Transport in Burma
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[edit] Railways
total: 5,099 km (3,168 mi) Feb. 2008
narrow gauge: 5,099 km (3,168 mi) 1.000-m gauge
[edit] Railway links to adjacent countries
[edit] Maps
[edit] Timeline
[edit] 2007
- May 17 - The missing link in India is from Jiribam (in Manipur) to Tamu in Myanmar. The construction of this missing link, as per the feasibility study conducted by the Ministry of External Affairs through RITES Ltd, is estimated to cost Rs 2,941 crore ($725m).
- According to the Economist, a railway line is to be built through Imphal in India to Moreh near the Myanmar border.
[edit] 2004
- Update from Myanmar Dieter Hettler, Railway Gazette International November 2004.
[edit] 1988
Jan. 1988: Burma Railways Corporation had 149 Alsthom diesel electric locomotives, 63 Krupps diesel hydraulic locomotives, 5 Hitachi diesel hydraulic locomotives, 45 Kawasaki diesel hydraulic locomotives, for a total of 262
Railway openings in Myanmar 1988 - 2008
- Year Route Length, km Notes
- 1988 Thaton - Myaingalay 36·3 New branch
- 1989 Dabein - Hle Lawin 34·6 New branch
- 1990 Mandalay Circular Railway 21·8 Part later dismantled
- 1992 Shwenyaung - Yatsauk 60·3 New
- 1992 Tada-U - Myingyan 99·8 Reinstated after closure c1944
- 1993 Aungban - Loikaw 164 Connection to the Kayah State capital; gradients between 1 in 25 and 1 in 17
- Togyaunggale - Okkphosu 13·6 New line to deep-sea port under construction near Thanlyin
- Chaung-U - Tawkyaungyi 23·4 } First parts of 406·3 km Chaung-U - Pakhokku - Kalay line. Section west of
- Minywa - Pakhokku 54 } Chindwin River isolated, as bridge not completed until 2004 (see below)
- 1994 Tada-U - Mandalay International Airport 11·8
- Pakhokku - Myaing - Myozoe 55·7 }
- 1995 Myozoe - Zipyar 44·2 } Further sections of Chaung-U - Kalay line, leaving a 270 km gap
- Natchaung - Kalay 22·7 }
- Namsang - Moe-Ne 44·3 First isolated section of eastern extension of Thazi - Shwenyaung line
- Dawai - Yephu 17·2 Isolated section of 177 km Mawlamyine - Yai - Dawai line. Gradients of 1 in 25
- 1996 Gangaw - Natchaung 110·8 Linked to isolated northern section of Kalay line; opening ceremony February 6
- 1997 Kyaukpadaung Junction - Bagan 48·1 Creating a new circular route
- Zipyar - Kyay 50·6 Extension towards Kalay
- Pyay - Myade/Aunglan - Satthwa 145·4 Alternative route to Bagan, but heavy grades, sharp curves and danger of washouts mean the line is only used by two trains/week
- Shwenyaung - Taunggyi 33·5 Connecting with the formerly isolated Banyin line. Owing to the poor and steep route and a good competing road, the army-built line is used for goods only
- 1998 Kaloggyi - Yephu 141·6 Closing the last gap of the Dawai line
- 1999 Taungdwingyi - Magway 83·8 New branch to serve town on Ayeyarwady River
- Tada-U - Mandalay International Airport 6·1 Extension of branch opened in 1994
- Sin Phyu Shin Bridge approach 7 Approaches to future bridge over Chindwin River near Chaung-U, opened 2004
- 2000 Ye-U - Khin-U 25·7 Final section of loop line northwest of Mandalay opened April 9, 2000. Line has 270 bridges, including 23-span Mu River road and rail bridge.
- 2003 Okkphosu - Thilawa Deep Sea Port 14·8
- 2004 Sin Phyu Shin Bridge (over Chindwin River) 1·5 Trains from Mandalay now run through as far as Pakhokku
- 2004 Beginning of the Upgrading Yangon - Mandaly trak with the use of the Automatic Levelling, Lining and Tamping Machine (first phase between Yangon - Phayagyi 91.2km and Mandalay - Tatkon 211km ,second phase Phayagyi - Tatkon 313.6km), construction of the Concrete Sleeper Factory (Pyundaza)
- 2005 First Delivery of four YDM-4(1350Hp) Locomotives and 20 Passenger Couches from Rites Ltd. of India
- 2007 Second deliver of five YDM-4 Locomtives from Rites
- 2008 1.March first section Kyangin-Okshippin (63km) of Kyangin-Pakhoku (under construction 515km) was opend for public. Between 1988 und 2008 Myanmar Railways build 1936km rail traks.
- The other track between Kathar and Bamaw (152km) is also under constraction, which will be played main roll over border of Myanmar-PRC.
- Myanmar Railways recives another 15 YDM-4 locomotives from Rites Ltd. India. Now Myanmar has 6 Concrete Sleeper Factories
[edit] Cities served by rail
- Yangon - old capital and port
- Pathein - railhead in west
- Prome - railhead in northwest - on Irrawaddy
- Bago - junctions - also called Pegu
- Thaton - east
- Thazi - north line - junctions
- Pyinmama - north line - junction
- Toungoo - north line
- Pegu - north line - junctions
- Mawlamyine - southeast - new 3223m bridge over the River Thanlwin to Moktama.
- Ye - railhead in southeast - on coast
- Dawei - railhead extended from Ye - 1998 - 102 km (63 mi)
- Taungdowingyi
- Chauk
[edit] Highways
total: 28,200 km (17,523 mi)
paved: 3,440 km (2,138 mi)
unpaved: 24,760 km (15,385 mi) (1996 est.)
[edit] Waterways
12,800 km (7,954 mi); 3,200 km (1,988 mi) navigable by large commercial vessels
[edit] Pipelines
- Crude oil 1,343 km (835 mi); natural gas 330 km (205 mi).
- Proposed pipe from Kyaukphyu through Mandalay to
Kunming [1]
[edit] Ports and harbours
[edit] Sea
[edit] River
[edit] Unsure
Mawlamyaing (Moulmien), Myitkyina, Akyab (Sittwe), Tavoy
[edit] Merchant marine
total: 40 ships (with a volume of 1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) totaling 472,284 GRT/716,533 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
Ships by type: bulk carrier 13, cargo ship 20, container ship 2, passenger ship/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 2 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 2 countries: Japan owns 2 ships, US 3 (1998 est.)
[edit] Airports
80 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 10
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 70
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 32 (1999 est.)
[edit] Heliports
1 (1999 est.)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Weekly Telegraph 23 January 2008 p17
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