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Urban Rail Transit of Southeast Asia

Urban Rail Transit of Southeast Asia

A complete guide to the current and proposed urban rail transit systems of Southeast Asia.

What Is Urban Rail Transit?

Urban rail transit is a catch-all term for the different modes of city and suburban railway systems. According to Wikipedia, this can include tram, light rail, rapid transit, monorail, commuter rail, funicular, and cable car.

Sometimes the definition of different system types blur between each other, so it is easier to place everything in one list rather than making a separate list for each transport type.

The term urban rail transit is useful for places that operate transport systems with different modes of railways. For example, the transport system for Greater Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley Integrated Transit System) operates an MRT, LRT, monorail, commuter railway, and a dedicated airport express railway.

This list includes all types of urban and commuter railways. It excludes monorails, funiculars, and cable cars that are not used for public transport (such as at theme parks and the Penang Hill Railway). Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is also excluded, but people movers are included (even if they have rubber wheels). I will make a separate list of BRTs of Southeast Asia in the future.

Urban Rail Transit of Southeast Asia Map

Map featuring all current, proposed, and never-built urban rail transit of Southeast Asia.


[Map of urban rail transit of Southeast Asia.]

Blue: Operating.
Orange: Under construction.
Grey: Proposed/planned/never built.

If you want to just read what is published here, scroll through the Urban Rail Transit category page.

For airport railways, visit Airport Railways In Southeast Asia.

Also read: Comparison of cost and construction times of first metro lines in Asia.

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei Metro [proposed].

Cambodia

Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh Metro [proposed].

Indonesia

Java

Bandung
Bandung LRT [proposed].

Jakarta
Jakarta MRT (jakartamrt.co.id).

Cipete Raya MRT Station
[Cipete Raya MRT Station.]

Jakarta LRT (lrtjakarta.co.id).
Greater Jakarta LRT (KAI) [under construction].
KRL Commuterline (krl.co.id).

KA Commuter line at Sudirman Station
[KA Commuter line at Sudirman Station.]

Soekarno–Hatta Airport Railink (railink.co.id).

Onboard the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Railink
[Onboard the Soekarno–Hatta Airport Railink.]

Semarang
Tram [proposed].

Surabaya
KA Komuter (kai.id).
Surabaya MRT [proposed].

Surakarta (Solo)
Batara Kresna Railbus.
Adisumarmo Airport Rail Link.

Yogyakarta
KRL Commuterline Yogyakarta–Solo (krl.co.id).
Prambanan Express.
Yogyakarta International Airport Rail Link (KAI) [under construction].
Yogyakarta LRT [proposed].

Sumatra

Batam
Batam LRT [proposed].

Medan
Medan LRT [proposed].
Kualanamu Airport Railink Services (ARS) (railink.co.id).
Sri Lelawangsa Commuter Rail.

Padang
Minangkabau Express Airport Rail Link.

Palembang
Palembang LRT.
Railbus Kertalaya.

Bali

Kuta
Bali Railway [proposed].
Bali Railway Concept Map.

Kalimantan

Nusantara
Nusantara LRT [proposed].

Sulawesi

Makassar
Makassar LRT/MRT [proposed].

Laos

Vientiane
Vientiane Transit [proposed].

Malaysia

Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System [proposed].
Johor Bahru Monorail [cancelled proposal].

Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu Sky Train [proposed].

Kuala Lumpur (Klang Valley Integrated Transit System)
MRT: Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) (mymrt.com.my).

Kajang Line MRT
[Kajang Line MRT.]

Rapid KL: Light Rapid Transit (LRT) (myrapid.com.my).

LRT at Pasar Seni
[LRT at Pasar Seni.]

KTM Komuter: Commuter rail (ktmb.com.my/komuter.html).
KL Monorail (myrapid.com.my).

KL Monorail
[KL Monorail.]

Express Rail Link: Airport rail link (kliaekspres.com).

Express Rail Link
[Express Rail Link.]

Improving the interchanges and connections of the KL metro transit system

Kuantan
Kuantan Skytrain [proposed].

Kuching
Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) [proposed].

Melaka
Melaka Aerorail [postponed indefinitely].

Penang
Bayan Lepas LRT [proposed].

Putrajaya
Putrajaya Monorail [proposed].

Myanmar

Naypyitaw
Naypyitaw Urban Mass Rapid Transit [proposed].

Yangon
Yangon Circular Railway.
Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit [proposed].

Philippines

Baguio
Baguio Monorail [proposed].

Cebu
Cebu Monorail [proposed].

Davao
Davao Monorail [proposed].

Iloilo City
Iloilo Monorail [proposed].

Manila (National Capital Region)
Future Manila mass transit system – Every urban rail line planned for Metro Manila.
Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRTS)
Manila Light Rail Transit System (lrta.gov.ph).
PNR Metro Commuter Line (pnr.gov.ph).
Metro Manila Subway [under construction].
Makati Intra-city Subway [under construction].
North–South Commuter Railway (NSCR) [under construction].
Bicutan Automated Guideway Transit System [under construction].
SkyTrain [proposed].

Unified Grand Central Station

Singapore

Singapore
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) [smrt.com.sg].
Light Rail Transit (LRT) [sbstransit.com.sg].

Singapore MRT

Thailand

Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit System Guide – Current, under construction, and proposed lines, and maps.

Bangkok Mass Transit System – A guide to the urban railways of Bangkok.

BTS Skytrain (bts.co.th).

BTS Skytrain
[BTS Skytrain.]

Gold Line Automated People Pover (BTS).
Metropolitan Rapid Transit (mrta.co.th).

Wat Mangkon MRT Station
[Wat Mangkon MRT Station.]

SRT Red Lines Commuter Rail (State Railway of Thailand).
Monorail (MRT) [under construction].
Bangkok Grey Line Monorail
Airport Rail Link (srtet.co.th).

Airport Rail Link
[Airport Rail Link.]

Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway [under construction].

Don Muang Station
[Don Muang Station (2018) with high-speed and commuter lines under construction.]

The ticketing mess of Bangkok’s rail transit
The station transfer mess of Bangkok’s rail transit
Bangkok Urban Rail Transit Update – 2021 Edition

Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai Mass Transit [proposed].

Hat Yai
Hat Yai Monorail [proposed].
Hat Yai – Songkhla Commuter Rail [proposed].

Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen Transit System [proposed].

Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima Light Rail Transit [proposed].

Pattaya
Pattaya Monorail [proposed].

Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok Tram [proposed].

Phuket
Phuket Light Rail [cancelled proposal].

Vietnam

Da Lat
Da Lat Monorail [proposed].

Da Nang
Da Nang Metro [proposed].

Hanoi
Hanoi Metro
– Hanoi Line 2A review – riding the first metro railway in Vietnam
– Hanoi Metro 2022 construction update.
– Hanoi Metro 2020 construction update.

Cat Linh Station on Line 2A
[Cat Linh Station on Line 2A.]

Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City Metro [under construction].
– Ho Chi Minh City Metro Concept Map.
– Construction projects near Line 1 Ho Chi Minh City Metro.
– Ben Thanh Station.
– Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2020 construction update.
– Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2021 construction update.
– Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2022 construction update.

Hue
Hue Tramway [proposed].

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