Order Received for Improvements on Section CP101 ofYangon-Mandalay RailwayRepairs/maintenance to be carried out between Pazundaung
Station and Bago Station
22nd March, 2019
Sumitomo CorporationFujita Corporation
Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President andChief Executive Officer: Masayuki Hyodo), Fujita Corporation (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo;
President & CEO: Yoji Okumura; hereinafter, “Fujita”) and Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (Head Office:Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & COO: Hidehiko Tsukamoto; hereinafter, “Nippon Signal”)(hereinafter these three companies are collectively termed “the Consortium”) have received an orderfrom Myanma Railways for repair and maintenance work (hereinafter, “the Project”) on Section
CP101 (between Pazundaung Station and Bago Station) as Phase I of the Yangon-Mandalay Railway
Improvement Project.
The Yangon-Mandalay Railway runs a total of about 620km, connecting Myanmar’s largest
commercial city Yangon with the capital Naypyidaw and Myanmar’s second-largest commercial city
Mandalay. Even as the Yangon-Mandalay Railway has been seeing rising passenger and cargotransport demand, it has also been suffering lower operating speeds, delays and derailments becauseof the aging of its existing facilities, equipment and rolling stock, thus making improvements totransport service an important issue.
Funded with Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the Japanese government and planned on
the basis of loan assistance between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) andMyanmar, the Project will entail track work, civil engineering, bridgework, station work, and workon all signal and communication equipment on Section CP101 (approximately 71km) of theYangon-Mandalay Railway. By repairing aged infrastructure and incidental equipment on theexisting line, the Project will help improve safety and operating speeds on Myanmar’s railways andset the cornerstone for enhancing high-speed rail transportation and passenger/cargo transportcapacity. The work is expected to begin in or after April 2019 and to be completed by March 2023,
with the contract amounting to about 18 billion yen.

Sumitomo Corporation has heretofore been actively engaged in rail-related business both inside andoutside Japan, participating in numerous railway construction and rolling stock export projects inSoutheast Asia, the US, East Asia and elsewhere. Sumitomo Corporation will be utilizing its wealthof experience to reliably and smoothly fulfill the Project contract.
Fujita has taken part in numerous railway construction projects in Japan and overseas bycomprehensively providing sophisticated construction technology and high-quality management as a
general construction company. Outside Japan, it has in recent years established an impressive trackrecord in railway-related construction projects in Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Qatar. Thecompany will be leveraging the expertise it has accumulated through such endeavors to marshal its
integrated capabilities and provide high-quality construction for the Project.
Nippon Signal has supplied Railway signal systems, Traffic Information Systems, AFC (*1), and PSD(*2) systems to countries throughout Asia and elsewhere, and will be supplying electronicinterlocking devices and other signal systems for the Project. Utilizing the safe and reliable railway
signal technology it has developed over its 90+-year history, Nippon Signal will be contributing tomaking urban life in Myanmar safer and more comfortable.
The Consortium will improve the safety of rail transport services and operating speed by repairing
aged facilities and equipment, and will help boost Myanmar’s economic development and enhance its
population’s quality of life.
*1 “AFC” is an abbreviation for Automated Fare Collection, meaning a fare collection system
including ticket vending machines and ticket gates.
*2 “PSD” is an abbreviation for Platform Screen Doors, meaning a system including barriers anddoors to prevent passengers from falling over a platform.

<Reference>■ Overview of project
Project name:

Yangon-Mandalay Railway Improvement Project Phase I - Section CP101(approx. 71km stretch of railway between Pazundaung Station and BagoStation)

Commissioning entity:

Myanmar Railways

Scope of work:

Track work, civil engineering, bridgework, station work, work on all signal
and communication equipment, etc.

Scheduled work period:

48 months (work scheduled to begin in or after April 2019)■ Yangon-Mandalay Railway(Map)

Contact Information
General Affairs Dept. NIPPON SIGNAL CO., LTD.
1-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6513, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3217-7200 Fax: +81-3-3217-7300 E-Mail: info@signal.co.jp