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Yangon–Mandalay Railway

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Mainline rail interchange Yangon–Mandalay Railway
ရန်ကုန်-မန္တလေး ရထားလမ်း
Overview
OwnerMyanma Railways
LocaleYangon Region, Bago Region, Naypyidaw Union Territory, Mandalay Region
HeadquartersYangon
Operation
Began operation1889
Operator(s)Myanma Railways
Technical
System length620.4 km (385.5 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)

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.

History

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In 1881, the government of Lower Myanmar decided to continue construction of the Yangon-Taungoo railway even after the British built the Yangon-Pyay railway. Between Yangon and Nyaunglebin was opened on February 27, 1884, and between Nyaunglebin - Taungoo was opened on July 1, 1885. After the occupation of Upper Burma by the British in 1885, the following sections of this line was extended to Mandalay in 1889.[1]

In 1896, The Sittang Valley State Railway was merged with the Burma Railway Company.

Segment length (km) Date opened
Yangon - Bago 74.8 February 27, 1884
Bago - Nyaunglebin 74.5 August 10, 1884
Nyaunglebin - Taungoo 117.9 July 1, 1885
Taungoo - Pyinmana 94.9 October 1, 1888
Pyinmana - Mandalay 258.3 March 10, 1889

Stations

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References

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