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Future Medan: Construction and transport projects in the largest city in Sumatra

August 8, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Medan has a population of about 2.5 million people, making it the largest city in Sumatra. The city has ambitious plans to build an LRT system and expand the airport into a regional hub. It also has a historic city centre that is being renovated. Here is a list of construction and transport projects in […]

Filed Under: Future Cities, Indonesia Tagged With: indonesia, medan, sumatra

Surabaya Urban Rail Transit

July 31, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Province and the second-largest city in Indonesia. There have been some proposals for a transit system for the city, which has been referred to as an MRT. Proposed systems include lightrail, tram, and monorail. This article will use the catch-all urban rail transit in reference to systems […]

Filed Under: Indonesia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: indonesia, java, surabaya

Trans-Borneo Railway: A train connecting Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia

June 26, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Trans-Borneo Railway is a proposed railway that would traverse the island of Borneo through Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, and there have been announcements for a proposed railway that would link the major cities. A more realistic scenario is that railways are built over time that connect nearby […]

Filed Under: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Railways Tagged With: borneo, brunei, indonesia, malaysia, railways

La Nyalla promises to propose to Jokowi that North Bali Airport development returns to PSN

June 19, 2023 By Future Southeast Asia Leave a Comment

[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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: airports, bali, indonesia

Siantar – Parapat Railway: The missing link for the Medan – Lake Toba Railway

May 22, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Siantar – Parapat Railway is a proposed railway to connect Medan to Lake Toba in North Sumatra. There is already a railway from Medan to Siantar, so this extension is the missing link to connect the largest city in Sumatra to one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island. [Parapat on Lake […]

Filed Under: Indonesia, Railways Tagged With: indonesia, lake toba, medan, parapat, sumatra

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

Bali Railway Concept Map

November 21, 2022 By James Clark 10 Comments

There have been numerous proposals over the years for a Bali railway. Every announcement is archived on the Bali Railway page, which goes back to at least 2011. To visualise what a Bali rail system would look like, I present this Bali railway concept map. [View and download the full-size map.] This is a concept […]

Filed Under: Indonesia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bali, indonesia, maps, railways

10 New Balis

September 5, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

10 New Balis is a program launched in 2016 by the Indonesian government to invest in and promote 10 destinations in Indonesia as tourism hubs. These destinations are being billed as “the next Bali”, in that they hope to attract the number of visitors that Bali receives. The “New Bali” phrase is an idiomatic expression […]

Filed Under: Indonesia Tagged With: bali, belitung, borobudur, indonesia, labuan bajo, lake toba, mandalika, morotai, mount bromo, tanjung lesung, thousand islands, wakatobi

Trans-Sumatra Railway

August 16, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Trans-Sumatra Railway is a proposed railway line in Sumatra that would run from Aceh in the north to Lampung in the south. The total length would be over 2,000 kilometres, and it would connect major cities and ports of Sumatra. President Joko Widodo announced the plan for the Trans-Sumatra Railway in December 2014, and […]

Filed Under: Indonesia, Railways Tagged With: indonesia, railways, sumatra

Batam construction update – 2022 edition

August 15, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The island of Batam is part of the Riau Islands in Indonesia, on the other side of the Singapore Strait. Batam was listed as the fastest growing city in the world in 2015, with its proximity to Singapore being a major advantage. Despite this mind-blowing statistic, Batam is not the sort of place you read […]

Filed Under: Construction Updates, Indonesia Tagged With: 2022 construction updates, batam, indonesia

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