Yangon–Mawlamyine Railway
Railway in Myanmar
3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Yangon–Mawlamyine Railway (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်-မော်လမြိုင် ရထားလမ်း) is a railway line in Myanmar and is operated by Myanma Railways. [1]
History
Between Yangon and Bago was opened on February 27, 1884, and between Bago - Mottama was opened on October 12, 1907. In this time, the section crossing the Sittang River is the old line which ran via Nyaung Khar Shey. In 1962 the new line crossing the Sittang River was opened further north.[2]
For nearly 80 years Tanintharyi Line remained isolated from the other railway lines in Myanmar due to Salween river. The section between Mottama and Mawlamyine was operated a ferry until 2006. On April 17, 2006, Thanlwin Bridge was opened crossing Salween river and the isolation was resolved.
| Segment | length (km) | Date opened |
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| Yangon - Bago | 74.8 | February 27, 1884 |
| Bago - Mottama (the section between Ah Byar and Moke Pa Lin is the old line) | 203.3 [2] | October 12, 1907 |
| Ah Byar - Moke Pa Lin (The new line) | 1962 | |
| Mottama - Mawlamyine | 8.6 [2] | April 17, 2006 |
Stations
- Yangon Central railway station
- Mawlamyine railway station
References
- ^ "မြန်မာ့မီးရထား | ပို့ဆောင်ရေးနှင့်ဆက်သွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန". www.motc.gov.mm.
- ^ a b c "Railways in Myanma/Burma". www.florian-grupp.de.
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- Bangkok–Hat Yai–Padang Besar
- Padang Besar–Kuala Lumpur
- Kuala Lumpur–Singapore
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