The Bridge on the River Khwae (the Death Railway Bridge)
The Bridge on the River Khwae has become notoriously famous and attracted both Thais and foreigners to the site, through different films and books. If an ordinary black iron bridge can tell a story, you can be sure it's a dramatic one.
The bridge spans across Maenam Khwae Yai which is a branch of Maenam Mae Klong. During the Japanese occupation of Thailand in World War II, the Japanese Imperial Army brought the iron bridge from Java. It was then resembled by Allied Prisoners of War (POW) under Japanese supervision. The bridge was part of a strategic railway route to Myanmar in which the Japanese aimed to secure supplies with which to conquer other western Asian countries. It was 415 kilometers long (about 303 kilometers in Thailand and about 112 kilometers in Burma) and passed through the Three Pagoda Pass in Sangkhlaburi District, the northern most part of Kanchanaburi province.
The railway currently ends at Ban Tha Sao or Namtok Station, a distance of around 77 km. from Kanchanaburi Station. A special train running from Bangkok to Namtok Station is available on weekends and national holidays.
For further details, please contact the State Railway of Thailand at Tel. 0 2220 4334 or visit the website at www.railway.co.th.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
This is the place where the remains of 6,982 POWs died during the construction of the Death Railway are buried. The cemetery, which is located on Saengchuto Road, opposite the Railway Station is just 1.5 kilometers from the TAT office.
It is open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yanasampanno
A tiger conservation area where various kinds of wild as well as domestic animals live together freely in the nature such as barking deer, hog, gibbon, peafowl, red jungle fowl, horse, water buffalo, goat, etc. Wildlife of different species will be seen living together in peace and being friendly to the monks and visitors.
The temple is open during 8.30 a.m. to 3.45 p.m. (from 3.30 p.m. onward for tiger), with the entrance fee of THB 300.
For further information, please contact the Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yanasampanno Foundation at Tel. 0 3453 1557
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