Yangon–Mawlamyine Railway

Mainline rail interchange Yangon–Mawlamyine Railway
ရန်ကုန်-မော်လမြိုင် ရထားလမ်း
Overview
OwnerMyanma Railways
LocaleYangon Region, Bago Region, Mon State
Operation
Operator(s)Myanma Railways
Technical
System length286.7 km (178.1 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (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
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

See also: List of railway stations in Myanmar

References

  1. ^ "မြန်မာ့မီးရထား | ပို့ဆောင်ရေးနှင့်ဆက်သွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန". www.motc.gov.mm.
  2. ^ a b c "Railways in Myanma/Burma". www.florian-grupp.de.