East Timor Rail Master Plan

The East Timor Rail Master Plan was a proposal for a railway system in Timor-Leste.

The proposal was presented by Lafaek Besi LDA. Development Company (Dili, Timor-Leste), dated 2012.

The railway plan included three lines:

Central Line: Bobonaro – Los Palos
West Line: Dili – Betano
East Line: Baucau – Uatolari

The proposal called for a single-track electric railway at medium speed for passenger and cargo transport.

East Timor Rail Master Plan map

[Map of East Timor Rail Master Plan.]

This map shows the general locations of each line. The pins are not proposed station locations.

Links and resources

East Timor Rail Master Plan (Uploaded by Ricardo Nunes on Jun 05, 2012)
“This document presents a proposal for an electric rail network in East Timor to support economic development goals. It argues rail will be more efficient than roads for transporting people and goods. The proposed network includes a central line from Bobonaro to Los Palos, a west line from Dili to Betano, and an east line from Baucau to Uatolari. Tourism trains would operate on the network. The plan cites East Timor’s growing population and economy fueled by oil revenues as motivation for investing in rail-induced development to disperse the population and stimulate economic activity across the country.”