MR rolls out battery-powered, air-con service on NPT-MDY line
The service will make four intermediate
stops – Tatkon, Pyawbwe, Thazi and Kyaukse – with each end-to-end journey
taking five hours, including station halts.
MYANMA Railway,
under the Ministry of Transport and Communications, will run the up and down
airbag trains on the Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay route with battery-powered electric
locomotives and air-conditioned carriages starting from 22 November 2025.
MR is trying to ensure smooth transport
for commuters and enhance the quality of train service. The up-train with
battery-powered electric locomotives and air-conditioned carriages will depart
from Nay Pyi Taw railway station at noon and arrive at Mandalay station at 5 pm.
It will leave from Mandalay station at 6 am and arrive at Nay Pyi Taw station
at 11 am.
Those who want to continue their journey
to Yangon from Mandalay can change the train at Nay Pyi Taw station. They can
hop on the scheduled flight to leave at 12 noon there and arrive in Yangon at
5:30 pm.
Similarly, those passengers from Yangon
leaving for Mandalay can change the train at Nay Pyi Taw station. They can take
an electric locomotive train ride after disembarking the DEMU that will depart
at 6 am in Yangon.
Those up and down airbag trains with
air-conditioned service on the Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay route include two passenger
carriages each designed for ordinary class and upper class. The airbag train
can accommodate 238 passengers.
The ticket fare is set at K15,000 for
the ordinary class and K20,000 for the upper class. It is available for online
purchase with MMQR five days in advance. Those who want to book the ticket at
the station need to make three days in advance for the upper class and one day
in advance for the ordinary class. There will be four stops in between the
route: Tatkon, Pyawbwe, Thazi and Kyaukse stations. The travel time for each
route is five hours, including stops. — NN/KK
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