• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • Indonesia
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

  • Newsletter
  • Aviation
  • Bridges
  • Construction Updates
  • Future Cities
  • Railways
  • Urban Rail Transit

List of urban rail systems in Southeast Asia

January 30, 2023 By James Clark Leave a Comment

This is a list of current urban rail systems in Southeast Asia.

This table will be updated when new lines or extensions are added. Updates are posted in the weekly newsletter.

Also read the Southeast Asia urban rail transit report for 2023.

Urban rail systems of Southeast Asia

CityCountryLineTypeLengthStationsOpened
Jakarta
Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉTanjung Priok LineCommuter Rail15.4 km45/12/2011
Jakarta
Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉCikarang Loop LineCommuter Rail44 km255/12/2011
Jakarta
Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉBogor LineCommuter Rail54.8 km275/12/2011
Jakarta
Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉRangkasbitung LineCommuter Rail72.8 km175/12/2011
Jakarta
Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉTangerang LineCommuter Rail19.3 km115/12/2011
Jakarta
Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉSoekarno-Hatta LineAirport Rail Link54.3 km531/12/2017
Jakarta
Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉNorth-South LineRapid Transit15.7 km1324/03/2019
Jakarta
Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉS LineLight Metro5.8 km601/12/2019
MedanIndonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉKualanamu Airport Rail LinkAirport Rail Link40 km325/07/2013
PadangIndonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉMinangkabau ExpressAirport Rail Link23 km421/05/2018
PalembangIndonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉPalembang LRTAirport Rail Link23.4 km1301/08/2018
SurakartaIndonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉAdisumarmo Airport Rail LinkAirport Rail Link13.5 km529/12/2019
YogyakartaIndonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉYogyakarta International Airport Rail LinkAirport Rail Link45 km317/09/2021
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พSeremban LineCommuter Rail135 km2814/08/1995
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พPort Klang LineCommuter Rail126 km3414/08/1995
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พKelana Jaya LineLight Rapid Transit46.4 km3701/09/1998
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พAmpang LineLight Rapid Transit15 km1816/12/1996
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พSri Petaling LineLight Rapid Transit37.6 km2916/12/1996
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พKLIA TransitCommuter Rail57 km614/04/2002
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พKL MonorailMonorail8.6 km1131/08/2003
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พKajang LineMass Rapid Transit47 km2916/12/2016
Kuala LumpurMalaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พPutrajaya LineMass Rapid Transit57.7 km3616/06/2022
YangonMyanmar ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒYangon Circular RailwayCommuter Rail45.9 km391954
Manila NCRPhilippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPNR Metro Commuter LineCommuter Rail75.7 km3606/04/1970
Manila NCRPhilippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญLine 1Light Rapid Transit19.65 km2001/12/1984
Manila NCRPhilippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญMRT Line 3Light Rapid Transit16.9 km1315/12/1999
Manila NCRPhilippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญLine 2Rapid Transit17.6 km1305/04/2003
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌNorth South LineMass Rapid Transit45 km2707/11/1987
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌEast West LineMass Rapid Transit57.2 km3512/12/1987
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌBukit Panjang LRT LineLight Rail Transit7.6 km1306/11/1999
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSengkang LRT LinePeople Mover10.7 km1418/01/2003
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌNorth East LineMass Rapid Transit19.2 km1620/06/2003
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌPunggol LRT Line
People Mover10.3 km1429/01/2005
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌCircle LineMass Rapid Transit35.5 km3028/05/2009
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌDowntown LineMass Rapid Transit41.9 km3422/12/2013
SingaporeSingapore ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌThomsonโ€“East Coast LineMass Rapid Transit30.4 km2031/01/2020
BangkokThailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญSukhumvit LineRapid Transit53.58 km4705/12/1999
BangkokThailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญSilom LineRapid Transit14.67 km1405/12/1999
BangkokThailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญMRT Blue LineRapid Transit48 km3803/07/2004
BangkokThailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญAirport Rail LinkAirport Rail Link28.4 km823/08/2010
BangkokThailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญMRT Purple LineRapid Transit23 km1606/08/2016
BangkokThailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญGold LinePeople Mover1.72 km316/12/2020
BangkokThailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญSRT Dark Red LineCommuter Rail26 km1002/08/2021
BangkokThailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญSRT Light Red LineCommuter Rail15.26 km402/08/2021
HanoiVietnam ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณLine 2ARapid Transit13.1 km126/11/2021

Notes about the table

A full list of current and proposed lines can be found on the urban rail transit index page.

Indonesia
KAI Commuter Yogyakarta Line between Yogyakarta and Surakarta is not listed.

Commuter rail in Surabaya is not included in this list. The services are infrequent and can also be classified as a regional railway.

Sri Lelawangsa commuter rail in Medan not included.

Malaysia
The LRT Ampang Line (15 km) and the LRT Sri Petaling Line (37.6 km) share the same track between Sentul Timur station and Chan Sow Lin station. The combined length of the two lines is 45.1 km, so this number should be used when calculating the total line length of the network.

KLIA Transit and KLIA Ekspres are services that operate on the same line to KUL. Rather than listing the 2 services, the KLIA Transit (a commuter railway) is shown as an airport rail link (which it technically is).

KTM Komuter Northern Sector has two services:
1 Butterworthโ€“Padang Rengas
2 Butterworthโ€“Padang Besar

I’m not sure if it’s classified as commuter rail or regional, even though it is called a commuter rail.

Philippines
The urban railways of Metro Manila highlight the complexity of classifying railway types. Light Rail Transit Line 2 is classified as rapid transit or heavy rail, and Metro Rail Transit Line 3 is classified as light rail transit. Rather than going down the rabbit hole of trying to reclassify rail types, I have gone with what they are called on their Wikipedia page.

Upcoming edits

This table will be updated when lines are extended, added, or closed. Upcoming updates for 2023 include:

Yellow Line Bangkok (new)
Pink Line Bangkok (new)
Line 3 Hanoi (new)
Line 1 Ho Chi Minh City (new)

Suspensions/closures
Skypark Link service suspended from Feb 15 2023.
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ | Skypark Link | Airport Rail Link |24.5 km | 3 | 01/05/2018

Share this:

  • Tweet

Filed Under: Urban Rail Transit

About James Clark

James Clark is the editor of Future Southeast Asia and is currently based in Ho Chi Minh City. Follow his travels at nomadicnotes.com and on Twitter at @nomadicnotes

Reader Interactions

Subscribe To The Newsletter

Get weekly updates on construction, transport, and infrastructure news in Southeast Asia.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Future Southeast Asia

About
Advertise
Contact
Media
Newsletter
Write For Us

Follow Us!

Search Future Southeast Asia

Future Southeast Asia Map
Site Map

Subscribe To The Newsletter

Copyright © 2023 Future Southeast Asia ยท Log in