Tha Phra ( th, ท่าพระ, ) is a main road intersection in the Wat Tha Phra

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, Bangkok Yai District in

Thon Buri __NOTOC__ Thonburi ( th, ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which i ...

side,

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 ...

Characteristics & history

The intersection is the junction of

Ratchadaphisek Ratchadaphisek Road ( th, ถนนรัชดาภิเษก, ) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. Conceived in 1971 and opened in 1976, it connects earlier portions including Asok Montri, Wong Sawang and Charan Sanitwong Roads to form ...

(Inner Ring Road) and

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s, include the first junction of

Phet Kasem Road Phet Kasem Road (, , )ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน. ''อ่านอย่างไร และ เขียนอย่างไร ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน.'' พิมพ์ครั้งที่ ...

(Highway 4), the road to

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and the longest road in Thailand. Around Tha Phra intersection, there is an

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on the junction of Phet Kasem Road, and a tunnel between Ratchadapisek with Charan Sanit Wong Roads. It is considered one of the most traffic jam intersection of Thonburi side (west bank of

Chao Phraya river The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

). The name "Tha Phra" comes from Wat Tha Phra (วัดท่าพระ) a

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located near the intersection, on the inbound side of Charan Sanit Wong Road. Tha Phra intersection is the location of

Tha Phra MRT station Tha Phra station (, , ) is an MRT Blue Line station, located at Tha Phra Intersection, Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok. It is the self-interchange station of MRT Blue Line and a terminal station. The station was opened in two stages. First stage ...

on the

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, which allows interchange between the Bang Sue–Tha Phra and Hua Lamphong–Lak Song segments of the line. In the era before Phet Kasem Road was cut (1950), Tha Phra and vicinities are all fruit orchards and

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s. The most famous fruit was

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. It originated as a

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of Phet Kasem and Charan Sanit Wong Roads, the expansion of Ratchadaphisek Road in the 1980s turned it into a

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. The overpass was completed and opened in 1991.

Surroundings

*''Phet Kasem side'' **Wiboon Business Administration College **Saiprasit Wittaya School and Saiprasit Business Administration Technological College **Naowa Chamnian Bridge **Tha Phra Rungruang Market **

Wat Pradu Chimphli Wat Pradu Chimphli ( th, วัดประดู่ฉิมพลี; also spelled: Wat Pradu Chimplee or Wat Pradoochimplee) is an ancient civilian Thai Buddhist temple in Wat Tha Phra Subdistrict, Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok's Thonburi s ...

**Wat Pradu Chimphli School **Wat Pradu Nai Songtham **Wat Pradu Nai Songtham School **

Wat Nuannoradit Wat Nuannoradit ( th, วัดนวลนรดิศ) is the 3rd ranked temple in Thailand. It is on the western side of the Khlong Bangkok Yai (Bangkok Yai canal) and opposite Wat Praduchimplee and Wat Nuan Noradit School. History Wat Nuann ...

**Wat Nuannoradit School *''Charan Sanit Wong side'' **Wat Tha Phra **Tha Phra Police Station **Wat Chao Mun **Wat Chao Mun School **Siam Technological College **Sesawech Vidhaya School *''Ratchadapisek side'' **Prasart Wittaya Anuchon School **Bangkok Yai District Office ** Talat Phlu BTS Station **

Talat Phlu 300px, Thoet Thai Road is the main thoroughfare of Talat Phlu quarter Talat Phlu or Talad Phlu ( th, ตลาดพลู, ) is a community and marketplace by the canal Khlong Bangkok Yai in Talat Phlu subdistrict, Thon Buri district, Thonburi sid ...

**Ratchada-Tha Phra Hospital **The Mall Tha Phra

Transportation

* MRT Subway:

Tha Phra MRT Station Tha Phra station (, , ) is an MRT Blue Line station, located at Tha Phra Intersection, Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok. It is the self-interchange station of MRT Blue Line and a terminal station. The station was opened in two stages. First stage ...

* BMTA bus:

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7 (ceased), 7ก, 42, 57, 68, 80, 80ก, 81, 84, 84ก, 89, 91ก, 101, 108, 146 (ceased), 165, 169 (ceased), 189, 710 (air cond.) 7, 80, 81, 84, 91, 147, 157, 171, 509, 542 (ceased), 547

References

{{reflist Neighbourhoods of Bangkok Bangkok Yai district Road junctions in Bangkok