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The dramatic stacked "Si Lom" subway station.
Ride the subway with 2Bangkok.com - June 14, 2004
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Left: Fare table Above: People taking photos of the fare table |

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The interior of the cars is virtually identical
to the Skytrain except
for a different arrangement of overhead hand grips.
It really is this dim in the cars.
To the right is a shot of the gap between platform and the train.

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Right: The only sign of the promised special decoration in the Queen Sirikit Convention Center Station is gold bands around the columns. |
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A peculiar mural--still covered in plastic--in the
Thai Cultural Center Station. A plague under it reads: "The
Travelers by Rudi Pillen offered to MRTA with the support of the
Belgian Embassy in Bangkok..."
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Near the mural is a mockup showing where the Orange Line subway will someday pass through the station. |
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Left and above: Contactless ticket machines. There is still no sign of any ticket vending machines being installed. |
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Above: Underpass under Rama 4 Road at Hualamphong Station
One of the most unusual stations is the narrow and dim "Si Lom" station. Because of limited space, the station has a stacked configuration with separate levels for each line. This creates a very deep station with dramatically long escalators. Coupled with the stark industrial lighting, it has an unusual aura... |
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Above and below: Si Lom Station stairs
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Two views from the bottom level of Si Lom Station
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Long escalators descend to the bottom level of Si Lom Station
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Ticketing level of Si Lom Station
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Hualamphong Station--people are looking up at the wall of names
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Exiting Hualamphong Station
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Subway station exit at Hualamphong Railway Station
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Hualamphong Railway Station