Asok station (Thai: สถานีอโศก, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː ʔā.sòːk]) is a BTS Skytrain station on the Sukhumvit Line in Watthana and Khlong Toei Districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Sukhumvit Road at Asok Montri Intersection, with an interchange to MRT Blue Line at Sukhumvit station. Around the station, there are many hotels and facilities for foreign tourists and business people. The area to the west is a continuation of the Nana entertainment zone, and to the east is a dense commercial area with numerous skyscrapers.
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![]() Train leaving Asok station in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Wattana and Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°44′13.32″N 100°33′37.51″E / 13.7370333°N 100.5604194°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | E4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 5 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2021 | 5,542,521 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editAsok station opened on 5 December 1999 as part of the Sukhumvit Line, which ran 17 kilometers from Mo Chit Station to On Nut Station at the time.
Originally, this place was the location of Si Krung, a film studio and cinema that produced the first sound film in Thailand. It ceased operations during World War II. The film studio was established in 1927, five years before the Siamese revolution.[1]
Exits
edit- Exit 1 Sukhumvit Soi 19, Bus stop (to Phrom Phong), M floor of Terminal 21 shopping mall
- Exit 2 Bus stop (to Nana), Sukhumvit Soi 12
- Exit 3 MRT Sukhumvit station, Asok Montri Road, The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage, Srinakharinwirot University, M floor of Terminal 21 shopping mall
- Exit 4 Sukhumvit Soi 14, Sukhumvit Soi 16, Ratchadaphisek Road, Benjakitti Park
Gallery
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Asok station as seen from the busy streets of Bangkok
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Ratchadaphisek Road at Asok junction, with Sukhumvit Road seen to the south
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Asok station traditional si
References
edit- ^ Jak Rak Su Rao (2024-08-13). "ย่านสุขุมวิท จากทุ่งนาสู่ทำเลทอง". Thai PBS (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-08-10.
13°44′13.32″N 100°33′37.51″E / 13.7370333°N 100.5604194°E
References
edit- https://www.bts.co.th/eng/info/info-history.html
- https://www.dotproperty.co.th/blog/bts-อโศก-ย่านใจกลางธุรกิจ-cbd-เชื่อมต่อทุกจังหวะของการใช้ชีวิต
- https://travelhappy.info/bangkok-bts-and-mrt-map
- https://article.redprice.co/bts-prompong-map
- https://www.dotproperty.co.th/blog/bts
- https://www.officehello.com/review-time-square/
- https://metro.bemplc.co.th/MRT-System-Map?lang=en Archived 2020-06-07 at the Wayback Machine