RAILWAYS III
Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Myanmar
Source: World Bank Group
The project consists of the following: (a) the completion of the doubling of the track from Rangoon to Pyinmna; (b) the construction and equipping of the workshop at Ywataung and the expansion of the workshop at Myintnge; (c) the improvement of repair facilities; (d) the renewals of rails, sleepers, ballast, signalling equipment and bridge girders and the improvement of the civil engineering works
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Mass Transit, Rail, Bridge, Automotive, Government
- Location
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The project consists of the following: (a) the completion of the doubling of the track from Rangoon to Pyinmna; (b) the construction and equipping of the workshop at Ywataung and the expansion of the workshop at Myintnge; (c) the improvement of repair facilities; (d) the renewals of rails, sleepers, ballast, signalling equipment and bridge girders and the improvement of the civil engineering workshop for track and construction and of minor civil and signalling works; (e) the purchase of about 110 bogie freight cars and 61 passenger cars, 4 diesel breakdown cranes, and 30 diesel locomotives and engines for rail cars; and (f) the rehabilitation of about 106 passenger cars, 2,000 freight cars, and the overtaking of the backlog of maintenance of rolling stock, and the rehabilitation of 38 diesel locomotives and the overtaking of the backlog maintenance of diesel locomotives. |
Original sector | Transportation |
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Country | Myanmar (Burma) |
Source
Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Mass Transit, Rail, Bridge, Automotive, Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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