A Ride on Route 147 (Kanchana Phisek rd)

While on my way out to the new southern bus terminal. I rode on Route 147 Circle: Dao Khanong – Outer ring road. This route uses only non airconditioned buses some are NGV powered some are diesel powered. This is one of the 2 major routes of Kanchana Phisek road. This route links Rama 2 road (Kheha Thonburi) with the mall Bang Khae. This route runs every 2 to 5 mins. This route operates from 5am to 10pm 7 days a week.

1. This is an image of a route 147 bus seen at Kheha Thonburi.

2. This is one of a couple of short movies taken on a route 147 bus. This film shows the general condition of the route 147 buses. Also shown is how short a “pick up” bus stop is less than 5 seconds for the passengers to board the bus. The bumpiness of the film is due to the poor suspension of the bus or the road.

3. This is a film taken on a route 147 bus on the return trip from Bang Khae. This bus had a problem with its roof every time it hit a bump in the road it would shake from side to side as well as up and down as it if was about to rip apart. Also shown are the short stops.

Note: Due to the bumpy motion of the bus the moving roof is hard to see in the video but trust me it was moving a lot.

I hope you find the pictures and vehicles shown to be of interest if you view this please post some comments and feelings about the pictures.