[2024 Kanchanaburi Attraction] Travel Guide for Hellfire Pass (Updated Oct)
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Kanchanaburi, Thailand
The Hellfire Pass
Hellfire Pass is a railway cutting in Thailand on the former Burma Railway, often known as the Death Railway. It is located in the province of Kanchanaburi in western Thailand. This pass was constructed with forced labor during WWII, primarily by allied prisoners of war from a variety of countries.
The work was done in terrible conditions, with many prisoners of war losing their lives. Hellfire Pass got its name because the pass was lit up by torchlights at night, making the prisoners working in these hard conditions at night with the red light blazing on them look like they were in Hell.
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Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum, Kanchanaburi Province
This is an important historical site in Thailand. The journey is convenient with ample parking and clean restrooms. If you plan to reach the Hellfire Pass, the end of the railway, allocate sufficient time as it takes a while. Bringing a bottle of water is recommended. Once you're here, it's worth visiting.
It's a good idea to visit the museum first to learn about the history before seeing the actual site.
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Hellfire Pass (Kanchanaburi,Thailand)
Hellfire Pass, a memorial place to visit create to honor the death of people who was capture by japanese during world war 2. Great place to hike and visit, thank you Australian goverment for supporting. Cheer and salute to the lost. #hellfire #kanchanaburi #thailand
Thanachai Booranavimolvan
Hellfire Pass (Kanchanaburi,Thailand)
Hellfire Pass, a memorial place to visit create to honor the death of people who was capture by japanese during world war 2. Great place to hike and visit, thank you Australian goverment for supporting. Cheer and salute to the lost. #hellfire #kanchanaburi #thailand
Thanachai Booranavimolvan
Hellfire Pass
it’s a place where many POWs died. Basically they used small tools to try to creat a path through the rocks. This is to build a railway system to Burma. Total of 415km. This place has a interpretive center where you can learn about the war, how the POW work and how they try to stay alive. There are videos of ex POWs narrate their life in this place of hell. It has A/C. Then you can proceed to downstairs to get a headphones for the narrative along the pass. There is a shorter route which only needs headphones. And a longer route where you will need headphones and a walkie talkie. The center will check your location and when you must make your way back. The longer route is 5km returned trip. Shorter route is 2.5km. This place needs a few hours to see and learn. The center closed at 4pm so please be there early to learn and see everything.