Tha Kilen railway station

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
General information
Location	Sing Subdistrict, Sai Yok District Kanchanaburi Province Thailand
Coordinates	14.0406°N 99.2572°E / 14.0406; 99.2572
Operated by	State Railway of Thailand
Line(s)	Nam Tok Line (Death Railway)
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	กน.
Classification	Class 2
Services
Preceding station State Railway of Thailand Following station Tha Ta Suea Halt towards Nong Pladuk Junction Southern Line Burma Railway Wang Sing Halt towards Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi Halt

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]

References

1. Ichiro, Kakizaki (2010). Ōkoku no tetsuro: tai tetsudō no rekishi. Kyoto: Kyōtodaigakugakujutsushuppankai. ISBN 978-4-87698-848-8.
2. Otohiro, Watanabe (2013). Tai kokutetsu yonsenkiro no tabi: shasō fūkei kanzen kiroku. Tokyo: Bungeisha. ISBN 978-4-286-13041-5.
3. "Takalin". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
4. "Tha Kilen". Far East POW Family. Retrieved 29 January 2022.