Tha Kilen Railway Station
Tha Kilen railway station is a railway station located in Sing Subdistrict, Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province. It is a class 2 railway station located 161.95 km (100.6 mi) from Bangkok railway station. It is located near the Mueang Sing Historical Park.
Tha Kilen (also: Takalin) was a Japanese prisoner of war work camp during World War II. The camp was initially used for the construction of the Burma Railway, and was located 98 kilometres from Nong Pladuk. The first prisoners arrived in February 1943. Prisoners returned in April 1945 for maintenance work. On 7 April 1945, 8 were killed during an allied bombardment, because they were not allowed to take shelter by the Japanese guards.
References
- ^ Ichiro, Kakizaki (2010). Ōkoku no tetsuro: tai tetsudō no rekishi. Kyoto: Kyōtodaigakugakujutsushuppankai. ISBN 978-4-87698-848-8.
- ^ Otohiro, Watanabe (2013). Tai kokutetsu yonsenkiro no tabi: shasō fūkei kanzen kiroku. Tokyo: Bungeisha. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.
- ^ "Takalin". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Tha Kilen". Far East POW Family. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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