Mr. Aung Myo Myint

General Manager (Admin & Plan)

Myanma Railways

Development of dry ports in Myanmar.

Country Report

25 November 2015

CONTENTS

Introduction

Asian Highway Network in Myanmar

Trans-Asian Railway Network in Myanmar

Railway Line of International Importance in Myanmar

Dry Ports of international importance in Myanmar

Development of dry ports in Myanmar

Conclusion

To develop the sector of transport is an important one out of the main

features of our country.

It is necessary not only for transportation of freight within country but

also for transportation of other country and also through the country.

Beside, container transportation is also important to exchange the goods.

For the container transportation and dry port projects are needed in our

country.

The places for dry port are needed. For the container storage, cargo

warehouse and logistics which will be delivered inland.

Introduction

In line with the National Development Plan, the Government of the

Republic of the Union of Myanmar has been identifying the economic

potentials to cooperate to the country’s economic development by local

and international business investor and private organization.

As our endeavors for national development, Myanmar Railways shall

implement to construct and operate of the dry port as important work

for the freight transport sector.

The transport services in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

consist of four modes:-

Railways

Road

Water

Air

Railways transport services

in monopolized by state own

transport enterprise

Asian Highway Network in Myanmar

(a) AH 1 - Myawaddy - Payagyi (Bago) - Meikhtila - Mandalay-

Tamu(1650 km)

(b) AH 2 - Tachileik - KyaingTong - Meikhtila (807 km)

(c) AH 3 - Mongla - KyaingTong (93 km)

(d) AH 14 - Muse - Lashio - Mandalay (453 km)

(e) Total length (3003 km)

Trans-Asian Railway Network

Mandalay-Yangon

Mandalay-Lashio [ Muse (border station and

break of gauge)-Rueli(China)]

Kalay-[ Tamu (border station and break of

gauge)-Jiribam (India)]

Bago-Thanpyuzayat [Three Pagoda Pass-

Namtok (Thailand)]

Thanpyuzayat-Ye

Yangon (maritime connection)

Thanphyuzayat

Namtok

Railway Lines of International Importance in Myanmar

Existing lines

Mandalay-Yangon = 617 km

Mandalay-Lashio = 313 km

Mandalay-Kalay = 539 km

Bago-Thanbyuzayat-Dawei = 520 km

Missing lines

Kalay-Tamu = 135.0 km**

Lashio-Rueli = 141.8 km**

Dawei-Phu Nam Ron = 170.0 km

** The route lengths of missing lines are

referred from feasibility reports

DRY PORTS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANT IN MYANMAR

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Myanmar proposed eight potential

locations for dry ports in Myanmar at the

meeting of “Ad hoc Intergovernmental

Meeting on an Intergovernmental

Agreement on Dry Port” held in Bangkok

during 20 to 22 June 2012 and signed “the

Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry

Ports” at the Forum of Asian Ministers of

Transport held in Bangkok, Thailand on

November 7, 2013.

The potential dry port locations in

Myanmar are in Yangon, Mandalay, Tamu,

Muse, Mawlamyine, Bago, Monywa and

Pyay. They would be along the Asian

Highway and Trans-Asia Railways Line in

Myanmar’s transport network.

Myanmar has no Dry Port in operating

position. However out of eight potential

place the two must potential Dry Ports

project has been implemented in

Ywathagyi (Yangon Region) and Myitnge

(Mandalay Region) the selection of the

qualified developers is under process.

Myanma Railways plans to develop a new

potential dry port in the area of Ywarthargyi in Yangon

Division.

Ywarthargyi

Thilawa SEZ

Dry Port Project of Yangon Region (YWA THA GYI)

The Dry Port Project of Yangon Region is located in the East Dagon Township

in Yangon City in Yangon Region.

The nearest seaports are the Asia World Port Terminal, Myanmar Industrial

Port, Botahtaung Port that are along the Yangon River and Myanmar

International Terminal Thilawa (MITT) near the mouth of the Sea.

It can easily be linked to the Yangon-Bago-Taungoo-Pyinmana-Meikhtila-

Mandalay Road network.

It is also situated on the Yangon-Mandalay Railway line (Main Railway

Corridor).

Again, it is only about 15 miles away from the Yangon International Airport

and so it is easy to link to it too. And the Dry Port itself has the railway line

connected to Yangon-Bago and extended to Hanthawaddy International Airport

which will be the biggest Airport in near future.

There are some Yangon Inland Waterway ports along the Yangon River that can

easily be linked to this Dry Port too.

Myanma Railways plans to develop a new potential dry

port in the area of Myitnge in Mandalay Division.

Myitnge

Dry Port Project of Mandalay Region (MYIT NGE)

The Dry Port Project of Mandalay Region is located in Amarapur Township

in Mandalay Region

The nearest seaport to this Dry Port is Gaw Wein Inland Port at Mandalay on

Ayawaddy River.

It is on the roadside of the Yangon-Bago-Toungoo-Pyinmana-Meikhtila-

Mandalay Road network. And it is very close to Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-

Mandalay Highway Road network.

It is also situated on the Yangon-Mandalay Railway line (Main Railway

Corridor).

It is about 7 miles away from Tada U International Airport and so it is easy to

link to it.

On the side of this Dry Port lays the Dokhtawaddy River which flows into

the Ayawaddy River. Therefore, it is possible to link by Inland waterway

mode.

Myanma Railways plans to develop a new potential dry

port in the area of Myitnge in Mandalay Division.

Myitnge (Mandalay Region) the land estimated is about 75 acres and about

32.476 acres will be allocated to one of the developers and about 42.674 acres to

the other.

42.674 acres

32.476 acres

Myanma Railways plans to develop a new

potential dry port in the area of Ywarthargyi in Yangon Division.

Ywathagyi (Yangon Region) the estimated potential area is about 80 acres and

the area of 40 acres will be allocated to each developer.

The International Tender Method was practiced in Developer Selection

Process. In this stage, two eligible developers and one reserve developer

have been selected. After that, the concession agreements will be carried

on between Myanmar Railways and each awarded developer.

International Tender System was also practiced to select the developers. At

the moment, two eligible companies and one reserve company have been

collected. To contract with two main developers will be proceeded and the

construction is expected to start in January 2016 and container trains are to

start running in 2017.

The estimated development cost in each dry port is US$40 million per

every 80 acres both in Yangon and in Mandalay. The construction and the

operation of the projects will be carried out by the B.O.T. system of foreign

direct investment.

The construction period is expected to be from January 2016 to

December 2017 and the operation to be started in 2017.

As the other six remaining potential places are concerned, Feasibility

Study is going to be carried out from 2016 to 2020 to strengthen the

Dry Ports activities.

Conclusion

Therefore, we, Myanmar, would like to request the UNESCAP to kindly

support us with every possible assistance both financially and

technically in developing the remaining six potential places of Dry Ports

in Myanmar.

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