Greater Chiang Mai has a population close to one million people, making it the second biggest urban area in Thailand after Bangkok. With a growing urban area beyond the core of Mueang Chiang Mai District, there have been numerous plans over the years to build some form of mass transit system. The type of rail […]
Urban Rail Transit
Line 2 HCMC Metro
Line 2 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is the under-construction second line of the Ho Chi Minh City transit system. Phase 1 will go from Ben Thanh Station (interchanging with Line 1) to Tham Luong. The total length is 11.3 km (9.3 km underground and 2 km elevated) with 11 stations […]
Khon Kaen Transit System – The proposed light rail transit (LRT) in Khon Kaen
The Khon Kaen Transit System (KKTS) is a proposed light rail transit (LRT) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Khon Kaen Khon in the Isaan region of Northeast Thailand. A BRT system of 4 lines was proposed in 2012, and in 2015 the plan was changed to convert the North-South Red BRT line into a […]
Phu Quoc Metro – Railway connecting the Airport to APEC Convention Center
The Phu Quoc Metro is an under-construction urban rail project on the island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam. The project was approved by the An Giang Province People’s Council on October 24 2024, and a ground-breaking ceremony was held on the 19th of December 2025. The plan is to have the line ready by the […]
Ben Thanh – Can Gio Railway (Ho Chi Minh City)
The Ben Thanh – Can Gio Railway (also referred to as a metro) is an under-construction urban railway from Ben Thanh Market to the Can Gio coastal urban zone in Ho Chi Minh City. The railway has been proposed by Vingroup and is not part of the HCMC urban railway masterplan. The line was first […]
The proposed high-speed metro in Ho Chi Minh City
If the proposed Can Gio metro line in Ho Chi Minh City is built, it will be the fastest metro line in the world and the world’s shortest high-speed railway. Out of all of the planned urban railways in Southeast Asia, the proposed Can Gio metro line in Ho Chi Minh City is the most […]
Southeast Asia urban rail transit report – 2025
Phnom Penh studies metro system, Bali metro stalls, Penang starts LRT construction, 3 lines under construction in Manila, Cebu subway, Pattaya monorail plan, HCMC opens first metro line, and 2 other unusual metro plans for Vietnam. Welcome to the urban rail transit report for Southeast Asia for 2025. This report covers urban rail transit systems […]
Line 2 Hanoi Metro: Connecting the airport to the old city
Line 2 (Hoan Kiem Line) of the Hanoi Metro is an under-construction rapid transit railway that will connect Noi Bai International Airport to the old city area in Hoan Kiem District. Line 2 will be 42 km in length with 32 stations and 2 depots. Construction of the Nam Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao […]
Chiang Mai Metro System – Reviewing the routes of the 3 proposed transit lines
Chiang Mai is planning to build a 3-line urban rail transit system that will be the first provincial subway in Thailand. I visited the locations of every station of the proposed first line, and I reviewed the routes of the other lines. I also propose to turn one line into a circle line. Chiang Mai […]
Airport rail links to Long Thanh International Airport
There are different plans to connect Ho Chi Minh City to its new airport by rail, but not a single line has begun construction months before the airport is expected to open. Long Thanh International Airport will become the second airport of Ho Chi Minh City upon its opening in December 2025. Two problems have not […]
