Tha Phra MRT station

Tha Phra station (Thai: สถานีท่าพระ, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː tʰâː pʰráʔ]) is an MRT Blue Line station, located at Tha Phra Intersection, Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is the self-interchange station of MRT Blue Line and a terminal station.

Not to be confused with Tha Phra railway station.

ท่าพระ Tha Phra
MRT
MRT Tha Phra station (View from Charansanitwong Rd.)
General information
Location	Bangkok Yai, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates	13.72938°N 100.47421°E / 13.72938; 100.47421
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 side platforms 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	BL01
History
Opened	29 July 2019; 5 years ago (2019-07-29) (lower platform) 23 December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12-23) (upper platform)
Passengers
2021	1,629,852
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Rapid Transit Following station Bang Phai towards Lak Song Blue Line lower platform Itsaraphap towards Tha Phra via Bang Sue Charan 13 towards Lak Song Blue Line upper platform Terminus

The station was opened in two stages. First stage was opened on 29 July 2019,^[1][2] consisting of a concourse and lower platform for the Hua Lamphong - Lak Song extension. The upper platform was opened on 23 December 2019.^[3][4]

Station layout

Tha Phra Station is an elevated self-interchange station. The station has side platforms on the lower floor and island platform on the upper floor.

Floor

• U3 Upper Platform
• U2 Lower Platform
• U1 Ticket hall and station concourse
• Street level Station entrance

Services

Upper Platform

Platform 3, 4 for service to Charan 13 and Lak Song (via Bang Sue)

Lower Platform

Platform 1 for service to Lak Song

Platform 2 for service to Itsaraphap and Tha Phra (via Bang Sue)

Gallery

• 
  Tha Phra Station Traditional sign
• 
  Tha Phra station: Entrance 1
• 
  Tha Phra station: Entrance 4
• 
  Faregate on Charansanitwong rd. side
• 
  Station concourse

References

1. pum (2019-07-29). "คนใช้บริการแน่นกดปุ่มวันแรกรถไฟฟ้าสีน้ำเงิน "หัวลำโพง-ท่าพระ" คนฝั่งธนฯปลื้มหลังรอมานาน". ประชาชาติธุรกิจ (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
2. "Free travel on Blue Line extension". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
3. "เปิดวิ่งครบวงกลมแล้ว! รถไฟฟ้าสายสีน้ำเงิน นั่งฟรี "เตาปูน-ท่าพระ" ถึง มี.ค. 63". mgronline.com. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
4. "The four remaining stations on the 38-stop MRT Blue Line have finally opened". Time Out Bangkok. Retrieved 2020-04-23.

External links

• Progress of construction by month