The Bien Hoa-Vung Tau railway is a proposed new railway from Trang Bom station to Cai Mep-Thi Vai port terminal. The line connects the North-South railway of Vietnam to a seaport in Vung Tau, passing through industrial areas of Dong Nai province east of Ho Chi Minh City. The standard-gauge railway will have a total […]
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Quang Nam plans urban railway line connecting Da Nang and Chu Lai airports
According to the plan of Quang Nam province, the urban railway will connect Da Nang city from Tran Dai Nghia street through the axes connecting to Chu Lai airport. [Quang Nam plans an urban railway connecting Chu Lai airport and Da Nang airport. (In the photo: Da Nang Airport).] On July 4, Quang Nam Provincial […]
Putting into operation four new stations on the North-South railway line
The Ministry of Transport has just decided to put into use four new stations under the project of renovating and upgrading essential works in the Nha Trang – Saigon section this July. That is, station Phong Phu, Vinh Tan, Ham Liem in Binh Thuan province and Cam Thinh Dong station in Khanh Hoa province. These […]
Bangkok Yellow Line: A review of the first monorail in Thailand
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) […]
Makkasan Train Factory: proposed redevelopment of SRT land in Bangkok
Makkasan Train Factory and railway yards is a 22.4-hectare plot of land in Ratchathewi district, central Bangkok. The land is next to the Makkasan Airport Rail Link and Makkasan Station. The land is owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), and there are plans to develop the land into a new urban area. There […]
Nobu Hotel Danang
Nobu Hotel Danang is set to become the first Nobu Hotel, Restaurant, and Residences in Vietnam. The hotel site is on the corner of Vo Nguyen Giap and Vo Van Kiet, opposite My Khe Beach. The hotel will be in a 43-story tower, and the official website says it will be the tallest building in […]
Sun Cosmo Residence Da Nang
Sun Cosmo Residence Da Nang is a combination of high-rise apartment tower and commercial townhouses developed by Sun Group next to the Trần Thị Lý Bridge. Apartment Sun Cosmo Residence 2 towers: 27 and 33 floors Basement: 3 floors 650 luxury apartments, Studio, 1-2-3 Bedroom, Duplex 38 base block shop apartments Commercial Townhouse 101 unites, […]
Future Da Nang: construction and transport projects in Da Nang, Vietnam
A list of current and proposed construction and transport projects in Da Nang, Vietnam. Of all the cities in Southeast Asia, I see Da Nang as the one with the most potential for transformation from a provincial city to a global destination. Da Nang is the third-largest city in Vietnam, roughly halfway between Hanoi and […]
Pattaya Monorail – Linking the high-speed railway to the beach
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 […]
La Nyalla promises to propose to Jokowi that North Bali Airport development returns to PSN
[Chairman of the Regional Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD RI) AA La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, during a visit to Buleleng Regency, Bali Province, Monday (19/6/2023). (Hasan)] Chairman of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of the Republic of Indonesia AA La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti said he would propose to President Jokowi that the […]
