19 Aug

THE 6th ship named MV Ginto carrying rails from Japan to use in CP-103 Nyaunglebin-Toungoo railway docked at Sule No 5 Wharf on 17 August, according to Myanma Railways (MR). 

MR is upgrading Yangon-Mandalay railway, which is 385 miles in length with JICA’s official development assistance (ODA) loans to ensure the convenience of the train commuters. 

“The 6th ship reached Myanmar carrying 2,997.035 tonnes of railway tracks which are 82 feet long. Although Myanma Railways has planned to unload them from the ship on that night, the rails will be unloaded depending upon the weather condition because there are heavy rains in Yangon Region these days,” said U Kyaw Kyaw Oo, the Assistant Manager from MR. 

“The unloaded rail tracks will be carried by coaches to Ywarthagyi dry port. Then, the rails will be transported to the project areas. Normally, MR is running 12 coaches from Sule port to dry port. About six coaches will be needed to carry the rail tracks to reach the project areas in the dry port,” he added. MR is reportedly upgrading the railway project in two phases — Yangon-Toungoo railway, which is 166 miles in length and Toungoo-Mandalay railway, which is 219.5 miles in length. 

Soe Myint Aung (Translated by Hay Mar)