Chong Nonsi station (, ) is a BTS skytrain station, on the

Silom line The Elevated Train in Commemoration of Bhumibol Adulyadej, HM the King's 6th Cycle Birthday 2nd line, also known as Silom Line, is one of the rapid transit lines of the BTS Skytrain, BTS Skytrain System in Bangkok, Thailand.The line runs eastward ...

in Bang Rak District,

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. The station is located on

Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road () is a road in central Bangkok. It is a main transport route in the area of Bang Rak, Sathon and Yan Nawa districts. It's an eight-lane reinforced concrete road in the form of boulevard with a width of , a distan ...

over the Chong Non Si Canal, in the heart of the Bangkok business area between Sathon and

Si Lom Road Si Lom Road (also written as Silom, , ) is a major street in Bangkok, Thailand. The road is best known for its commerecial neighbourhood, which, along with the nearby and roughly parallel Sathon Road, forms one of the city's main business distri ...

s. The station allows interchange to Sathorn station of

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Station layout

Incident

On 2 August 2019, two bombs exploded in the vicinity of the station, one in a bush beneath Chong Nonsi BTS Station and another at the entrance of the King Power Mahanakhon Tower. The event resulted in two minor injuries and the shattering of a platform screen door on the northbound platform. Exits 3–4 in front of Mahanakhon Tower were closed, including the lift, during the investigation. The local police found the suspect object and destroyed it with a high-pressure water gun.

Nearby landmarks

King Power Mahanakhon King Power Mahanakhon (), formerly known as MahaNakhon (มหานคร), is a mixed-use skyscraper in the Silom/ Sathon central business district of Bangkok, Thailand. It was opened in December 2016 by MahaNakhon Managing Director Kipsan Be ...

* Empire Tower (Bangkok) * Chong Nonsi Canal Park

References

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Station layout

Incident

Nearby landmarks

See also

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