The Makkasan people are Muslims that migrated from Sulawesi, Indonesia to Siam in the Ayutthaya period towards the end of King Narai's reign, with the name "Makkasan" coming from the city of Makassar, now the provincial capital of South Sulawesi.

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Makkasan is the largest station on the Airport Rail Link connecting Suvarnabhumi Airport with downtown Bangkok. It was envisioned as a city air terminal where passengers could check into outgoing flights and connect to the public transportation network in Bangkok.

Located in Ratchathewi district is a large artificial lake in the center of Bangkok. Bueng Makkasan (บึงมักกะสัน) is 2.4 km long, 60 m wide and 15 m deep. It is utilized for inner Bangkok flood prevention. Now the lake is covered by the system of expressway interconnections.

Makkasan Station is a stop on the Airport Rail Link (Airport Train), which connects Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) to Bangkok city centre.

Nov 15, 2010 · The Makkasan area of Bangkok is well known as being where the main depot of the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) is as well as an area that is known for its slums. The area also contains the delightful little (old) Makkasan Station, a station that would probably trace its origins back to the opening…

Jun 4, 2018 · Makkasan repair yard: Sunlight and dust combine to shroud rail cars under repair inside a cavernous building, part of the 186-acre main repair yard for the State Railway of Thailand.

Orang Makkasan adalah warga Muslim pendatang dari Pulau Sulawesi yang sudah menetap di Negeri Siam semenjak zaman Kerajaan Ayutthaya, menjelang akhir masa pemerintahan Raja Narai. Orang Siam kala itu menyebut mereka Khaek Makkasan (แขกมักกะสัน).

Makkasan railway station is a railway station in Makkasan Subdistrict, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok.It is a class 1 railway station 5.171 km (3.2 mi) from Bangkok railway station.The station opened in January 1908 as part of the Eastern Line Bangkok–Chachoengsao Junction section. It is the location of the Makkasan Depot, which opened in 1897 when the railway started operations. [1]

Dec 15, 2021 · New Phnom Penh International Airport takes shape, Kuching ART to begin construction in 2022, and Saigon's 'ghost tower' has a new developer. Bangkok Feature Month continues this week with a look at the proposed redevelopment of the …