Five New Stations Opened on Bangkok's SkyTrain

The SkyTrain in Bangkok Thailand has proved to be a blessing for tourists since its opening in December 1999. It has helped them beat the city’s traffic conditions, thus getting much better value for time spent in the “City of Life”. The 30 stations along its combined length of 30.9 kilometers provide access to a huge number of city attractions, shopping complexes and hotels.

The Skytrain is Bangkok’s popular mass transit system. It has recently added another five new stations on its Sukhumvit Line. These stations are are Bang Chak (E10), Punnavithi (E11), Udomsuk (E12), Bang Na (E13) and Bearing (E14).

The extension from On Nut to Soi Bearing was opened on 12 August 2011 to coincide with HM the Queen’s birthday. The service will be free of charge between the five new stations until 2 January 2012, after which a 15 baht fee will be collected, on top of fees collected from the original BTS route

This new 5.28-kilometer extension of the Sukhumvit Line, which runs along Bangkok’s most important commercial and residential thoroughfare, Sukhumvit Road, now provides direct access to the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center (BITEC). It opens up significant business potential for a number of small hotels and guest-houses in the south-eastern suburbs of Bangkok. This further enhances the appeal of visiting one of Asia’s most popular tourist cities.

Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center

Visitors attending trade exhibitions, conferences and events at BITEC will find the new SkyTrain extension a huge advantage. They can now stay at hotels anywhere along the BTS routes, get off at Bang Na Station and hop aboard a shuttle service operated by BITEC from the Sukhumvit Road Entrance to its Exhibition Halls.

BITEC is also adding a Sky Walk, an elevated walkway complete with travelators that will deliver visitors from Sukhumvit Road to a new, air-conditioned Welcome Hall and also connect with a new main building planned for completion in 2012.

Further details on the SkyTrain, please visit www.bts.co.th.