YANGON: A mine explosion targeted the downbound railway track between Kyaukdaga and Thahtaygon stations on the Yangon-Mandalay railway line.
At around 7:00 AM on April 28, Downbound Freight Train No. (902), which had departed from Kyaukdaga Station, reached Milepost 107/4-5 between Kyaukdaga Station in Bago Region’s Kyaukdaga Township and Thahtaygon Station when a mine planted by insurgents exploded on the downbound track. Authorities discovered that the track was damaged, forcing the train to retreat to Kyaukdaga Station. The railway section between Kyaukdaga and Thahtaygon was temporarily closed at 7:26 AM.
