT Blue Line station, located at Tha Phra Intersection, Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is the self-interchange station of MRT Blue Line and a terminal station.
The station was opened in two stages. First stage was opened on 29 July 2019,[1][2] consisting of a concourse and lower platform for the Hua Lamphong - Lak Song extension. The upper platform was opened on 23 December 2019.[3][4]
Station layout
[edit]Tha Phra Station is an elevated self-interchange station. The station has side platforms on the lower floor and island platform on the upper floor.
Floor
[edit]- U3 Upper Platform
- U2 Lower Platform
- U1 Ticket hall and station concourse
- Street level Station entrance
Services
[edit]Upper Platform
[edit]Platform 3, 4 for service to Charan 13 and Lak Song (via Bang Sue)
Lower Platform
[edit]Platform 1 for service to Lak Song
Platform 2 for service to Itsaraphap and Tha Phra (via Bang Sue)
Gallery
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Tha Phra Station Traditional sign
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Tha Phra station: Entrance 1
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Tha Phra station: Entrance 4
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Faregate on Charansanitwong rd. side
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Station concourse
In popular culture
[edit]The station appeared in the 2024 film How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies.
References
[edit]- ^ pum (2019-07-29). "คนใช้บริการแน่นกดปุ่มวันแรกรถไฟฟ้าสีน้ำเงิน "หัวลำโพง-ท่าพระ" คนฝั่งธนฯปลื้มหลังรอมานาน". ประชาชาติธุรกิจ (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Free travel on Blue Line extension". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "เปิดวิ่งครบวงกลมแล้ว! รถไฟฟ้าสายสีน้ำเงิน นั่งฟรี "เตาปูน-ท่าพระ" ถึง มี.ค. 63". mgronline.com. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "The four remaining stations on the 38-stop MRT Blue Line have finally opened". Time Out Bangkok. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
