MT News
The Myanma Railways (MR) will operate special trains on Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon-Mandalay route today for the convenience of passengers during the public holidays, according to the MR.
MR is regularly operating one express train, one local train, two airbag trains per week on Yangon-Mandalay route; two trains a day on Yangon-Pyay route; one train daily on Yangon-Mawlamyine route.
The special train on Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon route will start running at 6.30 pm on 21 October and the special train on Yangon-Mandalay route on 24 October.
As October 21 is Friday as well as October 24 (Monday) is Diwali day, MR provides train service during three consecutive days of holidays. Moreover, MR will arrange to run the special trains during Tazaungdaing holidays.
“The MR will provide special trains for the civil servants in Nay Pyi Taw who are going to return Yangon, and we arrange to operate the trains for those who want to return Yangon during three consecutive days of holidays,” an official of MR said.
The upper-class ticket price for Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon is Ks-9300, the ordinary class, Ks-4700; and the upper-class ticket price for Yangon-Mandalay is Ks-15450, the ordinary class, Ks-7750.