Charan Sanit Wong Road
Charan Sanit Wong Road (Thai: ถนนจรัญสนิทวงศ์, pronounced [tʰā.nǒn t͡ɕā.rān sā.nìt wōŋ]) is a main road in Bangkok's Thonburi side (west bank of Chao Phraya River), it is named in honour of Luang Charan Sanit Wong (ML Charan Sanitwong), the former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport. Its name has been misspelled as จรัลสนิทวงศ์ in Thai according to the 1999 Royal Institute Dictionary.[1]
Charan Sanit Wong Road runs through the three districts of Bangkok, namely Bangkok Yai, Bangkok Noi and Bang Phlat. It begins at Phet Kasem Road (Highway 4), at the corners of the Tha Phra Intersection, Tha Phra MRT station. It heads northwest through the Wat Tha Phra, Tha Phra Police Station, The Kingdom of Lesotho Consulate, Wat Chao Mun, Siam Technological College, Sesawech Vidhaya School, and entrance to Wat Di Duad (Soi Charan Sanit Wong 12), cuts across Phanitchayakan Thon Buri Road (Soi Charan Sanit Wong 13) at Phanitchayakan Thon Buri Junction, and crossing the Khlong Mon and passes the Wat Pho Riang with Wat Bang Sao Thong, as well as the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) Thon Buri.
The road intersects Fai Chai Intersection, where it cuts Phran Nok and Phutthamonthon Sai 4–Phran Nok Roads, then bend to the northeast through Bang Khun Si Market, Makro Charan Sanit Wong Branch, and Charansanitwong Railway Halt in the area of Bang Khun Non and passes the Bang Khun Non Junction including the ancient temple Wat Suwannaram, before crossing Khlong Bangkok Noi near Wat Si Sudaram or formerly known as Wat Chi Pa Kao.
It runs through Borommaratchachonnani Intersection, where it meets Borommaratchachonnani and Somdet Phra Pinklao Roads on the boundary between Arun Amarin of Bangkok Noi and Bang Bamru with Bang Yi Khan of Bang Phlat near two prominent department stores PATA and Central Plaza Pinklao beneath Borommaratchachonnani Elevated Highway. From here, it fully enters Bang Phlat, passes Phong Sap Market and Wat Ruak Bang Bamru with runs continuously as far as Bang Phlat Intersection, where it meets Sirindhorn and Ratchawithi Roads near Wat Sing and Krung Thon Bridge.[2] Specifically, this phase it can be considered parallel to Samsen Road in Phra Nakhon side (east bank of Chao Phraya River).
Then head northeast across Khlong Bang Phlat into the area of Bang O passes Yanhee Hospital and Wimuttayarampittayakorn School, before ending at the foot of Rama VII Bridge in Bang Kruai, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi Province.[1]
Currently, the entire distance of Charan Sanit Wong Road is served by the extension MRT Blue Line (Bang Sue–Tha Phra), which has been open since 2020.[1]
In the Bang Phlat area, through which the road runs, there are also two communities that still conserve traditional Thai ways of life and local cultural arts: Soi Charan Sanitwong 71, where Khon masks are created by hand using traditional methods, and Soi Charan Sanitwong 89 (also known as the Saeng Thong Community), where a local elderly angklung band is still active today.[3][4] In Soi Charan Sanitwong 86 stands the historic Masjid Bang O, a rare and beautiful mosque whose architecture blends Renaissance, Baroque, and Indian influences.[5] Additionally, Soi Charan Sanitwong 27 (also known as Soi Buppha Sawan) was once the centre of Thailand's luk thung (Thai country music) scene during the 1960s and 1970s, home to many music agents and bands of the era.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "รู้จักย่านจรัญสนิทวงศ์แบบเจาะลึก" [Getting to know the Charan Sanit Wong area in depth]. DDproperty (in Thai). 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "ถนนจรัญสนิทวงศ์" [Charan Sanitwong Rd]. Google Maps (in Thai).
- ^ "Performing Art". Livingculturalsites.com.
- ^ Lim, Eric. "The Khon mask maker". Tour Bangkok Legacies.
- ^ Panchuen, Pinanong (2020-01-03). "ศิลปะชวนพิศที่มัสยิดบางอ้อ" [Glam art at Masjid Bang O]. Bangkokbiz (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ^ Truth Never Dies (2018-08-08). "บุปผาสวรรค์ ชุมชนคนลูกทุ่ง" [Buppha Sawan the community of country people]. Thai PBS (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
