Sam Yot MRT station

สามยอด
Sam Yot
สามยอด; Sam Yot
MRT MRT
	The Sino-Portuguese building housing Exit 1
General information
Location	Samran Rat and Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistricts, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand
Owned by	Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operated by	Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM)
Line(s)	MRT MRT Blue Line; MRT MRT Purple Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (3 exits, 1 elevator)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	BL30 (MRT Blue Line) PP23 (MRT Purple Line)
History
Opened	29 July 2019; 5 years ago
Previous names	Wang Burapha
Passengers
2021	1,758,892
Services
Under construction

Sam Yot station (Thai: สถานีสามยอด, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː sǎːm jɔ̂ːt]) is a Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the Blue Line. It is regarded as one of four most beautiful MRT stations; the other three are Itsaraphap station, Sanam Chai station, and Wat Mangkon station.^[1]

Location and design

It is located underground from Sam Yot Intersection of Charoen Krung Road and Maha Chai Road, of which the station is named after, to the Unakan Intersection between Charoen Krung and Burapha with Unakan Roads, located in Bangkok, Thailand.

The interior of the station has been designed to retain the atmosphere of the Wang Burapha quarter through the architectural style prevalent at the time of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)'s reign together with Sino-Portuguese style, three entrance building were built as entrance into the station and the wall carved to accommodate folding doors, an entrance style popular in the old days. As for the pillars in station and the ticket office, the shape and characteristic of the Sam Yot Arch (one of the Royal Grand Palace's outer city gates that was once located at eponymous intersection before the expansion of Charoen Krung Road) is used as decoration to convey the history of the area. The interior of the station also displays pictures of the old days giving insight to the history and origin of the location to passerby. That is why this station was originally named "Wang Burapha Station".

Sam Yot is an area bustling with activity, due to the presence of nearby shopping centres, including; Pratu Phi, Khlong Thom, Saphan Han, Phahurat, Sampheng, The Old Siam Plaza, Ban Mo, Pak Khlong Talat, Sala Chalermkrung, leading education institutes such as; Poh-Chang Academy of Arts and Suankularb Wittayalai School, and the important historical sites; Giant Swing and Wat Suthat.^[2]^[1]

Archeological excavation at station area

During archaeological excavations to build the station, a number of ancient artifacts, all of which are related to trams were discovered. This included parts of wood and brick used as building material, drainage gutter lines, parts of steel tram tracks and part of terracotta containers, etc. In the past, the Charoen Krung Line of the Bangkok trams ran near here.

Future

The station will connect to the MRT Purple Line once the southern extension from Tao Poon to Rat Burana is completed. The transfer hall was built in preparation of Purple Line extension. The project is currently under construction.^[3]

Sam Yot Station Traditional sign

Gallery

Old photograph of trams which used to operate in the area
Exit 1
Pillars decorated with old pictures that reflect the prosperity of Wang Burapha area in the past
Platform 1 towards Lak Song station
Transfer hall at Sam Yot station. It was built in preparation of the Purple Line southern extension.