Asok BTS station

Station

13°44′13.32″N 100°33′37.51″E / 13.7370333°N 100.5604194°E / 13.7370333; 100.5604194Owned byBangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC)Operated byBangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited (BTSC)Line(s)

Sukhumvit Line

Other informationStation codeE4HistoryOpened5 December 1999Passengers20215,542,521 Services

Preceding station	BTS Skytrain		Following station
Nana towards Khu Khot		Sukhumvit Line	Phrom Phong towards Kheha
Preceding station	Metropolitan Rapid Transit		Following station
QSNCC towards Lak Song		Blue Line transfer at Sukhumvit	Phetchaburi towards Tha Phra

Asok station (Thai: สถานีอโศก, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː ʔā.sòːk]) is a BTS Skytrain station on the Sukhumvit Line in Watthana and Khlong Toei Districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Sukhumvit Road at Asok Montri Intersection, with an interchange to MRT Blue Line at Sukhumvit station. Around the station, there are many hotels and facilities for foreign tourists and business people. The area to the west is a continuation of the Nana entertainment zone, and to the east is a dense commercial area with numerous skyscrapers.

History

Asok station opened on 5 December 1999 as part of the Sukhumvit Line, which ran 17 kilometers from Mo Chit Station to On Nut Station at the time.

Exits

Exit 1 Sukhumvit Soi 19, Bus stop (to Phrom Phong), M floor of Terminal 21 shopping mall
Exit 2 Bus stop (to Nana), Sukhumvit Soi 12
Exit 3 MRT Sukhumvit station, Asok Montri Road, The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage, Srinakharinwirot University, M floor of Terminal 21 shopping mall
Exit 4 Sukhumvit Soi 14, Sukhumvit Soi 16, Ratchadaphisek Road, Benjakitti Park

Gallery

Asok station as seen from the busy streets of Bangkok
Ratchadaphisek Road at Asok junction, with Sukhumvit Road seen to the south
Asok station traditional sign

Sukhumvit Line

Stations

Eastern Outer Ring – Khu Khot (planned)	Eastern Outer Ring Khlong Ha Khlong Si Khlong Sam
Khu Khot – Kheha (operational)	Khu Khot Yaek Kor Por Aor Royal Thai Air Force Museum Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital Saphan Mai Sai Yud Phahonyothin 59 Wat Phra Sri Mahathat 11^th Infantry Regiment Bang Bua Royal Forest Department Kasetsart University Sena Nikhom Ratchayothin Phahonyothin 24 Ha Yaek Lat Phrao Mo Chit Saphan Khwai Ari Sanam Pao Victory Monument Phaya Thai Ratchathewi Siam Chit Lom Phloen Chit Nana Asok Phrom Phong Thong Lo Ekkamai Phra Khanong On Nut Bang Chak Punnawithi Udom Suk Bang Na Bearing Samrong Pu Chao Chang Erawan Royal Thai Naval Academy Pak Nam Srinagarindra Phraek Sa Sai Luat Kheha
Sawangkhaniwat – Bang Pu (planned)	Sawangkhaniwat Mueang Boran Si Chan Pradit Bang Pu

Rolling stock

13°44′13.32″N 100°33′37.51″E / 13.7370333°N 100.5604194°E / 13.7370333; 100.5604194

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References

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https://metro.bemplc.co.th/MRT-System-Map?lang=en Archived 2020-06-07 at the Wayback Machine