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Yechanbyin-Pardaleik (5.81 miles (9.35 km)). Construction started 15 February 2009. The other sections which are waiting for budget and contract signing is
Pardaleik-Kwan Taung (4.18 miles (6.73 km)) and Kyaukhtu-Ann-Minbu (193.01 miles (310.62 km)) with a hope to finish the project in 2021 - 2022.
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embarked on a railway construction program and, by 2000 the network had grown to 5,068 km (3,149 mi) (track-km) divided into 11 operating divisions. Between 1994 and 1998, the 160 km (99 mi) Ye-Dawei (Tavoy) railway in peninsular
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Myanmar. The quality of the railway infrastructure is generally poor. The tracks are in poor condition, and are not passable during the monsoon season. The speed of freight trains is heavily restricted on all existing
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Kyaukyi–Sinkhan–Bamow with a distance of 94.87 miles (152.68 km) as a part of Katha–Bamow railway project to allow the passengers and cargo to reach Bamow by rails rather by the
Irrawaddy flotilla service. So far, the opened section is 37.06 miles (59.64 km) while the other 57.81 miles
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Natmouk- KanPyar with a distance of 94.71 miles (152.42 km) as a part of
Pyawbwe-Natmouk-Magwe railway project. So far, the opened section is 65.22 miles (104.96 km) while the other 29.49 miles (47.46 km) are still under construction, being Kanbya-Natmauk. Construction started 10
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Burmese independence. By 1961 the network extended to 3,020 km (1,877 mi), and then remained constant until the opening of a 36 km (22 mi) line from Kyaukpadaung to Kyini in October 1970. In 1988, there were 487
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Einme-Nyaundong with a distance of 96.51 miles (155.32 km) as a part of
Pathein(Begayet) – Einme - Nyaundong Yangon (Hlaing Thayar) to allow the connection between Yangon with Port of Pathein. The section under construction is Einme-Nyaungdong-Hlaingthayar (75.76 miles (121.92 km)).
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with a distance of 257.00 miles (413.60 km) as a part of Minbu-Ann-Sittway railway project to allow the connection to Port of
Sittway. So far, the opened section is 54.00 miles (86.90 km) while the other 203.00 miles (326.70 km) is still under construction, one of them being
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links as a consequence of poor track and bridge conditions. The maximum speed for freight trains has been quoted as 24 km/h (15 mph), suggesting that commercial speeds on this section could be as low as 12–14 km/h (7.5–8.7 mph).
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is due to begin construction of the east–west line from Hlaing Thayar in the west to Parami in the east in 2022, to be complete by 2027. This line is to be further extended east to Togyaung Galay station on the Yangon-Bago intercity rail line.
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track, but the Japanese removed about 480 km (298 mi) and, by the end of the war, only 1,085 km (674 mi) (route-km) was operational in four isolated sections. The Japanese were also responsible for the construction of the
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Construction started 1 December 2009 with a hope to be done in 2017 - 2018. So far, the opened section is 61.09 miles (98.31 km) while the other 35.42 miles (57.00 km) is still under construction. The opened sections are:
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operational railway stations over a 3,162 km (1,965 mi) long network. Since coming to power in 1988, the
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Ywadaw-Natmauk (35.42 miles (57.00 km)): construction started 10 November 2008, opened 16 March 2013
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There are 960 active railway stations in Myanmar with
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2010:"Railway Gazette: China's horizons extend southwards"
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in 1889. Following the opening of this section, the
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Developing a Myanma's Rail Network that meet demand
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1272:List of railway stations in Myanmar
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1877:Business Standard India
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202:Third Anglo-Burmese War
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1375:"The Railway Bazaar"
1277:Transport in Myanmar
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2628:Taungdwingyi–Magway
2446:limited recognition
1846:"ミャンマー国鉄－日本からの譲渡車両"
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875:Hokkaido Shinkansen
783:high-speed railway
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2704:Shwenyaung–Mongnai
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1907:The Myanmar Times
1503:Guilmoto, Paris,
1385:on 19 August 2014
864:steam locomotives
684:
683:
575:
574:
450:Yangon–Mawlamyine
2865:
2653:Tanintharyi Line
2623:Pathein–Letpadan
2603:
2602:
2590:
2589:
2578:
2571:
2564:
2555:
2554:
2541:
2531:
2530:
2500:Christmas Island
2186:Sovereign states
2171:
2164:
2157:
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2080:
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2062:
2056:
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2042:. 9 April 2010.
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1920:
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1868:
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1556:
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1541:
1537:
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1487:
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1478:
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1470:Bi-Weekly Eleven
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1456:
1455:
1453:
1451:
1436:"Railway Bazaar"
1431:
1425:
1424:
1422:
1420:
1401:
1395:
1394:
1392:
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1381:. Archived from
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1361:
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1336:
1330:
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1320:
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1188:
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1120:
1115:
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1096:
1087:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1058:
1057:
1053:
1050:
1041:
1005:Yangon - Kunming
995:
989:
987:
986:
982:
979:
971:
954:String of Pearls
590:
586:Mandalay Central
557:Tanintharyi Line
396:
352:Mandalay Central
327:
321:
319:
318:
314:
311:
303:
286:road/rail bridge
264:Second World War
232:in 1895, and to
179:
174:
169:
163:
161:
160:
156:
153:
145:
87:
82:
78:
2873:
2872:
2868:
2867:
2866:
2864:
2863:
2862:
2848:
2847:
2846:
2841:
2810:
2796:Thanlwin Bridge
2784:Railway bridges
2779:
2738:
2708:
2679:Yangon–Mandalay
2674:Mandalay–Lashio
2657:
2643:Pathein–Pakokku
2613:Yangon–Mandalay
2594:
2584:
2582:
2552:
2547:
2519:
2487:
2478:
2459:Northern Cyprus
2445:
2438:
2180:
2175:
2142:Wayback Machine
2130:Wayback Machine
2118:Wayback Machine
2107:
2089:
2084:
2083:
2064:
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2034:
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2019:
2017:
2008:
2007:
2003:
1998:Wayback Machine
1991:
1987:
1977:
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1960:
1956:
1946:
1944:
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1937:Simon Roughneen
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1843:
1839:
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1827:
1818:
1817:
1813:
1803:
1801:
1788:
1787:
1783:
1773:
1771:
1762:
1761:
1757:
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1737:
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1720:
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1710:
1706:
1700:Wayback Machine
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1589:on 16 June 2011
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1364:
1354:
1352:
1337:
1333:
1324:
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1318:
1311:
1305:
1304:
1295:
1290:
1268:
1246:
1241:
1233:
1229:
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1223:4 ft
1222:
1218:
1217:Break of gauge
1197:
1190:
1186:
1183:
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1179:
1175:
1168:
1118:
1113:
1101:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1091:4 ft
1090:
1085:
1068:
1063:
1055:
1051:
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1046:
1045:4 ft
1044:
1039:
991:
984:
980:
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973:
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938:Apart from the
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923:
902:
845:
814:
717:
704:
695:
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657:Mandalay-Thazi
633:Mandalay–Lashio
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418:Yangon–Mandalay
394:
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294:Thanlwin Bridge
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23:
12:
11:
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2871:
2861:
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2824:
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2699:Kalaw–Lawksawk
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2684:Monywa–Pakokku
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