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U Taphao Railway Station
U Taphao railway station is a railway station located in Phlu Ta Luang Subdistrict, Sattahip District, Chon Buri, Thailand. It is a class 1 railway station located 189.00 km from Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) railway station. U-Tapao International Airport U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport , also spelled ''Utapao'' and ''U-Taphao'', is a joint civil–military public international airport serving the cities of Rayong and Pattaya in Eastern Thailand. It is in the Ban Chang distri ... is located nearby the station. Background The station opened on 10 November 2023 as part of the reopening of the Eastern Line Ban Phlu Ta Luang– Sattahip Port (Chuk Samet) section. References {{State Railway of Thailand Railway Stations, e=yes Railway stations in Thailand opened in 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phlu Ta Luang Subdistrict
250px, Ban Phlu Ta Luang railway station on December 4, 2023 Phlu Ta Luang (, ) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) in Sattahip district of Chonburi province, eastern Thailand. History About 100 years ago, Phlu Ta Luang area was still the forestlands with Khao Ta Luang, Khao Tabak and many other hills. In the Ta Luang Valley, clear streams flowed from Khlong Ta Luang to Khlong Phai canals, where it empties into the sea (Gulf of Thailand) at Ban U-tapao village. The roaming of the folks in those days, the main means of transport were wagons and boats. Phlu Ta Luang was also considered a seaport with merchant ships passing by. It was one of the most prosperous seaside settlements on the eastern border. At 1:00 AM on August 5, 2022, a fire broke out in Mountain B nightclub a total of 14 people died, making it the first great fire in the locality. Administration Most of Phlu Ta Luang is administered by Subdistrict Administrative Organization Phlu Ta Luang (SAO Phlu Ta Luang). Some p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spans . Thailand Template:Borders of Thailand, is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast and east by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the state capital and List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, largest city. Tai peoples, Thai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th to 11th centuries. Greater India, Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon kingdoms, Mon, Khmer Empire, and Monarchies of Malaysia, Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Transport (Thailand)
The Ministry of Transport ( Abrv: MOT; , ) is the ministry of the Government of Thailand responsible for the development, construction, and regulation of the nation's land, marine, and air transportation systems. History The Ministry of Transport was previously known as the Ministry of Communications (although the name is the same in Thai), and was founded in 1941. Its English name was changed to the Ministry of Transport in 2002, when the Reorganisation of Ministries, Government Agencies and Departments, B.E. 2545 Act came into force. It stipulated that the Ministry of Transport (the former Ministry of Communications) would have overall responsibility for transportation, transportation-related businesses, traffic planning, and transport infrastructure development. , the ministry is headed by Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit. Organization The MOT is composed of ministry departments and profit-making state enterprises. Departments * Office of the Minister * Office o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Railway Of Thailand
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) (, abbrev. รฟท., ) is the state-owned rail operator under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport (Thailand), Ministry of Transport in Thailand. History The SRT was founded as the Royal State Railways of Siam (RSR) in 1890. Chulalongkorn, King Chulalongkorn ordered the Department of Railways to be set up under the Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning. Construction of the Bangkok railway station, Bangkok-Ayutthaya railway station, Ayutthaya railway (), the first part of the Northern Line, was started in 1890 and inaugurated on 26 March 1897. The Thon Buri railway station, Thon Buri-Phetchaburi railway station, Phetchaburi line (), later the Southern Line, was opened on 19 June 1903. The first railway commander of the RSR was Purachatra Jayakara, Prince Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet. The Northern Line was originally built as , but in September 1919 it was decided to standardize on and the Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok Railway Station
Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) railway station (, ) is a list of railway stations in Thailand, railway station in Pathum Wan district, Pathum Wan, the former central station, central passenger terminal in Bangkok and the former railway hub of Thailand. It is in the center of the city in the Pathum Wan district, and is operated by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). Long distance trains moved to the new central station at Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal in 2023. Naming The station was officially referred to by the State Railway of Thailand as Bangkok railway station or ''Sathani Rotfai Krung Thep'' (สถานีรถไฟกรุงเทพ) in Thai. Hua Lamphong () was originally the informal name of the station, used by locals, tourist guides and the public press. In all documents published by the State Railway of Thailand (such as train tickets, timetables, and tour pamphlets) the station is uniformly transcribed as Krungthep (กรุงเทพ) in Thai. As of 19 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U-Tapao International Airport
U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport , also spelled ''Utapao'' and ''U-Taphao'', is a joint civil–military public international airport serving the cities of Rayong and Pattaya in Eastern Thailand. It is in the Ban Chang district of Rayong province. It also serves as the U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, home of the Royal Thai Navy First Air Wing. U-Tapao is the home of a large Thai Airways maintenance facility, servicing that airline's aircraft as well as those of other customers. Due to the blockade of Bangkok's airports by opposition protesters, U-Tapao briefly became the main air gateway to Thailand between 26 November and 5 December 2008. As both of Bangkok's international airports essential to the country's tourist boom are operating beyond capacity as of 2015, U-Tapao in particular has been eyed as an alternate international gateway due to its relative proximity to the capital. Location U-Tapao lies approximately southeast of Bangkok, south of Sukh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Line (Thailand)
Eastern Line () is a railway line in Thailand, built and owned by State Railway of Thailand (SRT), located in Bangkok, Chachoengsao Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Prachinburi Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chonburi Province, and Rayong Province. It is the most important freight transport line in Thailand because there are many freight trains on the line. It was opened on 24 January 1907. There are plans to incorporate the line as part of the eastern branch line on the Kunming–Singapore railway. Route description The lines are divided into three main lines: * Aranyaprathet Main Line: from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet, Sa Kaeo Province (with an extension to Poipet, Cambodia) * Chuk Samet Main Line: from Bangkok to Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, there is only one passenger train per day. * Phra Phutthachai Line: shortcut linking Eastern Line and the Northeastern Line (Thailand), there are only freight trains on this line, and there is one tunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
