Time of construction: June 1942-November 1943
Construction: Length of line: 420 kms
Earthworks: 4,000,000 cubic metres
Rock shifted: 3,000,000 cubic metres
Bridgework: 14kms erected
Numbers of Australians POWs involved in the construction of the Railway: 9,500
Numbers of Australian troops who died during construction: 2,815
Prime Minister: John Curtin (Labor) 1941-1945