The Savannakhet – Lao Bao Railway is a proposed railway in Southern Laos that will form part of the East-West Economic Corridor Railway. The 220 km railway will run from Savannakhet on the Mekong River to Lao Bao on the border in Vietnam. In November 2012 Giant Consolidated from Malaysia was awarded the contract to […]
Railways
East Timor Rail Master Plan
The East Timor Rail Master Plan was a proposal for a railway system in Timor-Leste. The proposal was presented by Lafaek Besi LDA. Development Company (Dili, Timor-Leste), dated 2012. The railway plan included three lines: Central Line: Bobonaro – Los Palos West Line: Dili – Betano East Line: Baucau – Uatolari The proposal called for […]
Philippines High-Speed Railway
There is no official plan for a high-speed railway in the Philippines, but there have been various proposals made by elected officials and the private sector. Most of the proposals have been for a high-speed railway in Luzon. A North-South Luzon HSR was proposed in 2010 by San Miguel Corp. In 2023, Luis Raymund Villafuerte […]
Thap Put – Krabi Railway: Connecting Krabi and Krabi Airport to Phuket and Bangkok by train
The Thap Put-Krabi Railway is a proposed railway in Southern Thailand. The railway will branch off the proposed Surat Thani – Phuket line at Thap Put and connect Krabi and Krabi Airport. The line will be a double-tracked metre-gauge railway, with a track length of 68 km. The line will have services from Bangkok and […]
Da Lat–Thap Cham railway restoration
The Da Lat–Thap Cham railway was an 84 km railway that connected Da Lat in the Central Highlands to Thap Cham on the main North–South railway of Vietnam. The proposed restoration would rebuild a new line along the same route. The original railway was completed in 1932 and ran until 1968. For the full history, […]
Selangor Rail Line: proposed railway along the North Selangor coast
The Selangor Rail Line is a proposed railway in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The proposed line will run along the North Selangor coast from Klang to Sabak (near the boundary of Perak state). Selangor surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and the state includes part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area […]
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 will be a standard-gauge railway that will be connected to the standard-gauge railway […]
Ho Chi Minh City – Can Tho Railway (Mekong Delta Railway)
The Mekong Delta Railway is a planned railway from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho. This guide covers ongoing updates of this line and other proposed railways in the Mekong Delta. Map of Mekong Delta and proposed railway stations This map includes possible stations on the Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho railway, […]
Trans-Borneo Railway: High-speed railway connecting Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia
Trans-Borneo Railway is a proposed railway that would traverse the island of Borneo through Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, and there have been announcements for a proposed railway that would link the major cities. A more realistic scenario is that railways are built over time that connect nearby […]
Mekong River Railway Bridge – New Thailand-Laos bridge for high-speed railway
The Mekong River Railway Bridge is a proposed railway bridge between Thailand and Laos. The bridge will have 2 tracks of meter-gauge and 2 tracks of standard-gauge for the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed railway. The 4-track railway bridge will be 30 metres away on the downstream side of the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge. The metre-gauge on […]
