MYANMA Railways, under the Ministry of Transport, will launch air-conditioned DEMU express trains on the Yangon-Mawlamyine-Yangon railway from 1 July 2026, introducing Train 83Up and 84Down.
Train 83 will depart Yangon at 5 am and arrive in Mawlamyine at 11 am, while Train 84 will leave Mawlamyine at noon and reach Yangon at 6 pm, with a journey time of around six hours.
Each train will have two upper-class and four first-class coaches, carrying 312 passengers in total (72 upper-class and 240 first-class). Fares are set at K22,000 and K16,000 respectively.
Tickets for both the existing 81Up and 82Down and the new 83Up and 84Down services will be available via the Online Railways Ticketing and Payment (ORTP) system. — MNA/ KZL
