Insein

Insein railway station is a railway station on the Yangon Circular Railway in , Burma. It is one of the busiest railway stations in the country and serves as a gateway for commuters traveling to and from Yangon.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Yangon, Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Insein railway station” and “Insein Railway Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Insein Prison.

Prison
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in Yangon Division, near , the old capital of . From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents. is situated 1 mile northwest of Insein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Insein Township and Mayangon Township.

Suburb
is located in northern . The township comprises 21 wards, and shares borders with Shwepyitha township in the north, Hlaingthaya township in the west, Mingaladon township in the east and Mayangon township in the south.

Town
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(Burmese: မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ်; is located in the northern part of . The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with and in the north, , …

Suburb
is located in the western part of , . In the 2010s, it was the most populous townships in the country. The township contained 15% of Yangon's urban population and had a major industrial and factory presence. is situated 3 miles west of Insein.

Insein

Latitude
16.88499° or 16° 53′ 6″ north
Longitude
96.10708° or 96° 6′ 26″ east
Operator
MR
Network
MR
Open location code
7M8RV4M4+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4461110486
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q16885288
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Japanese—“Insein” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အင်းစိန်”
  • Burmese: “အင်းစိန်ဘူတာ”
  • Chinese: “永盛車站”
  • French: “Insein”
  • Japanese: “インセイン駅”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Football Stadium ( Insein ) and သုံးရောင်ခြယ်ဘီယာဆိုင် Three Colours.

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