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Kanchanaburi
Coverage of Kanchanaburi in the Nexus archive.
- Sunken train station on infamous WWII ‘Death Railway’ resurfaces from Thailand reservoir
A sunken train station on WWII’s 'Death Railway' in Thailand resurfaced after a reservoir was drained for maintenance, allowing researchers to study the site before it may be refilled. The railway, built by Allied POWs and laborers under Japanese forces, is historically significant due to the thousands of deaths during its construction.