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Traveling during New Year Write down emergency numbers for safety.

Updated 24 Sep 2026457 views
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Updated and ranked emergency numbers

All numbers in this article (1543, 1197, 1669, 1490, 1690) are confirmed still active. Here are 5 more essential numbers ranked by priority for travelers: 1) 1669 medical emergency 2) 191 police 3) 1155 tourist police 4) 199 fire 5) 1323 mental health hotline.

During the New Year holiday, people return to their hometowns. or go traveling in other provinces Traveling by public transport Including personal cars in congested traffic conditions, causing the risk of accidents. and when an emergency occurs Contacting the responsible agency that corresponds to the problem will help reduce the time it takes for the accident to occur. Here is an article that collects emergency phone numbers that you should know when traveling home during the New Year festival.

Telephone

1543 Expressway User Information Center (EXAT Call Center)

Expressway User Information Center Open 24 hours a day, providing information to expressway users. Information about traffic conditions and traffic routes on the expressway Providing coordination services with relevant agencies to facilitate and provide assistance to expressway users. Receive notification of complaints Suggestions and follow-up on actions taken to resolve complaints And the important thing is to receive notification of emergencies and accidents on the expressway

Expressway

service menu of numbers 1543

for those who returned home during the New Year festival and experienced engine failure, damage, or an accident. You should quickly bring your car to the left so as not to obstruct traffic. and display various symbols Inform other vehicle users. To prevent repeated accidents You can call for help at number 1543 without getting out of your car. Or you can use the emergency telephone installed on the expressway every 500 – 1000 meters in case you cannot contact number 1543, you can contact the various expressway control centers. directly as follows:

Various Expressway Control Centers

1197 Traffic Hotline (Traffic Control Center Traffic Police Division)

provides traffic information services in the Bangkok area. Including reporting traffic jams, accidents, as well as complaints about traffic issues in Bangkok. There are 30 lines of service available 24 hours a day.

Emergency

1669 Emergency medical hotline (National Institute of Emergency Medicine)

is a hotline that provides services only to critical emergency patients outside of medical facilities. If people who are returning to their hometown develop emergency symptoms, they can call to report them immediately. The patient must have the following emergency symptoms:

emergency symptoms

  1. Heart stops, does not breathe, does not respond to calls or stimulation. These foods must be resuscitated immediately.
  2. Perception of consciousness has changed, telling the time, place, and familiar people in an acutely incorrect manner. It may be a symptom of a stroke.
  3. The circulatory system has at least two critical conditions: Cold and pale I'm sweating all over my body. Sudden loss of consciousness or fainting when getting up or standing.
  4. Respiratory system is critical. Unable to breathe normally Breathe fast and deep. Breathing is unusually noisy. Can only speak briefly Or can't cry Or cannot pronounce, choke, block the airway and have symptoms of dark cyanosis
  5. torn organs Excessive blood loss risks disability.
  6. Other symptoms that pose a high risk to life, such as severe chest pain. The limbs suddenly became weak. or convulsions
Heart monitor

What you should know before calling the hotline 1669

  1. When encountering an emergency illness, stay calm and call the hotline. 1669
  2. Provide information about what incident occurred and what kind of patients and injured people there were.
  3. Tell the scene of the incident clearly and the route to the incident point.
  4. Tell the gender, age range, symptoms, number of patients or injured
  5. Tell the level of consciousness of the patient.
  6. Tell the risk that it may happen again. Such as being in the middle of the road or in a car stuck on gas.
  7. Tell the name of the person who informed the phone number where they can be contacted
  8. Initial assistance according to the advice of the officer.
  9. Waiting for the rescue team to pick up the patient and take him to the hospital

1490 Bus Hotline (Transport Company Limited)

Traveling by public transport is another channel that many people like to use to travel back to their hometown. But during the New Year festival or long holiday To reserve tickets in advance or inquire about additional bus routes, you can contact the hotline 1490 24 hours a day, or contact for additional information separated by the region you wish to travel as follows:

• Northern Region
02-936-2852-66 ext. 614, 325
02-936-2841-48 ext. 614, 325
02-936-3670
• Northeastern Region
02-936-2852-66 ext. 605,602
02-936-2841-48 ext. 605,602
02-936-0657
• Southern Region
02-422-4444
02-4224435
• Eastern Region
02-391-6846

Bus

1690 State Railway of Thailand

Train is another important transportation for Thai people. Hotline 1690 has a transportation information inquiry service. Product sales Travel, booking tickets, including receiving suggestions and complaints from service users 24 hours a day.

Train station

For those returning to your hometown or traveling, don't forget to memorize these numbers for your safety and those around you.

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Information updated 24 September 2026.

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