Surasak

Surasak station is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line in Bang Rak and Sathon districts, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Sathon Road to the east of Sathon-Surasak intersection.

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Type: Metro station
Description: railway station
Also known as: “Surasak BTS station” and “Surasak BTS Station”
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Louis Catholic Church and Saint Louis Hospital.

Saint Louis Catholic Church

Church

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Saint Louis Church is a Roman Catholic church in Sathon district, Bangkok, Thailand. Named after Louis IX, also known as St Louis, the only French king to be canonised as a saint, it is part of the complex on Sathon Road which includes Saint Louis Hospital. Saint Louis Catholic Church is situated 260 metres east of Surasak.

Saint Louis Hospital

Hospital

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Saint Louis Hospital is a large private Catholic hospital in Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand. Named for Saint Louis; the King of France, the hospital was founded by Bishop Vey in 1898 following the adjacent Saint Louis Church, making it the first Catholic hospital in Thailand. Saint Louis Hospital is situated 390 metres east of Surasak.

Lerdsin Hospital

Hospital

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Lerdsin Hospital is a hospital located in Bang Rak District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is a main teaching hospital for the College of Medicine, Rangsit University. Lerdsin Hospital is situated 470 metres northwest of Surasak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bang Rak and Suriyawong.

Bang Rak

Quarter

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Bang Rak is a khwaeng and historic neighbourhood in Bangkok's Bang Rak District. It lies between the Chao Phraya River and Charoen Krung Road, and was home to communities of European expatriates who settled in the area mostly during the second half of the 19th century as Siam opened up to the West.