The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning or OTP ( th, สำนักงานนโยบายและแผนการขนส่งและจราจร) is a department of the

Thai government 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 t ...

, under the

Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government ag ...

. It is responsible for creating policy for transport and traffic. It was created in 2002 as part of a policy reform. It is responsible for planning mass transit in Thailand via master plans such as the Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region or M-Map, and feasibility studies such as those for the Khon Kaen Light Rail. It does not operate transit networks, which may be managed by the MRTA,

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 ...

or private enterprises. The current Director General is Sarawut Songsivilai.

External links

About OTPOTP official website

References

Government departments of Thailand Transport organizations based in Thailand Ministry of Transport (Thailand) {{Thailand-transport-stub