The Iloilo Monorail is a proposed transit system in Iloilo City on the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. The monorail system was proposed by Chinese investors in 2017. The initial plan was to connect Iloilo International Airport to the City of Iloilo. In 2018 it was announced that there […]
Urban Rail Transit
Nonthaburi Civic Center: A missed opportunity to build a great transit hub
Nonthaburi Civic Center station is a Bangkok MRT station on the Purple Line, Pink Line, and the future Brown Line. Unfortunately for Bangkok, the station doesn’t provide an integrated transfer between lines. The urban rail transit system of Bangkok has been expanding at an impressive rate over the last decade. New lines have been added […]
Bangkok Urban Rail Transit Update – 2024 Edition
Bangkok’s urban rail transit system added two new lines in 2023, bringing the total number of lines to ten. Two lines are currently under construction, and more lines are planned in the future. This is a summary of news, lines under construction, and proposed lines. The last update was in December 2021, so this report covers […]
Johor Bahru Metro Concept Map
Johor Bahru needs a metro system if it wants to be like Shenzhen. Johor Bahru is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia, opposite Singapore. This geographic location has likened Johor Bahru with Shenzhen, opposite Hong Kong. City planners and government officials have stated that they want Johor Bahru to be the next Shenzhen. […]
Bangkok Light Blue Line Monorail
The Light Blue Line is a proposed monorail in Bangkok. The line would run along a north–south axis from Din Daeng to Sathon. The line was included on the Department of Rail Transport’s masterplan for Bangkok (The Second Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region (M-MAP 2)). This masterplan was updated in 2023, […]
Melaka Tram: A proposed 3-line tramway system for the historic port city of Malaysia
The Melaka City Tramway System is a proposed tram system for Melaka by private company Metro Trem SDN BHD. The system will be approximately 19 km with 3 lines and 25 stops. The tram will connect Melaka Sentral bus station.to River Cruise Terminal, Bukit China, Melaka Raya, Taming Sari and the historical city port area. […]
Hanoi Metro Report: 2023 edition
Riding Line 2A, Line 3 construction news, updates on future lines, and a look at the Hanoi Metro map and future interchange stations. This is the third Hanoi Metro Report by Future Southeast Asia. The last report was in July 2022, so this report will cover news since then. Operating Metro Lines Line 2A Line […]
Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Transit System
Putrajaya is the administrative centre of Malaysia located in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, south of Kuala Lumpur. Cyberjaya is a city in Sepang District, Selangor, and next to Putrajaya. Putrajaya and Cyberjaya were developed at the same time, with Putrajaya being established in 1995 and Cyberjaya in 1997. Putrajaya and Cyberjaya are approximately halfway […]
George Town–Butterworth LRT
The George Town–Butterworth LRT was a proposed railway connecting George Town on the island of Penang to Butterworth on the mainland side of Penang state. The George Town–Butterworth Line was added to the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) in 2022. The original proposal was for an undersea tunnel connecting the Bayan Lepas LRT to the […]
Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Kuching
Autonomous rail transit (ART) is a proposed two-line hybrid metro forming part of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS). The project is being developed by the government-owned Sarawak Metro. Phase 1 of the ART consists of 2 lines and 27 stations covering approximately 52 kilometres in distance. The vehicles are driverless and are powered by […]
