Leading trading house Marubeni and train maker Niigata Transys have announced that they will supply Myanmar Railways with 24 new cars of diesel-electric multiple units. The value of the deal is USD 64 million.
Myanmar Railways is working on a project aimed at modernizing the systems on the existing railway line between the country’s biggest city of Yangon and the second largest commercial city of Mandalay. The 24 cars will be used for a section of the line that runs from Yangon to Taungoo. It currently takes 7 hours to travel between those two cities, but the ongoing project will shorten the time to 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Marubeni plans to start delivering the train cars in 2020. It also plans to provide training for the engineers who are responsible for maintenance.
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