Death Railway

Hello, today our review will have a historical story about this railway. If we look at it, it looks beautiful and not as scary as we thought. But who would have thought that before it became this railway, it had to be exchanged with life? We will tell you some brief information and history. (The important thing for all tourists is to respect the place and keep it clean. Do not litter.) The Death Railway was built during World War II using Allied POWs and Asian laborers who were conscripted by the Japanese army to build it as a strategic route through Burma. Currently, this route ends at Ban Tha Sao or Namtok Station, a distance from Kanchanaburi Station to Namtok Station, a distance of approximately 77 kilometers. "If you count the number of railway sleepers, the number of people and POWs who were conscripted to build this railway would die." This is the story of the historical Thai-Burma railway route, a distance of over 415 kilometers. It is the cruelty, brutality, and hardship that the POWs experienced. Until it was called "The Death Railway" By recruiting the labor of approximately 50,000 British, Australian, American, Dutch and Irish prisoners of war, and combined with more than 275,000 laborers to build a strategic railway line through Burma, which in part had to cross the Kwai Yai River. The construction this time was full of difficulties. The laying of the railway track continued until the point where a bridge across the Kwai Yai River had to be built, so a temporary wooden bridge was built. The construction was rushed, with no days off. Prisoners of war took turns 24 hours a day and soldiers were closely supervising them until the construction was completed, taking a total of 17 months. Information from the website paiduaykan Number of stations: 30 (open for service); 23 (discontinued) Destination: Nong Pla Duk Junction; Sai Yok Noi Waterfall; Phra Chedi Sam Ong Pass (During World War II) Operator: State Railway of Thailand Distance: 194.84 km (121.07 miles) (from Thonburi Station) Ground width: 1 meter, single track Type: Intercity train Opened: December 25, 1943 #naturetherapy#bangkoktravel#worldheritage#centralteam#missingforests#placestovisitnearbangkok