Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem boat service

Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Boat
Krung Kasem Boat
Handicapped/disabled access ferry/water interchange
Locale Thailand Bangkok
WaterwayKhlong Phadung Krung Kasem
Line    Thewarat-Hua Lamphong
    Hua Lamphong-Thewarat
System length3mi (5 km)
No. of vessels9
No. of terminals11 Pier

The Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem boat service operates an 4 kilometre route on the Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem in Bangkok. The service was introduced in 2016 as part of the revitalisation program of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem and to alleviate road traffic in the inner city area. It was the first boat service in Bangkok that operated with electric boats and initially operated with only 4 boats, each with a capacity of 12 seats, which ran from Hua Lamphong to Thewarat Market. This was later increased to 7 boats on the route. The service was suspended following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Thailand in 2020 and there was much debate on the economic value of reopening the route. On 15 March 2023, the boat service reopened with 8 boats, following redevelopment plans along the canal.[1] The service is currently operated by Krungthep Thanakom PCL, which is currently cooperating with King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi on the development of electric boats, seen as an effective way of reducing noise and pollution in the city.[2]

Yot Se Pier
Wheelchair Access
Ministry of Energy Pier in 2018

The boat service operates only during peak hours on weekdays between 06:00–09:00 and 16:00–19:30 at 20-minute intervals and between 08:00-19:00 at 1-hour intervals on weekends.[3][4]

Piers

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Pier Code Name Thai name Services Location Transfers
1 Hua Lamphong Railway Station Pier ท่าเรือ​สถานีรถไฟหัวลำโพง Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) railway station SRT

 MRT  MRT Blue Line

2 Hua Lamphong Pier ท่าเรือหัวลำโพง
3 Noppawong Pier ท่าเรือนพวงศ์
4 Yotse Pier ท่าเรือยศเส
5 Krasuang Phalang Ngan Pier (Ministry of Energy) ท่าเรือกระทรวงพลังงาน
6 Lan Luang Intersection Pier ท่าเรือแยกหลานหลวง
7 Nakhon Sawan Pier ท่าเรือนครสวรรค์
8 Rajadamnoen Nok Pier ท่าเรือราชดำเนินนอก
9 Prachathippatai Pier ท่าเรือประชาธิปไตย
10 Thewet Pier ท่าเรือเทเวศน์
11 Dhevaraj Market Pier ท่าเรือตลาดเทวราช  Mine Smart Ferry   CHAOPHRAYA EXPRESS 

Boat Schedule

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Hua Lamphong to Thewarat Market

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Schedule

Weekdays

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Hua

Lamphong

Thewarat Market
6.00 6.30
6.20 6.50
6.40 7.10
7.00 7.30
7.20 7.50
7.40 8.10
8.00 8.30
8.20 8.50
8.40 9.10
9.00 9.30
16.00 16.30
16.20 16.50
16.40 17.10
17.00 17.30
17.20 17.50
17.40 18.10
18.00 18.30
18.20 18.50
18.40 19.10
18.50 19.30

Weekends and Public Holidays

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Hua

Lamphong

Thewarat Market
8.00 8.30
9.00 9.30
10.00 10.30
11.00 11.30
12.00 12.30
13.00 13.30
14.00 14.30
15.00 15.30
16.00 16.30
17.00 17.30
18.00 18.30
19.00 19.30

Thewarat Market - Hua Lamphong

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Weekdays

Thewarat Market Hua

Lamphong

6.00 6.30
6.20 6.50
6.40 7.10
7.00 7.30
7.20 7.50
7.40 8.10
8.00 8.30
8.20 8.50
8.40 9.10
9.00 9.30
16.00 16.30
16.20 16.50
16.40 17.10
17.00 17.30
17.20 17.50
17.40 18.10
18.00 18.30
18.20 18.50
18.40 19.10
18.50 19.30

Weekends and Public Holidays

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Hua

Lamphong

Thewarat Market
8.00 8.30
9.00 9.30
10.00 10.30
11.00 11.30
12.00 12.30
13.00 13.30
14.00 14.30
15.00 15.30
16.00 16.30
17.00 17.30
18.00 18.30
19.00 19.30

Boats

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1.Electric Solar passenger boat

2.Diesel passenger boat

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ย้อนเส้นทาง 7 ปี "เรือคลองผดุงกรุงเกษม" ก่อนโดนพับเก็บ ไม่คุ้มค่า คนใช้น้อย".
  2. ^ "เริ่ม 15 มี.ค.นี้ เดินเรือไฟฟ้าคลองผดุงกรุงเกษม".
  3. ^ "เที่ยวกรุงเทพ นั่งเรือไฟฟ้า คลองผดุงกรุงเกษม ฟรี! ชมบรรยากาศริมน้ำ".
  4. ^ "Exploring Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem".