✅BTS SKYTRAIN SILOM LINE | All The Stations | Best 4k Footage | Explore The City By Train
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Stand by for some of the best 4K BTS Skytrain footage on TH-cam! Bangkok's BTS Skytrain is fast, efficient and convenient. Join me and take a ride along from National Stadium to Bang Wa. I captured some of the best shots on TH-cam of trains along this route and I hope you enjoy it!
Also a bit of info on each station and some fun facts as well as a few BTS Skytrain related milestones to impress you.
00:00 Intro / Tickets / Route
01:19 National Stadium
01:56 Siam
03:36 Ratchdamri
04:55 Sala Daeng
06:03 Chong Nonsi
06:44 Sharpest bend on the Skytrain
07:46 Saint Louis
08:35 Surasak
09:27 Saphan Taksin
10:36 Krung Thonburi
11:22 Wongwian Yai
12:14 Pho Nimit
13:01 Talat Phlu
13:45 Wutthakat
14:57 Bang Wa
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00:00 Intro / Tickets / Route
01:19 National Stadium
01:56 Siam
03:36 Ratchdamri
04:55 Sala Daeng
06:03 Chong Nonsi
06:44 Sharpest bend on the Skytrain
07:46 Saint Louis
08:35 Surasak
09:27 Saphan Taksin
10:36 Krung Thonburi
11:22 Wongwian Yai
12:14 Pho Nimit
13:01 Talat Phlu
13:45 Wutthakat
14:57 Bang Wa
If you use the BTS a lot, get the Rabbit Card. Also if you are wearing a backpack, take it off during crowded conditions. Also mask up on BTS or MRT. Anyone over 6ft2in watches your head when using the BTS Thanks Pat. I always look forward to watching your video.
You've been listening to the announcements a lot. Masks not mandatory any more but if you don't wear, it will freak out the locals. If overcrowded l wear a mask
Bangkok, for me the best city of the world; Bangkok Pat, by far the best TH-camr from this amazing city! Go on with your outstanding work Pat, can't wait to see your next episode.
Thank you very much! I'm constantly working!
As a semi regular visitor to BKK, I love these videos, I can vicariously relive my times there. Getting around on the BTS, MRT etc is a great way to explore the city.
Thanks Max, it's the only way to explore. Except for VIP caravan of course.
Thailand.weIcomes.you🇹🇭🥰
Thank you very much 😎
National Stadium station highlights. Right next to the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. Free admission. Excellent exhibitions that change every few months. A real highlight in Bangkok. Also a short walk to the Jim Thompson House/Museum.
I love the BTS. Super convenient.
Stopped off a load of times at Chong Nonsi to go to the most amazing French bakery just down the stairs at exit 4 - brioche from heaven. Also a great little walk from the station to the park over the canal
Chong Nonsi had a branch of Little Home Bakery for years but it disappeared at some point....
43 days and counting until I ride the Skytrain again, can’t wait! It’s such a brilliant system.
It is great to zip about the city above the awful traffic!
40 days for me!
@@BangkokPat absolutely for sure. But I also like to walk a lot so I spend a fair bit of time wandering around at street level as well. Bangkok is just an amazing city!
About 20 days for me!
54 weeks for me just need to get this year out of the way and will be travelling a lot more.
I live in Rome, everything here is very old but not fascinating, but Bangkok is breathtaking. my family doesn't understand me but i love Bangkok.
I just want more lines!
Sukhumvit Line next then Purple.
Great video Pat!!! Keep up the great work and best of luck in 2023. By the way, May did great in the videos. She will be a natural TH-cam video creator soon!!
BTS rocks
Thank you for this video and for adding notes and headings in Thai language, too.
Many thanks! Glad you liked this.
Always enjoy watching Pat,,, thanks as always,,,
Thanks Geoffrey.
Thanks. Nice! I missed this video when it first came out. Just found it after watching your video on the Sukhumvit Line.
You could be the official Bangkok Tourism Spokesman.
That would be a job offer I'd need to think about......
Bangkok is so pretty, my heart hurts just looking at the different kinds of scenery in this video
It's both pretty and unpretty but we all love it!
@@BangkokPat Agreed ^_^
Another very enjoyable video. Great that you included the new Saint Louis station. I used if for the first time when HRH Queen Elizabeth II passed away in 2022. I went to sign the book of remembrance at the ( new ) British Embassy. And Saint Louis station is right outside it. Quite handy.
The AIA building was partly responsible for it's finally being built!
Government plans to extend this line in the future to Ratchaperuk road, there are tons of amazing restaurants there too
All the wat to Taling Chan is the plan...
@@BangkokPat yeah , correct
I like it as always:)
Thanks man! 😍
Nicely laid out👍🏼 & kudos for adding the Thai script for those of us here and learning the language นาครับ🙏🏼
Thanks J!
Suffered through the traffic mess when it was being built back in the 90's although the majority of the work was done at night. Surasak Station is quite busy as you have two huge private schools near there being Bangkok Christian College and Assumption Convent.
Saint Louis station has taken up a bit of overspill from Chong Nonsi & Surasak. Bangkok was messy during construction, traffic was a mess as you say, but it'll take a hell of a lot to get people out of their cars here. Convenience isn't a good enough incentive when you can be seen driving a car.
I remember it well. Full on traffic jams at 2am.
The original name of St. Louis Station was Suksa Wittaya Station. Thais often call it the invisible station because it has built a supporting structure but has not yet been built. Just built and completed in 2021
@@user-bs4vb8vh6m I always remember the station and name and wondered the exact location then I learned about the supporting structure and also can see it at Sena Ruam (N6)
7:21 BTS made a help video about this and i saw the animation at the end has a train turn here towards the camera
Thank you for great vdos!
Tip to visitors. If you are staying in the center of the city don't automatically assume that taking the BTS to Saphan Taksin and orange flag boat is the best way to go to the Grand Palace. The MRT from Asoke to Sam Yot might be better, especially if you are getting an early start to beat the crowd on a weekend or holiday as the orange flag boats get a late start then. The walk from Sam Yot to Grand Palace isn't that long.
Sanam Chai is a bit closer by the Siam Museum then a straight walk to the palace.
This vid is the best I've ever seen about the skytrain. Great images.
You should've also mentioned that at Chong Nonsi and Talat Phlu station, you can connect with the BRT which mostly goes down Rama 3 Road. It's how you can get to the new Terminal 21 using public transportation.
Yes, you're absolutely right, an oversight by me. Oops.
My life 🙃 is about public transport here in Australia 🇦🇺 but love bbk and need to learn!!
Love the vids Bkk Pat they are really well made some of them I feel with the intro music like its a flashback to the 1970's but that's good too. Also love the accent from the O'l Dart, tell me as a Brit you must be missing those real cask ales, the real deal from CAMRA, with so many Brits over there I am surprised no one has started to brew these British style cask ales, maybe they do undercover but there would be a good market for those. The trains are great over there the only worry is the "Sinking problem"..I miss Bkk so many years since I been there. Best city in the world.
Thanks for the kind words! Not an ale fan but the Beer Lao IPA is very good!
Thanks Pat, great vid.
Hey Pat our Professor. It is so cheap , in Berlin pay 120,- baht for that. Enjoy
London was ridiculously overpriced for a single journey last time I was there. Great service though.
Love to see more on the western side of the river. Seems more of the old BBK.
I have just done a video on Wongwian Yai!
I hope someday you come to Jakarta and make a video like this for the MRT and LRT.
Very informative vlog Pat
Thank you very much.
I thoroughly enjoyed the ride!
Thank you Scott!
Wonderful video Pat, the city grows and changes, I sincerely hope that the Governor of Bangkok keeps the history alive and at the same time protect the heritage, I really enjoy your commentary thank you 😊
Thanks Richard, it's great fun getting out and about filming trains and getting the shots. We can only hope the heritage is respected but.....
First. Back in Bangers again soon Pat, might go to Weins restaurant. Not😂
Good to hear that you're back in town soon, as for the Wein's place, the food isn't worth going all that way for........
@@BangkokPat nah,true, I asked Wein when he put a comment in Retired working for you blah blah what he thought of the abuse another TH-camr got from his fanboys. Still waiting for a reply….. gonna give Koh Kood a miss and returning to Bangers for extra 4days on the 19th instead, still pretty quiet in koh Chang , surprised how bad Covid hit here, loads of derelict shops/bars. Real tragedy
@@santorini8423 Those types of channels probably never reply to comments, they have more pressing matters 🤠
As Sting would say I hope the Yuppies love their children too! 😃
I'm sure they do, if they have time...
Thank you for showing us around 🚊
Thank you very much 😎
You forgot to mention the hand grenade at Saphan Taksin as a part of its history and that it is a good link to catching ferries up the river
I didn't forget the grenade. Why would l bother mentioning it, its not a history video!
@@BangkokPat .. just having some fun with you. The grenade certainly makes that station a bit more unique
@@oldmancycling7440 Will mention it in the history video though, thanks for the reminder, as it's not something I remembered originally, so much was going on back then during all that mess.
Who's lobbing grenades?an angry farang?
@@David-uo2oc stay tuned . Pat will inform you
Great video as always Pat! Love that you have kept to this 'take you along' mode while giving us an education or updates on what's happening in Bangkok. Take care and hopefully see you soon up there in the new year!
Thanks Leslie.
Interesting Pat. Ta
Thanks Terence😎
New sub here; I found this video very interesting. On several of my trips to BKK I stayed in service apartments that were a shuttle ride away from Chong Nonsi, so I've ridden this line a bunch of times, but mostly just to Siam. Great to learn about other stations/areas... makes me want to explore when I'm back in BKK! Bill
Really glad you found the channel, Chong Nonsi is an area l like very much, particularly on weekends when it's quiet, l'm planning a video there soon. Glad to hear you're coming back!
@@BangkokPat Looking forward to it. Thanks!
I like your vlog best among all Thailand’s TH-camr, will visit Thailand in February
Thanks Peter, hope you consider a walking tour when you're in town!
@@BangkokPat thank you for your reply. my wife and I lived there more than one year between 92-93, have not been back to there since then, this time we are are going to stay in BKK 5 days, we are group of four with my brother in law and my sister, they are first time there, could you please give us some information about your walking tour, I will talk with them.
@@peterwei6449 Send me your email/whatsapp to djpat2000@hotmail.com and I will pass on some info to you...
Great work on these vids!
Thanks DJ😎
Another great video Pat and exactly what I need, sometimes I get a little lost trying to keep up. A good reference for when I make it back.
Thanks Shaun. Silom Line is quite short so easy to learn it all, but the Sukhumvit line is a much bigger beast....
Great video 👍
Thanks Stig😎
Can't wait to use my Rabbit card next time am in your city. Great video. Thank-you
Negative - its a bloody eyesore. Positive - Great way to get around. My experiences have always been positive with both the skytrain and the MRT. I have not done a lot of peak times travel but off peak around 50+ trips. If you are focused shopping and staying on or near sukhumvit road then MBK, siam paragon, Central World, Terminal 21 and Emporium are really easy trips on this service.
Thanks Pat, Another great video.
Agree with you about the eyesore Johnny. It's made life easier for everyone living there or visiting, but Bangkok lost a lot of its aesthetic charm when those concrete pylons went up everywhere.
Cheers Johnny, it's not an attractive mode of transport that's for sure.
This is one of your finest works Pat. The effort you put in on research and videography really shines through. I arrive in Bangkok on March 18th, can’t wait to see the place again.
@@ViewTalay Thanks Mark, I did go all out for this one, getting the best shots, and generally hanging around stations with the camera. Security are really understanding on the BTS, they let you hang over the edge of the stations to get the shot. They realise that many people like filming and shooting trains. Total opposite on the Airport Rail line, can't even have your camera in your hand, they'll come and tell you ''no photo''
hi pat , just spent two day's in Bangkok had great time now heading to my house in udon thani as always great vid.
Thanks John. Hope you explored the skytrain!
"Coming Soon: History of the BTS..." Excellent. Looking forward to it. Great video.
Yes...it's being filmed as l type!
Love the slalom near patpong
I'm a regular there
nice one pat, im back in bkk tomorrow love riding the bts , manila is hard to get around ....
Never had any inclination to travel to Manila, but I'll never say never!
@@BangkokPat LOL its different for sure ...
Going there next month. Definitely helpful
Cheers!
Thank you sir!!!
Cheers Joe 😎
Pat, these series are easily the most informative Bangkok TH-cams available. A pleasant change to the tiresome alternatives with their needless obsession to tell you how much this and that costs in between mouthfuls of food every 5 minutes with very little in the way of useful content. Should anyone ask me for information on Bangkok, I will point them straight to your site.
Thanks, glad you found it useful! I would feel cheated if l didn't offer any unseful info....
Smooth storyline, wonderful narration, and spot on editing this informative video you created! Thanks for all your hard work! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 And thanks for taking us along! Cheers!!
Thank you very much and Happy Christmas!
I have shot a lot off the sky train but never with the clarity of your videos, staying up with production is another of your channels many attributes. excellent video
1:50 From what I read, the mrt follow the mrta master plan map which says the color the opposite way around and bem follows that since they are on mrta's concession . But bts still uses their own colour.
But somebody doesn't tell them?
@@BangkokPat They know about each other's colour, but doesn't wan't to adapt. it's just like the mrt and rabbit card. nobody wants to give way to anybody so we're in this mess.
Thanks a lot man 🤗
Cheers Wella.
Great video BP,keep up the good work,more like this please 🙏 👍
Thanks mate😎
I supposed you have your GF help with Thai Captions, Pat? I still have not heard you conversate in Thai yet, so, I am assuming you are not fluent, but can understand Thai? Anyway, the videos are all well made. All lines look really convenient and fun. Your obsession with trains is obvious. It's a good thing because it shows that you put your heart, time, and effort into each vid. 👍. Looking forward to your next one.
I am not perfect in Thai but there's not much demand to speak it in my videos and l won't show off! The station captions are originals and the others made using a translation app (not google)
@@BangkokPat please, I dare you to show off. Don't let Gary Butler be the only one to bask in the glory (there are others, I am sure). 😁
Could you do one for the underground rail system? All my years of visiting BKK and I have never used the metro
There's an underground?
@@CrapKerouac Not much of a view on the window shots in those tunnels so would save me a bit of work but a shot of the station entrance would make up for that, good idea.
Great video Pat. I used to have to take buses here when I lived here in 1982. Now using Sutthisan MRT area as my travel base. The community around the station is great, the stall holders, hawkers and various characters, but I imagine it would be difficult filming people unless they gave permission.
Great video about all the stations along the Silom Line, very comprehensive! Do you have plans to do similar vids for the MRT Blue Line and Purple Line?
Eventually l will do all the lines, Purple Line next.
@@BangkokPat Will look forward to it.
Excellent video. Thank you BKK Pat!
Great video Pat. I really like and find useful the thumbnail sketch of each station. It's really hard to know what is around most of the lessor known stations and this style of vlog is great for me. 👍Have penciled in Talat Phlu for a visit on my next trip which will hopefully be in mid January 🥳
Cheers John, Talat Phlu is a good choice for exploring!
greetings May and Pat, ok from where you started I suppose , but the underground is better for Bang Wa. Sukhumvit then through past Bang Wa there are another half dozen stations too and no wicked dasterdly curves. I would love to meet you both one day and will do. Cheers
Those curves must be hell for local residents, all that noise from the tracks!
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Some great shots, especially the night ones.
Thanks! Many more night shots on the Sukhumvit Line video!
Nice work as always. Some of the Thai translations need proofread though. 😊
Those are from the actual signs at stations. But will never be perfect for those who are perfectly fluent in Thai like yourself....
What a great video! The best subway/train video I've ever seen on TH-cam. Thank you for making such awesome videos! Can you do a video of the Lak Song line too?
I will be soon I promise!
Another fantastic vid Pat. When in Bangkok, I always use the BTS as opposed to hiring a car in any other part of the country. The views of the city from the BTS are amazing, seeing the video has brought some fantastic memories flooding back.
Great to hear that, no use for a car in Bkk, taxis and bts are the way to go!
I’d like to know why Pat has a fascination with Cats?
There are six cats that live in my house and I don’t know why I really like these animals!?❤
Always had cats as a kid so l've always been a cat person! Cats seem to know that and always approach me!
Hello Pat. I hope you and May are both well. I stayed in Bang Rak, right near the Saphan Taksin station. So this line was a little familiar to me.... Cheers.
Good to hear that you got to see a bit of your old stomping ground Bill!
Such an interesting and well made video. I will have to check out the Silom line. Thanks Pat.
It's a quick ride from end to end, good fun. Get out at Wongwian Yai and explore there and Talat Phlu
Hope you do a video on the best markets in BKK post covid. THanks :)
There are many markets videos, Top 10s etc. I will do obscure ones if I ever do.
@@BangkokPat Nothing compares to the unique insight of the BKK Pat though. You bringing the old photos and compare to current market . :D keep doing you bro, watching every video
Thanks Pat!
Cheers 😎
Great episode. Nice that one can cross the river nowadays. I really look forward to next video.
As always, a great job🤗
Thanks Mikael 😎
Another excellent vid.
BTS/Skytrain/AirportLink are all fast, cheap and very easy to use.
Even the ticket office staff are very helpful, which comes as a shock after travelling for so many years on London Underground. 😁
Good vid. Love using the sky train.
Cheers Mick 🙂
omg i remember the bts opening , it all smelt so new , a few problems and skepticism in the beginning , but it s better in many regards the london underground , hats off to bkk , always nice to get out and about , see you on the next one take it easy
I remember it was all light grey and new until about 2005-6 when the smog started to take its toll....
Very informative and useful! You show a traveler how to travel to Bangkok by Skytrain with a detailed explanation!
If we can travel by public transporation, it's good because it's cheap and comfortable! Great sharing, my friend! Thanks!
Hello! Greetings from 100tour KOREA! I am new to your channel! See you, my friend! Have a great weekend!
Thank you and welcome, glad you found the channel! The skytrain is great for getting around and even better with a camera! Cheers,😎
Loved it! Finished 3 months in Thailand end of Oct. Chong Nonsi + Sala Daeng were my locals when in Bangkok, but never went past Saphan Taksin. Always something / somewhere to explore. Bangkok at night.....mesmerising. Cheers Pat.
Cheers Mark. That area has many advantages. Sathon Square area is quite quiet a night, a couple of rooftop bars then the better half of Silom Rd towards Bangrak. Soi suan Plu also within easy reach. Who needs to cross the river?
Well done! Really enjoyed travelling with you.
Thanks Johan!
At 12:00 and 12:14 minite , My condo is near Wongwian Yai Station, I rent room for a price. 10,000-12,000 baht per month
I think it's a good spot, a little busy but the location is very convenient.
At Bangwa, besides the khlong boat, you can also catch a minivan to Nakhon Pathom.
Hi Pat, another great video.
I live near Bang Wa and hoped you'd highlight that Bang Wa is a huge feat of engineering being a BTS station on top of a MRT station. Perhaps another day. Isn't it a simple idea to call both MRT/BTS stations one name. It gives 2 lines to choice from plus a few more stations along the MRT I can switch to a third line. Life is good in Bangkok!
A very informative video thanks..BTS is definitely the go to for me in BKK .
Cheers Jim.
Enjoyed that one Pat... Spent hours on the Silom line commuting for work every week, even spotted my old condo when you were crossing the river. I like living in Chiang Mai but I really miss bangers, especially that area
Good place to live from what l have seen of that area. Cheers Glenn.
If only someone could organise tours of Bangkok on the sky trains . I would go
Not much of a view from most of the skytrain. I do walking tours, so much worth seeing off the tourist trail.
@@BangkokPat Next time we are in bkk we will book a walking tour with you & I'll buy you a coffee in person. Kapai.
Interesting, as always. Your vids are a great blend of good shots, clever editing and well-researched info. I have watched every one of them, apart from your Christmas in BKK, which I am holding back for our forthcoming Christmas holiday visit. 👍
I will put out an Xmas offering, but from a not so obvious location....
If you look closely at the front of some of the trains, there’s a logo that says Porsche Design. Because Thai’s wouldn’t ride anything not considered hi-so!
There are still too many cars on the road here!
Nice little series this. Show us the sukhomvit line next. I heard its expanded.
I am doing the Sukhumvit line at the moment, it's massively longer than this line!
I remember when that whole system came into rolling, in 2000 and so, the metro already had platform edge doors, the BTS, however, had not. was astonished to see how they have that now, except for St. Louis station..... guess its time to come see BKK again finally...
Platform edge doors spoil the view when filming the Skytrain!
Great video Pat. I want you to continue these videos. I would like to learn the system and travel to any part of Bangkok. Be comfortable using it as it is cheaper and faster than the rest.
Thanks Dave, there are several coming....
Great job on the information and great shots of the trains. Caught sight of you at a train station last evening during rush hour. You were with a couple of people. I tried to go over to say hi but was pushed along by a throng of people up the escalator and my wife already went ahead. Visiting Bangkok is a culture shock with all the traffic but love taking the trains. Would have loved a chance to say high as a subscriber on your channel. Lots of luck to you.
Hi Ray, you should have said hello!
I regret not jumping out. I am here for another week, enjoying the slightly cooler weather. I would like to pop by and say hi if you will be in a particular location.
Hi Pat been watching your Vlogs for while now, I found your content to be very professional and informative especially for me as I love Bangkok / Thailand for over 45 years since I visit on my travels as a young man 22 years old in late 70s. I eventually marry a lovely Thai lady in Brisbane 28 years ago. Keep up the great work Cheers Irish Paul
Thanks Paul, dual prices come in many guises worldwide, some seem to be under the impression it's exclusively Thailand that does it.
Good video about the Skytrain. Two things that bug me about the system. Is that the Skytrain and the subway are different systems and you have to pay separately. The other is that at most stations there is only one machine that takes bills and most of the time it's broken. So bring coins or you have to go to the counter.
The ticketing could be much more efficient, in the old days the staff only gave change at the windows and didn't sell tickets, and no machines accepted notes!
Thank you yet another wonderful video. I miss going to Thailand and Bangkok but at the moment my medical condition stops me. Are well hope for the future
Hope it gets better Geoff, Bangkok awaits.....
Great video Pat, unfortunately my last visit was cut short. For my next trip I am going top devote a week to exploring on the BTS. I. am going to make a pub crawl out of it,
Sorry to hear that mate, hope it worked out for the better, there;s always a next time! What better way than a Sukhumvit pub crawl although stay away from Nana or Asok!