Saint Louis BTS station

Saint Louis Station (Thai: สถานีเซนต์หลุยส์,[1] RTGS: Sathani Sen Lui, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː sēn lǔj]) or former name Suksa Witthaya Station (Thai: สถานีศึกษาวิทยา, RTGS: Sathani Sueksa Witthaya, [sā.thǎː.nīː sɯ̀k.sǎː wít.tʰā.jāː]) is an infill BTS Skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Bangkok, Thailand. The name Saint Louis is of the neighbourhood surrounding the Saint Louis Catholic Church and the affiliated Saint Louis Hospital on the Sathon Tai Road.


Saint Louis

เซนต์หลุยส์
A train approaching the Saint Louis Station at night, May 2021
General information
LocationBang Rak and Sathon
Bangkok
Thailand
Owned byBangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Operated byBangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited
(BTSC)
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeS4
History
Opened8 February 2021 (2021-02-08)
Previous namesSuksa Witthaya
Services
Preceding station BTS Skytrain Following station
Chong Nonsi Silom Line Surasak
towards Bang Wa
Location
Saint Louis station during construction, May 2020

It is a station on the Silom Line between Chong Nonsi and Surasak, and opened on 8 February 2021.[2]

In 2018, it was decided to finally build the missing Suksa Witthaya (S4) station, the environment impact assessment was finalized in March 2019.[3] Construction of the station began in August 2019 and by the end of 2019 had reached 25% progress.[4] By August 2020, construction had reached 50% but was 30% behind schedule due to COVID related delays.[5] The station opened on 8 February 2021.[6]

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