[Photo: A new series of Commuter Line Indonesia (CLI)-125 electric rail trains enter the platform at Manggarai Station, Jakarta, Tuesday (3/6/2025). (CNBC Indonesia/Faisal Rahman)] Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The government is preparing a major step in developing rail-based transportation. The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) is also targeting the development of a railway network of up […]
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Connecting Vietnam’s high-speed railway stations with urban rail transit
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are planning to build metro lines to their high-speed railway stations, and Da Nang has proposed a rail connection. Here are some other cities on the high-speed rail route that should also consider a rail link. Vietnam is planning to build a high-speed railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. […]
Line 4 HCMC Metro – News and updates
Line 4 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro (HCMC Metro) is a proposed North-South line of the Ho Chi Minh City transit system. Line 4 will interchange with Line1/3A and Line 2 at Ben Thanh Station. Total length: about 35.75 km (16.18 km underground and 17.77 km elevated). Alignment: Thanh Xuan (district 12) – […]
Da Nang construction update – 2025 edition
Da Nang and Hoi An to join forces, Japan’s Aeon Mall, Robert De Niro’s waiting (for his hotel to be built), the riverfront apartment boom, the resort coast, and would you still love Da Nang if the beach were gone? This is the annual construction update for Da Nang, Vietnam. This report includes notes from […]
Ba Ria – Vung Tau is about to build a light railway across the Southeast region
This is one of the strategic infrastructure projects in the overall key infrastructure projects that Ba Ria – Vung Tau province will cooperate to build with Sun Group in the near future. Yesterday (May 30), within the framework of the Investment Promotion Conference of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, Sun Group Corporation and the […]
67,400 billion VND to build metro connecting Long Thanh airport with Ho Chi Minh City
Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee has just decided to extend the metro project in the area by nearly double compared to before, reaching Long Thanh airport to help connect passengers from Ho Chi Minh City. The planned metro line from Suoi Tien station (belonging to Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro, Ho Chi Minh City) […]
Nha Trang HSR Airport Railway Concept Map
A proposal to build an urban railway connecting the Nha Trang city centre to the high-speed railway station, with an extension to Cam Ranh International Airport. The proposed high-speed railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City will be built on a new alignment from the current North-South Railway. This will make the line shorter, […]
Nha Trang Airport redevelopment
The Nha Trang Airport redevelopment is a plan to redevelop the former air base in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. Nha Trang Air Base was established by the French Air Force, and was used by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force and the United States Air Force until it was taken over by the Vietnam People’s […]
Thap Put – Krabi Railway: Connecting Krabi and Krabi Airport to Phuket and Bangkok by train
The Thap Put-Krabi Railway is a proposed railway in Southern Thailand. The railway will branch off the proposed Surat Thani – Phuket line at Thap Put and connect Krabi and Krabi Airport. The line will be a double-tracked metre-gauge railway, with a track length of 68 km. The line will have services from Bangkok and […]
Largest urban parks in Southeast Asia
A list of the largest urban parks in Southeast Asia. Urban parks in Southeast Asia map [Map of urban parks in Southeast Asia.] Notes about the urban park list This is an ongoing list that I am collating, so if I have missed a park then let me know. I am listing parks of any […]
