We visited the site of Kin-Saiyoku Station on the 19 August 2014.
This was one of the largest stations built by the Japanese Army using POW and civilian labour on the death railway.
As the majority of the line is single track this station together with 55 others along the line provided vital passing points, yards and sidings.
This was one of the largest stations built by the Japanese Army using POW and civilian labour on the death railway.
As the majority of the line is single track this station together with 55 others along the line provided vital passing points, yards and sidings.
Plan of the original station and siding layout.
Some of the sidings were used to hide trains from allied air raids, from late 1944 and during 1945 trains were only run at night in an attempt to protect them from allied aircraft. This station was an important target and was bombed on a number of occasions by the RAF and USAF, a number of bomb craters still exist.
Some of the sidings were used to hide trains from allied air raids, from late 1944 and during 1945 trains were only run at night in an attempt to protect them from allied aircraft. This station was an important target and was bombed on a number of occasions by the RAF and USAF, a number of bomb craters still exist.
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