Burma Railway (Thai: ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ), also known as the Death Railway, is a railway between Ban Pong, Thailand and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, built by prisoners of war of the Japanese from 1940–1944 to supply troops and weapons in the Burma campaign of World War II.
The Thai portion of the railway continues to exist, with three trains crossing the original bridge twice daily bound from Bangkok to the current terminus at Nam Tok (น้ำตก).
During the railway's construction, around 90,000 Southeast Asian civilian forced laborers died, along with more than 12,000 Allied prisoners.
This railway is mainly built for tourists, so the train cabins are not crowded.
Most of the Burmese portion of the Burma Railway fell into disrepair decades ago and has not seen service after World War II.
In early 1942, Japanese forces invaded Burma and seized control of the colony from the United Kingdom. To supply their forces in Burma, the Japanese began to build a railway from Bangkok to Rangoon.
Tham Krasae Bridge (ถ้ำกระแซ) spans 400 meters of a perilous narrow ledge between a vertical cliff and the bank of Kwae Noi River, it is one of the most astounding engineering feats of the Burma Railway.
The whole journey takes around 1.5 hour, you can enjoy the picturesque scenery of Kanchanaburi (กาญจนบุรี) learn more about the history of Burma Railway.
