If you’ve seen the movie, you would be familiar with the Bridge on the River Kwai. The bridge crosses the Kwai River, originally built to transport cargo between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) to India. The River Kwai Bridge was constructed by POWs and Asian slaves in highly unsavory conditions. Construction began in October of 1942 and took a year to complete. Because of the difficult terrain, thousands of workers died. After all that work and loss of lives, the Allied Forces bombed the bridge in November 1944.
The two central sections of the bridge have been restored. You can take the train that runs across its tracks, but visitors to the Bridge River Kwai can cross on foot by taking the walkway on the side platform. The perfect way to cross the bridge for those exceptional photos of the iron structure and the river below.
By train:
Take the train line 257 or 259 from River Kwai Bridge to Kanchanaburi. The journey takes 7 minutes and covers 2.9 km, at the cost of 250 THB.
Sunday: Open 24 hours
Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
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