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Ben Thanh Station: A 3-line metro interchange in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City

July 11, 2023 By James Clark 1 Comment

Ben Thanh Station is the 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 Square. […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: ho chi minh city, ho chi minh city metro, metro, vietnam

Bangkok Yellow Line: A review of the first monorail in Thailand

July 3, 2023 By Greg Jorgensen 2 Comments

Thailand is a country of baby steps. With most things, change comes slowly, but it’s usually for the best, and this sentiment sums up Bangkok’s transit system perfectly. When Bangkok’s first mass transit system opened in 1999 with 23 stations along 2 BTS lines (the light green Sukhumvit line and the dark green Silom line) […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, bangkok mass transit, monorail, thailand

Pattaya Monorail – Linking the high-speed railway to the beach

June 22, 2023 By James Clark 1 Comment

The Pattaya Monorail is a proposed urban transit system to 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 […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: monorail, pattaya, thailand

Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System Guide – Current, under construction, and proposed lines, and maps

June 19, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System currently has eight lines operated by three separate companies. There are three new lines under construction, and extensions of other lines are planned and under construction. This is a resource page for all current and proposed urban rail transit lines in Bangkok (that includes monorails and people movers, but […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, bangkok mass transit, thailand

Phitsanulok Mass Transit – Auto Tram System

June 5, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Phitsanulok Mass Transit Project is a proposed transit system in Phisanulok, Thailand. Five lines have been proposed in total, with the Red Line being the first line to be developed. This is an East-West line from Phitsanulok University to Central Plaza. An Auto Tram System (rubber-tire tram) is being considered for the line. BRT […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: phitsanulok, thailand

Batam LRT

May 17, 2023 By James Clark 1 Comment

Batam LRT is a proposed light rail transit system on Batam Island, Indonesia. The Batam LRT will have two routes, from Batam Center to Tanjung Uncang and from Batu Ampar to Hang Nadim Airport. The $1.5 million investment project will see a 27.54 km route on the first line and 27.93 km on the second […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: batam, indonesia, light rail transit

List of urban rail systems in Southeast Asia

January 30, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

This is a list of current urban rail systems in Southeast Asia. This table will be updated when new lines or extensions are added. Updates are posted in the weekly newsletter. Also read the Southeast Asia urban rail transit report for 2023. Urban rail systems of Southeast Asia Notes about the table A full list […]

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Makati-Taguig Skytrain – Proposed automated people mover in Metro Manila

January 3, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Makati-Taguig Skytrain is a proposed automated people mover line that will connect the city of Makati and Bonifacio Global City area in Taguig, Metro Manila. The line (which has also been referred to as a monorail) will be approximately 1.87 km with two stations. It will connect to Line 3 and the Makati Intra-city […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: automated people mover, makati, manila, philippines, taguig

Future Manila mass transit system – Every urban rail line planned for Metro Manila

December 27, 2022 By James Clark 2 Comments

Metro Manila (National Capital Region) is served by three urban rail transit lines and a commuter line. There are four new lines under construction, and five more lines are planned or under consideration. This page lists current, under construction, and proposed mass transit railways of Metro Manila. This also includes every map showing what the […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: manila, metro, philippines

Kuantan Skytrain

November 29, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Kuantan Skytrain is a proposed urban rail transit system in Kuantan in Pahang State, Malaysia. The proposal includes three rail lines with a total distance of 54.5 km: Line 1: Menara Kuantan 188 to KOTASA (approx 12.5 km). Line 2: Menara Kuantan 188 to Teluk Cempedak (approx 10 km). Line 3: KOTASA to the […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: kuantan, malaysia, metro, pahang

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