Ratchaprarop station (Airport Rail Link)

Ratchaprarop Station (Thai: สถานีราชปรารภ) is an Airport Rail Link station on the Ratchaprarop Road.[1] In the future, it will become an interchange station for the MRT Orange Line following the opening of the western extension in 2030.[2][3] The station serves the Pratunam area.

Ratchaprarop

ราชปรารภ
 ARL   MRT 
General information
LocationRatchathewi, Bangkok,
Central Thailand
Thailand
Owned byState Railway of Thailand
Operated byAsia Era One Company Limited (AERA1) (ARL)
Line(s)  ARL  Airport Rail Link
 MRT  MRT Orange Line (future)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport BMTA Buses
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeA7
OR10
History
Opened23 August 2010; 14 years ago (2010-08-23)
Opening2030 (Orange Line)
Electrified25 kV AC
Services
Preceding station Airport Rail Link Following station
Phaya Thai
Terminus
City Line Makkasan
towards Suvarnabhumi
Preceding station Metropolitan Rapid Transit Following station
Under construction
Pratunam
towards Taling Chan
Orange Line Din Daeng

Ratchaprarop was a railway halt on the Eastern Line of the State Railway of Thailand but this has been closed.

Station layout

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Platform
Side platform
Platform 1 Airport Rail Link towards Suvarnabhumi
Platform 2 Airport Rail Link towards Phaya Thai
Side platform
Concourse Concourse Ticket machines, tourism office
U2 - Exits
Ground - Bus stop, parking lot, State Railway of Thailand Eastern Line

Operational time

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To First service Last service
City Line (Weekdays)
Suvarnabhumi 06.03 00.03
Phaya Thai 06.26 00.15
City Line (Weekend)
Suvarnabhumi 06.03 00.03
Phaya Thai 06.35 00.15
City Line (peak hour)
Phaya Thai 07.06 09.06

Bus connection

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  • Ratchaprarop/Din Daeng Triangle line 13 14 17 54 62 74 77 204 513 539
  • Ratchaprarop/Pratunam line 13 14 17 54 62 72 74 77 183 204 513
  • Si Ayutthaya line 14 17 62 72 74 77 183 204 513 539
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13°45′17″N 100°32′35″E / 13.7548°N 100.5430°E / 13.7548; 100.5430


References

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  1. ^ "City route trams could ease traffic". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. ^ "Cabinet approves Bangkok's Orange Line route". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ "Construction work on western section of Orange Line to start next year". nationthailand. 2024-11-02. Retrieved 2024-11-03.