Kalantan กลันตัน
MRT
General information
Location	Suan Luang District, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates	13°43′31″N 100°38′30″E / 13.7253°N 100.6418°E / 13.7253; 100.6418
Owned by	Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
Operated by	Eastern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (EBM)
Line(s)	Yellow Line
Other information
Station code	YL12
History
Opened	3 June 2023
Services
Preceding station Metropolitan Rapid Transit Following station Hua Mak towards Lat Phrao Yellow Line Si Nut towards Samrong

Kalantan station (Thai: สถานีกลันตัน, pronounced [sā.tʰǎː.nīː kā.lān.tān]) is a Bangkok MRT station on the Yellow Line. The station is located on Srinagarindra Road in Suan Luang District, Bangkok.^[1] The station has four entrances.^[2] It opened on 3 June 2023 as part of trial operations on the line between Samrong and Hua Mak.^[3]

Naming

Platforms

The naming of the station was heavily debated online in June 2022, as some considered the name's similarity to that of Kelantan state in Malaysia inappropriate. The station's name however was retained due to historical reasons. "Khlong Kalantan" was a canal constructed during the reign of King Rama III as a link between Khlong Saen Saep and Khlong Phra Khanong to supplement troop transport for the Siamese-Vietnamese wars. The workers were from the tributary Patani Kingdom which was ruled by the Kelantanese dynasty, and thus the canal was named 'Kalantan' canal, reflective of those who dug it. Nearby infrastructure also bear the name 'Kalantan' such as Khlong Kalantan School.^[4]

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