Thailand Route 401 | |
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ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 401 | |
Route information | |
Length: | 287.682 km (178.757 mi) |
Major junctions | |
West end: | Amphoe Takua Pa |
Nakhon Si Thammarat | |
Southeast end: | Ban Tha Pae |
Highway system | |
Motorways |
Thailand Route 401 is a highway in southern Thailand. It starts from the west coast of the Thai-Malay Peninsula at an intersection with Route 4 near Amphoe Takua Pa, Phang Nga Province.
The route runs eastward through Surat Thani Province to the east coast, then southward to Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. It ends at Ban Tha Pae, about 10 km north of Nakhon Si Thammarat town. Route 4012 then connects Ban Tha Pae to Nakhon Si Thammarat town.
Route 401 is the main road that connects Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat. It starts near Amphoe Takua Pa as a two-lane single carriageway. Running eastward, it passes through Amphoe Phanom, Amphoe Ban Ta Khun to Amphoe Phunphin. Then it widens to a four-lane dual carriageway and continues to Surat Thani, Amphoe Kanchanadit. It enters Nakhon Si Thammarat province at Amphoe Khanom, but does not pass the town of Khanom. It, then, goes southward pass Amphoe Sichon, Amphoe Tha Sala and ends at Ban Tha Pae, about 10 km north of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Total length is 287.682 km. Of this, 23.628 km is in Phang Nga Province, 186.458 km in Surat Thani Province and 77.596 km in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.