THE Myanma Railways will
operate two special trains between
Yangon and Mandalay
from 10 October for the convenience
of people who wish
to return to their hometowns
for the Thadingyut holidays.
The special trains will
leave the Yangon Central
Railway Station at 4:30 pm
and arrive in Mandalay at
10:40 am.
The train from Mandalay
station will leave at 6
pm and arrives in Yangon
at midnight. MR will run up
and down special trains on the
Yangon–Mandalay line under
this schedule.
Upper-class tickets for
the trains will be available at
the railway station from 8 October,
and ordinary-class tickets
will be sold from 9 October.
The fare has been set at
K9,300 for upper-class seat
and K4,650 for ordinary class
seat. The special trains will
stop at Toekyaungkalay, Bago,
Daik-U, Pyuntaza, Nyaunglebin,
Peinzaloke, Kyauktaga, Kanyutkwin, Phu, Toungoo,
A lar, Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw,
Tatkon, Yamethin, Pyawbwe,
Nyaungyan, Thazi, Thaetaung,
Myitthar, and Kyaukse stations.
The 11 up and 12 down, 5
up and 6 down, and 3 up and
4 down trains will be operated
regularly, as part of Myanma
Railways’ push to offer better
services to travelers.