Myanmar Project Bank

Yangon Circular Railway Upgrading Project

Project Factsheet
Status:
Implementation
Start:
FY2017-2018
End:
FY2021-2022

Sectors

Rail transport

Project Description

The project involves upgrading of the 46-kilometer Yangon Circular Railway Line. Track and embankment development, drainage improvement, heightening platforms, bridge and signal house upgrading will be undertaken using government funds. Upgrading of signal systems, level crossings, and the procurement of 63 new diesel electric multiple unit carriages will be funded from a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Project Expected Benefits

The project is expected to provide better train service by ensuring punctuality, increasing frequency of train services and speeding up travel time by one hour. Upon completion of the project, one circular trip is estimated to take 110 minutes, which is one hour less than the current travel time. The new station will be designed to have facilities for disabled passengers thereby ensuring passenger convenience and safety. It is also anticipated to reduce greenhouse gas emission.

Locations

Total Project Cost

245.00M

Financing Type

Public Domestic Financing, Development Assistance

Implementing Government Agency

Myanma Railways

Donors

Japan International Coorperation Agency

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan Alignment

  • Pillar 1:
    Peace & Stability
  • Pillar 2:
    Prosperity & Partnership
  • Pillar 3:
    People & Planet
  • Goal 1
  • Peace, National Reconciliation, Security & Good Governance
  • Goal 2
  • Economic Stability & Strengthened Macroeconomic Management
  • Goal 3
  • Job Creation & Private Sector Led Growth
  • Goal 4
  • Human Resources & Social Development for a 21st Century Society
  • Goal 5
  • Natural Resources & the Environment for Posterity of the Nation

Contact Detail

U Nyi Nyi Swe
General Manager (Planning & Admin)/Myanma Railways, Ministry of Transport and Communications
swe.nyio@gmail.com