7. Installation of Control Area Selective control system at Kawlin. Yangon, Pyay,
Mawlamyine, Ye. Dawei. Pakoukku, Kalay. Paihein and Kyang.
8.Interlocked fixed distant and working outer train system will be installed for
Myingyan-Tadat line. Mawalamyine-Ye line. Ywataung-Monywa line, and Chaung
Oo-Pakhokku-Zebya line.
Development of Commercial Service
Passenger & Freight Traffic Demand Forecast for 1995-96 to 2000-2001
Among the four modes of inter regional transportation service in the Union of Myanmar,
Railways Transport service is monopolized by the state owned transport enterprise. Myanma
Railways.
In 1995-96 MR. shares 25.1% of passenger trip and 37.9% of freight tons for the total
internal external transport systems, passengers and freight by state owned conveyances.
Passenger and Freight demand forecast for planned five years from 1996-97 to 2000-2001
is as stated below:
Sr. NO. |
Descriptions |
Unit |
|
Second 5 Years plan |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
1998-99 |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
1 |
Passenger |
Million |
53.40 |
53.50 |
54.57 |
55.66 |
56.77 |
58.00 |
2 |
Passenger-Miles |
Million |
3041.44 |
3102.27 |
3164.30 |
3227.50 |
3292.05 |
3357.89 |
3 |
Passenger
Earning |
Million |
1325.00 |
1335.00 |
1349.00 |
1362.40 |
1389.00 |
1416.80 |
4 |
Freight
tons |
Million |
3.28 |
3.34 |
3.4 |
3.47 |
3.54 |
3.61 |
5 |
Freight
(ton-miles) |
Million |
602.88 |
614.94 |
627.34 |
639.89 |
652.69 |
665.74 |
6 |
Freight
Earning |
Million |
560.00 |
583.00 |
600.50 |
618.50 |
637.00 |
656.00 |
1 |
Passenger |
2.00% |
2.00% |
1.99% |
1.99% |
2 |
Passenger-Miles |
2.00% |
2.00% |
2.00% |
2.00% |
3 |
Passenger Earning |
1.05% |
0.99% |
1.95% |
2.00% |
4 |
Freight tons |
1.80% |
2.06% |
2.02% |
1.98% |
5 |
Freight
(ton-miles) |
2.02% |
2.00% |
2.00% |
2.00% |
6 |
Freight
Earning |
3.00% |
3.00% |
2.99% |
2.98% |
Freight Forwarding and Special Passenger Trains Handled by Private Investment
To attract customers and maintain market share to encourage the private sector operator
to develop more demand-respective door-to-door service, in conjunction with MR, MR
co-operate with private companies for freight towarding service and special passenger
train service.
Freight forwarding service is done by two private comoanies named MFF Co. Ltd.
(Mandalay Freight Forwarder) and STT Co. Ltd. (Sann Thawta)
Dagon Mann and above two companies participated in the service of special passanger
trains named Dagon Mann special train on Yangon-Mandalayroute. Malikha-Mandalar train on
Mandalay-Myitkyina route and Maykha-Mandalar train on Mandalay-Myitkyina route.
These companies had financially invested to repair and construction of passanger
coaches and freight wagons and some locomotives. This is a kind of Transmodal function
done by MR.
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