Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit

Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit
Overview
LocaleYangon, Myanmar
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1 (planned)
Number of stations13[1]
Operation
Operation will start2027[2]
Technical
System length18 km (11.2 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

The Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်မြို့ပြလူထုရထားပို့ဆောင်ရေးစီမံကိန်း; YUMRT) is a proposed rapid transit system for Myanmar's largest city Yangon. The initial line is due for completion in 2027, becoming Myanmar's first rapid transit system.

Background

An initial proposal in 2015 from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) envisioned two underground rail lines in Yangon along with a light rapid transit network.[3] In April 2019, JICA was announced to be providing assistance to the Burmese Ministry of Transport regarding the project, which was then confirmed to consist of elevated lines.[4]

Network

The first line (လှိုင်သာယာ-ပါရမီလမ်းပိုင်း၌ ရန်ကုန်မိုးပျံရထားလမ်း) will consist of an 18 km (11.2 mi) elevated line from Hlaingthaya Township to Parami railway station.[5] The proposed line will begin at Hlaingthaya station, cross the Hlaing River south of Bayinnaung Bridge, before reaching Okkyin railway station along Parami Road. Eventually the line will reach Toe Gyaung Ga Lay railway station.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Myanmar to start Yangon sky train project in 2020". Metro Rail News. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Mayangone residents oppose transit project". Myanmar Times. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ "proposes underground railway in Yangon". Bangkok Post. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Yangon's mass rapid transit to receive Japan aid". Myanmar Times. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Myanmar to start Yangon sky train project in 2020". Xinhua. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. ^ Verma, Kanika (2019-08-06). "Myanmar to start Yangon sky train project in 2020". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 2020-06-14.