Private company

Burma Mines Railway

Railway line in Myanmar

The Burma Mines Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway in Myanmar for the transportation of locally mined silver and lead ore to a smelter at Namtu. The line runs from Namyao, on the Mandalay - Lashio branch of Myanmar Railways, via Namtu to Bawdwin and is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long.2 It is part of Burma Corporation.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The Burma Mines Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway in Myanmar for the transportation of locally mined silver and lead ore to a smelter at Namtu. The line runs from Namyao, on the Mandalay - Lashio branch of Myanmar Railways, via Namtu to Bawdwin and is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Burma Corporation

From Wikidata.1

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