Sam Yan

Sam Yan (Thai: สามย่าน, pronounced [sǎːm jâːn]) is the name of an intersection and its nearby neighbourhood in Bangkok, Thailand. It connects Rama IV Road (which runs in an east-west direction) with Phaya Thai Road to the north and Si Phraya Road to the south, and is located within Pathum Wan District, next to its border with Bang Rak. Originally consisting only of an at-grade intersection, the Thai–Japan Flyover Bridge, constructed in 1992, now allows Rama IV traffic to bypass Sam Yan, as well as the eastward Henri Dunant and Sala Daeng intersections.

Sam Yan
สามย่าน
Aerial view of Sam Yan at night in July 2020
Location
Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand
Coordinates13°43′58″N 100°31′43″E
Roads at
junction		Phaya Thai (north)
Si Phraya (southwest)
Rama IV (east–west)
Construction
TypeFour-way at-grade intersection with bidirectional flyover

The intersection area is served by the Sam Yan Station of the MRT, which connects to the Chamchuri Square complex and Samyan Mitrtown in the intersections' northeastern and southwestern corners, respectively. Wat Hua Lamphong sits on the intersection's southeastern corner, while the large campus of Chulalongkorn University lies alongside Phaya Thai Road to the north of the intersection.

The neighbourhood known as Sam Yan lies in the northwest corner of the intersection, and until the late 2000s, consisted of various shophouses which held many well-known restaurants. At the heart of the neighbourhood was Sam Yan Market, a permanent foodstuff marketplace established in 1965, whose cheap upstairs restaurants were popular with students. In 2008 Chulalongkorn University, which owns the area's real estate, began work on development plans which required the demolition of old establishments at the immediate intersection. Sam Yan Market was relocated a few hundred metres away to the northwest nearer Suphachalasai Stadium, and most shop owners followed.[1][2] The plot of land was finally developed into the Samyan Mitrtown mixed-use project by Golden Land Property Development, and opened in 2019.[3]

Sam Yan and neighbouring areas such as Saphan Lueang are also well known for being a centre of many street food restaurants.[4]

References
  1. หนุ่มลูกทุ่ง (Num Luk Thung) (10 June 2008). "บ๊ายบาย "ตลาดสามย่าน" ปิดตำนานตลาดเก่าแก่ (Bye, bye, Sam Yan Market - end of market legend)". Manager Online (in Thai). Manager Media Group. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  2. "ปิดตำนาน 43 ปี ตลาดสามย่าน แม่ค้าสุดอาลัย (End of Sam Yan Market's 43-year legend - Sellers in mourning)". Kom-Chad-Luek (in Thai). Nation Multimedia. 6 June 2008.
  3. Jitpleecheep, Pitsinee (21 September 2019). "Samyan Mitrtown opens array of services". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. Mushroom TV (2015-10-24). "เล่าเส้นเป็นเรื่อง ร้านเส้นระดับตำนานกรุงเทพมหานคร ย่านสามย่าน" [Lao Sen Pen Rueang Bangkok legendary noodles shops at Sam Yan]. Thairath TV (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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