Tha Phra ( th, ท่าพระ, ) is a main road intersection in the Wat Tha Phra Subdistrict, Bangkok Yai District in Thon Buri side,

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in 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 estimated populati ...

Characteristics & history

The intersection is the junction of Ratchadaphisek (Inner Ring Road) and

Charan Sanit Wong Road file:MRT Bang Khun Non – Charansanitwong road.jpg, 300px, Charan Sanit Wong Road in late 2019 near Charansanitwong Railway Halt and Bang Khun Non MRT Station under construction. Charan Sanit Wong Road ( th, ถนนจรัญสนิทวง� ...

s, include the first junction of Phet Kasem Road (Highway 4), the road to

southern Thailand Southern Thailand, Southern Siam or Tambralinga is a southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand region by the Kra Isthmus. Geography Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bounde ...

and the longest road in Thailand. Around Tha Phra intersection, there is an overpass 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 name "Tha Phra" comes from Wat Tha Phra (วัดท่าพระ) a

temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

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 MRT Blue Line, 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

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...

s. The most famous fruit was Burmese grape. It originated as a

three-way junction A three-way junction (or three-way intersection) is a type of intersection (road), road intersection with three arms. A Y junction (or Y intersection) generally has three arms of equal size coming at an acute angle, acute or obtuse angle to each ...

of Phet Kasem and Charan Sanit Wong Roads, the expansion of Ratchadaphisek Road in the 1980s turned it into a four-way intersection. 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 si ...

**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: route 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