Ekkamai Road
| Soi Sukhumvit 63 | |
 Ekkamai Rd | |
 Interactive map of Ekkamai Road | |
| Native name | ถนนเอกมัย (Thai) |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.5 km (1.6 mi)[1] |
| Width | 18 m (5.9 ft) |
| Location | Watthana and Huai Khwang, Bangkok |
| Coordinates | 13°43′12″N100°35′04″E / 13.72005°N 100.584417°E / 13.72005; 100.584417 |
| Majorjunctions | Ekkamai TaiEkkamai Nuea |
| North | Phetchaburi Road |
| South | Sukhumvit Road |
Ekkamai Road (Thai: ถนนเอกมัย, RTGS: Thanon Ekkamai, pronounced[tʰā.nǒnʔèk.kā.māj], often known colloquially as simply Ekkamai, also spelled: Ekamai), officially known as Soi Sukhumvit 63 (ซอยสุขุมวิท 63), is a soi in the form of road, and the name of the surrounding of its location in Bangkok.
Ekkamai is a road that connects Sukhumvit Road in Khlong Tan Nuea and Phra Khanong Nuea Subdistricts, Watthana District with Phetchaburi Road in Bang Kapi Subdistrict, Huai Khwang District and crosses Khlong Saen Saep canal in the final stretch.[2]
It has a starting point at Ekkamai Tai Junction (แยกเอกมัยใต้), where it intersects Sukhumvit Road, at the corner of which is APAC Tower, opposite Bangkok Eastern Bus Terminal, Science Centre for Education and Bangkok Planetarium, where it is referred to as Soi Sukhumvit 63 and northward up till it ends at Ekkamai Nuea Junction (แยกเอกมัยเหนือ), where it intersects Phetchaburi Road, total length 2,524 m (8,280 ft, 2.5 km), width 18 m (59 ft).[1] The area is served by the Ekkamai Station on the BTS Skytrain's Sukhumvit Line, which runs above Sukhumvit Road.[3]
Ekkamai is regarded as part of Sukhumvit Road, just like the nearby Thong Lo, and have two connected alleys. Because it is filled with the location of offices, restaurants and cafés, pubs and bars, embassies, banks, condominiums and foreign residents. Once it was the location of the residence of MR Seni Pramoj, the sixth Prime Minister of Thailand.[2][4][5]
References
- ^ ab"ถนน ซอย บาทวิถี" [Streets, Alleys, Footpaths]. Vadhana District Office (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ ab"เรื่องเล่าชาวกรุงเทพรุ่นทวด" [The story of the great-grandfather Bangkokian]. Reurnthai.com (in Thai). 2013-09-09.
- ^Thong Lo, To-thong (2016-09-26). ""เอกมัยเหนือ" แหล่ง LIFESTYLE น่าอยู่ เชื่อมต่อง่าย ใกล้ 2 CBD 2 ทางด่วน 2 รถไฟฟ้า!" ["Ekkamai Nuea", source of livable LIFESTYLE, easy to connect, near 2 CBD, 2 expressways, 2 skytrains!]. PROPHOLIC (in Thai).
- ^Ratchagit, Tada. "ทะลุเอกมัย" [Through Ekkamai]. CULTURED CREATURES (in Thai).
- ^"เพราะอะไร "เอกมัย" จึงถูกจัดอยู่ในสุขุมวิทตอนกลาง" [Why "Ekkamai" is classified as the middle Sukhumvit]. TERRABKK. 2017-08-28.
