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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Ari

    Bangkok by skytrain: Ari

    Ari BTS station is one of the more lively stations on the northern Sukhumvit line. It's number N5, five stops north of Siam, the main interchange station. It sits above Phahon Yothin Road.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Sala Daeng

    Bangkok by skytrain: Sala Daeng

    Sala Daeng station is number S2 on the Silom line, two stops away from Siam, the main interchange station. It lies above Silom road, close to the intersection of Rama IV. Simply put, Thanon Silom is one of the liveliest, busiest and most interesting areas in the whole city. Something for every taste can be found here - pirated music and movies, great restaurants, crowded clubs, sleazy sex shows and more. During the day, it's a pretty active area but it really comes alive at night. The sidewalks are crowded with stalls selling all manner of merchandise, the smell of food keeps changing every few seconds and people, motorcycles and cars all vie for their piece of real estate.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Ratchadamri

    Bangkok by skytrain: Ratchadamri

    Station number S1 on the Silom Line and only one stop away from Siam, the main interchange station, Ratchadamri BTS is one of only a few stations on the Skytrain line that doesn't really offer all that much in terms of exploring. The station is within easy walking distance to several important points of interest, but there are other stations that are even closer.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Phaya Thai

    Bangkok by skytrain: Phaya Thai

    Phaya Thai station is number N2 on the Phaya Thai line, sitting above the intersection of Phaya Thai Road and Si Ayutthaya Road, two stops away from Siam, the main interchange station. Phaya Thai station belongs to a very exclusive club with only a few members, that being a BTS station that has nary an interesting site or attraction anywhere near it.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Ratchathewi

    Bangkok by skytrain: Ratchathewi

    Ratchathewi station is number N1 on the Phayathai line and one stop north of Siam, the main Skytrain interchange station. It sits on Phayathai Road. There are a few interesting things to see if you're here, but most of them are clustered directly around the station - stray too far away and you're unlikely to find anything of particular interest.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Sanam Pao

    Bangkok by skytrain: Sanam Pao

    Sanam Pao station is number N4 on the Sukhumvit line, four stops away from Siam, the main interchange station. It sits on top of Phahon Yothin Road. It also belongs to the small yet exclusive group of BTS stations whose only membership requirement is that they have nothing to offer the traveler looking for anything of cultural interest.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Saphan Taksin

    Bangkok by skytrain: Saphan Taksin

    Saphan Taksin station is number S6 on the Silom route as well as the terminal station for this line. This station sits on the edge of the Chao Phraya river and is a handy place to disembark if you want to explore the river area on foot or grab a river taxi to numerous destinations. There is a rail bridge already built across the river (without rails so far) that's ready to extend the BTS into Thonburi - but political hiccups and infighting are keeping it from getting completed on time. Note - this station is not named after PM Thaksin Shinawatra, but rather Phraya Taksin who crowned himself king in 1769 and ruled from just across the river, in Thonburi.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Phrom Phong

    Bangkok by skytrain: Phrom Phong

    Phrom Phong station is number E5 on the Sukhumvit line, and is in the area that's come to be known as 'Farang Alley' by some. There are many Western style restaurants, shops and attractions here, so it's inhabited by a large population of foreigners and tourists. Even so, it's possible to find some pleasant Thai touches in this area, and is an interesting area to spend an afternoon exploring. The road under the station is Sukhumvit Road, which has several small sois running off of both sides along its length.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Surasak

    Bangkok by skytrain: Surasak

    This station, number S5 on the Silom line, doesn't have a great deal to offer in terms of tourist attractions or nightclubs, but it's close to the river and there are a few pleasants places to enjoy a quiet meal before you head on to bigger and better things. The station is located near the west end of Sathorn road and borders the financial and business district of Bangkok which is mostly populated by corporate offices and schools.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Phloen Chit

    Bangkok by skytrain: Phloen Chit

    Phloen Chit station is number E2 on the Bangkok Skytrain line, which means that it's two stops East of the main skytrain station, Siam. Situated at the point where Sukhumvit road becomes Phloen Chit road, it's close to some fairly important Bangkok landmarks.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Chong Nonsi

    Bangkok by skytrain: Chong Nonsi

    Chong Nonsi, station S3 on the Silom line, lies right on the edge of Bangkok's financial and business district of Sathorn. This street is lined with huge office towers, corporate art sculptures and people scurrying about in power suits on their way to power lunches, and doesn't offer too much in terms of interesting attractions. Chong Nonsi station lies on Narathiwat Ratcha Nakarin (easy once you say it a few times), in between Silom and Sathorn.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Chid Lom

    Bangkok by skytrain: Chid Lom

    Chid Lom skytrain station is close to some very big shopping complexes and landmarks where you can snap up everything from captive birds -- release them and get good karma-- to gold plated BVLGARI watches (if that $10 Rolex you bought stops working). The station is number E1 on the Sukhumvit skytrain line, one stop from Siam, the chief interchange station. The main road underneath the station is called Phloen Chit, and this is where most of the interesting things to see are located, particularly to the west. This area is quite farang-heavy and a bit upscale.

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  • Bangkok by skytrain: Thong Lor

    Bangkok by skytrain: Thong Lor

    The first in our series of "Exploring Bangkok by Skytrain" series -- with a new station to be added every Friday afternoon (just in time for the weekend). We cover everything from restaurant and bars to little-known art-cafes, and they're all walking distance from Bangkok's BTS Skytrain.

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