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Yangon Circular Railway ((ビルマ語:ရန်ကုန် မြို့ပတ် ရထား) (:jàɴɡòʊɴ mjo̰baʔ jətʰá)) is the local commuter rail network that serves the Yangon metropolitan area. Operated by Myanmar Railways, the 39-station loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to the city. The railway has about 200 coaches, runs 20 times and sells 100,000 to 150,000 tickets daily. The loop, which takes about three hours to complete, is a way to see a cross section of life in Yangon. The Railway is heavily utilized by lower-income commuters, as it is (along with buses) the cheapest method of transportation in Yangon. The service hours are from 3:45 am to 10:15 pm daily. The cost of a ticket for a distance of 15 miles is two hundred kyats (~eighteen US cents), and that for over 15 miles is four hundred kyats (~37 US cents). Tickets on air-conditioned trains are slightly more expensive (100 MMK) and are sold at all stations, In Yangon central station Platform 7 they are available in a little ticket office on the platform. ==History== Yangon Circular Railway was built during colonial times by the British. The double track railway was built in 1954. In July 2011, the Ministry of Rail Transportation announced that it intended to privatize the Yangon Circular Railway, since the government-run system operates at a loss for the government, with monthly operating costs about 260 million kyats () and monthly revenues about 42 million kyats (). Ticket prices have been kept low because of ministry subsidies. In December 2012, Japan International Cooperation Agency began its collaboration with Yangon City Development Committee to develop a master plan for the Greater Yangon region, including the issue of public transport. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yangon Circular Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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