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Thai Smile Bus
Thai Smile Bus (Thai: บริษัทไทยสมายล์บัสจำกัด) is a major private bus operator in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces that provides bus service under a concession issued by the Thai Ministry of Transport. Since it launched service in 2022, Thai Smile Bus has progressively taken over bus routes in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region from other providers, including the public operator, Bangkok Mass Transit Authority. Fares start from 15 baht, with the entire fleet consisting of EV buses, aimed at reducing carbon emissions. As of 2025, TSB runs 123 bus routes in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces as part of a plan to reform bus operations in and around Bangkok. The company also operates electric ferries along the Chao Phraya River and Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok branded as Thai Smile Boat. History The company was registered on 9 June 2020 with Kulpornphat Wongmajarapinya as CEO and Chairwoman, who retains a 51% majority ownershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Bangkok
The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) (; ; ), may refer to a government-defined "political definition" of the urban region surrounding the metropolis of Bangkok, or the built-up area, i.e., urban agglomeration of Bangkok, Thailand, which varies in size and shape, and gets filled in as development expands. The political definition is defined as the metropolis and the five adjacent provinces of Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, and Samut Sakhon. Area and population The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (political definition) covers an area of 7,762 km2. Due to the success of the service and tourism industry in Bangkok, the city has gained in popularity for work among provincial Thais from the rural areas and with people from many countries in the Indochina region as well as many South Asian countries. Since around the turn of the century, there has been a large influx of Indians into Thailand (especially Punjabis, Gujaratis, Tamils and Pashtuns), and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khlong Toei
Khlong Toei (also Klong Toey, , ) is a districts of Bangkok, district in central Bangkok, long known for its slum. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River and contains major port facilities. It is also the site of a major market, the Khlong Toei Market. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from the north): Watthana district, Watthana, Phra Khanong district, Phra Khanong, Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province (across the Chao Phraya River, Chao Phraya), Yan Nawa district, Yan Nawa, Sathon district, Sathon, and Pathum Wan district, Pathum Wan. History The area has a history dating back to the ninth century as a port to cities upstream along the Chao Phraya River, such as Pak Nam Phra Pradaeng (Thai: เมืองปากน้ำพระประแดง) (as opposed to the current Phra Pradaeng district) built during the King Phutthayotfa Chulalok period. Khlong Thanon Trong (Thai: คลองถนนตรง) was a khlong (canal) and a parallel road built by K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Transport In Bangkok
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter#Other usages, charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck bus, single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker bus, double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. coach (vehicle), Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers requir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Bangkok
Bangkok has 9.7 million automobiles and motorbikes, a number the government says is eight times more than can be properly accommodated on existing roads. And those numbers are increasing by 700 additional cars and 400 motorbikes every day. Charoen Krung Road, the first road to be built by Western techniques, was completed in 1864. Since then, the road network has expanded to accommodate the sprawling city's needs. Besides roads, Bangkok is served by several other transport systems. Bangkok's canals and ferries historically served as a major mode of transport, but they have long since been eclipsed by land traffic. A complex elevated Thai expressway system, expressway network and Don Mueang Tollway, Tollway helps bring traffic into and out of the city centre, but Bangkok's rapid growth has put a large strain on infrastructure. By the late-1970s, Bangkok became known as "the city of traffic disaster". Although rail transport was introduced in 1893 and Trams in Bangkok, electric tram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok BRT
The Bangkok BRT is a bus rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand that consists of one line connecting Sathorn with Ratchaphruek. The route has 14 stations in the centre of the road that give at grade access to the right hand side of the buses. Both termini connect to the Silom Line of the BTS Skytrain; Sathorn station with Chong Nonsi BTS station and Ratchaphruek with Talat Phlu BTS station. The Bangkok BRT runs at-grade with exclusive bus lanes in some sections. Unlike most bus rapid transit routes around the world, Bangkok BRT uses smaller, non-articulated 12-metre buses. Since service upgrades that commenced on 1 September 2024, Bangkok BRT has been served by low-floor CRRC electric buses. The line is owned by Krungthep Thanakom PCL, the holdings enterprise of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), and operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain. It is a system run separately from the publicly-run BMTA buse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tops Supermarket
Tops is a grocery chain in Thailand. Co-founded by the then-parent of U.S.-based Tops Markets LLC, the chain is operated under the name Tops Supermarket in Thailand by Central Food Retail, a subsidiary of Central Retail Corporation. In addition to Tops Supermarket, some branches are called Tops, Tops Daily, Tops Food Hall, and Tops Fine Food. It is the largest supermarket chain in Thailand and operates 235 stores nationwide. History The company was established as CRC Ahold Co., Ltd. in 1996 by integration of Robinson Department Store and Central Group supermarket business and formed a joint venture with Royal Ahold Co., Ltd., a Netherlands-based supermarket operator, owning a 49 percent stake. The stores were renamed ''Tops Supermarket'', which Ahold borrowed from its U.S. supermarket holding, Tops Markets, but did not reuse its red diamond logo. Tops Supermarket's first branch is in Royal City Avenue. In December 1996 and 1998, Robinson sold all of its invested shares to Ahol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Baht
The baht (; , ; currency sign, sign: ฿; ISO 4217, code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). Prior to decimalisation, the baht was divided into eight ''fueang'' (, ), each of eight ''at'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-most-frequently used world payment currency as of December 2023. History ImageSize = width:1500 height:auto barincrement:15 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:30 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1250 till:2050 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:50 start:1250 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:10 start:1250 Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(1,1,1) id:r value:rgb(0.5,0,0) id:p value:rgb(1,0.1,0.6) id:o value:rgb(1,0.3,0) id:y value:rgb(0.9,0.7,0.1) id:g value:rgb(0,0.4,0) id:m value:rgb(0,0.8,0) id:b value:r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banglamphu
Bang Lamphu, also spelled Banglampoo or Banglamphu (, ; in the past, it was often misspelled บางลำภู) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok located in Phra Nakhon District. The history of the Bang Lamphu community dates to the establishment of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, or earlier. Bang Lamphu covers an area north of Phra Nakhon both inside and outside Rattanakosin Island from Phra Athit to Samsen Roads, which leads toward Dusit District. Most of the area of Bang Lamphu is in Talat Yot Subdistrict, with some spreading to various nearby subdistricts including Chana Songkhram, Bowon Niwet, Ban Phan Thom up till Wat Sam Phraya. History The name "Bang Lamphu" can mean ''area of mangrove apple'' (''lamphu'' is Thai for mangrove apple). Mangrove apples (''Sonneratia caseolaris'') once flourished along waterways in the area, including the Khlong Bang Lamphu and Chao Phraya River. There are no more mangrove apple trees in the local Santi Chai Prakan Park, since the last on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krung Thon Buri BTS Station
Krung Thon Buri station (, }) is an interchange station of BTS Skytrain's Silom Line and Gold Line in Khlong San District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is on Krung Thon Buri Road. It was the first station of Bangkok's rapid transit system in Thonburi (The west bank of Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya River is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Etymology Written evidence of the river being referred to by the ...). The Silom Line station opened on 15 May 2009, together with Wongwian Yai station on the Skytrain extension. The Gold Line station opened on 16 December 2020, together with Charoen Nakhon station and Khlong San station, the only two other stations of the line. Station layout Gallery File:202403 Silom Line Platform of Krung Thon Buri Station.jpg, Platform of Silom Line File:Gold Line train at Krung Thon Buri station.jpg, A Gold Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekkamai Bus Terminal
Bangkok Bus Terminal (Ekkamai) , commonly known as Ekkamai Bus Terminal, is one of the three main long-distance bus stations serving Greater Bangkok. Managed by The Transport Company, it is the main spot for those who are traveling by bus along the coast to and from Eastern Thailand. The station is located on the intersection between Sukhumvit and Ekkamai roads. The station was opened on 1 January 1960. Unlike the other two main long-distance bus terminals serving Greater Bangkok (Mo Chit 2 bus terminal The Bangkok Bus Terminal (Chatuchak), colloquially known as Mo Chit 2 () or New Mo Chit, is one of the three main long-distance bus stations serving Greater Bangkok. It is operated by the state enterprise The Transport Co., Ltd., and serves as t ... and New Southern Bus Terminal), Ekkamai Bus Terminal has never been relocated. The station is located close to the Ekkamai BTS station of the Sukhumvit Line. In 2025, The Ministry of Transport is considering moving all three mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Public Health (Thailand)
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH; , ) is a Government of Thailand, Thai governmental body responsible for the oversight of Health in Thailand, public health in Thailand. It is commonly referred to in Thailand by its abbreviation ''so tho'' (). The headquarters of the ministry is located in Mueang Nonthaburi District, Mueang Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi, and served by Ministry of Public Health MRT station on the MRT Purple Line. History In Thailand before 1888 there were no permanent, public hospitals to provide care to sick people. Temporary hospitals were set up to care for patients during epidemics, then disbanded when the epidemic subsided. Under King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) a hospital was constructed and completed in 1888 and named "Siriraj Hospital" in commemoration of the king's young son, Prince Siriraj Kakudhabhand, who had died of dysentery. King Vajiravudh, King Chulalongkorn's successor, established Department of Health on 27 November 1918. During the reign of King Rama VI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
