Chaophraya Express Boat Yellow Flag

CHAO PHRAYA EXPRESS BOAT
Yellow Flag

A Chao Phraya Express Boat No.180 at Rachawongse Pier
Locale	Thailand Bangkok Nonthaburi
Waterway	Chao Phraya
Transit type	express boat
Route	Chao Phraya Express Boat
Line	Yellow  Nonthaburi-Sathorn Pier
Owner	Supattra Group
Operator	Chaophrayaexpressboat.Co., Ltd
Authority	Marine Department Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Began operation	1971
Frequency	15-30 minute (Only Rush hour)
No. of vessels	7-10
Hubs	Sathorn Pier
No. of terminals	13 Pier

The Chao Phraya Express Boat Yellow Flag (Thai: เรือด่วนเจ้าพระยาธงเหลือง Ruea Duan Chao Phraya Thong Ylaeng) Is a Chao Phraya Special Express Boat route that often stops at important pier.^[1] that most Thai citizens use to go to work This results in saving more time during rush hour. This passenger boat route only operates in the morning and evening or during rush hour.^[2]

Schedule ^[3][edit]

Boats[edit]

Chao Phraya Express boats operates mainly two types of boats; all of them are built mainly out of wood.

Single-screw boat:

They are able to hold around 90-120 passengers at a time and are around 26–32 m (85–105 ft) long and about 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) wide. The area on the back of the boat (floor painted yellow) is normally restricted to embarking and disembarking passengers, but some people like to stand there when the boat is highly crowded. There are two 2-step stairs on each side of the boat connecting the yellow pad on the back to the passenger area inside the boat, while in between those stairs is a non-functioning on-board toilet. The engine room, in the appearance of a large wooden box, is inboard in the center line of the boat in front of the seating area. There are two rows of seats on the left and another two on the right and an aisle passing in the middle. On the newer boats, the roof from over the engine room to the middle section of the boat is raised for extra headroom because most standing passengers on crowded boats are standing there. This design has been applied to all other boats that are being built in the company's shipyards in Bangkok and Ayutthaya. These type of boats operate on all non-flagged, orange-flagged and green-yellow-flagged boats, but also off-peak direction trips of yellow-flagged boats. The fleet has about 50 boats of this type.

Twin-screw boat or "super size" boat:

This type of boat holds around 120 to 180 passengers. Unlike the single-screw boat, the boat driver sits in a small pod above the passenger deck, similar to a cockpit on board a Boeing 747 airliner, giving view for passenger in the front-most row and public access to the boat's front deck for passengers who desire to watch the view from the boat's front without any obstruction (except for the Thai national flag). It is about 30–40 m (98–131 ft) long and about 5–7 m (16–23 ft) wide. Unlike a single-screw boat, its seating area stretches over the entire boat, while most seating is in front of engines. The engine rooms are placed lower than those in single-screw boats, and some passengers prefer to sit on them when it is crowded. There are 8 seats behind each engine. There are two aisles in the seating area in front of the engines and 3 aisles behind the engines. There are two toilets, one on the port and another one on the starboard, located in front of the engines. This type of boat serves as yellow flagged express boat in peak hours, and serves as tourist boats in off-peak hours. The fleet has about 15 boats of this type.

Route^[4][edit]

Pier			Services	Transfers	Location
N30	Nonthaburi (Pibul 3)	นนทบุรี (พิบูลย์สงคราม 3)	●		Nonthaburi
N29/1	Rama V Bridge	พระราม 5
N29	Pibul 2	พิบูลย์สงคราม 2
N28	Wat Kien	วัดเขียน
N27	Wat Tuek	วัดตึก
N26	Wat Khema	วัดเขมา
N25	Pibul 1	พิบูลย์สงคราม 1
N24	Rama VII Bridge	พระราม 7	●
N23	Wat Soi Thong	วัดสร้อยทอง			Bangkok
N22	Bang Po	บางโพ	●	MRT  Bang Pho Station
N21	Kiak Kai	เกียกกาย	●
N20	Kheaw Khai Ka	เขียวไข่กา
N19	Irrigation Dept.	กรมชลประทาน
N18	Payap	พายัพ	●
N17/1	Wat Thepakorn	วัดเทพากร
N17	Wat Thepnahree	วัดเทพนารี
N16	Krung Thon Bridge	สะพานกรุงธน (ซังฮี้)
N15	Thewet	เทเวศร์	●	Phadung Krung Kasem boat
N14	Rama VIII Bridge	พระราม 8
N13	Phra Arthit	พระอาทิตย์
N12	Phra Pin Klao Bridge	พระปิ่นเกล้า	●
N11	Thonburi Railway	ท่ารถไฟ	●
N10	Wang Lang (Prannok)	วังหลัง (พรานนก)	●
N9	Tha Chang	ท่าช้าง
N8	Tha Tien	ท่าเตียน
★	Wat Arun	วัดอรุณ
N7	Rajinee	ราชินี		MRT  Sanam Chai Station
N6/1	Yodpiman	ยอดพิมาน
N6	Memorial Bridge	สะพานพุทธ
N5	Rachawongse	ราชวงศ์	●
N4	Marine Dept.	กรมเจ้าท่า	●
N3	Si Phraya	สี่พระยา	●
N2	Wat Muang Kae	วัดม่วงแค
N2/1	ICONSIAM	ไอคอนสยาม		MRL  Charoen Nakhon
N1	Oriental	โอเรียลเต็ล
CEN	Sathorn (Taksin Bridge)	สาทร (ตากสิน)	●	BTS Skytrain  BTS  Saphan Taksin Station
S1	Wat Sawetachat	วัดเศวตฉัตร
S2	Wat Worachanyawas	วัดวรรยาวาส
S3	Wat Rajsingkorn Asiatique	วัดราชสิงขร เอเชียทีค

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• MarineLink.com review
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