Editing Yangon (section)

==Transport==
Yangon is Burma's main domestic and international hub for air, rail, and ground transportation.

===Air===

[[File:Ygnbusyairport.jpg|thumb |Inside T2, [[Yangon International Airport]]]]
[[Yangon International Airport]], located 12&nbsp;miles (19&nbsp;km) from downtown, is the country's main gateway for domestic and international air travel. The airport has three terminals, known as T1, T2 and T3 which is also known as Domestic. It has direct flights to major cities in Asia, such as [[Tokyo]], [[Shanghai]], [[Seoul]], [[Singapore]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Kolkata]], and [[Dubai]]. Although domestic airlines offer service to about forty domestic locations, most flights are to tourist destinations such as [[Bagan]], [[Mandalay]], [[Heho]] and [[Ngapali]], and to the capital [[Naypyidaw]].

===Railways===
[[File:Myanmar-Yangon-Main train station.jpg|thumb|[[Yangon Central Railway Station]]]]
[[Yangon Central Railway Station]] is the main terminus of [[Myanmar Railways]]' {{convert|5403|km|mi|0|adj=on}} rail network<ref name=nlm-rail>{{cite news |title=MR to link Mandalay and Bhamo |date=22 February 2010 |newspaper=New Light of Myanmar}}</ref> whose reach covers Upper Myanmar ([[Naypyidaw]], [[Mandalay]], [[Shwebo]]), upcountry ([[Myitkyina]]), Shan hills ([[Taunggyi]], [[Lashio]]) and the Taninthayi coast ([[Mawlamyine]], [[Dawei]]).

[[Yangon Circular Railway]] operates a {{convert|45.9|km|mi|adj=on}} 39-station commuter rail network that connects Yangon's satellite towns. The system is heavily used by the local populace, selling about 150,000 tickets daily.<ref name="railway bazzar">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/multimedia.php?art_id=10074 |title=The Railway Bazaar |date=30 January 2008 |author=Yeni |magazine=The Irrawaddy |access-date=23 February 2008 |archive-date=8 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208202549/http://www.irrawaddy.org/multimedia.php?art_id=10074 }}</ref> The popularity of the commuter line has jumped since the government reduced petrol subsidies in August 2007.<ref name="railway bazzar"/>

In 2017 the government of Japan provided more than US$200&nbsp;million in finance to assist with a range of works including developing and maintaining the Yangon circular railway line, purchasing new carriages and upgrading signalling.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mmtimes.com/business/21362-myanma-railways-to-upgrade-yangon-circle-line-with-japanese-loan.html |title=Myanma Railways to upgrade circle line with Japanese loan |date=2016-07-13 |website=The Myanmar Times |language=en |access-date=2019-10-26 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026063242/https://www.mmtimes.com/business/21362-myanma-railways-to-upgrade-yangon-circle-line-with-japanese-loan.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.moi.gov.mm/moi:eng/?q=news/13/11/2018/id-5139 |title=Ministry of Information (Myanmar) |access-date=26 October 2019 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615232746/https://www.moi.gov.mm/moi:eng/?q=news/13/11/2018/id-5139 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rapid transit===
The [[Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit]] is a proposed [[rapid transit]] system, due to begin construction in 2022 and be complete by 2027.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/mayangone-residents-oppose-transit-project.html |title=Mayangone residents oppose transit project |website=Myanmar Times |date=14 January 2020 |access-date=14 January 2020 |archive-date=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114154221/https://www.mmtimes.com/news/mayangone-residents-oppose-transit-project.html }}</ref>

===Buses and cars===
[[File:Anawrahta road traffic.jpg|thumb|Traffic at [[Anawrahta]] Road, presumably during peak hours]]
Yangon has a {{convert|4456|km|mi|adj=on}} road network of all types (tar, concrete and dirt) in March 2011. Many of the roads are in poor condition and not wide enough to accommodate an increasing number of cars.<ref name=w11-30yr-plan/> The vast majority of Yangon residents cannot afford a car and rely on an extensive network of buses to get around. Over 300 public and private bus lines operate about 6,300 crowded buses around the city, carrying over 4.4&nbsp;million passengers a day.<ref name=uncrd/><ref name="bus">{{Cite journal |url=http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes18-341/n008.htm |title=First private bus line in Yangon launched |author=Yan Naing Hein |journal=The Myanmar Times |access-date=15 October 2008 |archive-date=6 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106212917/http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes18-341/n008.htm }}</ref> All buses and 80% of the taxis in Yangon run on [[compressed natural gas]] (CNG), following the 2005 government decree to save money on imported petroleum.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=14444 |title=Rangoon Commuters Afraid of Gas Explosions |date=14 October 2008 |author=Wai Moe |magazine=The Irrawaddy |access-date=15 October 2008 |archive-date=1 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501123123/http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=14444 }}</ref> Highway buses to other cities depart from Dagon Ayeyar Highway Bus Terminal for Irrawaddy delta region and Aung Mingala Highway Bus Terminal for other parts of the country.<ref name="mm-net">{{cite web |url=http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-travel/myanmar-yangon/yangon.htm#Getting_Around |title=Getting Around Yangon |access-date=14 October 2008 |publisher=Myanmar's Net |archive-date=21 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921211746/http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-travel/myanmar-yangon/yangon.htm#Getting_Around }}</ref>

Motor transportation in Yangon is highly expensive for most of its citizens. As the government allows only a few thousand cars to be imported each year in a country with over 50 million people,<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/asia/29aid.html?scp=18&sq=myanmar&st=nyt |title=Burmese Economy Is an Obstacle to Aid |date=29 May 2008 |work=The New York Times |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018222041/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/asia/29aid.html?scp=18&sq=myanmar&st=nyt |url-status=live}}</ref> car prices in Yangon (and in Burma) are among the highest in the world.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} In July 2008, the two most popular cars in Yangon, 1986/87 Nissan Sunny Super Saloon and 1988 Toyota Corolla SE Limited, cost the equivalent of about US$20,000 and US$29,000 respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/feature/care2008/care05.htm |title=Clash of the titans on streets of Yangon |date=2 June 2008 |author=Thomas Kean |work=The Myanmar Times |access-date=2 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104080833/http://mmtimes.com/feature/care2008/care05.htm |archive-date=4 January 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> A sports utility vehicle, imported for the equivalent of around US$50,000, goes for US$250,000.<ref name="nyt" /> Illegally imported unregistered cars are cheaper – typically about half the price of registered cars. Nonetheless, car usage in Yangon is on the rise, a sign of rising incomes for some, and already causes much traffic congestion in highway-less Yangon's streets. In 2011, Yangon had about 300,000 registered motor vehicles in addition to an unknown number of unregistered ones.<ref name="w11-30yr-plan" />

Within Yangon city limits, it is illegal to drive [[trishaw]]s, bicycles, and motorcycles. Since February 2010, [[pick-up truck]] bus lines have been forbidden to run in six townships of central Yangon, namely [[Latha Township|Latha]], [[Lanmadaw Township|Lanmadaw]], [[Pabedan Township|Pabedan]], [[Kyauktada Township|Kyauktada]], [[Botahtaung Township|Botahtaung]] and [[Pazundaung Township]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/news/511/n51106.html |title=Authorities ban light truck buses in downtown areas |author=Nay Nwe Moe Aung |work=Myanmar Times |date=24 February 2010 |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716143017/http://mmtimes.com/2010/news/511/n51106.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In May 2003, a ban on using car horns was implemented in six townships of Downtown Yangon to reduce [[noise pollution]].<ref name="symo">{{cite news |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/no396/n008.htm |title=Vehicle horn penalties increased |author=Shwe Yinn Mar Oo |date=10 December 2007 |work=Myanmar Times |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-date=23 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123011522/http://www.mmtimes.com/no396/n008.htm }}</ref> In April 2004, the car horn ban was expanded to cover the entire city.<ref name="symo"/>

On 16 January 2017, as part of public transport reforms, city bus network system [[Yangon Bus Service]] (YBS) was created by the [[Yangon Region Transport Authority]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/24560-new-day-dawns-for-yangon-bus-system.html |title=New day dawns for Yangon bus system |last=Aye Nyein Win |date=16 January 2017 |work=[[Myanmar Times]] |access-date=16 January 2017 |archive-date=17 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117152819/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/24560-new-day-dawns-for-yangon-bus-system.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On 20 May 2021, YRTA was reorganized as Yangon Region Transport Committee (YRTC).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mizzimaburmese.com/article/80436 |title=YRTA အား YRTC အဖြစ် စစ်ကောင်စီက ပြောင်းလဲ ဖွဲ့စည်း |website=Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521230818/http://www.mizzimaburmese.com/article/80436 |url-status=live}}</ref> YBS is claimed to be a disabled-friendly bus service and have a card payment system.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/yangon-offers-bus-services-disabled.html |title=Yangon offers bus services for the disabled |date=2019-09-24 |website=The Myanmar Times |language=en |access-date=2019-10-02 |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925065658/https://www.mmtimes.com/news/yangon-offers-bus-services-disabled.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/17/c_137750840.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117075936/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/17/c_137750840.htm |archive-date=17 January 2019 |title=Myanmar to introduce card payment system with buses operating in Yangon – Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |website=www.xinhuanet.com |access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref> Since January 2019, passengers can either pay with cash or smart cards through the machines installed near the driver seat on the bus. As of January 2022, it is claimed that card machines are installed on more than 1900 buses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gnlm.com.mm/over-1900-buses-installed-ybs-card-payment-system/ |title=Over 1,900 Buses Installed YBS Card Payment System |first=Global New Light of |last=Myanmar |date=17 January 2022 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309040557/https://www.gnlm.com.mm/over-1900-buses-installed-ybs-card-payment-system/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Ride hailing services operated by private corporations such as [[Uber]] and [[Grab (company)|Grab]] are also available in Yangon today.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.techinasia.com/talk/discuss-grab-uber-myanmar |title=Tech in Asia – Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem |website=www.techinasia.com |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-02 |archive-date=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002081949/https://www.techinasia.com/talk/discuss-grab-uber-myanmar |url-status=live}}</ref>

===River===

[[File:Yangon Water Bus (28165468177).jpg|thumb|Yangon Water Bus plies the Yangon (Hlaing) River between Botahtaung and Insein every hour throughout the day]]
Yangon's four main passenger jetties, all located on or near downtown waterfront, mainly serve local ferries across the river to [[Dala Township|Dala]] and [[Thanlyin]], and regional ferries to the [[Irrawaddy delta]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/myanmar-burma/yangon-rangoon/transport/getting-there-away |title=Yangon – Getting there and around |access-date=26 July 2009 |publisher=Lonely Planet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120115352/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/myanmar-burma/yangon-rangoon/transport/getting-there-away |archive-date=20 January 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The 22-mile (35&nbsp;km) [[Twante Canal]] was the quickest route from Yangon to the Irrawaddy delta until the 1990s when roads between Yangon and the Irrawaddy Division became usable year-round. While passenger ferries to the delta are still used, those to Upper Burma via the Irrawaddy river are now limited mostly to tourist river cruises. In October 2017, a New Yangon Water Bus was launched.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/yangon-launches-water-bus-service.html |title=Yangon Launches Water Bus Service |date=6 October 2017 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301112741/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/yangon-launches-water-bus-service.html |url-status=live}}</ref>