▁Railway ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁operated ▁on ▁a ▁separate ▁ ▁gauge . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁a ▁new ▁company , ▁The ▁S itt ang ▁Valley ▁State ▁Railway , ▁opened ▁a ▁ ▁line ▁along ▁the ▁Sit ta ung ▁River ▁from ▁Yang on ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ta ung oo ▁via ▁B ago . ▁After ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Upper ▁Bur ma ▁following ▁the ▁Third ▁Ang lo - B urm ese ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁Ta ung oo ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁Mand al ay ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁Following ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁this ▁section , ▁the ▁Mu ▁Valley ▁State ▁Railway ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁a ▁railway ▁line ▁from ▁S aga ing ▁to ▁My it ky ina ▁which ▁connected ▁Mand al ay ▁to ▁Sh we bo ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁to ▁W un th o ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁to ▁Kath a ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁and ▁to ▁My it ky ina ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁Ext ensions ▁into ▁southern ▁My an mar ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁B ago - M ott ama ▁line . ▁Pass engers ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁fer ry ▁over ▁the ▁Th an l win ▁River ▁( Sal ween ▁River ) ▁to ▁M aw lam ya ing . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁before ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁My