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Hellfire Pass is a 500 m long portion of rock that was dug - by hand - by 1,000 Prisoners of War for the Death Railway. Over the 12 week period that that the prisoners worked on the digging, 700 of them died.
The museum is a memorial to the fallen soldiers as well as pictures and tools that describe the events. There is also a trail that visitors can follow, the old railway track, into the jungle.
The museum is a memorial to the fallen soldiers as well as pictures and tools that describe the events. There is also a trail that visitors can follow, the old railway track, into the jungle.
Hobbies & Activities category: Historical museum; Scenic site or route
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