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  1. The Ministry of Transport (Abrv: 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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    The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) operates all of Thailand's national rail lines. Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong Station) is the main terminus of all routes. Phahonyothin and ICD Lat Krabangare the main freight terminals. As of 2017[update] SRT had 4,507 km (2,801 mi) of track, all of it meter gauge except the Airport Link. Nearly all is s...

    Thailand has 390,000 km (242,335 miles) of highways. According to the BBC, Thailand has 462,133 roads and many multi-lane highways. As of 2017[update] Thailand had 37 million registered vehicles, 20 million of them two or three-wheeled motorbikes, and millions more that are unregistered. It also had one million "heavy trucks", 158,000 buses, and 62...

    Airports

    As of 2012, Thailand had 103 airports with 63 paved runways, in addition to 6 heliports. The busiest airport in the county is Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport. Major international airports 1. Suvarnabhumi Airport(BKK) (New Bangkok International Airport, a major international hub) 2. Don Mueang International Airport(DMK) (Old Bangkok International, now used mostly by low-cost carriers) 3. Chiang Mai International Airport(CNX) 4. Chiang Rai International Airport(CEI) 5. Hat Yai International Airp...

    Airlines

    The national carrier of Thailand is Thai Airways International, founded in 1959. Bangkok Airways has been operating since 1968 and now markets itself as "Asia's Boutique Airline". Low-cost carriers have become prevalent since 2003, including Thai Smile, Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X, Thai Lion Air, Thai Vietjet Air and Nok Air.

    As of 2011 there were 3,999 km of principal waterways, of which 3,701 km had navigable depths of 0.9 m or more throughout the year. There are numerous minor waterways navigable by shallow-draft native craft, such as long-tailed boats.

    Pipelines are used for bulk transport of gas (1,889 km as of 2010), liquid petroleum(85 km) and refined products: (1,099 km).

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  3. On 24 June B.E. 2475, Thailand underwent a change in system of government from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional form. Once again by a royal command of King Rama VII on 29 June B.E. 2475, the Ministry of Agriculture merged with the Ministry of Commerce and Communications and became the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce.

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