Ministry of Rail Transportation (Burma)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Rail Transportation is the Burma government ministry
which oversees railways in Burma.
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
which oversees railways in Burma.
See also
- Rail transport in BurmaRail transport in BurmaBurma has a railway network that is run by Myanmar Railways, a state owned railway company under the Ministry of Railways.-History:In May 1877, the first train left Rangoon for Prome, a town on the Irrawaddy 163 miles away and, particularly after the annexation of Upper Burma in 1886, lines toward...
- History of rail transport in BurmaHistory of rail transport in Burma-Early construction:Rail transport was first introduced in Burma in May 1877, when Lower Burma was a colony of the United Kingdom and a part of British India, with the opening of the Rangoon to Prome line by The Irrawaddy Valley State Railway...
- Burma Railway
- Myanmar RailwaysMyanmar RailwaysMyanmar Railways ; also spelled Myanma Railways; formerly Burma Railways) is the state-owned agency that operates the railway network in Myanmar. The metre gauge rail network consists of 858 stations, and generally spans north to south with branch lines to east and west. MR also operates the...
- Yangon Central Railway StationYangon Central Railway StationYangon Central Railway Station , located in downtown Yangon, is the largest railway station in Myanmar. It is the gateway to Myanmar Railways' 3,126-mile rail network whose reach covers Upper Myanmar , upcountry , Shan hills and the Taninthayi coast .The station was first built in 1877 by the...
- Yangon Circular RailwayYangon Circular RailwayYangon Circular Railway is the local commuter rail network that serves the Yangon metropolitan area. Operated by Myanmar Railways, the 39-station loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to the city. The railway has about 200 coaches, runs 20 times and sells 100,000 to 150,000...
- Yunnan-Burma RailwayYunnan-Burma RailwayThe Yunnan–Burma Railway was a failed British project to connect far south-west China's Yunnan province with the recently established rail network in British occupied Burma.-History and Politics:...