KL-Singapore HSR, Naga-Legazpi rail line reopens, New Hua Hin train station opens, Viet Nam seeks Japan’s ODA for North-South high-speed railway project. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/december-2023
Chiang Mai to Hanoi by train?
Beijing-Vientiane train, Ipoh-KL high-speed rail proposal, Chiang Rai railway to open in 2028, construction of Vietnam HSR to begin by 2030, Hanoi Train Street, Bangkok-Chiang Mai day train review. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/november-2023
The new fastest train in Southeast Asia
October 2023 News: Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway launched, Cambodia rail plans, Trans-Borneo Railway, Train SE22 from Saigon to Danang. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/october-2023
News: September 2023
Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway to become operational on Oct 1, Laos-China Railway purchases new train, ECRL project reached 52.9 pct completion, Lao Cai-Ha Noi-Hai Phong-Ha Long railway proposal. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/september-2023
News: August 2023
Airport railways for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail trial in September, Da Lat railway restoration. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/august-2023
KL-Singapore high speed rail project back on
Royal Railways Cambodia-Thailand freight railway launches, proposed East Kalimantan railway network, and three train systems in one photo in Bangkok. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/july-2023
Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train hits 350 km/h in trial run
Study on Bandung-Surabaya high-speed rail link, China-Laos Railway records 25,000 cross-border passenger trips, HCMC – Can Tho railway. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/june-2023
The proposed Trans-Borneo Railway connecting 3 countries
May 2023: Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway updates, Lao-Thai Railway ready, seeing Vietnam by train. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/may-2023
Vientiane-Kunming passenger train service begins
April 2023: Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train gets an opening date, Laos-Vietnam railway plan, and the proposed revival of a cog railway in Vietnam. View at https://southeastasiarailways.beehiiv.com/p/april-2023
Welcome to Southeast Asia Railways News!
March 2023: First section of Sulawesi Railway officially opened, proposed railway connecting Vientiane with Vietnam port, Chiang Mai HSR, Trans-Vietnam high-speed railway work to start by 2030. Welcome to the first edition of the monthly Southeast Asia Railways news roundup! A quick introduction. My name is James Clark and I run a travel blog at […]

