Kalantan MRT station

Kalantan station (Thai: สถานีกลันตัน, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː kā.lān.tān]) is a Bangkok MRT station on the Yellow Line. The station is located on Srinagarindra Road in Suan Luang District, Bangkok.[1] The station has four entrances.[2] It opened on 3 June 2023 as part of trial operations on the line between Samrong and Hua Mak.[3]

Kalantan

กลันตัน
 MRT 
General information
LocationSuan Luang District, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13.7253°N 100.6418°E / 13.7253; 100.6418
Owned byMass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operated byEastern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (EBM)
Line(s)
  Yellow Line
Other information
Station codeYL12
History
Opened3 June 2023
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Rapid Transit Following station
Hua Mak
towards Lat Phrao
 Yellow Line Si Nut
towards Samrong

Naming
Platforms

The naming of the station was heavily debated online in June 2022, as some considered the name's similarity to that of Kelantan state in Malaysia inappropriate. The station's name however was retained due to historical reasons. "Khlong Kalantan" was a canal constructed during the reign of King Rama III as a link between Khlong Saen Saep and Khlong Phra Khanong to supplement troop transport for the Siamese-Vietnamese wars. The workers were from the tributary Patani Kingdom which was ruled by the Kelantanese dynasty, and thus the canal was named 'Kalantan' canal, reflective of those who dug it. Nearby infrastructure also bear the name 'Kalantan' such as Khlong Kalantan School.[4]

References
  1. "โครงการรถไฟฟ้าสายสีเหลือง ช่วงลาดพร้าว-สำโรง". MRTA Official Website. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16.
  2. "อัพเดตความคืบหน้า รถไฟฟ้าสายสีเหลือง ! 2566". The List.
  3. "3 มิ.ย.นี้ เปิดทดลองรถไฟฟ้า "สีเหลือง" 13 สถานี "สำโรง-หัวหมาก"".
  4. "สรุปดราม่า สถานีรถไฟฟ้า "กลันตัน" ชื่อเหมือนรัฐในมาเลเซีย เพจดังชี้ไม่ได้บังเอิญ". ThaiRath.


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