The Death Railway, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

 

Bangkok Central Station (Hualampong), Thailand.

Hualampong Railway Station, Bangkok, Thailand.

BTS Sky Train, Bangkok, Thailand.

The Death Railway, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Thailand-Burma Railway and similar names, is a 415 kilometres (258 miles) railway between Bangkok, Thailand, and Yangon, Myanmar. The portion in use today measures some 130 km (80 miles). The line was abandoned beyond Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi. Today there is a regular train service between Thonburi railway station to Kanchanaburi via the Bridge on the River Kwai.

River Kwai Bridge on the Death Railway , Kanchanaburi, Thailand

The most famous portion of the death railway is Bridge 277, "the bridge on the River Kwai", which was built over a stretch of river which was then known as part of the Mae Kong.  The greater part of the Thai part of the route followed the valley of the Khwae Noi River  (Khwae: branch or tributary; Noi: small; Khwae is frequently mispronounced by non-Thai speakers as "Kwai", the Thai word for water buffalo). This gave rise to the name "River Kwai" in English. In 1960, because of the discrepancy between fact and fiction, the part of the Mae Klong which passes under the famous bridge was renamed as the Khwae Yai(English "big tributary").

Internationally  famous, thanks the several motion pictures and books, the black iron bridge was brought from Java by the Japanese supervision by Allied prisoner-of-war labour as part of the Death Railway linking Thailand with Burma. Still in use today, the bridge was the target of frequent Allied bombing raids during World War II and was rebuild after war ended. The curved spans of the bridge are the original sections. A daily train is still following the historical route from Kanchanaburi to Nam Tok Railway Station.

Steam Loco 824 on the Death Railway, Thailand.

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Burma–Siam Railway, the Thailand–Burma Railway and similar names, was a 415 kilometres (258 mi) railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, built by the Japanese in 1943 in 1943, to support its forces in Burma  during World War II. This railway completed the railroad link between Bangkok and Rangoon (now Yangon). The line was closed in 1947, but the section between Nong Pla Duk and Nam Tok was reopened ten years later in 1957.

Locomotive number 824 was built by Nippon Sharyo Japan in 1949 and is a 4-6-2 type and is used for a tourist train. 

River Kwai Rail Bridge, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

River Kwaii Bridge on the Death Railway was constructed by the workforce of allied prisoners during WW II while Japanese occupation. The bridge connected Thailand and Myanmar and is situated in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. It is a popular tourist destination. 

Special trains run from Bangkok for tourists during weekends. On Saturdays and Sundays, the train leaves Bangkok at 6.30am. It stops at Bridge River Kwai for 10 minutes. The train further passes through the old POW camps. This train journey allows tourists to see the famous Bridge on the River Kwai and the historical places as well as enjoy the bewitching beauty of the rugged mountainous region.

Hua Lamphong Railway Station (Bangkok Railway Station), Thailand.

Hua Lamphong Railway Station known as the Bangkok Railway Station, is the main railway station in Bangkok, Thailand, and is operated by the State Railways of Thailand. The station was opened on 25 June 1916, after six years' construction.  The station was built in an Italian Neo- Renaissance style, with decorated wooden roofs and stained glass windows. There are 14 platforms, 26 ticket booths and two electric display boards. Hua Lamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. Since 2004 the station has been connected by underground passage to the MRT subway system with a station by the same name.The station is also a terminus of the Eastern & Orient Express.

Death Railway, Thailand.

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Thailand-Burma Railway and similar names, is a 415 kilometres (258 miles) railway between Bangkok, Thailand, and Yangon, Myanmar. The portion in use today measures some 130 km (80 miles). The line was abandoned beyond Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi. Today there is a regular train service between Thonburi railway station to Kanchanaburi via the Bridge on the River Kwai.