(PLVN) – The Vietnam Railway Authority had a working session with the People’s Committee of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province on March 7 to agree on the planning of the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau railway route, part of the Ho Chi Minh City railway system. The meeting was attended by Mr. Nguyen Cong […]
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Selangor Rail Line: proposed railway along the North Selangor coast
The Selangor Rail Line is a proposed railway in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The proposed line will run along the North Selangor coast from Klang to Sabak (near the boundary of Perak state). Selangor surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and the state includes part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area […]
Trans-Borneo Railway: High-speed railway connecting Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia
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 […]
Mekong River Railway Bridge – New Thailand-Laos bridge for high-speed railway
The Mekong River Railway Bridge is a proposed railway bridge between Thailand and Laos. The bridge will have 2 tracks of meter-gauge and 2 tracks of standard-gauge for the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed railway. The 4-track railway bridge will be 30 metres away on the downstream side of the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge. The metre-gauge on […]
Mindanao Railway Project – The proposed 2000km railway on the second-largest island in the Philippines
The Mindanao Railway Project is a proposed railway network on the island of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. The railway would connect the major cities of the island via a circumferential railway, with spur lines connecting outlying cities. Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines, and it has a population of over 20 million […]
Java Rail Pass proposal: putting Java train travel on the world tourism map
The Java Rail Pass is a proposed tourist rail pass to promote train travel in Java and diversify tourism beyond Bali. The island of Java has one of the most extensive railway networks in Southeast Asia, yet it barely registers interest on an international level. Indonesian Railways (PT Kereta Api Indonesia) has a website that […]
Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway: The fastest train in Southeast Asia
The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is a high-speed train service in Java, Indonesia. The train can travel at a speed of up to 350 km/h, making it the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia. The railway officially opened on the 2nd of October 2023. The current railway between Jakarta and Bandung takes from 2h 50m to […]
Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High-Speed Rail
The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) was a planned railway from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Singapore via a high-speed rail line. This would be a new line on a different route to the current KL-Singapore railway. The high-speed railway would travel at a speed of 320km/h over 350 kilometres, with a travel time of 90 […]
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 […]
