The Ministry of Transport (
Abrv: MOT; th, กระทรวงคมนาคม, ) 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
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 (CAAT)
* Department of Highways (DOH)
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Department of Rural Roads
Department of Rural Roads (DRR) ( th, กรมทางหลวงชนบท) is a department of the Thai government, under the Ministry of Transport. It maintains rural roads, under a different numbering scheme from national roads, which ar ...
(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 wa ...
(SRT)
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Port Authority of Thailand (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 (EXAT)
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(BEM)
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Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA)
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*
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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 b ...
Transport
Transport organizations based in Thailand
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