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A songthaew (Thai สองแถว, literally "two rows"), also known in English as a baht bus, is a passenger vehicle in Thailand adapted from a pick-up or a larger truck.

It takes its name from the two bench seats fixed along either side of the back of the truck; in some vehicles a third bench is put down the middle of the seating area. Additionally a roof is fitted over the rear of the vehicle, to which curtains and plastic sheeting to keep out rain may be attached. Some vehicles have roofs large enough to accommodate standing passengers within the vehicle, or passengers may stand on a platform attached to the rear.