Bang Phai MRT station
Railway station in Bangkok, Thailand
13°43′28.44″N 100°27′53″E / 13.7245667°N 100.46472°E / 13.7245667; 100.46472Preceding station | Metropolitan Rapid Transit | Following station | ||
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Bang Wa towards Lak Song | Blue Line | Tha Phra |
Bang Phai station (Thai: สถานีบางไผ่, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː bāːŋ pʰàj]) is a Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the Blue Line, above Phet Kasem Road in Bangkok, Thailand, in the area known as "Bang Phai" (the beginning of Khlong Phasi Charoen). Not to be confused with the Khlong Bang Phai station on the Purple Line.[1]
Viaduct
This station is unique in that it differs from other stations in that it has a viaduct crosses over the tracks to the other side. It was built for the purpose of inviting the relics of the Buddha along the canal in the annual Chak Phra festival of nearby Wat Nang Chi. According to tradition, the relic cannot pass under any bridge or road.[2]
Neighbourhoods
- Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen
- Wat Nang Chi Chotikaram
- Wat Nuannoradit
- Khlong Bang Luang Artist House and Khlong Bang Luang Floating Market
- Wat Kamphaeng Bangchak
- Wat Absorn Sawan
- Bangphai General Hospital
- Phyathai 3 Hospital
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