China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co. Ltd and Myanma Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the elaboration of the feasibility study of Muse-Mandalay rail link. Muse is a border town in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan state and the Mandalay is country’s second largest city, situated in north.
Under the agreement, the feasibility study will be conducted in the next two years, which covers environmental and social impact assessment.
The line will have a 431-km and will allow trains to run at speeds of 160 km/h.
The link between Muse and Mandalay is seen as a crucial for an improved connectivity of the southeast Asia, as it is part of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. This links Yunnan with key commercial centres in Myanmar. The connection is part of China’s initiative ‘Onel Belt, One Road’.
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