Si Lom MRT station

Si Lom station (Thai: สถานีสีลม, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː sǐː lōm]) is an underground station of the Bangkok MRT, on the Blue Line. The station is located beneath Rama IV Road at Sala Daeng Intersection, where Si Lom Road begins, serving one of the city's main business districts.

สีลม
Si Lom
 MRT 
Si Lom Station entrance and connection with Sala Daeng BTS Station
General information
LocationBang Rak and Pathum Wan, Thailand
Owned byMass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operated byBangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM)
Line(s) MRT  MRT Blue Line
Platforms2 split platform (2 exits, 2 elevators)
Connections BTS  BTS Silom Line (Off-station connection)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeBL26
WebsiteBMCL Website
History
Opened3 July 2004
Passengers
20215,333,875
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Rapid Transit Following station
Sam Yan
towards Lak Song
Blue Line Lumphini
towards Tha Phra via Bang Sue

Station

Si Lom station is the 26th station on the Blue Line, lying between the Lumphini and Sam Yan stations on a section of the line running beneath Rama IV Road. It has been described as the most challenging to construct of the Blue Line, since it lies beneath the Thai–Japan Bridge that crosses Sala Daeng Intersection, requiring a complex underpinning process to replace the bridge's original foundations. The station features two vertically stacked platforms beneath the main concourse level, which is deeper than that of other stations to accommodate the bridge foundations. At a depth reaching 30 metres (98 ft), it is the deepest station in the MRT system, and features the longest escalator in Southeast Asia.[1]

Si Lom station is connected to Sala Daeng BTS station by a covered elevated walkway, and forms one of the three original main links between the MRT and BTS systems. The station has two exits: one on the northeast corner of the intersection, near the entrance to Lumphini Park, and the other, which connects to the skywalk, on the south corner in front of the Dusit Thani Hotel (now under redevelopment).

References

13.7292°N 100.5375°E / 13.7292; 100.5375


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