Yangon–Mawlamyine Railway

Yangon–Mawlamyine Railway ရန်ကုန်-မော်လမြိုင် ရထားလမ်း
Overview
Owner	Myanma Railways
Locale	Yangon Region, Bago Region, Mon State
Operation
Operator(s)	Myanma Railways
Technical
System length	286.7 km (178.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 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[edit]

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.

Stations[edit]

• Yangon Central railway station
• Mawlamyine railway station

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