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  "schema": "landometer.citywiki.article/v1",
  "id": "37f960ba-c331-43c9-b1c6-0a83e71de852",
  "slug": "sam-ray",
  "url": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/sam-ray?lang=en",
  "json": "https://landometer.com/v3/citywiki/sam-ray.json",
  "language": "en",
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-18T11:47:55.896454+07:00",
  "indexedBySearch": true,
  "pendingBeforeIndexing": [
    "Passed the two-step human review (geography and evidence, then page quality)."
  ],
  "place": {
    "nameEn": "Sam Ray",
    "nameTh": "สำเหร่",
    "province": "Bangkok",
    "country": "Thailand",
    "geoNote": "The market-facing part of Sam Ray subdistrict (แขวงสำเหร่), in Thon Buri District (เขตธนบุรี), Bangkok.",
    "pronunciation": "sam ray"
  },
  "quickAnswer": "Sam Ray (สำเหร่) is a residential and work area centred here on Samre Market (ตลาดสำเหร่), Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Road (ถนนสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสิน) and Taksin Soi 19 (ซอยตากสิน 19). Come for a short look at an everyday market corridor rather than a formal attraction trail. The market's present hours, stall pattern and access conditions are not established, so keep the visit flexible.",
  "truthStatement": "Sam Ray (สำเหร่) here means the lived-in market and work area around Samre Market, Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Road and Taksin Soi 19—not the entire Sam Ray subdistrict.",
  "boundary": {
    "headline": "What this page means by Sam Ray",
    "definitionNote": "This page uses Sam Ray (สำเหร่) for the market-facing reference area around Samre Market, Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Road and Taksin Soi 19. It is not a legal map of the whole Sam Ray subdistrict, not a page about Khlong Samre (คลองสำเหร่), and not a claim that every place carrying the Samre name belongs to one community. The Prince Chumphon shrine and former residence at Sai Ri Beach in Chumphon province is also a separate destination; the similarly named tourism item lacks enough local detail to place it on this market route."
  },
  "fit": {
    "summary": "Good for travellers interested in an everyday market area whose identity is tied to homes, food businesses and manufacturing.",
    "roles": [
      "Market-area observers",
      "Everyday-Bangkok walkers",
      "Flexible food explorers"
    ]
  },
  "misfit": {
    "summary": "Less ideal for anyone expecting a self-contained heritage circuit or a visit that can be planned around fixed market hours.",
    "roles": [
      "Heritage-only visitors",
      "Fixed-schedule travellers",
      "Overnight visitors"
    ]
  },
  "practical": {
    "recommendedDuration": "short market-and-street stop"
  },
  "bestTime": [],
  "route": {
    "intro": "Start with Samre Market, look into Taksin Soi 19 and use Samre Post Office as a navigation reference. Without a car, Thailand Post pairs the post office with Pho Nimit BTS Station (สถานีโพธิ์นิมิตร) Exit 4; check the onward connection, crossings and station information on the day.",
    "stops": [
      {
        "name": "Samre Market (ตลาดสำเหร่)",
        "role": "Main destination",
        "headline": "The market area that gives this page its focus"
      },
      {
        "name": "Taksin Soi 19 (ซอยตากสิน 19)",
        "role": "Street anchor",
        "headline": "The lane that fixes the market area's location"
      },
      {
        "name": "Samre Post Office (ไปรษณีย์สำเหร่)",
        "role": "Navigation anchor",
        "headline": "A practical reference for the no-car approach"
      }
    ]
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "a": "It means the market-facing area around Samre Market, Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Road and Taksin Soi 19, not the whole Sam Ray subdistrict.",
      "q": "What does this page mean by Sam Ray?"
    },
    {
      "a": "No. The district office separately names the Community behind Samre Post Office (ชุมชนหลังไปรษณีย์สำเหร่), so the wider Thai place name should not be collapsed into one community.",
      "q": "Is Sam Ray one single community?"
    },
    {
      "a": "Current opening hours and stall conditions are not confirmed. A January 25, 2023 city article names both sides of the market but does not describe present trading.",
      "q": "Is Samre Market open now?"
    },
    {
      "a": "Thailand Post pairs Samre Post Office with Pho Nimit BTS Station Exit 4. Use that as a rail reference and check the onward connection and crossings on the day.",
      "q": "How can I approach without a car?"
    },
    {
      "a": "MRTA says the Purple Line extension is under construction and follows Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Road. Its project page gives 67.26 percent civil-work progress and a planned November 2030 opening, but it does not describe current access at Samre Market.",
      "q": "Will Purple Line construction affect the visit?"
    },
    {
      "a": "No. First Presbyterian Church Samray (คริสตจักรที่ 1 สำเหร่) belongs to the wider Sam Ray story but should be treated as a separate visit outside this market-focused route.",
      "q": "Is the First Presbyterian Church part of this route?"
    }
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "Current Samre Market hours, stall pattern and pedestrian arrangements need checking before travel.",
    "Purple Line construction progress is time-sensitive, and the MRTA project page does not describe access at the market itself.",
    "Current operation of the five named food-and-drink venues is not confirmed."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER — locale identity and reference boundary",
      "title": "Sam Ray adaptive public locale",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-10",
      "supports": "English and Thai destination names; market-focused story area; warning that the geometry is not a legal or cadastral boundary."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Bangkok Metropolitan Administration",
      "title": "District and subdistrict list (รายชื่อเขตและแขวง)",
      "url": "https://official.bangkok.go.th/page/19",
      "accessed": "2026-08-10",
      "supports": "Sam Ray (สำเหร่) as a subdistrict under Thon Buri District (เขตธนบุรี); the page supplies no Latin spelling."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Thon Buri District Office",
      "title": "Communities in Thon Buri District (ชุมชนในพื้นที่เขตธนบุรี)",
      "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/thonburi/page/sub/1096/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5",
      "accessed": "2026-08-09",
      "supports": "Community behind Samre Post Office (ชุมชนหลังไปรษณีย์สำเหร่) as a distinct community name."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Bangkok City Law Department",
      "title": "Street-vending management guidance (ซักซ้อมแนวทางการจัดระเบียบหาบเร่-แผงลอยในพื้นที่กรุงเทพมหานคร)",
      "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/public/citylaw/page/sub/3651/1/4/info/327228",
      "accessed": "2026-08-10",
      "supports": "Both sides of the Samre Market area and the January 25, 2023 status of the proposed trading zone; it does not support claims about current market or construction conditions."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Thon Buri District Office",
      "title": "Schools in Thon Buri District (โรงเรียนในพื้นที่เขตธนบุรี)",
      "url": "https://webportal.bangkok.go.th/thonburi/page/sub/1091/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B7%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B5",
      "accessed": "2026-08-09",
      "supports": "Ruedee Sueksa School in Taksin Soi 19."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Thailand Post",
      "title": "Postal service points near rail stations (จุดให้บริการไปรษณีย์ใกล้สถานีรถไฟฟ้า)",
      "url": "https://www.thailandpost.co.th/un/article_detail/product/83/31744",
      "accessed": "2026-08-10",
      "supports": "Pairing of Samre Post Office with Pho Nimit BTS Station Exit 4; it does not provide a complete onward walking route."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand",
      "title": "Purple Line: Tao Poon–Rat Burana project",
      "url": "https://www.mrta.co.th/th/rat-burana",
      "accessed": "2026-08-18",
      "supports": "Route along Somdet Phra Chao Taksin Road, construction start, 67.26 percent civil-work progress and planned November 2030 opening according to the project plan acknowledged on January 20, 2026."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "Tourism Authority of Thailand",
      "title": "Krom Luang Chumphon Khet Udomsak Shrine at Sai Ri Beach",
      "url": "https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/krom-luang-chumphon-khet-udomsak-shrine",
      "accessed": "2026-08-18",
      "supports": "The separate Prince Chumphon shrine destination at Sai Ri Beach in Chumphon province, used to reject that same-name match from the Sam Ray market route."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER — Population and Factory",
      "title": "Sam Ray area metrics and named factory categories",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-10",
      "supports": "Population of 19,694; 21 factories; 1,633 workers; garment, gem-cutting, jewellery and container-manufacturing activities."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER — Restaurant",
      "title": "Sam Ray restaurant metrics and named venues",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-10",
      "supports": "Overall restaurant count of 102; separate named-venue total of 111; venue names, types, ratings, rating counts and Hopscotch Bar price band. The two totals come from separate aggregate and named-place measures."
    },
    {
      "publisher": "CityMETER — Hotel and Tourism",
      "title": "Sam Ray accommodation and attraction entries",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": "2026-08-10",
      "supports": "Zero hotels in the reference area; First Presbyterian Church Samray as a separate religious attraction associated with the American Presbyterian Mission. The royal-residence item lacks enough location detail for inclusion."
    }
  ],
  "image": {
    "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Samray_Church%2C_Bangkok_1_2.jpg",
    "alt": "Samray Church, Bangkok, the first Presbyterian church in Thailand, founded 1849",
    "author": "dahlfred",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
    "licenseUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0",
    "source": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samray_Church,_Bangkok_1_2.jpg"
  }
}