Bang Phai MRT station – Wikipedia

Bang Phai บางไผ่
MRT
Platform of Bang Phai MRT station
General information
Location	Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Subdistrict, Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates	13°43′28.44″N 100°27′53″E / 13.7245667°N 100.46472°E / 13.7245667; 100.46472
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 (4 exits, 2 elevators)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	BL33
History
Opened	29 July 2019
Services

Bang Phai Station Traditional Sign

Bang Phai station (Thai: สถานีบางไผ่, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː bāːŋ pʰàj]) is a Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the Blue Line, located above Phet Kasem Road located in Bangkok, Thailand, in the area known as “Bang Phai” (the beginning of Khlong Phasi Charoen). Not to be confused with the Khlong Bang Phai station on the Purple Line.^[1]

Viaduct[edit]

Bang Phai MRT station’s viaduct

This station is unique in that it differs from other stations in that it has a viaduct crosses over the tracks to the other side. It was built for the purpose of inviting the relics of the Buddha along the canal in the annual Chak Phra festival of nearby Wat Nang Chi. According to tradition, the relic cannot pass under any bridge or road.^[2]

Neighbourhoods[edit]

References[edit]