The Burma Railway (Thai: ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ), also known as the Death Railway, is a railway between Thailand, and Burma, built by the Empire of Japan from 1940–1944 to supply troops and weapons in the Burma campaign of World War II. For Choumeizai, Hellfire Pass (ช่องเขาขาด) is amongst the most impressive in the whole Burma Railway.
Hellfire Pass is noted for the harsh conditions and heavy loss of life suffered by its labourers during construction, a memorial museum is built to commemorate such tragedy.
The museum showcases some artworks related to Hellfire Pass, to respect the victims of the war, all visitors need to keep quiet during visit.
The entrance of the Hellfire Pass is just next to the museum, this area is rocky, hot and humid, that’s why it's named ‘hell’.
Hellfire Pass is so called because the sight of emaciated prisoners labouring at night by torchlight was said to resemble a scene from Hell.
There are still some sleepers left at Hellfire Pass, Choumeizai hopes all the victims of the war can sleep peacefully and are no longer suffering the hellfire.
