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Future Manila mass transit system – Every urban rail line planned for Metro Manila

December 27, 2022 By James Clark 2 Comments

Metro Manila (National Capital Region) is served by three urban rail transit lines and a commuter line. There are four new lines under construction, and five more lines are planned or under consideration. This page lists current, under construction, and proposed mass transit railways of Metro Manila. This also includes every map showing what the […]

Filed Under: Philippines, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: manila, metro, philippines

Makati Intra-city Subway

December 26, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Makati Intra-city Subway (MkTr) is an under-construction underground rapid transit line in Makati, Metro Manila. It is being built under a public-private partnership program between the Makati City Government and a private consortium, led by Philippine Infradev Holdings. The line will have nine stations and 10 km in length. There will be connections to […]

Filed Under: Philippines, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: makati, manila, metro, philippines

Kuantan Skytrain

November 29, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Kuantan Skytrain is a proposed urban rail transit system in Kuantan in Pahang State, Malaysia. The proposal includes three rail lines with a total distance of 54.5 km: Line 1: Menara Kuantan 188 to KOTASA (approx 12.5 km). Line 2: Menara Kuantan 188 to Teluk Cempedak (approx 10 km). Line 3: KOTASA to the […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: kuantan, malaysia, metro, pahang

The station transfer mess of Bangkok’s rail transit

September 20, 2022 By James Clark 3 Comments

Bangkok is working towards building an urban rail transit system that will meet the needs of the people of this megacity. There are now 8 lines that make up the metro system, with 3 lines under construction, and more lines planned. Unfortunately for Bangkok, the system currently has three operators that are not compelled to […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, metro, thailand

Improving the interchanges and connections of the KL metro transit system

July 26, 2022 By James Clark 1 Comment

Kuala Lumpur has slowly and steadily been building out an urban rail transit system that it hopes will reduce the city’s car addiction. Mistakes were made early on with integrating the lines, but there have been some great improvements in recent years. In fact, KL has examples of the best and worst ways to make […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: kuala lumpur, malaysia, metro

Bangkok Urban Rail Transit Update – 2021 Edition

December 27, 2021 By James Clark 2 Comments

The urban rail transit system of Bangkok is going through its biggest expansion since the BTS opened in 1999. Two commuter rail lines opened this year, two monorail lines are scheduled to open next year, and another new MRT line in 2023. This is an annual summary of lines under construction, news for established lines, […]

Filed Under: Thailand, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, metro, monorail, thailand

Comparison of cost and construction times of first metro lines in Asia

November 6, 2021 By James Clark 7 Comments

The first metro lines of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are under construction, and like most first lines of a metro system, they are delayed and over budget. Line 2A of the Hanoi Metro was originally planned to be operational by 2016, while the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City had an […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bangkok, china, delhi, guangzhou, hanoi, ho chi minh city, india, lahore, metro, pakistan, shanghai, singapore, taipei, taiwan, thailand, vietnam

Brunei Metro – A proposed LRT/MRT for Bandar Seri Begawan

June 21, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Brunei Metro is a proposed LRT or MRT transport system that has been considered for Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. There have been official announcements over the years, but there nothing is seriously planned as yet. Brunei is a microstate with a population of just over 400,000 people, so there are barely enough people to […]

Filed Under: Brunei, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: bandar seri begawan, brunei, metro

Phnom Penh Metro – An ongoing history of the proposed urban rail transit system in Phnom Penh

June 14, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Phnom Penh metro is a proposed urban rail transit system in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The term metro is used loosely here, as there have been various forms of rail systems proposed over the years. Proposals have included sky trains, subways (another word for metro), light rail, and monorails. Plans for an urban railway in […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: cambodia, metro, phnom penh

Ben Thanh Station – A 3-line metro interchange that will transform Ho Chi Minh City

April 20, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Ben Thanh Station is the future central station of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro. The station will be an interchange for three lines, and it will include a remodeled pedestrian area and an underground shopping plaza. The underground station is in front of the historic Ben Thanh Market, under what was Quach Thi Trang […]

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit, Vietnam Tagged With: ho chi minh city, ho chi minh city metro, metro, vietnam

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