Hellfire Pass Museum

Hellfire Pass Museum is a memorial and interactive center in Sai Yok dedicated to the tragic history of Kanchanaburi’s Death Railway. The museum provides detailed information and displays exhibits about the construction of the Thailand-Burma rail line by the Imperial Japanese Army using slave labor. It is also a tribute to the Allied prisoners of war and Asian recruits who suffered endless atrocities and lost their lives to the inhuman situation.

The museum has numerous photos, documents, drawings, photographs, real-life tools and equipment remains, and testimonies from survivors that inform you of the tragedy. Portable audio headsets are available where you can listen to the account of the horror directly from the prisoners. The museum was established owing to the efforts of former Death Railway PoW Tom Morris, who got the Australian and Thai authorities to preserve the historic location and set up an interactive center.

A 500m walking trail from the museum will take you to the actual Hellfire Pass, also known as Konyu Cutting, where you can see the remnants of the railway bridge. If you continue walking the trail, which goes on for 5 km, you can see other camp spots similar to Hellfire, such as Hammer and Tap Cutting, 7m Embankment, Three-tier Bridge, Hintok Cutting, and Compressor Cutting. You may stop at the Kwai Noi Valley lookout for a spectacular vista.