Bang Khun Non MRT station

Bang Khun Non station (Thai: สถานีบางขุนนนท์), is an elevated railway station on MRT Blue Line, serving the Bangkok Metropolitan Region in Thailand. The station opened on 23 December 2019.[1] The station is one of the nine stations of phase 3 of MRT Blue Line.

บางขุนนนท์
Bang Khun Non
 MRT 
General information
LocationBangkok Noi, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°45′48″N 100°28′24″E / 13.7633°N 100.4732°E / 13.7633; 100.4732
Owned byMass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operated byBangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM)
Line(s) MRT  (MRT Blue line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsState Railway of Thailand (Charansanitwong Halt)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
Other information
Station codeBL04
History
Opened23 December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-23)
Passengers
20211,087,281
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Rapid Transit Following station
Bang Yi Khan
towards Lak Song
Blue Line Fai Chai
towards Tha Phra

The station is located southward of Bang Khun Nont Junction in the three areas of Bangkok Noi District: Bang Khun Non, Bang Khun Si and Ban Chang Lo above Charan Sanitwong Road, where Charan Sanitwong cuts across Sutthawat Roads and Southern Railway Line from nearby Thon Buri railway station, and it has a connection to the State Railway of Thailand Southern Railway Line at Charansanitwong Halt, although it is not classified as an interchange on MRT maps.

Bang Khun Non station's viaduct

In addition, the station also has another feature: there is a viaduct crosses over the tracks from side to side, over the platforms. It was created to bring the Buddha's relics to the other side at the Chak Phra Festival held annually during the month of November, a local traditional festival in Thonburi area, since Buddha's relics are sacred objects therefore does not pass under any bridge or road at all. Only this station and Bang Phai station are unique.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "MRT สีน้ำเงิน เปิดครบทุกสถานี นั่งฟรีถึงปีหน้า". Archived from the original on 2019-12-23.
  2. ^ NEWS1 (2020-11-02). "รู้หรือไม่? สถานี MRT บางขุนนนท์ และบางไผ่ มีอะไรซ่อนอยู่ ? : [THE MESSAGE]" [Did you know? Bang Khun Non and Bang Phai MRT stations are some things hiding? : [THE MESSAGE]]. YouTube (in Thai). Retrieved 2021-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)