The proposed project will (i) upgrade railway infrastructure for the 258 kilometers (km) single non-electrified railway line linking Yangon and Pyay, (ii) modernize track maintenance of Myanma Railways (MR), and (iii) strengthen MR’s institutional capacity. The Project will improve railway sector competitiveness and sustainability through developing an efficient, modern, safe, and environmentally friendly transportation system.

Launched in 1877, Yangon-Pyay line is Myanmar’s first rail line. The section between Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, and Pyay, a historic trading city along the Ayeyarwaddy River, is part of the Western North-South Corridor (Yangon-Pyay-Magway-Mandalay).