Yangon Central railway station
Yangon Central ရန်ကုန် ဘူတာကြီး | |||||||||||||||
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Yangon Central railway station in July 2011 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Mingala Taungnyunt 11222, Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar Myanmar | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°46′54″N 96°9′40″E / 16.78167°N 96.16111°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Myanmar Railways | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 7 (3 island platforms, 1 side platform) | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1st rebuilding: 1911 2nd rebuilding: 1947 - 5 June 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||||||
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Yangon Central railway station (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ဘူတာကြီး [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ bùdàdʑí]), also known as Yangon Central Station, is the central station of Myanmar. It is located within downtown Yangon, and serves as the gateway to Myanmar Railways' 3,126 mi (5,031 km) rail network whose reach covers Upper Myanmar (Naypyidaw, Mandalay, Shwebo), upcountry (Myitkyina), Shan hills (Taunggyi, Kalaw), and the Taninthayi coast (Mawlamyine, Ye). With area of 5110m² (55,000 sq ft), it is the largest railway station in the country.
The station was first built in 1877 by the British, and was later rebuilt in 1911. However, the station was destroyed by the retreating British in 1943 from advancing Japanese forces. The current station building was designed by U Tin in traditional Burmese architectural style, making prominent use of indigenous tiered roofs called pyatthat, and was completed on 5 June 1954. Yangon Central railway station has been designated a landmark building since 1996.