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Between 1994 and 1998, the 160 km (99 mi) Ye-Dawei (Tavoy) railway in peninsular Myanmar was completed. With the construction of the 250 m (270 yd) road/rail bridge across the Ye River in 2003 and the 2.4 km (1.5 mi) Thanlwin Bridge in 2008, the Southern peninsula became fully integrated into the Myanmar's railway network. Also in 2008/9, the ...
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 ...
Yangon–Mawlamyine Railway (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်-မော်လမြိုင် ရထားလမ်း) is a railway line in Myanmar and is operated by Myanma Railways. [ 1 ] History
The station is located on the main line of the Myanmar Railways network and is an important junction for trains heading to various parts of the country (Lonely Planet, n.d.). Insein railway station is equipped with modern amenities such as waiting rooms, ticket counters, toilets, and food stalls (Myanmar Railways, n.d.).
Yangon–Mandalay Railway (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်-မန္တလေး ရထားလမ်း) is a railway line in Myanmar. [1] Operated by Myanma Railways , it is the second railway line in Myanmar after the opening of the Irrawaddy Valley State Railway .
The circular railway line was initially opened as the Western Circular Line on January 4, 1990. It originally followed a route starting from Mandalay Station, heading 35 miles (56 km) west towards the original timber and oil transport line near the river port, and continuing north along the riverside road. The line then extended from 26th B ...
The railway trip from Bagan to Mandalay takes about 7.5 hours (111 miles; 179 km). Main article: Rail transport in Myanmar As of February 2008 [update] , Myanmar had 5,099 km (3,168 mi) of railways, all 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in ) gauge.
Myanmar Railways station map Division 6 Yangon. Mileage: 327.86 miles (527.64 km) Railway Track: 529.75 miles (852.55 km) Bridges 994 Bridges Stations 91 Stations Dar Pein 22 1/2 (junction to Hlehlaw-In 44) (Division 7)