Saphan Khwai
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Saphan Khwai is a major road intersection in Sam Sen Nai subdistrict, Phaya Thai
district, Bangkok
, Thailand
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The neighbourhood with lots of apartments is best known for the dense trade area with many serving shops and markets. It is also provided the BTS skytrain service at Saphan Khwai Station
. From 60's era, as the urban zone of Bangkok downtown was growth, the land which once had been countryside mostly rice farming then became urbanized with more residential and commercial area replacing along the road network, especially on the way to the former Mo Chit Bus Terminal, thereby Saphan Khwai had all facility as central downtown.
and Mo Chit Station
. At the beginning of 19th which road network had been built, the position of Saphan Khwai Intersection; where Phahon Yothin Road from south to north connects to Pradiphat Road to the west, with empty farming site in the east; is the meeting point between rice farmers, buffalo traders and also the slaughter persons. Roads at the junction, however, did not meet directly but small water way along Phahonyothin Road irrigating water from Khlong Bang Sue crosses the Pradiphat way. For the convenience in buffaloes trading, the bridge or "Saphan" had been built and was upgraded from wood to concrete built as passerby vehicles like buses or trucks increased.
Nowadays, although all the fields and buffaloes have disappeared, the name Saphan Khwai is still named for this area as the meaning of "buffaloes bridge."
Phaya Thai
Phaya Thai is a district in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is also the name of a major road, as well as a BTS Skytrain station, both of which are in the nearby Ratchathewi district....
district, Bangkok
Bangkok
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, Thailand
Thailand
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The neighbourhood with lots of apartments is best known for the dense trade area with many serving shops and markets. It is also provided the BTS skytrain service at Saphan Khwai Station
Saphan Khwai Station
Saphan Khwai station is a BTS skytrain station, on the in Phaya Thai District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Phahon Yothin road near Saphan Khwai intersection, the dense trade area with many shops, fresh markets and apartments, at the front of Saphan Khwai market and Paolo Memorial...
. From 60's era, as the urban zone of Bangkok downtown was growth, the land which once had been countryside mostly rice farming then became urbanized with more residential and commercial area replacing along the road network, especially on the way to the former Mo Chit Bus Terminal, thereby Saphan Khwai had all facility as central downtown.
Location
Northern zone of Bangkok central business district at the junction of Phahon Yothin, Pradiphat, Sutthisan Vinitchai and short link of Saliratthawiphak Road. On the way of skytrain Sukhumvit Line between AriAri Station
Ari station is a BTS skytrain station, on the in Phaya Thai District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Phahon Yothin Road at Soi Ari junction , the area with many office towers, apartments, food stalls and restaurants...
and Mo Chit Station
History
"Khwai" or water buffaloes depending are common for ploughing among southeast-Asian farmers including Thais. In the past, Saphan Khwai is one of the farming sites at the northern outskirt of Bangkok downtown, next to the northern part of Phaya Thai field, irrigated with Khlong Sam Sen and Khlong Bang Sue linking from the Chao Phraya RiverChao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital city, and then empties into the Gulf of Thailand.-Etymology:...
. At the beginning of 19th which road network had been built, the position of Saphan Khwai Intersection; where Phahon Yothin Road from south to north connects to Pradiphat Road to the west, with empty farming site in the east; is the meeting point between rice farmers, buffalo traders and also the slaughter persons. Roads at the junction, however, did not meet directly but small water way along Phahonyothin Road irrigating water from Khlong Bang Sue crosses the Pradiphat way. For the convenience in buffaloes trading, the bridge or "Saphan" had been built and was upgraded from wood to concrete built as passerby vehicles like buses or trucks increased.
Nowadays, although all the fields and buffaloes have disappeared, the name Saphan Khwai is still named for this area as the meaning of "buffaloes bridge."
Places
- Saphan Khwai Market
- Big C Supercenter
- Government Savings Bank Headquarters
- Paolo Memorial Hospital
- Sam Sen Nai Post OfficePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
(Thai Philatelic MuseumThai Philatelic MuseumThai Philatelic Museum is a museum in Phaya Thai district in Bangkok, Thailand.It was recently renovated and moved to the building behind the Samsen Nai post office at Saphan Khwai in December 2004...
) - Bangkok Health Center 11 Pradiphat
- Wat Phai Tan the only temple in Phaya Thai District
Transportation
- BTS Skytrain: Saphan Khwai StationSaphan Khwai StationSaphan Khwai station is a BTS skytrain station, on the in Phaya Thai District, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Phahon Yothin road near Saphan Khwai intersection, the dense trade area with many shops, fresh markets and apartments, at the front of Saphan Khwai market and Paolo Memorial...
- BMTA busBangkok BusBangkok Mass Transit Authority , also known as BMTA , is the main operator of public transit buses within Greater Bangkok area. It is the largest city bus system in Thailand...
: route 3 8 26 27 28 29 29A 34 38 39 44 52 59 63 77 90 108 157(air cond.) 159(air cond.) 177 502 503 509 510 513 524 - Public TaxiTaxicabA taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
and Motorbike Taxi