Yangon–Pyay Railway

Yangon–Pyay Railway (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်-ပြည် ရထားလမ်း) is a railway line in Myanmar and is operated by Myanma Railways. ^[1]

Yangon–Pyay Railway ရန်ကုန်-ပြည် ရထားလမ်း
Overview
Owner	Myanma Railways
Locale	Yangon Region, Bago Region
Operation
Began operation	May 1, 1877
Operator(s)	Myanma Railways
Technical
System length	158.9 km (98.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

History

Yangon-Pyay Railway Line was the first railway line to be constructed in Myanmar. While some sources suggest that the section between Yangon and Letpadan opened in 1869, most historical records indicate that the entire line was officially inaugurated on May 1, 1877, by the Irrawaddy State Railway. The construction of this line was relatively straightforward due to the flat terrain and the absence of significant gradients or major rivers to cross. Notably, the section from Yangon Station to Danyingon is double-tracked.^[2]

Segment	length (km)	Date opened
Yangon - Pyay	258.9 [2]	May 1, 1877

Stations

See also: List of railway stations in Myanmar

• Yangon Central railway station
• Pyay railway station

References

1. "မြန်မာ့မီးရထား | ပို့ဆောင်ရေးနှင့်ဆက်သွယ်ရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန". www.motc.gov.mm.
2. "Railways in Myanma/Burma". www.florian-grupp.de.