{ "schema": "landometer.citywiki.article/v1", "id": "e4a1b501-c96d-4bf1-9cd6-1d60b81c7eb4", "slug": "rang-nam", "url": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/rang-nam?lang=en", "json": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/rang-nam.json", "language": "en", "updatedAt": "2026-08-25T16:43:20.349196+07:00", "indexedBySearch": true, "pendingBeforeIndexing": [ "Passed the two-step human review (geography and evidence, then page quality)." ], "place": { "nameEn": "Rang Nam", "nameTh": "รางน้ำ", "province": "Bangkok", "country": "Thailand", "geoNote": "Thanon Phaya Thai subdistrict (แขวงถนนพญาไท), Ratchathewi district (เขตราชเทวี).", "pronunciation": "raang naam" }, "quickAnswer": "Rang Nam (รางน้ำ) means the street neighbourhood around Rang Nam Road (ถนนรางน้ำ), led by King Power Rangnam (คิง เพาเวอร์ รางน้ำ) and Santiphap Park (สวนสันติภาพ). Aksara Theatre (โรงละครอักษรา) sits inside the King Power complex, while Suan Pakkad Palace Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์วังสวนผักกาด) marks the southern cultural edge but is currently closed for renovation. Allow half a day for the park, shopping, food and any event whose programme you have checked. Good for: shoppers, park users and travellers interested in how commerce and public space share one street. Less ideal for: anyone expecting a permanent food festival, an open palace museum or a checked step-free route from the station.", "truthStatement": "King Power’s flagship store sets Rang Nam’s visitor rhythm, while Santiphap Park gives the street an everyday public-space life.", "boundary": { "headline": "What Rang Nam means here", "definitionNote": "Here, Rang Nam means the street area around Rang Nam Road, King Power Rangnam, Santiphap Park and Suan Pakkad Palace Museum. It is not the whole Ratchathewi district, and its outline is a practical neighbourhood boundary rather than a legal district line." }, "fit": { "summary": "Rang Nam suits a flexible visit built around shopping, a neighbourhood park and whichever cultural programme is running.", "roles": [ "Duty-free shoppers", "Park walkers", "Performance-goers" ] }, "misfit": { "summary": "Several parts of Rang Nam depend on current schedules and conditions.", "roles": [ "Food-festival chasers", "Museum-only visitors", "Step-free route planners" ] }, "practical": { "estimatedBudget": "Varies by dining and shopping", "recommendedDuration": "half day" }, "bestTime": [], "route": { "intro": "Victory Monument station (สถานีอนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ) is the BTS reference point named by the operator. The street approach and park gates still need an on-the-ground check, so choose your first stop before leaving the station.", "stops": [ { "name": "Santiphap Park (สวนสันติภาพ)", "role": "Start at the park edge", "headline": "A park that also works as a way through" }, { "name": "Rang Nam Road (ถนนรางน้ำ)", "role": "Read the street itself", "headline": "A lived street, not a permanent festival" }, { "name": "King Power Rangnam (คิง เพาเวอร์ รางน้ำ)", "role": "Browse the main commercial draw", "headline": "The flagship store that shapes the visitor side of Rang Nam" }, { "name": "Aksara Theatre (โรงละครอักษรา)", "role": "Check the programme", "headline": "A 600-seat stage inside King Power" } ] }, "faqs": [ { "a": "It refers here to the Rang Nam Road neighbourhood around King Power Rangnam, Santiphap Park, Aksara Theatre and Suan Pakkad Palace Museum, not the whole Ratchathewi district.", "q": "What does Rang Nam refer to?" }, { "a": "No. Ratchathewi District Office scheduled the event for May 11–19, 2026, and those dates have passed. Restaurants still operate individually, but the street is not a permanent festival.", "q": "Is Rangnam Street Food open every day?" }, { "a": "Its official website currently says the museum is closed for renovation. Check the museum website again before travelling.", "q": "Is Suan Pakkad Palace Museum open?" }, { "a": "The theatre is in use as a 600-seat events venue, but no dependable public show calendar was found. Check the current programme and ticket arrangements before going.", "q": "Can I see a show at Aksara Theatre?" }, { "a": "Bangkok’s current park page lists 05:00–21:00. Special closures and operating conditions can change, so check on the day.", "q": "When does Santiphap Park open?" }, { "a": "The BTS area map identifies Victory Monument station as the rail reference point. The station exit, crossings, chosen park gate and return route still need checking as one journey.", "q": "Which BTS station serves Rang Nam?" } ], "caveats": [ "Suan Pakkad Palace Museum currently displays a renovation closure notice; check again before travelling.", "Aksara Theatre is in use as an events venue, but its public performance programme and ticket prices need checking.", "Park hours, restaurant operation, crossings, heat and the station return route can change on the day." ], "sources": [ { "publisher": "CityMETER", "title": "Tourism dataset", "url": null, "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Suan Pakkad Palace Museum, Santiphap Park and Aksara Theatre as the three tourism attractions associated with Rang Nam; eight Thai houses, the park’s commemorative purpose and the theatre’s small-puppet performance description." }, { "publisher": "CityMETER", "title": "Hotel, Restaurant and School datasets", "url": null, "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Twenty-one hotels, average hotel price, restaurant price bands and the presence of schools within the boundary. The restaurant metric totals 40 while the point list totals 41; this page names five supplied examples without treating either number as a live open-business directory." }, { "publisher": "King Power Corporation", "title": "King Power Rangnam branch page", "url": "https://corporate.kingpower.com/en/branches/rangnam/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Flagship-store identity, shops and food operators, Crown Atrium, Aksara Theatre, Pullman connection, address and current listed hours." }, { "publisher": "Bangkok Metropolitan Administration", "title": "Santiphap Park public-space page", "url": "https://publicspace.bangkok.go.th/Spaces/Info/50B67A02-6CAE-4ED5-9071-3DB15360DC0E", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Park location, tropical woodland-style planting and restrictions on organised filming." }, { "publisher": "Greener Bangkok / Bangkok Metropolitan Administration", "title": "Santiphap Park", "url": "https://greener.bangkok.go.th/park/suan-santipap/", "accessed": "2026-08-10", "supports": "Current city-listed park identity and 05:00–21:00 opening hours." }, { "publisher": "Suan Pakkad Palace Museum", "title": "Official museum website", "url": "https://www.suanpakkad.com/index2.htm", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Current renovation closure notice." }, { "publisher": "Pullman Bangkok King Power", "title": "Aksara Theatre", "url": "https://www.pullmanbangkokkingpower.com/meeting-and-event/theatre-in-bangkok-aksra/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Theatre location, 600-seat capacity, Thai-influenced Baroque interior and present use for performances and events." }, { "publisher": "Pullman Bangkok King Power", "title": "Tenko Omakase", "url": "https://www.pullmanbangkokkingpower.com/th/restaurant-bar/tenko-omakase-bangkok/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Thai name, kappo-style omakase, location, current operating pattern and course prices." }, { "publisher": "Ratchathewi District Office", "title": "Rangnam Street Food planning meeting", "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/ratchathewi/page/sub/3304/%E0%B8%82%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%98%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95/0/info/522791/-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E2%80%9C%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3RangnamStreetFood%E2%80%9D%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%90%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88-%E0%B8%97%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B3", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "May 11–19, 2026 event dates and planning topics including waste, cleanliness, noise, traffic, schools, communities and operators." }, { "publisher": "Chulalongkorn University Intellectual Repository", "title": "The impact of public parks on surrounding real estate: Santiphap Park case study", "url": "https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/chulaetd/9073/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "2019 study date and its bounded samples of 286 park users and 13 nearby-property managers." }, { "publisher": "WIEGO", "title": "Street Vending for Sustainable Urban Development in Bangkok", "url": "https://www.wiego.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/Policy%20Brief%20%E2%80%93%20Street%20Vending%20in%20Bangkok.pdf", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Policy discussion of street vending and shared public space using Soi Rang Nam; it is not a current vendor register." }, { "publisher": "Bangkok Mass Transit System", "title": "BTS station-area maps", "url": "https://www.bts.co.th/areamap/", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Victory Monument station as transport context, without establishing a complete station-to-park route." }, { "publisher": "Wikimedia Commons", "title": "Santiphap Park 2.jpg", "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santiphap_Park_2.jpg", "accessed": "2026-08-24", "supports": "Hero photograph, creator credit and CC0 1.0 reuse status." } ], "image": { "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Santiphap_Park_2.jpg", "alt": "Santiphap Park, Bangkok", "author": "Mx. Granger", "license": "CC0", "licenseUrl": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en", "source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santiphap_Park_2.jpg" } }