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 […]
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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 […]
Lanna International Airport (Second Chiang Mai International Airport)
Lanna International Airport (Second Chiang Mai International Airport) is a proposed new airport in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The new airport (also referred to as New Chiang Mai Airport and Chiang Mai 2 International Airport) would be built on land in San Kamphaeng (Chiang Mai Province) and Ban Thi (Lamphun Province) about 25 km from Chiang […]
Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System Guide – Current, under construction, and proposed lines, and maps
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 […]
The madness of second airports
Chiang Mai should build a high-speed railway, Greater HCMC wants a 3rd airport when it can’t even build the 2nd, build a railway for Haiphong, and the weird Kedah proposal. While I have been in Chiang Mai, I’ve been wondering about the proposed second airport that was in the news a few years ago. The airport was […]
That Luang Lake SEZ – Vientiane Laos
That Luang Lake SEZ is a new urban area in Vientiane designated as a special economic zone. Also referred to as That Luang Marsh Specific Economic Zone, the area of 365 hectares is expected to accommodate up to 300,000 people. The development is centred around a round ornamental lake, and there are plans to build […]
Nakhon Sawan – Mae Sot Railway
Nakhon Sawan – Mae Sot Railway is a double-track metre-gauge railway that is under construction in Thailand. The railway forms part of the East-West Economic Corridor Railway, linking Myanmar to Vietnam via Thailand and Laos. The railway starts at Nakhon Sawan on the Northern Line. The line passes through Kamphaeng Phet and Tak provinces, ending […]
Hai Phong plans to build 8 new railway lines
Hai Phong plans to build 4 new national railway lines; 4 urban railway lines. According to the Hai Phong City Planning Report for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 – the draft for public consultation of the City People’s Committee, Hai Phong plans to build four new national railway lines; 4 urban railway […]
Dong Nai plans 4 new urban railway lines
4 urban railway lines are expected to be planned by Dong Nai province, including urban railway along Cai river; urban railway Bien Hoa – Nhon Trach – Long Thanh; urban railway Bien Hoa – Trang Bom – Long Khanh; urban railway Long Khanh – Long Thanh. [Planned plan of 4 urban railway lines in Dong […]
Phitsanulok trip report
The provincial city with a preposterous plan for a 5-line mass transit system, and how the proposed high-speed rail to Chiang Mai could transform its fortunes. Phitsanulok is a city in Central Thailand (or Lower Northern Thailand, depending on how you define regions). It has the distinction of being a crossroads city, with major North-South […]
