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- Rising fuel prices from the Middle East conflict push commuters in Myanmar to rely on trains, increasing rail travel since the 2021 military coup.
- Agence France-Presse reporters observed on a Yangon-to-Naypyidaw trip that air-conditioned carriages were crowded with passengers.
- First-class tickets cost 19,000 kyats (US$9), while the cheapest bus fares exceed 35,000 kyats.
- The state railway company manages its own diesel stocks as trucks wait in long lines for fuel.
