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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 ...
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.
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.
To integrate with other routes-network in Myanmar, it will be further extended 311 km by 2021–22, from Kyaukhtu in north to Ann in south and then south-east to Minbu where it will connect to Myanmar rail network as well as 1,215 km (755 mi) long Kyaukpyu port–Minbu–Kunming high-speed railway being planned by China. [9]
The station is Upper Myanmar's gateway to the 3,126-mile (5,031 km) national rail network. [1] It is the terminus of the main rail line from Yangon and the starting point of branch lines to Pyin U Lwin (Maymyo), Lashio , Monywa , Pakokku , Kalay , Gangaw , and to the north, Shwebo , Kawlin , Naba , Kanbalu , Mohnyin , Hopin , Mogaung and ...