350px, Aerial view of Khlongh Tan intersection. Khlong Tan ( th, คลองตัน, ) is an intersection and its surrounding 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 estima ...

's Suan Luang sub-district, Suan Luang district.

History

Khlong Tan is a minor tributary of

Khlong Saen Saep Khlong Saen Saep (, ) is a canal ''(khlong)'' in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachinburi Province and Chachoengsao Province, Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat service in ...

that connects to Khlong Phra Khanong (currently considered part of Khlong Saen Saep) that flows through this area. The longest canal in Thailand with distance is 72 km (about 44 mi) from the downtown Bangkok to the

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Chachoengsao province Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in eastern Thailand. History ''Chachoengsao'' or ''Paet Riu'' ('eight stripes') is a province in eastern Thailand. It has a ...

. Khlong Saen Saep was dug during the reign of King

Nangklao Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam u ...

(Rama III) in the early Rattanakosin period. Most of the workmen are Muslims from

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, including the

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. When the canal was finished he allowed these Muslims to settle down the length of the canal, ranging from the present-day Bobae neighbourhood (the end of

Khlong Maha Nak Khlong Maha Nak ( th, คลองมหานาค, ) is a ''khlong'' (canal) in Bangkok and considered one of Bangkok's oldest canals. It starts from Khlong Rop Krung (old city moat) in the area of Mahakan Fort and Wat Saket's Golden Mount and ...

area and Khlong Saen Saep is a continuation) in

Pom Prap Sattru Phai Pom Prap Sattru Phai ( th, ป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย, , or popularly just called Pom Prap, ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Dusit, Pathum Wan, ...

district hereafter. It is assumed that the name of "Khlong Tan" is distorted from the word "Kalantan" (กลันตัน), referring to Kelantan State in

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. Their hometown. The canal divided into two phases; Khlong Saen Saep Tai (คลองแสนแสบใต้, "south Saen Saep"), also known as Khlong Bang Kapi, this phase has an end at Khlong Tan; and Khlong Sean Saep Nuea (คลองแสนแสบเหนือ, "north Saen Saep") is a phase that continues from Khlong Tan as far as terminates at Chachoengsao province where it confluence

Bang Pakong river The Bang Pakong ( th, แม่น้ำบางปะกง, , ) is a river in east Thailand. The river originates at the confluence of the Phra Prong River and the Hanuman River near Kabin Buri, Prachinburi Province. It empties after 231 k ...

Characteristics

It is where

Phetchaburi Phetchaburi ( th, เพชรบุรี, ) or Phet Buri () is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of Phetchaburi Province. In Thai, Phetchaburi means "city of diamonds" (''buri'' meaning "city" in Sanskrit). It is approx ...

(section New Phetchaburi) and Soi Sukhumvit 71 (Pridi Banomyong)—the downtown's eastward and northward roads—ends, and is also the beginning of Phatthanakan and

Ramkhamhaeng Ram Khamhaeng ( th, รามคำแหง, ) or Pho Khun Ram Khamhaeng Maharat ( th, พ่อขุนรามคำแหงมหาราช, ), also spelled Ramkhamhaeng, was the third king of the List of monarchs of Thailand#Phra Ruan ...

roads. There is an

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along the Phetchaburi–Phatthanakan direction. Khlong Tan originated as a

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where the end of Phetchaburi met Ramkhamhaeng, and Pridi Banomyong roads. The expansion of Phatthanakan road in 1976 made it

four-way intersection An intersection or an at-grade junction is a junction where two or more roads converge, diverge, meet or cross at the same height, as opposed to an interchange, which uses bridges or tunnels to separate different roads. Major intersections a ...

like today.

Transportation

The area is served by the Ramkhamhaeng station (A5) of the

State Railway of Thailand The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) ( th, การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย, abbrev. รฟท., ) is the state-owned rail operator under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport in Thailand. History The SRT was ...

(SRT), whose

Airport Rail Link An airport rail link is a service providing passenger rail transport from an airport to a nearby city by mainline or commuter trains, rapid transit, people mover, or light rail. Direct links operate straight to the airport terminal, while o ...

(ARL) passes through.

Khlong Saen Saep boat service The Khlong Saen Saep boat service is a water bus operating on the Saen Saep Canal in Bangkok through the city's commercial districts. The Khlong Saen Saep boat service has been in operation since 1990. The 18 kilometre route is served by 10 ...

ran through the area, docking to pick up passengers at Sapan Klongtun pier (E13) near the intersection.

Accidents

In the year 2019, the overpass has an accident when motorcyclists drive at high speeds. Causing three deaths at the same point in a matter of months.

References

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