au k p ada ung ▁to ▁Ky ini ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 8 7 ▁oper ational ▁railway ▁stations ▁over ▁a ▁ ▁long ▁network . ▁Since ▁coming ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁military ▁government ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁railway ▁construction ▁program ▁and , ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁network ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ ▁( track - km ) ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 1 ▁operating ▁divisions . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁▁ ▁Ye - Da wei ▁( T av oy ) ▁railway ▁in ▁pen ins ular ▁My an mar ▁was ▁completed . ▁With ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁road / ra il ▁bridge ▁across ▁the ▁Ye ▁River ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁the ▁{ convert | 2 . 4 | km | mi | ab br = on }} ▁Th an l win ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Southern ▁pen ins ula ▁became ▁fully ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁My an mar ' s ▁railway ▁network . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 / 9 , ▁the ▁Ay ey aw ady ▁Valley ▁route ▁was ▁extended ▁north ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁towards ▁Pak ok ku ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁ ▁Ky ang in - Ok sh ipp in ▁( Pad ang ) ▁section ▁of ▁Ky ang in - Th