13-15 October, 2014 Bangkok, Thailand

13-15 October, 2014
Bangkok, Thailand
CONTENTS
 Introduction
 Policy guidance at the ministerial level in Myanmar
 Railway Vision of National Transport Development
Plan (Rail Sector)
 Rail Sector Strategic Policies and Objectives
 Asian and ASEAN Highway Network in Myanmar
 Trans-Asian Railway Network in Myanmar
 Railway Line of International Importance in Myanmar
 Railway links to the neighboring countries
 Dry Ports of international importance in Myanmar
 Regional Cooperation of Myanma Railways
 Current situation of Myanma Railways
 Conclusion
Introduction
The transport services in the Republic of the Union
of Myanmar consist of four modes: Railways
 Road
 Water
 Air
Railways transport services
in monopolized by state own
transport enterprise
Brief History
The first railway line in Myanmar, between Yangon and Pyay, 161 miles apart,
was opened on 1st of May 1877. After 137 years, Myanma Railways is still serving its
duty of transport for Myanmar people.
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• Located at the cross roads between East and West,
North and South of Asia continent as a natural link
between the Asian countries.
• Land-bridge connecting Southeast Asia and South Asia
as well as with China.
• Potential to be a regional hub offering its geographical
advantages to neighboring countries to make
maximum use.
• Beneficial transport linkages across the region.
• Actively participating in the international cooperation.
• Trying to upgrade and develop transport with her own
resources and with an inter agreements with
neighboring countries
Transport sector in Myanmar is concerned with the following
Government Ministries and Committees:The Ministry of Construction
for construction and maintenance of national roads
and bridges
The Ministry of Rail Transportation
for land and rail transport
The Ministry of Transport
for maritime and air transport
The Ministry of Home Affair
for Traffic Police Force
The Ministry of Border Affairs
for construction of roads and bridges in border
areas
Yangon and Mandalay City Development Committees
construction, maintenance and development of
urban transport
National Transport Development Plan
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is providing the
implementation of National Transport Master Plan. Now it is going to
be submitted to the government.
Railway Vision of National Transport Development Plan (Rail Sector)
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Rail Sector Strategic Policies and Objectives
RWY-01 To develop effective asset management measures and mechanisms to fully utilize the existing the
existing assets;
RWY-02 To rehabilitate the existing rail infrastructure and associated systems along the designated
development corridors and to/from major transport nodes to a higher standard;
RWY-03 To develop all-weather and disaster-free trunk rail network and services along the designated
development corridors;
RWY-04 To reduce the number of rail accidents to the level of advanced countries as soon as possible;
RWY-05 To introduce environmentally-friendly technology in the rail infrastructure and rail transport
industry;
RWY-06 To increase participation of the private sector in developing rail and rail-related infrastructure and
businesses such as ICD development and operation and rail-based freight forwarding business
RWY-07 To improve MR’s business performance, focusing on the freight transport services
RWY-08 To be prepared for early introduction of High speed Railway(HSR) Passenger Service;
RWY-09 To encourage and promote business and industrial activities along the rail corridor that are
resulted in stable demand of both passenger and freight; and
RWY-10 To reduce operational and management costs by streamlining the institutions, the number of staffs,
etc.
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Asian Highway Route Map
- 32 Member Countries
- 140479 Km
Asian Highway Network in Myanmar
(a) AH 1
- Myawaddy - Payagyi (Bago) - Meikhtila - MandalayTamu(1650 km)
(b) AH 2
- Tachileik - KyaingTong - Meikhtila (807 km)
(c) AH 3
- Mongla - KyaingTong (93 km)
(d) AH 14 - Muse - Lashio - Mandalay (453 km)
(e) Total length (3003 km)
Total length 4534 km.
Current status of Asian and ASEAN highway in Myanmar

The Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway
Network entered into force in July 2005 and Myanmar had
already signed.

Ongoing project of Asian Highway in Myanmar as follows: Upgrading of Myawaddy-Kawkareik road (AH1)
 Upgrading of Kawkareik-Eindu road (AH1)
 Upgrading of Kalewa-Tamu road (AH1, AH2)
 Upgrading of Yagyi-Kalewa road (AH1, AH2)
 New border link Maesot – Myawaddy between Myanmar
and Thailand (AH1)
Trans-Asian Railway Network
Mandalay-Yangon
Mandalay-Lashio [ Muse (border station and
break of gauge)-Rueli(China)]
Kalay-[ Tamu (border station and break of
gauge)-Jiribam (India)]
Bago-Thanpyuzayat [Three Pagoda PassNamtok (Thailand)]
Thanpyuzayat-Ye
Yangon (maritime connection)
Thanphyuzayat
Namtok
Railway Lines of International Importance in Myanmar
Existing lines
Mandalay-Yangon
= 617 km
Mandalay-Lashio
= 313 km
Mandalay-Kalay
= 539 km
Bago-Thanbyuzayat-Dawei
= 520 km
Missing lines
Kalay-Tamu
= 127.4 km**
Lashio-Rueli
= 141.8 km**
Thanbyuzayat-Three Pagoda Pass = 110 km**
** The route lengths of missing lines are
referred from feasibility reports
Missing link between Myanmar and India
* Conducted by RITES Ltd.
2004-2005
* The scope of the study
¤ New rail link
(i) Jiribam-Moreh (219 kms) India
(ii) Tamu-Kalay (127.4 kms) Myanmar
¤ Rehabilitation of existing line
Kalay-Mandalay (513 kms) Myanmar
* The construction cost of the project
# Tamu-Kalay  97.68 mil USD.
(new line)
# Kalay-Mandalay  162 mil USD.
(Rehabilitation)
* Freight Demand Forecast
2.48 mil tons in 2027-28
* The Financial Analysis
Jiribam-Moreh
(-) 1.7%
Tamu-Kalay
(-) 1.2%
Combined
(-) 1.3%
Under optimistic scenario, FIRR could
improve to (-) 0.6%
* Comparison of transport between Yangon & New Delhi
Without Project With Project
Transit time
22 days
9 days
per TEU cost 2000 USD
800 USD
Missing link between Myanmar and China
•Joint Survey of MR and CREC: conducted in 2011 July to
September.
• Memorundem of Understanding signed 2nd December 2011,
•1st Extention in 2013 July
•Feasibility Study Report submitted by CREC in 2012 April.
* Route Description
length (ballast track 488.65 mile + ballast less track
50.54 mile , Total ( 540 miles)
79 stations, 409 nos of bridges, 101 nos. of tunnels,
Standard gauge (60kg/m rail continous welded track
Single line
Maximum speed (120-160 kmph.)
Missing link between Myanmar and Thailand
* Conducted by KOICA
2005-2007
* The scope of the study
# Thanbyuzayat-Three Pagoda Pass (110 km)
(Myanmar)
# Three Pagoda Pass-NamTok ( 153 km)
(Thailand)
* The construction cost for Myanmar side
246.171 mil USD.
•Originally, in the Singapore-Kunming
Rail Link, Myanmar involves in the
missing line of Thanbyuzayat- Three
Pagoda Pass that must be connected
to Namtok, Thailand.
•At present, Dawei - Kanchanaburi is
considered to be new spur line instead
of old line Three Pagoda Pass Namtok.
 Regarding the signing of the TAR Agreement, what we feel is
that we have technical and financial constraints to upgrade the
existing railway line in conformity with the guiding principles
for technical character eristic of TAR network.
 Actually moving dimensions, axle-load, signaling and operating
conditions are very poor and too far from the specification of
TAR standards.
 Though the whole network is necessary to be reconstructed, it is
not within our reach at the moment due to our economical
constraints.
 That is the main reason why we cannot sign the
Intergovernmental Agreement for TAR.
 Myanma Railways needs sufficient time and large amount of
financial supports to upgrade the whole railway network.
DRY PORTS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANT IN MYANMAR
 Myanmar proposed eight potential
locations for dry ports in Myanmar at the
meeting of “Ad hoc Intergovernmental
Meeting
on
an
Intergovernmental
Agreement on Dry Port” held in Bangkok
during 20 to 22 June 2012 and signed “the
Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry
Ports” at the Forum of Asian Ministers of
Transport held in Bangkok, Thailand on
November 7, 2013.
 The potential dry port locations in
Myanmar are in Yangon, Mandalay, Tamu,
Muse, Mawlamyine, Bago, Monywa and
Pyay. They would be along the Asian
Highway and Trans-Asia Railways Line in
Myanmar’s transport network. The dry
ports in Mandalay and Yangon are to be
primarily implemented. There will be the
international tender process for towards
construction and the operation of dry port
at Ywathagyi (Yangon) and Myitnge
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(Mandalay) in August 2014.
Myanma Railways plans to develop a new
potential dry port in the area of Ywarthargyi in Yangon
Division.
Ywarthargyi
Thilawa SEZ
Myanma Railways plans to develop a new potential dry
port in the area of Myitnge in Mandalay Division.
Myitnge
Regional Cooperation of Myanma Railways
Myanmar is now conducting the process related to the
"Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of the
Greater Mekong Railway Association" to be signed at the 19th
GMS Ministerial Meeting which will be held in Vientiane, Lao
PDR on 10th and 11st December 2013.
In order to implement the ASEAN Transport Action Plan (ATAP),
Myanmar signed the protocol (6): Railway Border and
Interchanging Stations under the ASEAN Frame Work Agreement
on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit in December 2011, and
then "Myanmar has sent the Instrument of Ratification for the
Protocol (6) to the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on February 3rd
2014."
Current Situation of Myanma Railways
Organization
Employees Chart
Sanctioned
Employees
setup
Actual
employees as
on April,2013
Actual
employees as
on March,2014
Officers
431
333
326
Others
31,622
20,101
19,880
Total
32,053
20,434
20,206
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Traffic Volume
“Passenger Traffic”
Classification
20082009
20092010
20102011
In Million
20112012
20122013
20132014
No. of Passenger
Main
34.587
33.741
34.102
31.227
23.577
21.716
Suburban
38.974
37.861
33.548
32.993
30.240
31.144
Total
73.561
71.602
67.650
64.220
53.817
53.190
Passenger/Day
0.200
0.200
0.190
0.18
0.15
0.15
Passenger Mile
3,488.13 3,337.66 3,328.72 3,092.70 2,365.90 2,226.00
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Traffic Volume
“Freight Traffic”
In Million
Classification
2008‐
2009
2009‐
2010
2010‐
2011
2011‐
2012
2012‐
2013
2013‐
2014
Ton Carried
2.95
3.33
3.40
3.58
2.84
2.47
Ton/Day
0.008
0.009
0.009
0.010
0.008
0.007
Ton Miles
573.13
658.25
697.84
721.86
601.90
513.22
193
198
205
202
212
208
Average Lead
Miles/Ton
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Rolling Stocks
“Locomotive Fleet”
Type
2008‐
2009
2009‐
2010
2010‐
2011
2011‐
2012
2012‐
2013
2013‐
2014
Steam Locomotive
37
37
37
37
35
35
(a) Diesel Electric
243
247
252
257
268
268
(b)DieselHydraulic
100
105
135
137
137
137
Diesel Loco Total
343
352
387
394
405
405
Grand Total
380
389
424
431
440
440
Diesel Locomotive
Existing Japanese DHL
Locomotives of 40 Nos.
29
Rolling Stocks
“Rail Bus Fleet”
2009‐
2010‐
2010
2011
Type
2008‐
2009
2011‐
2012
2012‐
2013
2013‐
2014
LRBE/ DIB (Local)
68
68
68
63
63
63
DMU (Local)
6
6
6
6
6
6
DRC (Local)
2
2
2
2
2
2
RBE (Japan)
83
106
106
118
165
166
Total
159
182
182
189
236
237
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Rolling Stocks
“Coaches and Wagons”
2013‐
2014
Fleet
2008‐
2009
2009‐
2010
2010‐
2011
2011‐
2012
2012‐
2013
Passenger Coaches
1209
1246
1238
1277
1282
1319
Freight Wagons
3252
3427
3331
3236
3210
3374
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(c) Myanma Railways' Network
‘‘ MYANMA RAILWAYS ”
Total Route Length 5,992.13 kms. Single Track
‐ 5,286.934 kms.(88.23%)
Double Track
‐ 705.196 kms. (11.76%)
Bridges
‐ 11,818 Nos
Tunnels
‐ 12
Nos
Railway Stations
‐ 946
Nos
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Railways Service
Myanma Railways’ operate an average of 443 trains per day.
198 inter-city passenger trains, 215 suburban trains and 30 freight
trains. The number of trains by type is as follows:Train Type
Nos of Train per day
As on March, 2014
Passenger Trains
Express
42
Mail & Others
66
Mixed
60
Rail Bus
30
Total
198
Yangon Suburban Trains
215
Freight Trains
30
Total Trains
443
Proposed Projects in Myanma Railways (1st Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum)
(18th - 19th January 2013 )
Myitkyina
Tamu
Kalay
Mandalay
Pyay
Bago
Yangon
Dawei
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Proposed Projects in Myanma Railway (2nd Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum)
(27th – 28th January 2014)
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Project Title
Estimated Cost
US $
(in Millions)
Type of Assistance
Project Period
Location
11
Technical Training and Research Center
5
Grant
+
Technical Assistance
2015-2016
to
2020-2021
Insein Locomotive Workshop,
Yangon Region
12
Remanufacturing of 30 Nos.
Diesel Electric Locomotives
30
Grant
Insein Locomotive Workshop,
Yangon Region
13
Locomotive Overhauling by
Unit Exchange System
6
Grant
+
Technical Assistance
2014-2015
to
2019-2020
2014-2015
to
2015-2016
14
Extension of Insein Locomotive Depot
for Yangon Circular Train
20
Grant
2014-2015
to
2017-2018
Insein Locomotive Depot,
Yangon Region
15
Replacement of Bogie and Modification
for Old Aged Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives (20
Nos.)
2.5
Grant
2014-2015
to
2015-2016
Ywataung Locomotive Workshop,
Sagaing Region
16
Rehabilitation of the Old Aged
Diesel Hydraulic Locomotives (10 Nos.)
4.5
Grant
2015-2016
to
2016-2017
Ywataung Locomotive Workshop,
Sagaing Region
17
Upgrading the (50) Nos. of Rail Bus Engine (RBE)
2
Grant
+
Technical Assistance
2015-2016
to
2017-2018
Rail Bus Engine Heavy Repair
Workshop,
Yangon Region
18
Upgrading and Modernization of
Carriage and Wagon Repair Workshop
12.5
Grant
2014-2015
to
2015-2016
Myitnge Carriage & Wagon
Workshop,
Mandalay Region
Insein Locomotive Workshop,
Yangon Region
Ywataung Locomotive Workshop,
Sagaing Region
Estimated Cost
US $(in Millions)
Type of
Assistance
19 Upgrading of Signaling System of
Yangon Circular Railway Line
10
Grant
2014-2016 Yangon region
20 Improvement of Signaling &
Telecommunication System on
Mandalay-Myitkyina Railway
Line
21 Switch and Turnout Production
Unit
30
Grant
2015-2017
Mandalay region,Sagaing
region and Kachin State
5
Grant
2014-2016
Yangon region or Mandalay
region
22 Geo-engineering Assistance in
Pakokku-Gangaw-Kalay Rail Line
2
Grant
2015-2017
Magwe region, Sagaing region
and Chin State
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Project Title
Total
129.5
Project
Period
Location
On going Projects by External Assistance

“Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase I(I) by Japan ODA
Loan. The Project on Improvement of Service & Safety of Railway in
Myanmar by Japan’s Technical Cooperation Program. The Project for
Installation of Operation Control Center System and Safety Equipment by
Japan’s Grant Aid

Yangon Circular Railway Line Upgrading Project (Pre-feasibility) by Japan’s
Grant Aid

Procurement of Rolling Stocks, spare parts, Machines and accessories and
Equipment for 3 major workshops by Indian Loan

Establishment of New Locomotive Workshop and New Carriages & Wagon
Workshop by China Loan
Activities for Railway Container Transport

There will be so many processes, huge investment and a long
time would be needed to establish the Dry Port

Railway container transport has to be considered as first step of
Dry ports.

Myanma Railways made a workshop in February, 2014 with
officials and stakeholders from Ministries concerned and
organizations, associations.

Based on the outputs of the workshop, Myanma Railways has
made conceptual plan for Railway container transport along the
Yangon-Mandalay Railway Trunk Line.
Myanmar would like to request UNESCAP to
Provide the following purposes:
To provide fully feasibility studies for Yangon, Mandalay Dry
Ports.

To provide the prefeasibility study for other 6 potential Dry
Ports places.
(Tamu, Muse, Mawlamyine, Bago, Monywa, Pyay)

To Provide the consulting service on the project of YangonMandalay Railway Line Containerization.

To conduct the Capacity Building Training.

To arrange the study visit to famous Dry Ports in the region.
Conclusion
 Economic, Political and social transformation .
 Plans to develop the transportation sector.
 Expecting for more cooperation and integration.
 Local and oversea for better transportation services
to improve.
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