Surasak BTS station
![]() Surasak station from distance, 2019 | |||||||||||
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Location | Bang Rak and Sathon District Bangkok Thailand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°43′9.26″N 100°31′17.32″E / 13.7192389°N 100.5214778°ECoordinates: 13°43′9.26″N 100°31′17.32″E / 13.7192389°N 100.5214778°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) | ||||||||||
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 | 25 June 2021 | ||||||||||
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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.
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]
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