Three Pagodas Pass (via Burma Railway route)
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Three Pagodas Pass (via Burma Railway route) is a historically significant mountain pass on the Thailand–Myanmar border that served as a key crossing and construction segment of the World War II Burma Railway.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
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border crossing ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | Burma campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Death Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai–Burma Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ forced labor on Burma Railway ⓘ |
| constructionInvolved |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
Asian civilian laborers ⓘ |
| countryOnEasternSide | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnWesternSide | Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | border crossing point between Thailand and Myanmar ⓘ |
| functionedAs | key crossing point for Burma Railway construction ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | low pass in Tenasserim Range ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Three Pagodas Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Burmese people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | three small pagodas located at the pass ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II ⓘ |
| historicallyControlledBy | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Kanchanaburi–Thanbyuzayat railway alignment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tenasserim Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kanchanaburi Province
NERFINISHED
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Payathonzu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangkhla Buri District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh working conditions during railway construction
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mountainous terrain affecting railway construction ⓘ strategic importance for linking Thailand and Burma by rail ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma Railway
NERFINISHED
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Thailand–Myanmar border NERFINISHED ⓘ overland route between Bangkok and Rangoon ⓘ |
| railwaySectionConnected |
Burmese section of Burma Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai section of Burma Railway ⓘ |
| railwayType | single‑track meter‑gauge military railway ⓘ |
| region |
Southeastern Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Thailand ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | supply route for Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRailwayConstruction | 1942–1943 ⓘ |
| transportMode |
rail
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road ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military route
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trade route ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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