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.
ရန်ကုန်-မန္တလေး ရထားလမ်း | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Myanma Railways |
Locale | Yangon Region, Bago Region, Naypyidaw Union Territory, Mandalay Region |
Headquarters | Yangon |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1889 |
Operator(s) | Myanma Railways |
Technical | |
System length | 620.4 km (385.5 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
History
editIn 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 |
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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 |
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