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Tao Pun (, also spelled Tao Poon) is a neighbourhood in
Tao Pun (, also spelled Tao Poon) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
's Bang Sue district. It is named after the country's first cement factory, established in 1913 by the Siam Cement Company, whose corporate headquarters are still located here, adjacent to Bang Sue Junction railway station
Bang Sue Junction (, ), is a railway station and junction located in Bangkok. It is situated on Thoet Damri Road, Bang Sue district. It is owned and operated by State Railway of Thailand, serves the Northern, Northeastern, and Southern Lines, a ...
on the station's west side. Today, the name most specifically refers to the area around Tao Pun Junction, where Krung Thep–Nonthaburi Road meets Pracharat Sai Song Road beneath the elevated Tao Poon MRT station
Tao Poon station (, , ) is a MRT station in Bangkok, located on Tao Poon junction in Bang Sue district, Bangkok. It is an interchange station of the Blue Line and Purple Line. It is also currently a terminal station for Purple line.
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, which connects the Blue Line and Purple Line.
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{{coord, 13, 48, 22, N, 100, 31, 50, E, type:landmark, display=title Neighbourhoods of Bangkok Bang Sue district