Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal

Bang Sue Grand Station สถานีกลางบางซื่อ
Station in February 2021
General information
Location	Chatuchak, Bangkok
Coordinates	13°48′18″N 100°32′30″E
Owned by	State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
Operated by	State Railway of Thailand (SRT) (ground) Mass Rapid Transit Authority (underground)
Line(s)	SRT Dark Red Line SRT Light Red Line MRT Blue Line Airport Rail Link Northern Line Northeastern Line Eastern Line Southern Line Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway
Platforms	26
Other information
Status	Under construction
Station code	RN01, RS01 (Dark Red Line) RW01, RE01 (Light Red Line) A9, HE02 (Airport Rail Link) BL11 (Blue Line)
History
Opening	July 2021
Location Bang Sue Grand Station Location within Thailand

Bang Sue Grand Station (Template:Lang-th, RTGS: Sathani Klang Bang Sue, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː klāːŋ bāːŋ sɯ̂ː]; lit. 'Bang Sue Central Station') in Chatuchak, Bangkok, will be Thailand's new railway hub. It will replace the existing Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong) as the terminus for all long-distance rail services from Bangkok. The station is currently serving as a COVID-19 vaccination center, ahead of the expected start of passenger services in July 2021. It will replace the existing Bang Sue Junction Railway Station and incorporate the Bang Sue MRT Station.

Bang Sue will be the largest railway station in Southeast Asia, with 26 platforms—some 600 metres long. The station will offer 274,192 m² of usable floor space. The 15 billion baht station is being built on 2,325 rai of SRT-owned land and will have maintenance depots for both diesel and electric trains. An elevated walkway will connect the station to the new Mo Chit Bus Terminal.

History

In 2010 under the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Ministry of Transport decided to move the Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong station) to the area of Bang Sue Junction Railway Station to be the center of the rail transport system. In 2013, work on the station started with a contract signing by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), Sino-Thai Engineering Construction PCL, and Unique Construction and Engineering PCL for the Red Line suburban railway system project consisting of civil work for Bang Sue Grand Station and a maintenance center. In December 2020 it was announced that civil construction of the station was complete.

Ahead of the commencement of passenger services, the station opened as a COVID-19 vaccination center on 24 May 2021.

Layout

The station will have four floors, three above, and one below ground:

1. Underground floor: Bang Sue MRT Station, on the MRT Blue Line station, and parking for 1,624 vehicles.
2. Ground floor: Station concourse with ticketing and waiting areas. This will be the only air-conditioned area in the station.
3. Second floor: Train platforms with 12 tracks. Eight tracks will serve long-distance diesel trains (soon to be electrified). Four tracks will serve SRT Red Dark and Light Red Line commuter trains.
4. Third floor: High–speed railway platforms with 10 tracks. Four tracks will serve the Airport Rail Link and the Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway linking Don Mueang International Airport, Suvarnabhumi Airport and U-Tapao International Airport. Six tracks are reserved for future high-speed rail (HSR) connections to Nong Khai, Hua Hin and Chiang Mai.

Also planned is a 186,030 m² memorial site to King Rama V, known as the "father of Thai railroads", although this is expected to open after the station itself.

Bus routes

The following BMTA routes serve this station: 50 (Rama VII – Lumphini Park), 52 (Pak Kret – Bang Sue), 65 (Wat Pak Naom,(Nonthaburi) – Sanam Luang), 67 (CentralPlaza Rama III - Wat Samian Nari), 70 (Prachaniwet 3 – Sanam Luang), 97 (Ministry of Public Health - Buddhist Monk's Hospital).

Route No.70 from Prachaniwet 3 via Bung Sue Junction to Sanam Luang

Gallery

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  Facade of Bang Sue Grand Station. February 2021.
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  Bang Sue Grand Station.
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  New road near the entrance.
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  Bang Sue Grand Station, view from old Bang Sue Junction railway station in June 2020
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  Construction of Bang Sue Grand Station in December 2019.

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