Yangon Circle Line
Yangon’s Circular Railway Line gives you an intimate glimpse in the daily life of the city. An astonishing 150,000 passengers use the train every day to travel to work, shop and play. The full loop, 46 kilometres long, takes about three hours and introduces you to Yangon’s more authentic neighbourhoods. This map highlights six that are worth a wander. Buy a ticket on platform 7 of Yangon station and hop on, trains leave every hour. Hop off where youlike. Enjoy the ride!
Yangon Circle Line
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Places to stay in Yangon
The Strand
The finest hotel East of Suez
No. 92 Strand Road
high
BaobaBed Hostel
Funky hostel in Chinatown
No. 29, 19th Street
low
Hostel 9
Friendly and fun hostel like home
No. 34, 9th Street
low
East Hotel
Friendly, contemporary & close to Sule pagoda
No. 234-240, Sule Pagoda Road
medium
Bodhi Nava
Boutique hostel with eco café
No. 17 Bahan Street 2
low
Snapshots in Yangon Circle Line
🎉Stories of Yangon Chinatown!🧧 Xie Xie to everyone who came to the #Yangon Chinatown Storytelling x Placemaking! Very touched to see three generations of Sino-Burmese sharing about their past, present and hopes for Chinatown🧓👩👵 “We have high hopes for the young ones to make this a better place." Yes! That's why we like meeting locals, to listen, to learn and to share.
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A huge 🙏🏻 to all residents and shop owners who spent time sharing their stories with us and our amazing collaborators @doheain_ygn ,@jozaso, @turquoisemountainmyanmar and @hla_day!
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Missed this? No worries - all content is available on our website (Link in bio👆🏻）We will be hosting more neighbourhood pop-up events in other historic cities in South East Asia ... - stay tuned!
We had a wonderful Saturday listening to stories of Chinatown from three generations of Burmese people with Chinese heritage at the Yangon Chinatown Storytelling x Placemaking event! Thank you @jozaso for hosting the event and our collaborator @doheain_ygn for making this happen! Big thanks to our local partners @hla_day and @turquoisemountainmyanmar for supporting us!
The exhibition is still on till Friday 15 Feb. Come and check out if you are in Yangon!
#idiscoveryangon #chinatown #yangon
Mark your calendar!
This Sunday, we are launching the Yangon Circular Train AppXMap with a photo exhibition of @featuredcollectives Photo Walk and a Circular Train Photo Hunt co-organised by @igersmyanmar. Join our party and hop on the train with us, capture the best Instagram photo and win a prize! 📸
Date: Sunday 21st October
Time: 2-6pm
Venue: @theburmabistro
Register: https://goo.gl/forms/9AcAlM2i8jqWc5YB2
#iDiscoverCircularTrain #idiscoverapp #Yangon .
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📸 Chit Moe
Going strong in the mid day heat Bogalayzay tailor shop #yangon #exploremyanmar #streetstyle #bogalayzay #keepheritagealive #authenticity #wanderlust
Roadside ceramics #inthemiddleofitall #Chinatown #yangon #citylife #wanderlust #authenticity #keepheritagealive #exploremyanmar #streetstyle #travelapp
Exploring #Yangon has never felt so good! We are proud to power the Yangon Good Guide. A beatifully designed map & handy App featuring 20 cafe's and businesses that go the extra mile to make the city a better place. A project of @hla_day, @khiritravel and iDiscover. Designed by @monikatraikov from @ygnredesigned.
All these lovely colours the kids have added to the back alleys of #Yangon! .
Photo by Sai Zaw at La Casa Mural Workshop
Don't you love how public art of the festival adds colour to the city of #Yangon? #myyangonmyhome2017 #yangonartandheritagefestival
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Photo by talented Sai Htin Linn Htet