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 in Bangkok, Thailand. 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
Location	Bang Rak and Pathum Wan, Thailand
Owned by	Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operated by	Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM)
Line(s)	MRT  MRT Blue Line
Platforms	2 split platform (2 exits, 2 elevators)
Connections	BTS  BTS Silom Line (Off-station connection)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	BL26
Website	BMCL Website
History
Opened	3 July 2004; 20 years ago (2004-07-03)
Passengers
2021	5,333,875
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).

Gallery

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  The skywalk linking Si Lom station and Sala Daeng Station

References

1. "MRT ที่สร้างยากสุด ลึกสุด และบันไดเลื่อนยาวสุด..?". Render Thailand (in Thai). 2016-02-27. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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