Yangon–Mandalay Railway Explained

Yangon–Mandalay Railway
Owner:Myanma Railways
Locale:Yangon Region, Bago Region, Naypyidaw Union Territory, Mandalay Region
Headquarters:Yangon
Began Operation:1889
Operator:Myanma Railways
System Length:620.4km (385.5miles)

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

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.

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

! Segment! length (km)! Date opened
Yangon - Bago74.8February 27, 1884
Bago - Nyaunglebin74.5August 10, 1884
Nyaunglebin - Taungoo117.9July 1, 1885
Taungoo - Pyinmana94.9October 1, 1888
Pyinmana - Mandalay258.3March 10, 1889

Stations

See also: List of railway stations in Myanmar.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.florian-grupp.de/rmm/linesCentral.html Railways in Myanmar/Burma, Yangon – Mandalay (C20)