The Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (Jakarta MRT) is a rapid transit system in Jakarta, Indonesia. The MRT is part of the rail transit network of Jakarta, along with LRT and commuter railways. The North-South Line opened on 24 March 2019, and the northern extension is under construction. The East-West Line and Outer–Ring Line are planned. […]
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Ben Thanh Station: A 3-line metro interchange in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City
Ben Thanh Station is the 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 Square. […]
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 […]
Ba Ria – Vung Tau planning three urban railway lines
Three urban railway lines are planned by Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, including the route on the coastal road and surrounding the inner city of Vung Tau city; Inner-suburban route between Vung Tau city and Long Hai town of Long Dien district and Metro line connecting Vung Tau – Ba Ria – Phu My […]
Future Manila mass transit system – Every urban rail line planned for Metro Manila
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 […]
Kuantan Skytrain
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 […]
Improving the interchanges and connections of the KL metro transit system
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 […]
Bangkok Urban Rail Transit Update – 2021 Edition
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, […]
Comparison of cost and construction times of first metro lines in Asia
The first metro lines of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have now been completed, and like most first lines of a metro system, they were 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 […]
Brunei Metro – A proposed LRT/MRT for Bandar Seri Begawan
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 […]
