Samrong station

{{Short description|Railway station in Samut Prakan, Thailand}}

{{Infobox station

| name = 40px 40px
Samrong

| native_name = สำโรง

| native_name_lang = th

| other_name =

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

| image = BTS_Samrong_station.jpg

| address = Mueang Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, Thailand

| owned = Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)

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

Eastern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (EBM) (Yellow Line)

| coordinates = {{coord|13.647363|100.596153}}

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

| other =

| code = E15 (Sukhumvit line)
YL23 (Yellow line)

| opened = {{Start date and age|2017|03|03|df=y}} (BTS)
{{Start date and age|2023|06|03|df=y}} (MRT)

| image_caption =

| passengers = 3,186,681 (BTS)

| pass_year = 2021

| services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=BTS Skytrain

|line1=Sukhumvit|left1=Bearing|right1=Pu Chao

|system2=MRT

|line2=Yellow|left2=Thipphawan|right2=

}}

}}

File:BTS E15 Traditional station sign (MRTA Standard).svg

Samrong ({{langx|th|สถานีสำโรง}}, {{IPA|th|sā.tʰǎː.nīː sǎm.rōːŋ|pron}}) is the name of two connecting rapid transit stations, on the Sukhumvit Line of the BTS Skytrain and the MRT Yellow Line, in Samut Prakan, Thailand.

Trial operations on the BTS began in March 2017, and the station was officially opened by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on 3 April 2017,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/news/national/30311133|title=Public to get free trial, as Samrong BTS station now opens – The Nation|work=The Nation|access-date=2017-04-03|language=en|archive-date=2017-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403164906/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30311133|url-status=live}} with passengers able to ride the extension for free for a month beginning on 4 April 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/bts-offers-free-rides-new-station-first-samut-prakarn/|title=BTS offers free rides to new station, first in Samut Prakarn {{!}} Coconuts Bangkok|date=2017-03-16|work=Coconuts|access-date=2017-04-01|language=en-US}} It was the eastern terminus of the line, until the opening of the other stations of the Sukhumvit Line Extension (East) on 6 December 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/bearing-samrong-segment-bts-green-line-put-trial-run-167271|title=Bearing-Samrong segment of BTS Green Line put on trial run - Pattaya It is one of the 2 stations which have an island platform, the other to be Siam station. Mail|date=2017-03-16|work=Pattaya Mail|access-date=2017-04-01|language=en-US}} It is one of only four BTS stations to have island platforms, with the other being Siam, Ha Yaek Lat Phrao and Wat Phra Sri Mahathat station. Some trains terminate here during peak hours.

Trial operations on the Yellow Line opened on 3 June 2023 between Samrong and Hua Mak stations{{Cite web |title=3 มิ.ย.นี้ เปิดทดลองรถไฟฟ้า “สีเหลือง” 13 สถานี “สำโรง-หัวหมาก” |url=https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/2393786/}} with full operations to Lat Phrao from 19 June 2023.

Station layout

=Yellow Line=

table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=4 valign=top width=50|U3

| style = "border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the left

style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Platform {{color|#{{rcr|MRT|yellow}}|1}}

| style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=450|Unused platform (terminus)

Platform {{color|#{{rcr|MRT|yellow}}|2}}

|{{rcb|MRT|yellow|inline=route}} towards {{ltl|MRT|yellow|l}} ({{stl|MRT|Thipphawan}})

style = "border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the left
style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=1 valign=top|U2

| style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Concourse

| style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Exit 1-4, Ticket machines

style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=1 valign=top|G

| style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top

style = "border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Bus stop

Gallery

File:BTS Samrong stn. (2).jpg|BTS station exterior view

File:BTS Samrong stn. (4).jpg|BTS station concourse

File:Samrong BTS station in March 2022.jpg|BTS station platforms

File:Samrong Station (Yellow Line) 02.jpg|MRT station exterior

File:Samrong Station (Yellow Line) 03.jpg|MRT station concourse

File:Samrong Station (Yellow Line) 05.jpg|MRT station platforms

File:Samrong Station (Yellow Line) 01.jpg|MRT station signage

See also

References

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