Ekkamai BTS station

13°43′10.41″N 100°35′6.63″E / 13.7195583°N 100.5851750°E / 13.7195583; 100.5851750Owned byBangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC)Operated byBangkok Mass Transit System
Public Company Limited (BTSC)Line(s)ConnectionsEkkamai Eastern Bus TerminalOther informationStation codeE7HistoryOpened5 December 1999Passengers20212,116,054 Services

Preceding station	BTS Skytrain			Following station
Thong Lo towards Khu Khot		Sukhumvit Line		Phra Khanong towards Kheha

Ekkamai station (Thai: สถานีเอกมัย, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː ʔèːk.kā.māj]) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Sukhumvit line in Phra Khanong Nuea Subdistrict, Watthana District and Phra Khanong Subdistrict, Khlong Toei District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station opened on 5 December 1999 along with the rest of the Sukhumvit Line's first phase. The elevated station is located on Sukhumvit Road at Soi Ekkamai (Soi Sukhumvit 63) next to the eastern bus terminal to eastern provinces. Bangkok Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in the country is next to the station within the Science Centre for Education.

Facilities

• Next to the BTS station is the Ekkamai Eastern Bus Terminal to Chon Buri, Pattaya, Rayong.
• For shopping, this station has a direct connection to Major Cineplex Sukhumvit, home to a modern cinema, bowling alley, karaoke lounges and a modest mall, as well as the Japanese concept mall, Gateway, with many Japanese-inspired eateries.^[1]

See also

• Bangkok Skytrain

References

13°43′10.41″N 100°35′6.63″E / 13.7195583°N 100.5851750°E / 13.7195583; 100.5851750