 Yangon Circular Railway ရန်ကုန် မြို့ပတ် ရထား | |
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| Overview | |
| Owner | Myanma Railways |
| Locale | Yangon |
| Transit type | Commuter rail |
| Number of stations | 39 |
| Daily ridership | 100,000-150,000 |
| Headquarters | Yangon |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1954 |
| Operator(s) | Myanma Railways |
| Number of vehicles | 21 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 45.9 km (28.5 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Average speed | 15.3 km/h (9.5 mph) |
Yangon Circular Railway (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် မြို့ပတ် ရထား [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ mjo̰baʔ jətʰá]) is the local commuter rail network that serves the Yangon metropolitan area. Operated by Myanma Railways, the 45.9-kilometre (28.5 mi) 39-station loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to the city. Circa 2008–2010, the railway had about 200 coaches, had 20 daily runs, and sold 100,000 to 150,000 tickets daily.[1][2][3] The railway is heavily utilized by lower-income commuters, as it is (along with buses) the cheapest method of transportation in Yangon.[4][5]
The hours of service have been consistent over the years, from 3:45 am to 10:15 pm daily. In 2011, the cost of a ticket for a distance of 15 miles was two hundred kyats (~eighteen US cents), and that for over 15 miles was four hundred kyats (~37 US cents).[6] In the new currency (introduced in 2012) long distance tickets are 200 kyat (~20 US cents).[7]
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- ^ Yeni (2008-01-30). "The Railway Bazaar". The Irrawaddy.
- ^ "Third Regional EST Forum: Presentation of Myanmar" (PDF). Singapore: Ministry of Transport, Myanmar. 17–19 March 2008.
- ^ Shwe Gaung, Juliet; Nay Lin Aung (1 August 2011). "Passengers hope privatisation brings better services". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ Moe Thida; Zhu Zhui; Zhou Xiaojing; Muhammad Halley Yudhistira; Jeff Volinski (March 2012). "Yangon Circular Railway Development Project" (PDF). raSPP Policy Research Paper E 1-2-001. University of Tokyo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ ""မြို့ ပတ်ရထားလမ်းပိုင်းများနှင့် ပြည်တွင်းလမ်းပိုင်းများတွင် အသုံးပြုနိုင်ရန် ဂျပန်နိုင်ငံထုတ် RBE လူစီးရထားတွဲ ၁၃ တွဲ ရောက်ရှိ"" [13 Coaches from Japan Arrived for Yangon Circular Railway] (in Burmese). BiWeekly Eleven. 2011-01-04. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011.
- ^ Cass, Emily (26 October 2016). "Riding the Yangon Circle Line Train: A True Myanmar Experience". Just Globetrotting. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017.