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Rail transport in Myanmar consists of a 6,207.644 km (3,857 mi) railway network with 960 stations. [1] The network, generally spanning north to south with branch lines to the east and west, is the second largest in Southeast Asia, [ citation needed ] and includes the Yangon Circular Railway which serves as a commuter railway for Yangon, the ...
Myanmar Railways station map Division 4 Kalaw Kalaw Railway Station. Mileage: 465.33 miles (748.88 km) Railroad Track: 572.73 miles (921.72 km) Bridges: 1406
The Burma Mines Railway, an 80-kilometre (50-mile) 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge line from Namyao (on Myanmar Railways' Mandalay-Lashio branch) via Namtu to Bawdwin, was completed in 1908. After the First World War , a line was built between Moulmein and Ye at the northern end of the Mergui Archipelago .
Yangon Circular Railway was built during colonial times by the British. [8] The double track railway was built in 1954. [9]In July 2011, the Ministry of Rail Transportation announced that it intended to privatize the Yangon Circular Railway, since the government-run system operates at a loss for the government, with monthly operating costs about 260 million kyats (US$325,000) and monthly ...
Pages in category "Railway stations in Myanmar" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
As of February 2008, Myanmar had 5,099 km (3,168 mi) of railways, all 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) gauge. There are currently no rail links to adjacent countries. There are currently no rail links to adjacent countries.
Yangon central railway station terminal. In December 2007, the Yangon city government announced a master plan that would have resulted in Yangon Central being relocated to a satellite town, East Dagon, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from downtown Yangon [2] at an unspecified date; this did not come to fruition.
Yangon-Pyay Railway Line was the first railway line to be constructed in Myanmar. While some sources suggest that the section between Yangon and Letpadan opened in 1869, most historical records indicate that the entire line was officially inaugurated on May 1, 1877, by the Irrawaddy State Railway. The construction of this line was relatively ...