Yangon–Mandalay Railway () is a railway line in Myanmar.Railways in Myanmar/Burma, Yangon – Mandalay (C20) 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. The section between Yangon and Nyaunglebin was opened on February 27, 1884, and that 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 - Bago 74.8 February 27, 1884 Bago - Nyaunglebin 74.5 August 10, 1884 Nyaunglebin - Taungoo 117.9 July 1, 1885 Taungoo - Pyinmana 94.9October 1, 1888 Pyinmana - Mandalay 258.3 March 10, 1889
Stations
Yangon Central railway station Naypyidaw Central railway station Mandalay Central railway station
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