Classic route
Death Railway
Bangkok (Thonburi) → Nam Tok · Thailand
Built by Allied POWs and Asian labourers in 1942–43; trains still cross the River Kwai bridge and creep over the cliff-hugging Wang Pho viaduct.
- Distance
- 194 km
- Fastest time
- 4 h 45 min
- Average speed
- 41 km/h
- Top speed
- 60 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmThonburi
- 1 kmCharan Sanitwong
- 4 kmBang Ramat
- 5 kmTaling Chan Junction
- 8 kmBan Chimphli
- 11 kmPhutthamonthon Sai
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- 13 kmSala Thammasop
- 18 kmSala Ya
- 23 kmWat Suwan
- 26 kmKhlong Maha Sawat
- 30 kmWat Ngio Rai
- 34 kmNakhon Chai Si
- 39 kmTha Chalaep
- 44 kmTon Samrong
- 47 kmNakhon Pathom
- 49 kmSanam Chandra Palace
- 55 kmProng Maduea
- 58 kmKhlong Bang Tan
- 63 kmNong Pla Duk Junction
- 67 kmThanon Song Phon
- 73 kmSa Kosinarai
- 77 kmLuk Kae
- 89 kmTha Ruea Noi
- 96 kmBan Nong Suea
- 100 kmTha Muang
- 102 kmThung Thong
- 114 kmPak Phraek
- 116 kmKanchanaburi
- 119 kmSaphan Khwae Yai
- 124 kmKhao Pun
- 129 kmWitthayalai Kaset
- 132 kmWang Lan
- 136 kmNa Kan
- 139 kmWang Yen
- 144 kmWang Takhian
- 147 kmBan Pong Siao
- 151 kmBan Kao
- 156 kmTha Ta Suea
- 161 kmTha Kilen
- 166 kmWang Sing
- 172 kmLum Sum
- 173 kmTham Krasae Bridge
- 177 kmWang Pho
- 183 kmKo Maha Mongkhon
- 185 kmChong Khaep
- 188 kmWang Yai
- 191 kmBan Phu Phong
- 194 kmNamtok
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 21259101 (47 km), relation 13327676 (132 km), 180 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: State Railway of Thailand, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Death Railway?
The Death Railway runs 194 km from Bangkok (Thonburi) to Nam Tok.
How long does the Death Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 45 min for the 194 km. That is an average of 41 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Death Railway?
State Railway of Thailand, with SRT ordinary (diesel).
How old is the Death Railway?
The line has been in service since 1943. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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