Hellfire Pass Museum
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Hellfire Pass Museum Is a fascinating history of tourism in Kanchanaburi. The museum has exhibits about building the Death Railway. During World War 2 period from 2485 to 2488, with the slide of a multimedia exhibition showcasing equipment and tools of prisoners of war. The total assumes an open place at Hellfire Pass was the route to build a railway to Burma.
Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum is located at the Division of Agriculture. Troops from the town of Sai Yok district, Kanchanaburi, about 80 km drive along Highway 323 to Thong Pha Phum district. Observed when driving at Sai Yok Noi, about 20 kilometers to the museum will be on your left.
Museum exhibits inside the main building. The floor-mounted air conditioner The exhibition displays the photos, slides, videos that convey the brutality. Savagery of war By the prisoners were forced to build a railway line through the rainforest filled with dangers of malaria. Including difficulties War and famine Causing tens of thousands of prisoners had fallen down. Railway, it was insinuated that the route to take. One life per sleeper 'A life for every sleeper' Also inside the museum. The exhibit also includes tools clothe prisoners of war. And to create a So that while there were no tools. And more than just a hammer, chisel, drill, shovels, hammers, shovels and buckets to build a railroad.
Some of the exhibits are written to punish prisoners. Exhibit features a model of the living conditions of prisoners. The model prisoner while carrying sleepers in weedy wireless strength, no clothes to wear. There are only a loincloth wrapped underwear only. Food samples of prisoners it has only a small pile of rice. With pickled vegetables and dried fish Letters can be sent to relatives of prisoners. It is only printed achievement prisoners fill just that liveth.
The second part of the museum On the back of the museum The trail down to the Hellfire Pass. The actual area where prisoners have shared this path with difficulty. The path to the area with two Hellfire Pass route is the route that went into the gorge along the tracks. The other route is the route to walk up the stairs to the top of the gorge to watch him from the top down. Both routes take time to walk it. Was walking in the gorge takes about 1.5-2 hours of top exhausted and spent about 3-4 hours.
More information
Hellfire Pass or have known one. "Spacing Hell" (Hellfire Pass) The name comes from that. Those prisoners who work at night. Have a bonfire and torchlight run time. When the lights reflected people. Causing a flickering light as the flames of hell. Hellfire Pass Museum Open since April 25, 2542 by the collaboration from the Australian government to gather information. Build a museum The exhibition area is divided into two parts: the exhibits inside the building and walking the gorge at a place behind the building.
Hellfire Pass route It cut a path through the gorge, so that the rail route was blocked. It requires workers to drill him into the box. It takes a lot to build trails. The prisoners from countries such as Australia, Britain, Holland and prisoners from other countries. As well as tens of thousands of workers employed at the point of the drill hole is considered a hardship. Because while it is being filled with overgrown forests, backwoods ago. It is also a tool to work the old fashioned manual labor to dig a lot in the building. This area also has the rail line was built. There are remnants of old ties, scrap metal and chains on display to commemorate the atrocity. And losses from the war At this point, so many people came to mourn for the departed is seen periodically.
On April 25 of each year as Anzac Day (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day or Veteran's Memorial Australia - New Zealand. There is a ritual to commemorate the soldiers who died in the war.
Traffic and contact information
- Is open Monday - Sunday 9:00 pm. 16.00 PM. Does not cost any traffic.
- Contact us at 034-531-347, 08-1754-2098, 08-1814-7564.
A trip to Hellfire Pass Museum.
Kanchanaburi - Hellfire Pass Museum 80 kilometers.
Sai Yok Noi - Hellfire Pass Museum 20 kilometers.
Hellfire Pass Museum - Sai Yok Yai, 20 km.
- Kanchanaburi Road Runner Sangchuto the main road over the railway to the intersection lagoons to grain. Turn left to the Sai Yok district. (Highway 323)
- Running through Sai Yok Noi for about 20 kilometers through the school Toei. Notice on the left A signpost to Hellfire Pass Museum. The Division of Agriculture
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- The authorities have described as a headphone access. Just pay a deposit of 200 baht per unit. There is a choice of languages, English, Japanese, German, Thailand can take to dial a number to hear an explanation at various points.
- Walking back to Hellfire Pass takes about 1-2 hours or more of listening to lectures at various points. Visitors should shift to the right
- A walk in the gorges and scenic trails are relatively steep. Some of the larger conglomerate. So be extra careful The case brought by the children.
- The area around the museum has been maintained very well. Tourists should not bring food, beverages, pet inside the museum. Or even in the trash is not defined.
- Due to a museum exhibit losses from the war. People who visit should be focusing on traffic. No fuss loudly mocked or any other action. That's disparage the place and the area as a memorial for the deceased.
- Strolls around the gorge. Do not write climb and walk out of the path.
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