Planned as a new business district, with offices, malls and the metro at one junction
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Rama 9 is an area that's only been developed into a new business district in the past decade or so—around the main intersection you'll find office towers and big malls. Most of the people living here are office workers and long-term expats. It's not flashy, but the upside is convenience: once you step out of Phra Ram 9 MRT station, you can walk through the underground passage straight into Central Rama 9. Supermarkets, coffee chains, and co-working spaces are all easy to find around here. If you're in the mood for a night market, Jodd Fairs is next to Thailand Cultural Centre station, one stop north, though that's outside the neighborhood.
Phra Ram 9 is one of the busiest stations on the Blue Line, and this neighborhood ranks 12th out of Bangkok's 32 neighborhoods for transit. It also ranks 11th for everyday shopping—the mall sits right on top of the station, so you don't have to go far to get what you need. For healthcare, there's Praram 9 Hospital on the southern edge of the neighborhood, a private hospital founded in 1992. Two stops further north in Huai Khwang, Pracharat Bamphen Road has an entire strip of Chinese restaurants, also outside the neighborhood. You can find everything from Northeastern Chinese food to Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles to Sichuan-Hunan cuisine there.
The trade-off is less greenery—based on our street photos, this neighborhood ranks 27th out of 32 for green space. The streets aren't especially clean either, ranking 21st for cleanliness as well.
Ratchadaphisek Road opened in 1976 as Bangkok's inner ring road, named to commemorate King Bhumibol's 25th anniversary on the throne. Rama 9 Road opened in 1978 and was later also named after the same king. The area around the intersection straddles Huai Khwang district and Din Daeng district, which were only carved out as separate districts in 1973 and 1994 respectively. The MRT Blue Line opened in July 2004, bringing Phra Ram 9 station to the intersection. Central Rama 9 opened in December 2011. In 2014, the R House office tower at the Grand Rama 9 complex opened right at the intersection. This complex was planned to become Bangkok's new business district.
The eastern section of the MRT Orange Line is expected to open in January 2028. Its interchange with the Blue Line will be Thailand Cultural Centre station. That station sits about 0.5 km north of this neighborhood's boundary, so it's outside the neighborhood.
Compared with the 32 Bangkok neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
HA-accredited hospitals (excluding specialist institutes such as psychiatric and infectious-disease hospitals), schools and universities within 1 km (only those with an English name on OpenStreetMap; Bangkok publishes no school catchments), stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores.
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