The Burma Railway, also known as the Siam–Burma Railway, Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, or locally as the Death Railway, is a 415 km (258 mi) railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma. It was built from 1940 to 1943 by abducted Southeast Asian civilians and captured Allied soldiers forced to work by the Japanese, to supply troops and weapons in the Burma campaign of World War II. It completed the rail link between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma. The name used by the Imperial Japanese Government was Tai–Men Rensetsu Tetsudō (泰緬連接鉄道), which means Thailand-Burma-Link-Railway.
The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
On October 17, in the year 1943, The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of October 17, one of 597 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on October 17, 1943 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 6 September 2026.
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