BTS Ghost Station

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00:00Did you know that you're paying for a BTS station that doesn't even exist?

00:05Seinaruam is a station planned between Arirang and Sepanghuay on the BTS Sukhumvit line.

00:11The station has been on the BTS map for over 20 years, but it's never been built.

00:16Back then, BTS decided it wasn't worth constructing because the area wasn't developed.

00:21Even now, Seinaruam remains just a plan, with no sign of construction starting soon,

00:26especially after delays from the COVID-19 pandemic.

00:30But here's the catch, if you're traveling between Arirang and Sepanghuay,

00:35you're being charged as if the station exists.

00:38All those similar distances may cost 16 baht, but you're paying for an imaginary stop.