Makkasan station

Makkasan Station (City Air Terminal)
ARL
General information
Location	Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates	13.7510°N 100.5613°E / 13.7510; 100.5613
Line(s)	ARL   SRT  (planned)
Platforms	Split platform
Tracks	4
Connections	MRT : Phetchaburi MRT Station  MRL : Makkasan MRT Station (planned)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	CAT
History
Opened	23 August 2010
Services
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Makkasan Station (Template:Lang-th) is a rapid transit station on the Airport Rail Link. The station was opened in August 2010. It is the biggest rapid transit station in Bangkok. City Air Terminal was the terminal station for the Airport Rail Link Express Line, which was suspended in September 2014 due to a shortage of rolling stock. Currently, the station is a stop on the Airport Rail Link City Line.

Thai Airways' City Air Terminal facilities are located inside the station. As of September 2014, the City Air Terminal check-in service is no longer operational.

The station has a skywalk, accessible by escalators and elevator, connecting it to Phetchaburi MRT Station, MRT Blue Line.

Use

Makkasan is the largest station on the Airport Rail Line connecting Suvarnabhumi Airport with downtown Bangkok. It was envisioned as a city air terminal where passengers could check into outgoing flights and connect to the public transportation network in Bangkok. In reality, the terminal is rarely used due to its inconvenient location and lack of connections to other public transportation. The nearest subway stop is about 800 meters away. Access to the terminal is via one crowded road and when leaving the terminal traffic must go in a direction that makes getting to the popular Sukhumvit and Silom areas time-consuming and inconvenient.

Layout

U4 Platforms
	Platform 1	City Line	towards Suvarnabhumi
	Platform 2, Split platform, HST Line, Doors open at left side.		Platform 1, Split platform, City Line, Doors open at right side.
	Platform 2	HST Line	towards Suvarnabhumi
	Platform 3	HST Line	Terminus
	Platform 3, Split platform, HST Line, Doors open at left side.		Platform 4, Split platform, City Line, Doors open at right side.
	Platform 4	City Line	towards Phaya Thai
U3 Departure	Ticket zone	Tourist information office Entrance to HST Line and City Line platforms Sky Walk connects Phetchaburi MRT Station,  MRT .
U2 Arrival	–	Exit
G At grade	–	Drop-Off, Parking lot
B Underground	–	Parking lot

Gallery

City Air Terminal (Bangkok)

• 
  Aerial view
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  Platform 1
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  Interior
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  Exterior

See also

• Makkasan Railway Station
• Suvarnabhumi Airport Link

External links

• Airport Rail Link – Official Website (English)
• City Line Timetable – Makkasan Station (English)