Japanese investment set to change the face of train travel in Yangon

Japanese investment set to change the face of train travel in Yangon

People board a former East Japan Railway Co. train at Yangon Central Railway Station in Myanmar on Oct. 29, 2016. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has supplied a loan of 24.87 billion yen ($212 million) to upgrade the signaling and rolling stock on the line, replacing the secondhand Japanese carriages currently servicing the route, with work expected to be completed by 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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