One year of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (and plans for the Jakarta-Surabaya HSR extension), crossing the Malaysia-Thailand border by train, Vietnam’s high-speed railway sections to break ground in 2027. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/october-2024
News: September 2024
Singapore-Kunming Rail Link, Vientiane Khamsavath Railway Station, KL-Singapore HSR feasibility, Vietnam North-South high-speed railway project “highly necessary”. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/september-2024
News: August 2024
Udon Thani to Vientiane by train, direct Bangkok-Butterworth train service to be revived, Vietnam-China railway updates. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/august-2024
News: July 2024
Sulawesi Railway review, new passenger train service linking Bangkok with Vientiane, Vietnam high-speed railway to be completed by 2035 with speed of 350km/h. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/july-2024
News: June 2024
Indonesia new capital railway plans, ECRL reaches two-thirds completion, Thailand double-track rail routes approved, Vietnam considering 3 railway routes linking with China. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/june-2024
News: May 2024
Jakarta-Surabaya fast train project, Philippine launches ambitious railway development plan, Thai-Chinese high-speed railway on track to open in 2030. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/may-2024
News: April 2024
The mysterious Trans Borneo Railway project, old Japanese train cars get new life in Cambodia, Jakarta-Surabaya train project, Vietnam says high-speed rail route to China priority. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/april-2024
News: March 2024
Malaysia considers extending ECRL to Thai border, proposed Trans Borneo high-speed railway, Vietnam’s transport ministry proposes 350km/h high-speed rail. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/march-2024
News: February 2024
New bids to revive KL-Singapore high-speed rail, reviving the Philippine railway system, more delays for Sino-Thai high-speed railway. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/february-2024
News: January 2024
100 days of the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway, Bangkok-Vientiane train by April, bidders for the KL-Singapore HSR, HCMC-Can Tho Railway. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/january-2024
