| 词条 | Rail transport in Myanmar |
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History{{main|History of rail transport in Myanmar}}{{unsourced section|date=October 2017}}The first railway, in the then British colony of Lower Burma, opened in 1877 between Rangoon (Yangon) and Prome (Pyay), a distance of {{convert|163|mi|km|0}}. Unusually for a British colonial railway, it was built to {{Track gauge|1m|allk=on}}. Subsequent development was to the same gauge, and by the early 20th century a network of almost 2000 miles (3200 km) operated in Lower and Upper Burma. The Burma Mines Railway was a separate {{Track gauge|2ft|lk=on}} gauge mining railway some {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} in length in the Namtu area. Its first section opened in 1906. The Japanese invasion during the Second World War caused considerable damage to the rail network. As part of their program of reconstruction they instituted the construction of the Thailand - Burma Railway using the labour of Allied prisoners of war, many of whom died in the attempt. Further damage to the railways was caused as the Allies liberated the country from the Japanese. At the end of the war only about 1085 km of line remained operational, in four isolated sections. The costly “Death Railway” link with Thailand fell into disuse and the section of this line in Burma was permanently closed, but the remainder of the Burmese network was rebuilt over decades. In the 1970s further activity led to the construction of new lines, extending the network to around {{convert|4800|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} in extent. In 2016 a tram route opened in Yangon, on a former heavy rail freight route through the city streets. Rolling stock is a three car train purchased second hand from Hiroshima, Japan; it is {{Track gauge|1435mm|allk=on}}, and a third rail was added to the line to accommodate it. Railway links to adjacent countriesApart from the Thailand - Burma Railway the country has never had any international links. However:
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