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| Locale | Wardan Jetty - Linsadaung, Botataung Township | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit type | Light rail/tram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of lines | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Began operation | 10 January 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ended operation | 1 July 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Myanma Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| System length | 4.8 km (3 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yangon Tram began service on a single tram line on 11 January 2016.[1] Yangon previously had a tramway network which closed down during World War II. Funded by Japanese investment, the tram line service at Strand Road terminates between Wardan Jetty and Linsadaung, Botataung Township, a journey of around 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) using a single 50-year old tram from Hiroshima Electric Railway in Hiroshima, Japan.[2]
The rolling stock is a 3-coach tram with a seating capacity of 200 passengers. The tram runs just 6 times each day,[2] from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm with a fare of Ks.100/-, around US$0.08.
An extension west from Wardan Jetty to Kyeemyindaing, and an extension east from Linsadaung, Botataung Township to Pazundaung Township, would bring the length of the line to 11.3 kilometres (7.0 mi); these extensions are due to be completed later in 2016.[3][4][5]
Yangon Tram stopped service on 1 July 2016 after only six months of running.[6]
- ^ "Yangon launches light rail line". Railway Gazette International. DVV Media UK. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ a b "Trams return to streets of Yangon". BBC News. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Trams return to Yangon after 100 years". mmtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ Yangon government eyeing second commuter tram
- ^ "Electric Tramcar: Myanmar Railways Launched The Tram Line On Strand Road | Myanmar International TV". myanmarinternational.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "No more electric tram on Yangon's Strand Road". Coconuts Yangon. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.