Thanon Tok

BMTA's bus line: 1

Coordinates: 13°41′49.79″N 100°29′49.32″E / 13.6971639°N 100.4970333°E / 13.6971639; 100.4970333

Thanon Tok (Thai: ถนนตก) is a road junction in the Bang Kho Laem Subdistrict, Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok. It's crossroads of Charoen Krung, Rama III and Mahaisawan Roads. It was considered as the last intersection of Charoen Krung.

The name "Thanon Tok" means "road to fall", because it's the end of Charoen Krung Road straight to south and ends at the Chao Phraya River. So, people was refer to this road as unofficially "Thanon Tok". Originally, it was a busy pier named "Thanon Tok Pier". On later time, the water transport has decreased significantly. It became a pier for loading cargoes only.^[1]

For Charoen Krung in this area, there's a way to Rama III Bridge (aka New Krungthep Bridge) to cross Chao Phraya to the western bank of the river is Thonburi side.

Area attractions include Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital, a public hospital under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Yan Nawa office of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), where one of Bangkok's former trams is preserved as a tourist attraction.^[1]

Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA)' s bus line: 1 is the only route that runs all the length of Charoen Krung from Thanon Tok to the destination is Tha Tian in Phra Nakhon District, the distance is 12 kilometers (about 7mi), it's a very short route.^{[2] [3]}

The end of Charoen Krung until Thanon Tok there're communities of Muslims. There're many masjids such as Masjid Darul Abideen, Masjid Al Bayaan, Masjid Bang Uthit, Masjid Assalafiyah etc.

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