Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, Kanchanaburi

Name: Thailand-Burma Railway Centre
Address: 73 Chao Khun Nen Rd, Kanchanaburi, 71000, Thailand
Telephone: +66 34 512 721

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The Thailand–Burma Railway Centre is a museum and research centre in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. It is privately funded and is run by Rod Beattie, an Australian who is an expert in the history of the Thailand–Burma Railway. The centre is located to the west of the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, and is housed in the former head quarters of the Imperial Japanese Army which was constructed by prisoners of war and Asian forced labourers. ()

Coordinates: 14°1'57"N, 99°31'29"E

Address

73 Chao Khun Nen RdKanchanaburi 71000 Thailand

Contact

+66 34 512 721

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