Bang Phai MRT station

Bang Phai station (Thai: สถานีบางไผ่, RTGS: Sathani Bang Phai, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː bāːŋ pʰàj]) is a Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the Blue Line, located above Phet Kasem Road located in Bangkok, Thailand, in the area known as "Bang Phai" (the beginning phase of Khlong Phasi Charoen). Not to be confused with the Khlong Bang Phai station on the Purple Line.[1]

Bang Phai บางไผ่
MRT
Platform of Bang Phai MRT station
Location	Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Subdistrict, Phasi Charoen District, Bangkok, Thailand
Owned by	Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operated by	Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM)
Line(s)	MRT  MRT Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (4 exits, 2 elevators)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	BL33
History
Opened	29 July 2019
Services
Preceding station   Bangkok Metro   Following station Bang Wa toward Lak Song MRT Blue Line Tha Phra toward Tha Phra (via Bang Sue)

Unique

Bang Phai MRT station's steel footbridge

This station is unique in that it differs from other stations in that it has a steel footbridge crosses over the tracks to the other side. Created for the purpose of inviting the relics of the Buddha along the canal in the annual Chak Phra festival of nearby Wat Nang Chi only, because the relics are sacred. So it will not pass under any bridge or road at all.[2]

Nearby attractions

• Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen
• Wat Nang Chi
• Wat Nuannoradit
• Khlong Bang Luang Artist House and Khlong Bang Luang Floating Market
• Wat Kamphaeng Bangchak
• Wat Absorn Sawan

References

1. "ฉบับพิเศษ เปิดให้บริการโครงการรถไฟฟ้าสายสีน้ำเงินส่วนต่อขยาย" (PDF). BEM Magazine.
2. "งานประเพณีชักพระ วัดนางชี ที่บางไผ่". The Standard (in Thai). 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-01-24.