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Chao Phraya Express Boat

Thai transport service

Chao Phraya Express Boat
Summary

Thai transport service

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nameChao Phraya Express Boat
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catamaran air-conditioned express boatferrytype=Classic wooden boat 70 seats
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}}ownerSupattra Groupoperator=Chaophrayaexpressboat.Co., Ltdauthority=Marine Department Bangkok Metropolitan Administrationbegan_operation=1971system_length=19.88mi (32km)lines=5 Routevessels=65hub=Sathorn Pierterminals=38 Piermap=

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  • Nonthaburi–Wat Rajsingkorn
  • Nonthaburi–Sathorn Pier
  • Pakkert–Sathorn Pier
  • Nonthaburi–Sathorn Pier
  • Tourist Boat Phra Arthit–Asiatic Pier
  • Chao phraya Boat non-flag (Out of service)

The Chao Phraya Express Boat ( Ruea Duan Chao Phraya) is a transportation service in Thailand operating on the Chao Phraya River. It provides riverine express transportation between stops in the capital city of Bangkok and to Nonthaburi, the province immediately to the north. 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. Along with BTS Skytrain and Bangkok MRT, using the boats allows commuters to avoid traffic jams during the peak hours on weekdays. The 21 km route is served by 65 boats and operates from 06:00–21:30 (last departure from CEN-Sathorn pier of a yellow flagged boat) on weekdays and from 06:00–18:40 on weekends and holidays. Current prices are from THB10 (Local line for distance within one zone) to THB32 (for green-yellow flag trip on its entire route from Pakkret to Sathon), depending on the type of boat and the distance travelled. The river boats carry an average of about 40,000 passengers per day.

Boats

Express Boat on Chao Phraya River

Chao Phraya Express boats operates mainly two types of boats; all of them are built mainly out of wood.

Single-screw boat: They are able to hold around 90-120 passengers at a time and are around 26-32 m long and about 2.7 m wide. The area on the back of the boat (floor painted yellow) is normally restricted to embarking and disembarking passengers, but some people like to stand there when the boat is highly crowded. There are two 2-step stairs on each side of the boat connecting the yellow pad on the back to the passenger area inside the boat, while in between those stairs is a non-functioning on-board toilet. The engine room, in the appearance of a large wooden box, is inboard in the center line of the boat in front of the seating area. There are two rows of seats on the left and another two on the right and an aisle passing in the middle. On the newer boats, the roof from over the engine room to the middle section of the boat is raised for extra headroom because most standing passengers on crowded boats are standing there. This design has been applied to all other boats that are being built in the company's shipyards in Bangkok and Ayutthaya. These types of boats operate on all non-flagged, orange-flagged and green-yellow-flagged boats, but also off-peak direction trips of yellow-flagged boats. The fleet has about 50 boats of this type.

Twin-screw boat or "super size" boat: This type of boat holds around 120 to 180 passengers. Unlike the single-screw boat, the boat driver sits in a small pod above the passenger deck, similar to a cockpit on board a Boeing 747 airliner, giving view for passenger in the front-most row and public access to the boat's front deck for passengers who desire to watch the view from the boat's front without any obstruction (except for the Thai national flag). It is about 30–40 m long and about 5–7 m wide. Unlike a single-screw boat, its seating area stretches over the entire boat, while most seating is in front of engines. The engine rooms are placed lower than those in single-screw boats, and some passengers prefer to sit on them when it is crowded. There are 8 seats behind each engine. There are two aisles in the seating area in front of the engines and 3 aisles behind the engines. There are two toilets, one on the port and another one on the starboard, located in front of the engines. This type of boat serves as yellow flagged express boat in peak hours, and serves as tourist boats in off-peak hours. The fleet has about 15 boats of this type.

  • **Monohull Boat **
  • Catamaran boat
  • Catamaran air condition boat

All seats on board all boats have individual life jackets and there are lifebuoys around the boat that can be used in case of an emergency.

27 electric boats are under construction for the service.

Piers

Railway Pier (N11)
Phra Arthit Pier (N13) Siriraj Hospital is ahead
PierServicesTransfersLocation[[File:Flag icon orange 3.svg20px]][[File:Flag icon - yellow.svg18px]][[File:Flag icon green 4.svg20px]]No
flag[[File:Flag icon blue 1.svg20px]]
N33Pakkretปากเกร็ด●
N32Wat Klangkretวัดกลางเกร็ด●
N31/1Baan Pak Tiwanonบ้านพักข้าราชบริพารติวานนท์●
N31Ministry of Commerceกระทรวงพาณิชย์●
N30/1Phra Nang Klao Bridgeสะพานพระนั่งเกล้า●Phra Nang Klao Bridge Station
N30Nonthaburi (Pibul 3)นนทบุรี (พิบูลย์สงคราม 3)●●●●
N29/1Rama V Bridgeพระราม 5●｜●●
N29Pibul 2พิบูลย์สงคราม 2｜｜｜●
N28Wat Kienวัดเขียน●｜｜●
N27Wat Tuekวัดตึก●｜｜●
N26Wat Khemaวัดเขมา●｜｜●
N25Pibul 1พิบูลย์สงคราม 1｜｜｜●
N24Rama VII Bridgeพระราม 7●●●●
N23Wat Soi Thongวัดสร้อยทอง●｜｜●
N22Bang Poบางโพ●●●●
Bang Pho Station
N21Kiak Kaiเกียกกาย●●●●
N20Kheaw Khai Kaเขียวไข่กา●｜｜●
N19Irrigation Dept.กรมชลประทาน｜｜｜●
N18Payapพายัพ●●●●
N17/1Wat Thepakornวัดเทพากร｜｜｜●
N17Wat Thepnahreeวัดเทพนารี｜｜｜●
N16Krung Thon Bridgeสะพานกรุงธน (ซังฮี้)●｜●
N15Thewetเทเวศร์●●●●
N14Rama VIII Bridgeพระราม 8｜｜｜●
N13Phra Arthitพระอาทิตย์●｜｜●●
N12Phra Pin Klao Bridgeพระปิ่นเกล้า●●●●｜
N11Thonburi Railwayท่ารถไฟ●●●●｜
N10Wang Lang (Prannok)วังหลัง (พรานนก)●●●●●
N9Tha Changท่าช้าง●｜●●●
N8Tha Tienท่าเตียน●｜｜｜｜
N7/1Wat Arunวัดอรุณ｜｜｜●｜
N7Rajineeราชินี｜｜｜●｜
Sanam Chai Station
N6/1Yodpimanยอดพิมาน｜｜｜｜｜
N6Memorial Bridgeสะพานพุทธ●｜｜●｜
N5Rachawongseราชวงศ์●●●●●
N4Marine Dept.กรมเจ้าท่า●●●●｜
N3Si Phrayaสี่พระยา●●●●●
N2Wat Muang Kaeวัดม่วงแค｜｜｜●｜
N2/1ICONSIAMไอคอนสยาม●｜｜●●Charoen Nakhon Station
N1Orientalโอเรียลเต็ล●｜｜●｜
CENSathorn (Taksin Bridge)สาทร (ตากสิน)●●●●●
Saphan Taksin Station
S1Wat Sawetachatวัดเศวตฉัตร｜●｜
S2Wat Worachanyawasวัดวรรยาวาส｜●｜
S3Wat Rajsingkorn
Asiatiqueวัดราชสิงขร
เอเชียทีค●●●

References

References

  1. "Chao Phraya Express Boat".
  2. [http://www.chaophrayaboat.co.th/fare_e.htm Chao Phraya Express Boat Co., Ltd] {{webarchive. link. (February 18, 2008)
  3. (26 October 2020). "Thailand Gets a Fleet of Electric Ferries to Help Clean Up Bangkok".
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