Mandalay–Myitkyina Railway () is a

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

line in

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

and is operated by Myanma Railways.

History

Established shortly after the

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of northern Myanmar, the Mandalay-Myitkyina Railway Line links the city of

Myitkyina Myitkyina (, ; Jingpho language, Jinghpaw: ''Myitkyina'', ; , ''Sèna'') is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese language, Burmese it means "near the big river", and Myitkyina i ...

, situated on the banks of the Ayeyawaddy River in northern Myanmar, to the country's extensive railway network. The Mu Valley State Railway undertook the construction of this line, embarking on the project simultaneously from both the north and south. Utilizing the Ayeyawaddy River for transportation, the necessary materials and rolling stock were delivered to

, paving the way for the inauguration of the line's initial segment between

and

Mogaung Mogaung ( ; ) is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is situated on the Mandalay-Myitkyina railway line. History Mogaung or Möng Kawng was the name and capital (royal seat) of a relatively major one of the petty Shan (ethnic Tai) princ ...

in 1890. Prior to 1934, a ferry operated between

Amarapura Amarapura (, , ; also spelt as Ummerapoora) is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in the north, and the ancient capital site of Ava ...

and

Sagaing Sagaing (, ) is a town in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located on the Irrawaddy River, to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing, with its numerous Buddhist monasteries, is an important religious and ...

to bridge the gap between the northern segment of the Mandalay-Myitkyina Railway Line and the rest of the railway network. In 1934, the construction of the Ava Bridge marked a historic milestone as the first bridge across the Ayeyawaddy River in Myanmar. However, its role in connecting the isolated northern section (Sagaing to Myitkyina) with the rest of the network was short-lived. During

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, the bridge was destroyed, necessitating the reinstatement of ferry services until its reconstruction.

Stations

* Mandalay Central railway station * Myitkyina railway station

References

{{coord missing, Myanmar Metre-gauge railways in Myanmar