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*[[Burma-Yunnan Railway Project]]. A project to connect the Burma Railway network to the China’s south-western Yunnan province. Construction started in 1938 and was abandoned in the early 1940’s
==Extensions to Burma RailwayRailways Network==The following is extracted from the 1937 ‘History of Indian Railways<ref name=Hist>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ pages 62-63 pdf 85-88]; Retrieved 25 Aug 2020</ref> with a total open mileage of 2060 miles(km)*'''Irrawaddy Section''' 161 miles(km), opened 1877, Rangoon to Prome, formerly the [[AlonIrrawaddy Valley State Railway| ‘Irrawaddy Valley State Railway’-Saingbyin Railway''see separate page'']]. * '''Sittang Section ''' ** ‘Main Line’, 106 miles(km), opened 1884-85, Rangoon via Nyaunglebin to Toungoo, formerly a part of BR networkthe ‘[[Sittang Valley State Railway| ‘Sittang Valley State Railway’ - ''see separate page'']]** ‘Suburban Lines’, 9 miles(km), opened before 19251880-90, ‘Worked for goods traffic only’** ‘Cantonment Branch’, 9 miles(km), opened 1911 from Malagon to Bauktaw; extended via Kanba to Cantonment 1926* '''Mandalay Section'''** ‘Main Line’, 236 miles(km), opened 1888-89 from [[MoulmeinTounghoo-Ye Mandalay Railway| Toungoo via Pyinmana and Yamethin to Mandalay]]. Section , 219 miles(km), formerly a part of BR networkthe ‘[[Sittang Valley State Railway| ‘Sittang Valley State Railway’ - ''see separate page'']] ; final 17 miles(km) extended from Mandalay to Madaya 1927** ‘Myingyan Branch’, 70 miles(km), opened 1893 from Thazi to Meiktila; final 57 miles(km) extended from Meiktila to Myingyan 1899** ‘Mandalay Shore Branch’, 2½ miles(km), opened sometime between 1919 and 1929.1889 from Mandalay to Mandalay Shore* '''Mu Valley Section'''** ‘Main Line’, 340 miles(km), opened 1891 from Sagaing (facing Mandalay) reaching Myitkyina in 1898, formerly a part of the [[PyinmanaMu Valley State Railway| ‘Mu Valley State Railway’ -Taungdwingyi Railway''see separate page'']]. ** ‘Sagaing-Aloa Branch’, 70 miles(km) from Ywataung to Aloa, opened 1900** ‘Katha Branch’, 15 miles(km) from Naba to Katha* '''Mandalay-Kunlong Section of BR ''' 178 miles(km), opened in stages 1898 from Mychaung reaching networkLashio 1903* '''Bassein-Hezada-Letpadan Section''' 110 miles(km), opened sometime between 1919 in stages 1902 from Bassien to Henzada in 1903, and 1929.by 1904 reaching Tharawaw on the east bank of the Irrawady river to Letpadan ** ‘Pegu-Martaban Extension’, 123 miles(km) opened 1907 from Pegu to Martaban (opposite Moulmein)** ‘Henzada-Kyangin Extension’, 66 miles(km) opened 1907-08 from Henzada to Kyangin**[[Southern Shan States Railway| ‘Southern Shan States Section ‘]]. Branch of BR constructed shortly before 1914, 98 miles(km), opened in stages from Thazi to Augban 1912-14; extended to Hebo in 1921 and to Shwenyaug in 1928** ‘Pyinmana-Taungdwingyi -Kyaukpadaung Section’, 139 miles(km), opened 1922-24 in stages from [[Pyinmana-Taungdwingyi Railway| Pyinmana to Taungdwingyi]]; extended to reach Kyaukpadaung in 1930** ‘Alon-Ye-u Section’, 49 miles(km), opened in stages from 1922 from Alon reaching Ye-18 waru in 1926** ‘[[TounghooMoulmein-Mandalay Ye Railway]]. ’, 89 miles(km), opened in stages in 1923 from Moulme Opened 1890reaching Ye in 1925** ‘Pegu-Kayan-Thongwa Section’, 48 miles(km) opened in stages in 1927 from Pegu to Kayan and reaching Thongwa in 1928** ‘Nyaunglebin-Madauk Railway’, 11 miles(km) opened in 1929 from Nyaunglebin to Madauk** ‘Myingyan-Nalogyi-Paleik Railway’, 42 miles(km) opened 1929-91 as an extension of BR30 from Myingyan to Paleik
==Connection Line to Burma Railway==
