Ekkamai BTS station

Ekkamai

เอกมัย
; Ekkamai; เอกมัย
	Entry of the station as seen from Soi Sukhumvit 42 (Soi Kluai Nam Thai) in Khlong Toei District
General information
Location	Watthana and Phra Khanong, Khlong Toei; Bangkok; Thailand
Coordinates	13°43′10.41″N 100°35′6.63″E / 13.7195583°N 100.5851750°E
System	BTS
Owner	Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA); BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (BTSGIF)
Operator	Bangkok Mass Transit System; Public Company Limited (BTSC)
Line	Sukhumvit Line
Connections	Ekkamai Eastern Bus Terminal
Other information
Station code	E7
History
Opened	5 December 1999
Passengers
2021	2,116,054
Services
Location
Location

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) at the intersection with Ekkamai Road, where APAC Tower is located, next to the Ekkamai Bus Terminal which provides travelling to eastern provinces. Science Centre for Education is also located next to the station. It houses Bangkok Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in the country.

The Ekkamai area was ranked 27th among the world’s coolest neighborhoods by Time Out, noted for its café culture, nightlife, and restaurants.^[1]

Facilities

Next to the BTS station is the Ekkamai Bus Terminal to Chon Buri, Pattaya, and Rayong.
For shopping, this station has direct connections to Major Cineplex Sukhumvit, home to a modern cinema, bowling alley, karaoke lounges and a modest mall; the Japanese concept mall, Gateway Ekkamai, with many Japanese-inspired eateries; and Ekkamai Corner, the retail component of APAC Tower.^[2]