Editing Democracy Monument (section)

==Democracy Monument station==
{{Infobox station
| name               = <div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;"><span style="font-size:1.1em; color: white;">อนุสาวรีย์ประชาธิปไตย</span><small>{{MRT Station Numbering|PP|22}}</small></div><div style="display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;"><span style="color: orange;">Democracy Monument</span><small>{{MRT Station Numbering|OR|05}}</small></div>
| name_lang          = 
| native_name        = 
| style              = MRT
| style2             = 
| type               = {{rint|bangkok|mrt}} {{!}} {{rint|bangkok|Purple}} {{rint|bangkok|Orange}}
| address            = [[Phra Nakhon District|Phra Nakhon]], [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
| coordinates        = {{Coord|13|45|25.3|N|100|30|16.1|E|}}
| owned              = [[Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand]]
| operator           = [[Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited]]
| lines              = {{rcb|MRT|Purple}}{{rcb|MRT|Orange}}
| platforms          = 4 <small>(2 [[split platform]]s, 1 [[island platform]])</small>
| tracks             = 4
| structure          = Underground
| accessible         = Yes
| code               = {{MRT Station Numbering|PP|22}} {{MRT Station Numbering|OR|05}}
| opening            = {{Start date and age|2027}} (Purple Line)<br>{{Start date and age|2030}} (Orange line)
| former             = Phan Fa
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system=MRT
|header1=Under construction
|line1=Purple|left1=Bang Khun Phrom|right1=Sam Yot|type1=Extension 
|line2=Orange|left2=Sanam Luang|right2=Lan Luang|to-left2=Taling Chan|to-right2=Yaek Rom Klao
}}
}}

'''Democracy Monument station''' ({{Langx|th|สถานีอนุสาวรีย์ประชาธิปไตย}}) is an under construction [[MRT (Bangkok)|MRT]] station in [[Phra Nakhon district|Phra Nakhon]], [[Bangkok]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=โครงการรถไฟฟ้าสายสีม่วง ช่วงเตาปูน-ราษฎร์บูรณะ (วงแหวนกาญจนาภิเษก) |url=https://mrta-purplelinesouth.com/status/progress_station/6 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=mrta-purplelinesouth.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=New station plan irks local residents |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2599340/new-station-plan-irks-local-residents |access-date=2024-07-24 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-02 |title=Construction work on western section of Orange Line to start next year |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40042902 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=nationthailand |language=en-US}}</ref> It will be an interchange station of the [[Orange Line (Bangkok)|Orange Line]] and [[Purple Line (Bangkok)|Purple Line]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Purple Line southern extension approved |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1293806/purple-line-southern-extension-approved |access-date=2024-07-24 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title="Sky Walk" planned to link Purple, Light Green lines |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1293827/sky-walk-planned-to-link-purple-light-green-lines |access-date=2024-07-24 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref> The station will be located adjacent to Democracy Monument on [[Ratchadamnoen Avenue]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Orange Line due to fully open in 2030 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2832487/orange-line-due-to-fully-open-in-2030 |access-date=2024-07-24 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref> 

The station was previously named [[Phan Fa Lilat Bridge|Phan Fa]] after the nearby bridge. The station's planned location has come under criticism from residents and conservationists over its potential impact on historic [[Shophouse|shophouses]], some of which are over 80 years old.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Fine Arts Department|Fine Arts Department's]] approval of the station is pending.<ref name=":0" />