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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.[1][2] It is located near the Mueang Sing Historical Park.
Tha Kilen ท่ากิเลน | |||||||||||
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| Location | Sing Subdistrict, Sai Yok District Kanchanaburi Province Thailand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14.0406°N 99.2572°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | State Railway of Thailand | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Nam Tok Line (Death Railway) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | กน. | ||||||||||
| Classification | Class 2 | ||||||||||
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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.[3] The first prisoners arrived in February 1943.[4] 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.[3]
