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Rail Sector Development Activities in Myanmar THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS MYANMA RAILWAYS UNESAP meeting on Smart Mobility for South East Asia 4th Novenber 2020 Rail Sector Development Activities in Myanmar Ba Myint Managing Director Myanma Railways Contents . Brief Introduction on situation of Transport Infrastructure in Myanmar . About National Transport Master Plan and National Logistics Master Plan of Transport Sector in Myanmar . Status of Myanma Railways‘ Current Rail Infrastructure Development Projects . Planning for International Railway Connectivity in Myanmar . Potential Infrastructure Development Projects and Investment Opportunities 2 Brief Introduction on situation of Transpor Infrastructure in Myanmar Myanmar’s Profile . Population – 54.283 Million(March,2018) India China . Area -676,578 Km² . Coastal Line - 2800 km . Road Length - approximately 150,000 km . Railways Route Length - 6110.5 Km . GDP per Capita – 1285 USD in 2018 Lao ADB’s Assessment (2014-2015) . Myanmar’s Transport system lags behind ASEAN . 60% of highways and rail lines in poor Thailand condition . 20 million People without basic road access . $45-60 Billion investments needs (2016- 2030) Reduce transport costs by 30% Raise GDP by 13% Provide basic road access to 10 million people and save People’s lives on the roads. 4 Transport Sector Administration Ministry of Transport and Communications Aviation, Maritime, Road and Rail transport Ministry of Construction Construction and maintenance of national roads and bridges Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Construction and maintenance of roads and bridges in rural areas Ministry of Border Affairs Construction and maintenance of roads and bridges in border areas Naypyitaw Development Committee Yangon City Development Committee Urban Transport Mandalay City Development Committee 5 Ministry of Transport and Communications Department of Transport Myanmar National Myanmar Maritime Policy and Planning Airlines University Department of Civil Myanma Port Myanmar Mercantile Aviation Authority Marine College Department of Marine Administration Myanma Shipyards Central Institute of Transport &Communication Directorate of Water Resource and Improvement Inland Water Transport of River System Department of Metrology Myanma Railways and Hydrology Road Transport Road Transport Administration Dep; Posts and Myanma Posts & Telecommunications Dep; Telecommunications Information Technology and Cyber Security Dep; Myanmar Post 6 Air Transport Sector Total 69 airfields International Airports ( 3) 34 airports are operational Yangon Mandalay Naypyitaw Domestic Airports (31) Putao Cahmmyathasi Pathein Myitkyina Heho Dawei Bamaw NyaungU Myeik Kalay Lashio Kawthaung Khamti Magway Boke Pyin Hommalin Pakhokku Mawlamyaing Loikaw Kyauk Tu Pha-an Monywa Ann Taungoo Kyaing Tong Sittwe Coco island Domestic Airlines (11) Nos. Tachileik Thandwe 27 International Airlines Monghsat Kyauk Phyu MNA is one of SOEs under MOTC. 7 Ports of Myanmar Yangon Region Length of Costal line = 1385 miles Yangon Ports SITTWE Rakhine State Sittwe Port KYAUKPYU 443 miles Kyaukphu Port THANDWE Thandwe Port YANGON PATHEIN Ayeyarwady Region MAWLAMYINE 272 miles Pathein Port Mon State DAWEI Mawlamyine Port Tanintharyi Region MYEIK 670 miles Kawthaung Port Myeik Port KAWTHOUNG Dawei Port International Wharves International wharves o Yangon Port - 24 wharves o Thilawa Port - 10 wharves Total - 34 wharves Private Inland Container Depot- 3 ICD Public o Private (90%) Public (10%) Yangon Port is the main port of Myanmar which handles about 90% of Maritime Cargo. 9 Inland Water Transport Divisions Navigable Waterways Cargo Division Ayeyarwaddy River - 1534 km Delta Division Chindwin River - 730 km Ayeyarwady Division Thanlwin and rivers - 380 km Thanlwin Division in Mon State Rakhine Division Rivers in Delta - 2404 km Chindwin Division Rivers in Rakhine State - 1602 km Fleets Composition Total - 6650 km Public Sector (339 ) Nos Private Sector (39156) Nos Powered Craft - 178 Seagoing Vessel (13) Barges - 131 Costal Vessel (3250) Pontoon - 30 Inland Vessel (35893) . DMA (L) (3637) . State/ Division (M) (5537) . GAD (S) (26719) 10 Rail Transport Myanma Railways Network . Started in 1877 (142 year old) China . Single Route 5405.285 km MyitKyina India . Double Route 705.196 km . Total Route Length 6110.481 km Kalay Lashio . Total Track Length 7944.320 km (The longest transport rail network Mandalay among ASEAN members.) Lao . Bridges - 12103 Nos Pyay Thailand . Tunnels - 12 Nos . Railway Stations - 960 Nos Yangon . 1000 mm gauge (Narrow gauge) . Daily train operating (Total 422 nos. Dawei of trains) (168 Inter-City, 229 Urban and Suburban, 25 freight) . Current Employment strength -20,900 * The longest rail transport network in ASEAN National Transport Master Plan & National Logistics Master Plan . Started in December, 2012 and completed in 2014 by the assistance of JICA. Master Plan is prepared in line with- National Spatial Development Framework, Projects in MYT-Plan Regional Integration, . Road Sector (48) Projects Demographic Framework, . Rail Sector (14) Projects Environmental Framework, . Maritime Sector (15) Projects Financial Framework, . Inland Waterway (33) Projects Economic Growth, and . Air Sector (32) Projects Demand Forecast. Total (142) Projects Transport Sector Vision “To develop an efficient, modern, safe, and environmentally - friendly transportation system in a coordinated and sustainable manner that embraces all transport modes for the benefit of the country and people of Myanmar.” 13 MYT-Plan Objectives . To provide guidance for a long-term investment framework that will help the Government achieve its economic growth targets by 2030. To provide guidelines that are adaptable to other industrial sectors and to private investment, . To assist with investment planning and decision making for a variety of transport sector projects. To inform the transport sector’s development vision, by presenting a set of comprehensive policies and development strategies relevant to all modes of transport, and corresponding actions (projects) for specific modes by development corridor. To formulate the corridor- based transport infrastructure development plan . Identified 10 development corridors that connect strategic activity hubs based on whether corridors embodied important city and economic activities. Fig ; National Spatial Development Framework 14 and Development Corridors 10 Major Corridors A Central North-South Corridor C B East - West Corridor D C Northern Corridor D Mandalay - Tamu Corridor A K E E Second East - West Corridor G East - West Bridging Corridor L G H Delta Area Network B J Southern Area Development Corridor K Western North-South Corridor H L Eastern North-South Corridor L Eastern North - South Corridor J Priority corridors for urgent investment 15 National Logistics Master Plan (MYL-Plan) Objectives of the Project . formulate a comprehensive logistics master plan based on Transport Master Plan with the plan target year set at 2030; . aim the enhancement of realization of a sustainable and equitable industrial development of Myanmar; . support the realization of the plans stated in the Myanmar Industrial Development Vision (MIDV) that emphasizes a creation of synergies between urban and rural areas thereby reducing regional inequalities; and . increase the level of Logistic Performance to boost industrial activities and businesses. Time Frame of this Project . The Project was started from June,2016 . Completed February, 2018. 16 National Logistics Master Plan (MYL-Plan) Major Logistics Sector Issues Present infrastructure capacity will not be able to meet with rapidly increasing domestic and trade cargo volumes Need to be upgraded to meet with requirements of transport The freight transport cost in Myanmar is twice as high as cost in others. Extending the cargo dwell time and increasing transport cost. Low cargo transport efficiency is a major cause of high transport costs. Inland waterways transport, necessary infrastructure, unable to handle cargoes using mechanical handling systems. Railway, can provide lower transport costs with higher speeds for the long- haul of bulky cargoes in programed operations, is available it has not been utilized due to substandard infrastructures. No multimodal freight transport is available due to an absence of logistics providers and a lack of logistics facilities that function as transport hubs. Yangon Port Rail Freight Transport River Port (Congestion) (manual cargo handling, Not applicable for Container Block Trains) (manual cargo handling) 17 National Logistics Master Plan (MYL-Plan) Identified and Prioritized Projects and Estimated Costs 18 Current Rail Infrastructure development Projects of Myanma Railways The Oldest Railway Bridge in Myanmar, “Gokteik Viadut” Construction start/end: 28-4-1899/1-1-1900 Total length: 689 Metres (2,260 ft) 19 Yangon-Mandalay Railway Line Improvement Project Scope of Works . Civil & Track Works, Bridge work, Installation of new signaling system, Procurement of Modernized DEMU, Establishment of Workshop and depot, etc. Phase 1 (Yangon - Taungoo) Mandalay . Conducted for F/S on Sep,2014 and Detail Design Studied completed on June,2016 Phase II . Estimated Cost JPY (91.179) Billion (As DD Report) 353Km . Signed Consultancy Services Agreement on Dec, 2016 Nay Pyi Taw . Invited the Contractors by dividing 8 Packages on March, 2017 Taungoo . Construction Period – 2018 to 2024 (6 Years) Phase I Phase II (Taungoo- Mandalay)
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