The Ministry of Transport (
Abrv: MOT; th, กระทรวงคมนาคม, ) is the ministry of the
Government of Thailand
The Government of Thailand, or formally the Royal Thai Government ( Abrv: RTG; th, รัฐบาลไทย, , ), is the unitary government of the Kingdom of Thailand. The country emerged as a modern nation state after the foundation of ...
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
Saksayam Chidchob.
Organization
The MOT is composed of ministry departments and profit-making state enterprises.
Departments
* Office of the Minister
* Office of the Permanent Secretary
* Marine Department
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Department of Land Transport (DLT)
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Department of Airports (DOA)
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Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT; th, สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย), is an independent agency of the Thai government under the oversight of the Minister of Tr ...
(CAAT)
* Department of Highways (DOH)
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Department of Rural Roads (DRR)
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(OTP)
* Department of Rail Transport (DRT)
State enterprises
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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)
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Port Authority of Thailand
The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) ( th, การท่าเรือแห่งประเทศไทย, ) is a government agency of Thailand, responsible for the regulation and governance of the ports of Thailand, primarily the ports of ...
(PAT)
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Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand or MRTA ( th, การรถไฟฟ้าขนส่งมวลชนแห่งประเทศไทย) is a state enterprise under the Ministry of Transport of Thailand. It is responsible the ope ...
(MRTA)
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Expressway Authority of Thailand
The Expressway Authority of Thailand ( th, การทางพิเศษแห่งประเทศไทย) (EXAT) is a state enterprise under the Ministry of Transport. It was founded in 1972, and operates Thailand's expressway ( ''than ...
(EXAT)
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(BEM)
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Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
Bangkok Mass Transit Authority ( th, องค์การขนส่งมวลชนกรุงเทพ), also known as BMTA ( th, ขสมก. ), is the main operator of public transit buses within the Greater Bangkok area. It is the lar ...
(BMTA)
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The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT)
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* Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Co, Limited
* THAI-AMADEUS Southeast Asia Company Limited
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Airport Rail Link Co, Limited
References
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
Transport
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, an ...
Transport organizations based in Thailand
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