The Andaman Railway is a proposed railway along the Andaman Coast of Southern Thailand. There have been different proposals made over the years that would form a railway from Ranong to Satun, via Phuket. Starting in the north, a line from Ranong would pass through Phang-Nga to Phuket. Another line was proposed to connect Phuket […]
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Hua Lamphong Station – News and redevelopment plans for Bangkok Railway Station
Hua Lamphong Station (officially Bangkok Railway Station) is the main train station of Bangkok. After over 100 years of service, it’s set to be replaced by the new Bang Sue Grand Station. Hua Lamphong is scheduled to close in December 2021. The relocation of Bangkok’s central station was announced in 2015, where it was said […]
Manggarai Station: the future central railway station of Jakarta
Manggarai Station is a railway station in Jakarta that serves the commuter railway and Soekarno–Hatta Line. The station is being expanded to become the new terminus station for most intercity trains, replacing Gambir Station. The station doesn’t include the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (that will be at Halim Station). The ground floor level will serve the […]
Current and proposed railways in Laos
A list of current railways in Laos, and proposed railways connecting Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. In December 2021 Laos began operations of the Laos-China Railway from Vientiane to Boten, launching the era of railway travel in Laos. There are other lines that have been proposed to connect Laos to Thailand, Vietnam, and maybe even Cambodia […]
Central Highlands Vietnam railway concept map
Concept map of proposed railways in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The Central Highlands Region is comprised of five provinces in the mountainous area of south-central Vietnam. [Image via Wikipedia.] There are no railways in this region (apart from a short tourist line in Da Lat), but there are plans for railways in the future. […]
Vientiane – Vung Ang Railway: proposed railway connecting landlocked Laos to a seaport
The Vientiane – Vung Ang railway is a proposed railway connecting Vientiane in Laos to the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam. Vung Ang is the closest feasible seaport to Vientiane, thus the railway would enable landlocked Laos access to a deep seaport for shipping. The railway would also interchange with Vietnam’s North-South railway, opening up […]
Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City by rail on the Southern Economic Corridor Railway
The Southern Economic Corridor is a proposed transport route that would connect the port of Dawei in Myanmar to ports in Vietnam, via Thailand and Cambodia. This is an alternative route to the East-East Economic Corridor. [Map via anz.com.] The Southern Economic Corridor route goes from Dawei to Bangkok and then on to Aranyaprathet on […]
Hanoi – Chiang Mai Railway
The Hanoi – Chiang Mai Railway is an unofficially proposed railway that would connect Hanoi (Vietnam) to Chiang Mai (Thailand), via Luang Prabang (Laos). There are a number of long-term planned railways for Laos, but a Hanoi to Chiang Mai railway is not one under consideration. The railway proposal is via a map from China, […]
Chiang Rai Railway: (Den Chai – Chiang Rai – Chiang Khong)
The Den Chai – Chiang Rai – Chiang Khong Railway is a proposed new railway in Northern Thailand. The railway would branch off from the current Bangkok-Chiang Mai Railway at Den Chai, towards Chiang Rai, and then Chiang Khong on the Thailand-Laos border. This rail was originally proposed in 1960 but nothing came of it. […]
Airport Railways In Southeast Asia
A complete guide to the current and proposed airport railways in Southeast Asia. Airport Railways of Southeast Asia Map Map featuring all current, proposed, and never-built airport railways in Southeast Asia. [Map of airport railways of Southeast Asia.] Blue: Operating. Orange: Under construction. Grey: Proposed/planned/never built. Links and resources ASI White Paper: Airport-Rail Inter-modality in […]
