Kalaw Switchback

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The Kalaw Switchback and Loop is a section of the Shan State Railway that consists of a railway switchback and loop. It is located in Taunggyi District, in western Shan State, Myanmar, between the village of Lawywa and Kalaw.

The switchback is one of only two in Burma, with the other one being the Mandalay Zig-Zag, and the loop is one of only two in the country, the other being on the Burma Mines Railway near Namtu.