Ekkamai BTS station

{{Infobox station

| name = 40px
Ekkamai

| native_name = เอกมัย

| type = {{rint|bangkok|Sukhumvit}}

| image = BTSエカマイ駅の駅舎.jpg

| image_caption = Entry of the station as seen from Soi Sukhumvit 42 (Soi Kluai Nam Thai) in Khlong Toei District

| address = Watthana and Phra Khanong, Khlong Toei

| borough = Bangkok

| country = Thailand

| coordinates = {{coord|13|43|10.41|N|100|35|6.63|E|region:TH_type:railwaystation}}

| owned = Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)

BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (BTSGIF)

| operator = Bangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited
(BTSC)

| line = {{rail color box|system=BTS Skytrain|line=Sukhumvit}}

| other = Ekkamai Eastern Bus Terminal

| code = E7

| opened = 5 December 1999

| passengers = 2,116,054

| pass_year = 2021

| services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=BTS Skytrain

|line1=Sukhumvit|left1=Thong Lo|right1=Phra Khanong

}}

}}

File:BTS E7 Traditional station sign.svg

Ekkamai station ({{langx|th|สถานีเอกมัย}}, {{IPA|th|sā.tʰǎː.nīː ʔèːk.kā.māj|pron}}) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit line in Phra Khanong Nuea Subdistrict, Watthana District and Phra Khanong Subdistrict, Khlong Toei District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station opened on 5 December 1999 along with the rest of the Sukhumvit Line's first phase. The elevated station is located on Sukhumvit Road at Soi Ekkamai (Soi Sukhumvit 63) next to the Ekkamai Bus Terminal which provides travelling to eastern provinces. Science Centre for Education is also located next to the station. It houses Bangkok Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in the country.

Facilities

  • Next to the BTS station is the Ekkamai Bus Terminal to Chon Buri, Pattaya, and Rayong.
  • For shopping, this station has a direct connection to Major Cineplex Sukhumvit, home to a modern cinema, bowling alley, karaoke lounges and a modest mall, as well as the Japanese concept mall, Gateway Ekkamai, with many Japanese-inspired eateries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bangkok.com/bts/ekamai.htm|title=Ekamai BTS Station (E7) - Where to Stay, Shop and Eat Near Ekamai BTS Station|website=bangkok.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-24}}

See also

References

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