Ministry of Transport (Thailand)

Ministry of Transport
Agency overview
กระทรวงคมนาคม
Preceding agency	Ministry of Communications
Headquarters	38 Ratchadamnoen Nok Road, Wat Sommanat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
Minister responsible	Mr. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith^[1]
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.

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

References

↑ "About MOT; Executive". Thailand Transport Portal. Ministry of Transport (Thailand). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
↑ "About MOT; History". Thailand Transportation Portal. Ministry of Transport (Thailand). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
↑ "About MOT". Thailand Transportation Portal. Ministry of Transport (Thailand). Retrieved 6 February 2016.

External links

Ministry of Transport

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