Introducing southeastasiarailways.com, Laos–Vietnam railway construction to begin in 2026, KL–JB ETS3 debuts with four-hour journey, Thailand three-airport high-speed rail hit by fresh delay, Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong railway project breaks ground. Welcome to the January 2026 edition of Southeast Asia Railway News! I started the year in style by getting the train from Phnom Penh to […]
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Train Review: Lop Buri to Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) Commuter No. 304
Train 304 from Lop Buri to Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) is a commuter train service with 3rd class seats. This train stops at more stations than the express services. Train 304 departs from the old Lop Buri station in the city centre. I took this trip in December 2025, a few days after Lop Buri 2 […]
Southeast Asia Railways News (December 2025)
Proposed high-speed railway to East Java’s Banyuwangi (and Bali?), 4th anniversary of the Laos-China Railway, KL to JB ETS, Muse-Mandalay Railway, elevated Lopburi 2 Station opens, planning continues for Vietnam high-speed railway, Lao Cai to Hanoi train review. News 🇮🇩 Indonesia • President Prabowo calls for railway infra development outside of Java [Antara News] • […]
Southeast Asia Railways News (November 2025)
Introducing Rail Vietnam, high-speed rail debt must not delay Jakarta-Surabaya expansion, Pasir Mas-Rantau Panjang railway restoration, Thailand plans U-Tapao–Trat high-speed rail, Hanoi-Ha Long railway proposal. Hello from Sapa in the mountains of Northwest Vietnam. I got the bus here from Hanoi, which seems like a weird thing to admit on a rail site, but there […]
Southeast Asia Railways News (October 2025)
Malaysia’s vision to encircle Borneo by rail, Laos planning railways to Vietnam and Savannakhet and Champasack, South Long Haul Rail Project in the Philippines, Thailand high-speed rail delays, proposed line from HCMC to Vietnam-Cambodia border. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/october-2025
