The Mutiara LRT Line is an under-construction light rail transit (LRT) system in Penang. The line will run along the east coast of Penang island from Georgetown to Silicon Island, and from Georgetown to Penang Sentral on the mainland via a bridge across the Penang Strait. The Mutiara Line will be 29.5 km in length […]
Urban Rail Transit
Line 1 HCMC Metro: The first rail transit line in Ho Chi Minh City
Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is the first line of the Ho Chi Minh City transit system. The total length is 19.7 km (2.6 km underground and 17.1 km elevated) and there are 14 stations (3 underground stations and 11 elevated stations). Work began on Line 1 in August […]
Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Line: connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh International Airport
The Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Line is a proposed metro line connecting Ho Chi Minh City to the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province. The line begins at the planned central railway station at Thu Thiem in Thu Duc City. The proposed route of the 41.8 km line (11.7 km in […]
Bali Light Rail Transit (LRT): the proposed subway system of Bali
The Bali Light Rail Transit (LRT), also referred to as the Bali Urban Subway, is a proposed underground transit system connecting Ngurah Rai International Airport to locations in South Bali and Ubud. The Bali subway will be built in 4 phases: Phase 1: Airport-Sentral Parkir Kuta-Seminyak-Berawa-Cemagi (16 km) Phase 2: Airport-Jimbaran-Unud-Nusa Dua (13.5 km) Phase […]
Nusantara Autonomous Rail Transit (ART)
The Nusantara Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) is a transit system under trial in Nusantara, the new capital city of Indonesia. The ART is best described as a trackless tram. The tram does not require rails or a purpose-built track like on a people-mover system. This trackless tram operates on the road like a bus. The […]
Bangkok should scrap the Light Red Line extension and build this instead
Bangkok is planning to build the Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway (the High-Speed Rail Linking Three Airports Project). Bangkok is also planning the eastern extension of the Light Red Line commuter railway in the same corridor. The Light Red Line eastern extension is an unnecessary duplication of resources. The money and labour hours should be directed […]
Makassar MRT: A proposed urban rail transit system in South Sulawesi
The Makassar MRT is a proposed urban rail transit system in Makassar, South Sulawesi. It’s also known as the Mamminasata Urban Rail Transport (the name of the Makassar metropolitan area), and it’s also being referred to as an LRT. Plans for a transit system in Makassar began in 2011 with a monorail. An LRT/MRT was […]
Bali Beach Tram: A tramway connecting the airport to Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak
The Bali Beach Tram is a proposed tramway along the Bali beachfront. The tram would connect Ngurah Rai International Airport to Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak beaches (collectively known as Semigita Beach). Another proposed alignment is for the tram to connect to the Bali LRT at Kuta Station, and the tram would take passengers to beachfront […]
Bali Railways Masterplan: News and resources for proposed railways in Bali
This page is an archive all railway proposals in Bali, including news report and maps. The island of Bali in Indonesia has had several railway proposals over the years. The most recent proposals is for a light rail transit from the airport to Kuta, and for a beach tram. A plan for a Bali railway […]
Langkawi LRT: A proposed maglev from Kuah Ferry Terminal to Cenang Beach
Langkawi LRT is a proposed light rail transit system in Langkawi, Malaysia. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on 29 April 2024 between the state-owned Kedah Investment Authority (Permodalan Kedah Bhd (PKB)) and South Korea’s Royal Eco Train Development (RETD) to study the development of a Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system in Langkawi. The […]
