While the CMEC project calls for an economic corridor encompassing the Muse-Mandalay-Kyaukphyu and Yangon, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications says the railway project will only be from Muse to Mandalay for now. “We have to think if we will be able to lend money to companies if they win tenders. “It is right that it should be done but never with our our eyes closed. We don’t do any promise for building this railroad. So it wouldn’t be wise to go against them without taking these facts into consideration. Myanmar signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the project, expected to be one of the largest road and railway projects in the country, last October. We must protect with laws.” Around 150,000 people use the approximately 300 trains that run around the loop daily.The following four lines are currently under construction:In 2005, the Japan Railways Group and other, privately owned, Japanese railway companies donated rolling stock to Myanmar Railways, including former In March 2018, India handed over 18 diesel-electric locomotives to Myanmar under an Indian In 1999 Myanma Railways had 868 coaches, with a further 463 on order.There were 5187 freight wagons in 1999, with 1188 due to be delivered. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications said a negotiation committee, which includes representatives from the ministry, was formed to start a feasibility study for the high-speed railway project. However: “Although the survey has begun, there is no guarantee that the railroad will be built. “As it is a strategic route for both military and financial purposes, the project shouldn’t be carried out,” said political and economics analyst U Zaw Win Phay. “The more western countries put more pressure on Myanmar, the greater the influence of China becomes. As the project will be beneficial for the Chinese, our government should try to get its fair share as well. It is good for Mandalay-Muse trade but from military perspective, the cons outweigh the pros,” he said. The objectives of the said YM Project are to renovate and modernize the old facilities and equipment in the section between Yangon and Taungoo of the existing railway that connects Myanmar's largest and second largest cities (Yangon and Mandalay), and to … There are things that should be given careful thoughts. By 1961 the network extended to 3,020 km (1,877 mi), and then remained constant until the opening of a 36 km (22 mi) line from Kyaukpadaung to Kyini in October 1970. We should negotiate that we will lease the land and give permission for passage. China Railway Eryuan Engineering Corporation (CREEC) has started a partial survey for the Muse-Mandalay-Kyaukphyu railway line, part of the China –Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) and the larger Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). A 30pc share should be demanded for land of the project, he said. As the Chinese government has established banks for the One Belt One Road initiative, Chinese companies can borrow money from these banks for railway construction projects but for Myanmar there might be financial problems, said BRI project analyst U Ye Tun.

THE US$2.5 billion Yangon railway station project, which is set to be Myanmar’s largest joint venture investment project under the National League for Democracy-led government, will take eight years to complete the construction, according to the winning consortium, which also claims that the work will create 100,000 local construction jobs.

Goods produced and exported from Yunnan will come down the economic corridor to Myanmar, so our market is Yunnan and their market is our entire country,” said U Htaung Shan Khan. We’ll do it after government and public have a brainstorm and agree. The majority of goods trains on lines without significant gradients run without any train brakes, as most of the serviceable wagons have been cannibalised and now lack Apart from the Thailand–Burma Railway the country has never had any international links. If Myanmar is not involved, a  second route via Vietnam, Laos, Thai and Singapore is possible, leaving, Myanmar out of the picture. “Even if it connects to Rakhine, I think goods that are transported by road will gravitate to Mandalay. It is not sure to build it although making survey.