text: [{"text_idx": "#000000", "text": "Bus, Train, Ferry and Flight Times"}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Phrae to BangkokPhrae to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000077", "text": "Koh Yao Yai to Langkawi"}, {"text_idx": "#000091", "text": "Phitsanulok to BangkokPhitsanulok to Chiang Mai"}, {"text_idx": "#000119", "text": "The railway bridge over the Khwae Yai River in Kanchanaburi Town, commonly referred as the \u2018Bridge over the River Kwai\u2019 in reference to the 1957 film of the same name, is one of the most visited attractions in Western Thailand. The bridge which is standing today was one of two bridges built by prisoners of war at the behest of the Japanese Imperial Army who were seeking to establish a rail link to Burma as part their strategy to invade the country. The other bridge, made largely of wood, was completely destroyed by an Allied bombing raid."}, {"text_idx": "#000120", "text": "Bridge over the River Kwai"}, {"text_idx": "#000121", "text": "The bridge is actively in use today with two trains a day travelling over it in each direction. Pedestrians are allowed to walk over the bridge and on the off chance that a train is passing when you are on the bridge there are several platform where you can safely stand whilst the train passes by. The stretch of river where the bridge is located is a beauty point in its own right. The river meanders slowly past forest banks and a temple right by the bridge. In the distance the hills of modern day Myanmar are also clearly visible."}]