Ministry of Transport (Thailand)
| กระทรวงคมนาคม | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Preceding agency |
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| Headquarters | 38 Ratchadamnoen Nok Road, Wat Sommanat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100 |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | www.mot.go.th |
The Ministry of Transport (MOT), Thai: กระทรวงคมนาคม rtgs: Krasuang Khamanakhom) is the ministry of the Government of Thailand responsible for the development, construction, and regulation of the nation's land, marine, and air transportation systems.
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History
The Ministry of Transport per se did not come into existence until B.E. 2545 (2002), when the Reorganisation of Ministries, Government Agencies and Departments, B.E. 2545 Act came into force. It stipulated that the Ministry of Transport (the former Ministry of Communications) would have overall responsibility for transportation, transportation–related businesses, traffic planning, and transport infrastructure development.[2]
Organization
The MOT is composed of ministry departments and profit-making state enterprises.[3]
Departments
- Marine Department
- Department of Land Transport
- Department of Civil Aviation (DCA)
- Department of Highways
- Department of Rural Roads
- Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP)
State enterprises
- State Railway of Thailand (SRT)
- Port Authority of Thailand (PAT)
- Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
- Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT)
- Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
- Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC)
- Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
- The Transport Company Limited
- The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited
- Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Limited (AEROTHAI)
- Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Co, Limited
- THAI-AMADEUS Southeast Asia Company Limited
- Airport Rail Link Co, Limited
- Thai Smile Airways
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