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JICA funding : 24,866 million yen
Scope :
The Yangon Circular Railway Line Upgrading Project will provide replacements and repairs to the deteriorating rolling stock and railway signal system to improve services on the Yangon Circular Railway Line and to anticipate a rising ridership. The project will also improve the capacity to transport passengers along with the safety and comfort of public transportation services, and stimulate socioeconomic activities in the Greater Yangon area. These improvements are expected to reduce the time to travel one circuit from the current 170 minutes to 110 minutes, as well as reducing the train intervals from the current rate of one train every 15 to 40...