The Phnom Penh metro is a proposed urban rail transit system in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The term metro is used loosely here, as there have been various forms of rail systems proposed over the years. Proposals have included sky trains, subways (another word for metro), light rail, and monorails. Plans for an urban railway in […]
Urban Rail Transit
Palembang LRT – The first light rail transit in Indonesia
The Palembang LRT (or South Sumatra Light Rail Transit) is a light rail transit system in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The single-line system connects Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport to Jakabaring Sport City. The line was built to service the 2018 Asian Games, which Palembang co-hosted with Jakarta. It has the distinction of being […]
Davao Monorail
The Davao People Mover is a proposed monorail line to be built in Davao City, Philippines. The straddle-type monorail line will have 16 stations and 1 depot on a 13 km track. The initial proposal was to build a light rail system, but the Korean firm in charge of the proposal recommended building a monorail […]
Kota Kinabalu Sky Train
The Kota Kinabalu Sky Train is a proposed rail transit line in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The proposed Kota Kinabalu Line would connect the airport with the city centre and then onwards to One Borneo Mall. In the future, the line could be extended south to Putatan. At this stage, the sky train is just a […]
Cebu Monorail – A 2-line transit system connecting Mactan Cebu Airport to Cebu City
The Cebu Monorail is a proposed 2-line monorail system in Cebu, Philippines. Cebu was originally studying a proposal to build a light rail transit (LRT) in 2016. The monorail system became the preferred option in 2019 due to the lower cost of construction. The two lines would total 27 km in length, and it would […]
Ben Thanh Station – A 3-line metro interchange that will transform Ho Chi Minh City
Ben Thanh Station is the future central station of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro. The station will be an interchange for three lines, and it will include a remodeled pedestrian area and an underground shopping plaza. The underground station is in front of the historic Ben Thanh Market, under what was Quach Thi Trang […]
Da Nang Metro – A proposed rail transit network for Da Nang and Hoi An
The Da Nang Metro is a proposed rail transit system for the city of Da Nang in Central Vietnam. There have been various proposals over the years that include underground and elevated metro rail, trams, light rail, and BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) systems. The network would also extend to Hoi An to the south in […]
Bayan Lepas LRT – The proposed Penang light rail connecting Georgetown to the airport
The Bayan Lepas LRT is the proposed Penang light rail transit system that will connect Georgetown in the north of the island to the airport at Bayan Lepas in the south. The LRT is part of the overall Penang Transport Masterplan that would build new LRT, monorail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and tram systems across […]
Bangkok’s Gold Line
After many years of waiting, Bangkok’s brand new Gold Line finally opened on December 16 2020, the newest addition to the city’s expanding family of electric train lines. By most estimations, Bangkok will boast around 450km of them by 2025 (subject to the shifting whims of Thai politics). Not bad for a city that, until […]
Pattaya Monorail – Linking the high-speed railway to the beach
The Pattaya Monorail is a proposed railway that would connect the future Pattaya high-speed railway station with the popular beach area of the city. The monorail was first proposed in 2008, and since then it’s gone from monorail to tram/light rail, subway, and back to monorail. The routes have varied over this time, and there […]
