Future Southeast Asia

Bangkok construction update – 2022 edition

Welcome to the annual Bangkok construction update. This is a snapshot of major projects around Bangkok as of December 2022. An ongoing list of projects can be found on the Future Bangkok page. One Bangkok Address: Wireless, Rama IV, Sathorn Road, Bangkok. One Bangkok is a mixed-use development featuring office towers, luxury hotels, luxury condos, […]

Kuantan Skytrain

The Kuantan Skytrain is a proposed urban rail transit system in Kuantan in Pahang State, Malaysia. The proposal includes three rail lines with a total distance of 54.5 km: Line 1: Menara Kuantan 188 to KOTASA (approx 12.5 km). Line 2: Menara Kuantan 188 to Teluk Cempedak (approx 10 km). Line 3: KOTASA to the […]

Bali Railway Concept Map

There have been numerous proposals over the years for a Bali railway. Every announcement is archived on the Bali Railway page, which goes back to at least 2011. To visualise what a Bali rail system would look like, I present this Bali railway concept map. [View and download the full-size map.] This is a concept […]

Hue Tramway

The Hue Tramway is a proposed tram network in Hue, Vietnam. The tramway was discussed by The Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) and Vietnam Postal Media JSC with leaders of Thừa Thiên Huế province in August 2022. The presentation video shows four tram lines: Train Tram (Blue) City Tram – Line 1 (Red) City Tram […]

Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway

The Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway is a proposed upgrade of the current railway along the same route. The original line is a metre-gauge railway that was built by France to connect Kunming in China to the port in Haiphong. The new line would be a standard-gauge railway that will be connected to the standard-gauge railway […]