A city songthaew in Udon Thani, ThailandHino Songthaew in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand (truck bus)Technically, this tuk-tuk style is also a 2-row, in Udon Thani, though powered by a motorcycle engine.
The songthaew takes its name from the two bench seats fixed along either side of the back of the truck; in some vehicles, a third bench is put down the middle of the seating area. Additionally a roof is fitted over the rear of the vehicle, to which curtains and plastic sheeting to keep out rain may be attached. Some vehicles have roofs high enough to accommodate standing passengers within the vehicle. More typically, standing passengers occupy a platform attached to the rear.
In Chiang Mai and its surroundings, locals may call them rot si daeng[2] (Thai: รถสีแดง, literally "red car" – a reference to their most common colour in the area), rot daeng,[3] or sometimes si rot.
In addition, some models of songthaews, such as Daihatsu Hijet or Subaru R1, familiarly known as rot ka-poh (Thai: รถกะป๊อ), literally translates to "toad cars." The word ka-poh comes from Teochew (pronounced kub-poh), which means "toad" – reference to their shape. Some are also called rot kra-pong (รถกระป๋อง, literally "tincan cars") or rot-Subaru (รถซูบารุ, literally "Subaru cars") – a reference to their brand.[4]
Songthaews are used both within towns and cities and for longer routes between towns and villages. Those within towns are converted from pick-up trucks and usually travel fixed routes for a set fare, but in some cases (as in Chiang Mai), they are used as shared taxis for passengers traveling in roughly the same direction.
Vehicles on longer routes may use truck bodies and seat around 40 passengers.
In Phuket province, there are several Songthaew (blue wooden buses) services which connect the beach resorts with Phuket Town. The routes operate around every 30 minutes from Ranong Road in Phuket starting at around 06:00 and finishing at around 17:00 (from each end of the route). The price is typically around 50 baht single fare. The bus will stop anywhere along the route and is hailed down by waving. These include the following routes:
Future replacementsedit
In 1990s, Thai government attempted to replace songthaews with modern minibuses. Thai Motor Corporation (THAMCO), BMW, and Italdesign cooperated for designing Italdesign Columbus as songthaew replacement. Italdesign Columbus had bodywork variations, including minibus, pick-up truck, and delivery van.[5]
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Public Transit in Pattaya Thailand
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Songthaew news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message A songthaew Thai sxngaethw lit two rows RTGS songthaeo pronounced sɔ ːŋ tʰɛ w 1 Lao ສອງແຖວ pronounced sɔ ːŋ tʰɛ w Malay dua baris is a passenger vehicle in Thailand Laos Vietnam and Myanmar adapted from a pick up or a larger truck and used as a share taxi or bus A city songthaew in Udon Thani ThailandHino Songthaew in Sakon Nakhon Thailand truck bus Technically this tuk tuk style is also a 2 row in Udon Thani though powered by a motorcycle engine Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Use 4 Future replacements 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksOverview editThe songthaew takes its name from the two bench seats fixed along either side of the back of the truck in some vehicles a third bench is put down the middle of the seating area Additionally a roof is fitted over the rear of the vehicle to which curtains and plastic sheeting to keep out rain may be attached Some vehicles have roofs high enough to accommodate standing passengers within the vehicle More typically standing passengers occupy a platform attached to the rear In Chiang Mai and its surroundings locals may call them rot si daeng 2 Thai rthsiaedng literally red car a reference to their most common colour in the area rot daeng 3 or sometimes si rot The Isuzu Faster and Toyota Hilux are example models of songthaews found in Thailand In addition some models of songthaews such as Daihatsu Hijet or Subaru R1 familiarly known as rot ka poh Thai rthkapx literally translates to toad cars The word ka poh comes from Teochew pronounced kub poh which means toad reference to their shape Some are also called rot kra pong rthkrapxng literally tincan cars or rot Subaru rthsubaru literally Subaru cars a reference to their brand 4 History editSongthaews were introduced in Thailand in the 1950s Early songthaews were based on Austin A30 sedans In 1960s songthaews used various models like Leyland 15 20 Morris 250 JU Morris J4 and Morris Minor Use editSongthaews are used both within towns and cities and for longer routes between towns and villages Those within towns are converted from pick up trucks and usually travel fixed routes for a set fare but in some cases as in Chiang Mai they are used as shared taxis for passengers traveling in roughly the same direction Vehicles on longer routes may use truck bodies and seat around 40 passengers In Phuket province there are several Songthaew blue wooden buses services which connect the beach resorts with Phuket Town The routes operate around every 30 minutes from Ranong Road in Phuket starting at around 06 00 and finishing at around 17 00 from each end of the route The price is typically around 50 baht single fare The bus will stop anywhere along the route and is hailed down by waving These include the following routes Future replacements editIn 1990s Thai government attempted to replace songthaews with modern minibuses Thai Motor Corporation THAMCO BMW and Italdesign cooperated for designing Italdesign Columbus as songthaew replacement Italdesign Columbus had bodywork variations including minibus pick up truck and delivery van 5 Gallery edit nbsp A medium sized inter village songthaew nbsp A songthaew loaded with students heading home in Amphoe Kantharalak nbsp The interior of a pick up truck songthaew in Sakon Nakhon nbsp Toyota Dyna in Sukhothai province nbsp Toyota Hilux in Lopburi province nbsp Isuzu Elf at Sukhothai province nbsp Daihatsu Hijet in Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital nbsp Mitsubishi L200 in Trat province nbsp Isuzu Elf at Sukhothai province nbsp Isuzu Elf at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province nbsp Isuzu Elf in Rayong province nbsp Mitsubishi Cyclone in Pattaya nbsp Isuzu Giga in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province nbsp Mitsubishi L200 in Pattaya nbsp Isuzu Elf in Bangkok nbsp Mitsubishi Fuso Canter in Ubon Ratchathani nbsp Datsun 620 In Pattaya nbsp Isuzu D Max In Pathumthani nbsp Isuzu Giga in Samut Sakhon nbsp Isuzu NPR in Kalasin nbsp Nissan Big M in Samut Songkhram nbsp Mitsubishi Strada in Pathumthani nbsp Toyota Hilux Mighty X in Samut Prakan nbsp Toyota Hilux Revo in Chonburi nbsp Mazda Familia in Nonthaburi nbsp Mitsubishi L200 in Lampang nbsp Riding in a songthaew in Chiang MaiSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Songthaews Transport in Thailand Charabanc Combination bus Pickup truck Tuk tuk Jeepney Share taxi Pesero Dollar van Marshrutka Dolmus Public light bus Hong Kong Nanny vanReferences edit Slayden Glenn thai language com rthsxngaethw thai language com Chiang Mai Transport 15 March 2009 Retrieved 15 August 2016 RED BUS rthaedng in Thai NAKORNLANNA CO LTD Retrieved 15 August 2016 prawtisastr rthkrapxmacakihn Channel 9 MCO HD in Thai 2 February 2023 Retrieved 27 November 2023 Wagner Stephan 6 December 2018 Vergessene Studien Italdesign Columbus 1992 in German Motor1 com Deutschland Retrieved 7 November 2021 External links editPublic Transit in Pattaya Thailand Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Songthaew amp oldid 1193399074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
