Punnawithi BTS station
Punnawithi station (Thai: สถานีปุณณวิถี) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit Line in Phra Khanong District, Bangkok, Thailand.[1] The station is located on Sukhumvit Road at Soi Punnawithi (Sukhumvit Soi 101).
Punnawithi ปุณณวิถี | |||||||||||
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Location | Phra Khanong, Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°41′20.11″N 100°36′33.16″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) | ||||||||||
Operated by | Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) | ||||||||||
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Station code | E11 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 12 August 2011 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Thammamongkhon | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2021 | 1,548,031 | ||||||||||
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Apart from the dense residential area surrounding the station, an attraction nearby the station is Dhammamongkol Temple[2] on Soi Punnawithi with very tall and well decorated stupas which also house jade Buddha and Kuan Yin statues. Chanapatana International Design Institute which is founded by the temple is also situated on the same area.
Opened in 2011, it is a part of the 5.52 km (3.43 mi) skytrain extension from On Nut to Bearing station.
See also
References
- "Memories of Thailand: A visit to Bangkok is on top of my post-pandemic travel list". Manila Bulletin. 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- "Punnawithi station". Bangkok for visitors.
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