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Bangkok, Thailand, has an extensive water transport system serving passengers crossing or travelling along the Chao Phraya River as well as certain canals. [1] The Chao Phraya Express Boat service is a water bus which carries passengers along the Chao Phraya, regularly serving thirty-four stops from Rat Burana to Nonthaburi.
Established in 1971, the Chao Phraya Express Boat Company serves both local commuters and tourists. It also offers special tourist boats and a weekend river boat tours, as well as offering boats available for charter. [1] Along with BTS Skytrain and Bangkok MRT, using the boats allows commuters to avoid traffic jams during the peak hours on ...
Sathorn Pier (Thai: ท่าสาทร), with designated pier code/number CEN, is a major pier on the Chao Phraya River located beneath the Taksin Bridge, Sathorn Road in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the main pier for the Chao Phraya Express Boat and MINE Smart Ferry with all services stopping at this pier.
The river has long served as an important channel of water transport, although it was only after the opening of Rama VI Bridge in 1927 that a permanent land transport structure existed over the river. This page lists permanent crossings of the Chao Phraya, starting from the river mouth and continuing upstream to its source.
Chao Phraya Express boats Orange Flag operates mainly two types of boats; all of them are built mainly out of wood. [3]Single-screw boat: They are able to hold around 90–120 passengers at a time and are around 26–32 m (85–105 ft) long and about 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) wide.
The Khlong Saen Saep boat service is a water bus operating on the Saen Saep Canal in Bangkok, Thailand. It has been in operation since 1 October 1990. [1] The 18-km route is served by 100 boats of 40–50 seats. It operates from 05:30 to 20:30 daily on weekdays and to 19:00 on weekends. Prices range from 8 to 20 baht. The service, run by a ...
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Presently, the pier is one of the main ports for passenger ferries crossing Chao Phraya River to Tha Din Daeng, another Bangkok's Chinatown. The ferry or passenger ship business is owned by the private company. [1] [2] Based on 2002 data, about 25,000 people use this pier per day. [3]