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PEKANBARU DEATH RAILWAY

A Railway on Sumatra Constructed by Prisoners of the Japanese During WWII (1943 - 1945)

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    • Muaro to Pekanbaru
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    • The Romusha
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    • Stories from the Railway
    • The Forgotten
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  • The Remnants

    • Padang to Muaro
    • Muaro to Pekanbaru
    • Camps Today
    • The Coal Mine

  • Casualty List

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    Other Important History

    Click on an image below to learn more. 

    Steam locomotive at Padang Panjang on the Padang to Muaro line.

    A brief history of the railway built by the Dutch between Padang and Muaro in west Sumatra for the extraction of coal and other resources.

    Bangkinang POW Camp

    Bangkinang POW Camp. Courtesy of geheugenvannederland.nl

    Bangkinang was the site of two POW camps during WWII. Bangkinang is 50km from Pekanbaru.

    C54 Class Locomotive as seen at Lipat Kain

    Often forgotten about, the locomotives and rolling stock brought in by the Japanese to construct the railway. This included 20+ locomotives from all over Indonesia

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