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RAILWAYS AND ROADS
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Myingyan on the Irrawaddy; from Sagaing to Alôn on the Chindwin; from Pegu through Thatôn to Martaban, opposite Moulmein. A line connects Bassein with Henzada and Kyangin on the Irrawaddy; and Henzada connects

Fig. 65. On the Southern Shan States Railway.

Fig. 65. On the Southern Shan States Railway.

with a branch of the Prome line by a railway ferry. So one can travel by rail from Rangoon to Bassein, Bhamo, and Myitkyina, but in each case with the aid of a ferry service. Some day the long projected bridge over the Irrawaddy at Sagaing will be accomplished and unbroken railway