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Train routes in Myanmar
3 routes · classic 2 · scenic 1
3 routes cross Myanmar in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the Yangon–Mandalay Express at 620 km; the fastest is the Yangon–Mandalay Express, running up to 100 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1889. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
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- Yangon Circular Railway
A 46 km loop through Yangon life. Monks, hawkers and vegetable baskets share the ex-Japanese railcars, three unhurried hours for pocket change.
Wikipedia ↗ - Yangon–Mandalay Express
Myanmar’s 1889 British-built rail spine, now covered in about 10 hours by new air-conditioned DEMU expresses.
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Scenic (1)
- Mandalay–Lashio
The Shan hill line crawls up from Mandalay to inch across the Gokteik viaduct: a 1900 American-built steel trestle 100 m above the gorge.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence