Tha Phra


Tha Phra is a main road intersection in Wat Tha Phra subdistrict, Bangkok Yai district, Bangkok. The roads that intersect here are Ratchadaphisek, Charan Sanit Wong Road, and Phet Kasem Road. It is one of the most important intersection in the Thon Buri side of Bangkok.

Characteristics &; history

Tha Phra Intersection is where Ratchadaphisek Road meets Charan Sanit Wong Road, and also marks the first major junction of Phet Kasem Road, which is the longest road in Thailand and the main highway to the southern provinces.
The area features an overpass crossing Phet Kasem Road and an underpass connecting Ratchadaphisek and Charan Sanit Wong Roads. It is considered one of the most congested intersections on the Thonburi side, west of the Chao Phraya river.
The name "Tha Phra" comes from Wat Tha Phra, a temple located near the intersection on the inbound side of Charan Sanit Wong Road.
Tha Phra Intersection is also the location of Tha Phra MRT Station on the MRT Blue Line, which serves as an self-interchange between the Bang Sue–Tha Phra and the Hua Lamphong–Lak Song segments of the line.
Before Phet Kasem Road was constructed in the 1950s, Tha Phra and its surrounding areas were filled with canals and fruit orchards. The most notable fruit grown in the area was the Burmese grape.
Originally a three-way junction between Phet Kasem and Charan Sanit Wong Roads, the area was transformed into a four-way intersection following the expansion of Ratchadaphisek Road in 1983. The overpass was completed and opened in 1991.

Surroundings

  • Phet Kasem
  • *Saiprasit Wittaya School
  • *Saiprasit Business Administration Technological College
  • *Naowa Chamnian Bridge
  • *Tha Phra Rungruang Market
  • Phet Kasem
  • *Tha Phra Market
  • *Wat Pradu Chimphli
  • *Wat Pradu Chimphli School
  • *Wat Pradu Nai Songtham
  • *Wat Pradu Nai Songtham School
  • *Wat Nuannoradit
  • *Wat Nuannoradit School
  • *Bang Phai Bridge
  • *Bangkokthonburi Vocational College
  • *Krungthep Business Vocational College
  • 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
  • *Ratchada-Tha Phra Hospital
  • *The Mall Tha Phra

    Transportation

  • MRT Subway: Tha Phra MRT station
  • BMTA and affiliated's buses routes: 4-36, 4-48, 4-10, 4-41, 4-12, 4-43, 4-46, 4-47, 4-60, 91ก, 4-19, 4-52, 4-25, 4-54E, 2-22, 4-60, 4-63