New Delhi, June 16 -- After decades beneath the surface, a submerged station from World War II's infamous "Death Railway" has resurfaced in Thailand.

Maintenance at Vajiralongkorn Dam drained the hydropower facility's reservoir, revealing Nithe Station for the first time in more than 40 years.

Researchers are racing to survey the site, which was a major depot on the historic 415-kilometer (257-mile) route that connected then Siam and Burma, modern day Thailand and Myanmar.

But it is a race against time, as the completion of the dam's maintenance in August and Southeast Asia's rainy season may soon reflood the area.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from New Delhi Times....