Morning groceries at Bang Rak Market; under the bridge, take the express boat or BTS
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This riverside stretch of Charoen Krung Road doesn't have the hustle of the Silom and Sathorn business districts, and many old buildings remain. Most nearby residents head to Bang Rak Market first thing in the morning to buy groceries, since the fresh food stalls only stay open until noon; some people grab breakfast at the market while they're at it. Walking from the market into the side sois, you'll find Haroon Mosque on Soi 36, which is still a place of worship for local Muslims today. On Soi 40 is Assumption Cathedral, next to three schools run by the church. One of them, Assumption College, also offers English-language courses.
Head south to below Taksin Bridge, and right next to BTS Saphan Taksin station is Sathorn Pier, where you can transfer between the express boat and the Silom Line. On weekdays the express boat runs from 06:00 to 21:30. For transit, this neighborhood ranks 14th out of 32 neighborhoods in Bangkok, and for healthcare it ranks 13th. For medical care, you can go to Lerdsin Hospital next to State Tower, a 500-bed public teaching hospital.
If you're planning to live here long-term, you should know that the riverside Bang Rak subdistrict had only about 2,760 residents in 2019, the lowest population of any subdistrict in the district. Based on our street photos, the environment ranks 28th, and greenery ranks 29th. As for transit, Saphan Taksin station was built in the middle of the bridge with only a single track, so trains in both directions have to take turns entering the station. On holidays, the express boat's last run is at 18:40.
This stretch of riverbank had settlements even before the city was founded, and after the capital was established, Thais, Chinese, Malays, and descendants of Portuguese settlers gradually moved in. After the Bowring Treaty was signed, various countries set up consulates and trading houses here, turning Bang Rak into a European quarter. The consuls complained there were no roads for riding horses or taking carriages, so Charoen Krung was built between 1862 and 1864. In 1876, Thailand's first hotel, The Oriental, opened on the riverfront. Taksin Bridge opened to traffic in 1982, and BTS trains began running across it in 1999.
The single track at Saphan Taksin station limits the capacity of the entire Silom Line. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has plans to rebuild the station when Taksin Bridge is reconstructed, but this project hasn't broken ground yet.
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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