Siam station (, , ) is the

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station for the

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Pathum Wan district Pathum Wan ( th, ปทุมวัน, ) is one of the fifty districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. It lies just beyond the old city boundary of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, and was a rural area on the eastern outskirts of the city when roy ...

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. It is the largest and busiest station on the BTS with 40,000–50,000 passengers per day, where passengers on the Sukhumvit and

Silom Si Lom Road (also written as Silom, th, สีลม, ) is a major street in the Thai capital Bangkok, best known for its commercial neighbourhood, which, along with the nearby and roughly parallel Sathon Road, forms one of the city's main bu ...

Lines change trains. Crowded BTS skytrain Bangkok

Facilities

Siam station is one of two BTS stations utilising an island platform, the other being Samrong. At Siam, this is to facilitate transfer between lines. The upper level allows transfer between trains heading to Wat Phra Sri Mahathat and the

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. The lower interchange level allows transfers between trains heading to

Bang Wa Phasi Charoen ( th, ภาษีเจริญ, ) is one of the 50 districts (''Khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri, Chom T ...

and Kheha. The station is located on

Rama I Road 350px, Rama I Road viewed from Siam BTS station skywalk near Chaloem Phao Junction. Rama I Road ( th">ถนนพระรามที่ 1, ; usually shortened to ) is a road in Bangkok. It starts from the end of Bamrung Mueang Road where it in ...

to the west of Pathum Wan intersection in the heart of

Siam area Siam ( th, สยาม, , ) is a shopping district in the heart of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. It is situated alongside a stretch of Rama I Road in the city's Pathum Wan District, from Pathum Wan Intersection to Chaloem Phao Junction, be ...

. The station is linked via skybridges to the Siam Square One,

Siam Paragon Siam Paragon ( th, สยามพารากอน) is a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of the largest malls in Thailand, along with IconSiam, CentralWorld and CentralPlaza WestGate. Siam Paragon includes a range of specialty ...

Siam Center Siam Center ( th, สยามเซนเตอร์) is a shopping center near Siam BTS station in Bangkok, Thailand.http://www.bangkok.com/shopping-mall/siam-center.htm History Siam Center was built in 1973 as one of Bangkok's first shop ...

and Centerpoint of Siam Square shopping centres. It is also adjacent to

Siam Square Siam Square ( th, สยามสแควร์, ) is a shopping and entertainment area in the Siam area of Bangkok, Thailand. The square is located at the corner of Phayathai Road and Rama I Road and is owned by Chulalongkorn University, manag ...

. Additionally, an elevated walkway (called Sky Walk) connects Siam station to Central World Plaza, the Ratchaprasong junction and Chit Lom station.

Station layout

Bus connections

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BUS * 15: Kanlapaphruek Depot – Bang Lamphu * 16: Kamphaengphet Depot - Mochit 2 – Surawong Road * 21: Wat Khu Sang –

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* 25: Pak Nam – Sanam Luang * 54: Rama 9 Depot - Huai Khwang (Loop) * 73: Siam Park Depot – Memorial Bridge * 79: Borommaratchachonnani Depot – Ratchaprasong * 141: Samae Dam Depot – Chulalongkorn University * 204: Huai Khwang – Victory Monument - Ratchawong Pier (Ordinary Bus) * 204: Huai Khwang – Din Daeng - Ratchawong Pier (Air-Conditioner Bus) * 501: Min Buri – Hua Lamphong * 508: Pak Nam – Tha Raj Woradij Smart BUS * 40: Lam Sali - Southern Bus Terminal (Pinklao) * 48: Ramkhamhaeng University Bangna Campus - Wat Pho CU POP BUS * 1: Sala Phrakiao - BTS Siam (Loop) * 4: Sala Phrakiao - BTS Siam - Faculty of Education

Nearby landmarks

* Scala Cinema * Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

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and

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* Wat Pathum Wanaram * Royal Thai Police *

Police General Hospital Police General Hospital () is a hospital located in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a police hospital for the Royal Thai Police and a teaching hospital for HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, the Faculty of Medicine, Sr ...

Shoppings

Siam Discovery Siam Center ( th, สยามเซนเตอร์) is a shopping center near Siam BTS station in Bangkok, Thailand.http://www.bangkok.com/shopping-mall/siam-center.htm History Siam Center was built in 1973 as one of Bangkok's first shop ...

* CentralWorld

Hotels

Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld is a hotel located in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is the flagship of Central Group's Centara Hotels and Resorts. Facilities The hotel includes a swimming pool, choice of ...

* Novotel Siam Square Hotel * Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok * Chatrium Hotel Grand Siam Bangkok

References

{{Silom Line navbox BTS Skytrain stations Pathum Wan district Railway stations opened in 1999 1999 establishments in Thailand