Surasak BTS station
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Surasak station (Thai: สถานีสุรศักดิ์) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Bang Rak and Sathon districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Sathon Road to the east of Sathon-Surasak intersection. The surrounding area along Sathon Road is primarily a business zone with many office towers and embassies. Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom is a 5-mins walk, Bangkok Christian College and Saint Louis Churchpatrick are within walking distance to the east of the station.
BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (BTSGIF)
Public Company Limited (BTSC)
Surasak สุรศักดิ์  | |||||||||||
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 Surasak station from distance, 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bang Rak and Sathon Bangkok Thailand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°43′09″N 100°31′17″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (BTSGIF) | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | S5 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 December 1999 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 1,198,528 | ||||||||||
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Station layout
| U3 Platform |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 4 | Silom Line toward National Stadium (Saint Louis) | |
| Platform 3 | Silom Line toward Bang Wa (Saphan Taksin) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| U2 ticket sales class |
ticket sales floor | Exit 1–4, Passenger Service Center Ticket Office, Ticket Machine, Shop Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn |
| G Street level |
- | Bus Stop @Sathorn, Bangrak Hospital, Saint Louis Hospital |
Incident
On the evening of 20 August 2022, a person slipped and fell backwards on the ascending escalator at Exit 3 causing commuters behind to tumble on top of each other, resulting in 28 injuries. The event occurred as concert-goers were returning home under heavy rain, from a concert held at the nearby Bangkok Christian College in commemoration of the school's 170th year.[1][2]
