Phaya Thai Road ( th, ถนนพญาไท, , ) is a major road in
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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. It begins at the south side of
Victory Monument in
Ratchathewi District and continues until
Sam Yan Intersection in
Pathum Wan District, where it intersects with
Rama IV Road
Rama IV Road ( th, ถนนพระรามที่ 4, ; usually shortened to , ) is a main road in Bangkok, Thailand. It starts at Mo Mi Junction in the area of Bangkok's Chinatown in Samphanthawong and Pom Prap Sattru Phai Districts and ...
.
Between Victory Monument and
Rama I Road, Phaya Thai Road runs directly below the Sukhumvit Line of the
BTS Skytrain.
Phaya Thai is also the name of a stop on this line, just past the intersection of Phaya Thai Road and
Si Ayutthaya Road
Si Ayutthaya Road ( th, ถนนศรีอยุธยา, , ) is a road in inner Bangkok. It starting from Ratchaprarop road at Makkasan intersection in the area of Ratchathewi district to eastward where cuts Phaya Thai road, then cuts Rama ...
.
Phaya Thai District is named after this road. Since its creation in 1966, however, the district has been subdivided several times, so that now Phaya Thai Road is no longer within Phaya Thai District.
Streets in Bangkok
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