

A train trip from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi ended in tragedy when the train crashed into the Bridge on the River Kwai. The accident occurred during a train trip from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi.
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Explore the full itinerary for Train trip death railway Bridge on river Kwai from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi trip in Bangkok, Thailand. This historical & heritage tours experience includes 3 stops over 1 day. Duration: 10 hours. Activity level: Moderate.

The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (known locally as the Don-Rak War Cemetery) is the main prisoner of war (POW) cemetery for victims of Japanese imprisonment while building the Burma Railway. There are 6,982 POWs buried there, mostly Australian, British, and Dutch.

The JEATH War Museum is a war museum in Thailand about the Death Railway built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied POWs under the direction of the Japanese, a part of the Thai-Burma railways.