Classic route
Yangon Circular Railway
Yangon → Yangon · Myanmar
A 46 km loop through Yangon life. Monks, hawkers and vegetable baskets share the ex-Japanese railcars, three unhurried hours for pocket change.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7198669 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Yangon Circular Railway?
The Yangon Circular Railway is a 46 km round trip from Yangon.
How long does the Yangon Circular Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h for the 46 km. That is an average of 15 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Yangon Circular Railway?
Myanma Railways, with RBE railcars (ex-JR).
How old is the Yangon Circular Railway?
The line has been in service since 1954. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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