The second batch of ten air-spring train carriages from South Korea bought by the Myanma Railways (MR) under a US$45 million loan from EXIM Bank of South Korea are arrived at Thilawa Port on January 18.
The coaches and spare parts are now sending to Myitnge train carriage factory.
They will be used in Mandalay-Myitkyina railroad, according to Ministry of Transport and Communications.
They will be attached to a dining car and a brake van manufactured by the factory.
The new train carriages can house 33 passengers each and will be run in Mandalay-Myitkyina railroad in early March.
The MR received a US$45 million loan from South Korea under Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) to buy 100 air-spring coaches and the first batch of ten new train carriages arrived in Yangon on January 7.
The MR signed a contract with Dawonsys Company from South Korea to buy 100 new train carriages on December 5, 2018.
Myanmar has development projects including Yangon circular railroad upgrading project and Yangon-Mandalay railroad upgrading project with loans from Japan and South Korea. Moreover, Myanmar and Japan will cooperate to construct Hanthawaddy International Airport, according to the ministry.
Myanmar will use US$2.7 billion loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to upgrade Yangon-Mandalay railroad with a five-year plan from 2018 to 2023.
