Ministry of Transport (Thailand)

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.

Ministry of Transport

กระทรวงคมนาคม
Seal of Rama on a chariot
Ministry overview
Formed	1 April 1912; 113 years ago (1912-04-01)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Communications
Jurisdiction	Government of Thailand
Headquarters	Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok
Minister responsible	Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Minister
Deputy Ministers responsible	Manaporn Charoensri, Deputy Minister Surapong Piyachote, Deputy Minister
Ministry executive	Chayatan Phromsorn, Permanent Secretary
Website	MOT

History

The headquarters of the ministry, image c. 1965

The Ministry of Transport was previously known as the Ministry of Communications (although the name is the same in Thai), and was founded in 1941. Its English name was changed to the Ministry of Transport in 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.^[1]

As of 2023^[update], the ministry is headed by Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit.

Organization

The MOT is composed of ministry departments and profit-making state enterprises.^[2]

Departments

• Office of the Minister
• Office of the Permanent Secretary
• Marine Department
• Department of Land Transport (DLT)
• Department of Airports (DOA)
• Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)
• Department of Highways (DOH)
• Department of Rural Roads (DRR)
• Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP)
• Department of Rail Transport (DRT)

State enterprises

• State Railway of Thailand (SRT)(Official Website)
• Port Authority of Thailand (PAT)
• Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)
• Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT)
• Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA)
• Civil Aviation Training Center (Thailand) [th]
• The Transport Company Limited [th]
• The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT)
• Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Limited [th]
• Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Co, Limited
• THAI-AMADEUS Southeast Asia Company Limited
• Airport Rail Link Co, Limited

• Thailand portal
• Transport portal