SINGAPORE – When the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link starts running in end-2026, commuters crossing the border to Johor Baru via the line will be served…
View More Singapore-Johor RTS Link station and Customs building in Woodlands North to be 10 times the size of typical MRT stationHome »
HSR case highlights rail issues in Malaysian govt
Malaysia’s cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project is the latest in a series of controversies involving train projects that has cast a…
View More HSR case highlights rail issues in Malaysian govtSouth-east Asia's first high-speed rail project in Indonesia is 64% completed
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Railway developer PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) said it has completed 63.9 per cent of construction on the…
View More South-east Asia's first high-speed rail project in Indonesia is 64% completedPakistan opens first metro line after years of delays
LAHORE (AFP) – Pakistan’s first metro line began operations on Monday (Oct 26) in the eastern city of Lahore following years of delays, in a…
View More Pakistan opens first metro line after years of delaysMalaysia seeks to reroute $14b East Coast Rail Link project under Belt and Road initiative
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Malaysia’s government on Tuesday (Sept 8) said it will seek to reroute a US$10.6 billion (S$14.48 billion) rail project being built…
View More Malaysia seeks to reroute $14b East Coast Rail Link project under Belt and Road initiativeWork on Johor Baru-Singapore rail link project to begin in November, says Johor Menteri Besar
GELANG PATAH (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Work on the Johor Baru-Singapore Transit Link System (RTS) project is expected to start this November, said Johor…
View More Work on Johor Baru-Singapore rail link project to begin in November, says Johor Menteri BesarMalaysia gives green light for construction to resume on East Coast Rail Link
KUALA LUMPUR – Construction work has resumed on Malaysia’s biggest mega project, the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), after the government gave its approval, the…
View More Malaysia gives green light for construction to resume on East Coast Rail LinkChinese passenger train in Hunan derailed by landslide debris
SHANGHAI (AFP) – A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in central China on Monday (March 30), injuring a number of passengers…
View More Chinese passenger train in Hunan derailed by landslide debrisWuhan virus: Malaysian rail project stops Chinese workers returning from Wuhan
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – More than a dozen Chinese workers at a ‘Belt and Road’ train project in Malaysia who had gone home to Wuhan…
View More Wuhan virus: Malaysian rail project stops Chinese workers returning from WuhanFrench travellers face train disruption as pension strikes go on
PARIS (REUTERS) – Strikes disrupting services in France brought frustration for travellers thronging Paris stations at the start of the festive season, as rail workers…
View More French travellers face train disruption as pension strikes go onCanada's biggest rail strike in a decade ends, backlogs could nag shippers
MONTREAL/WINNIPEG (REUTERS) – Canada’s longest railroad strike in a decade ended on Tuesday (Nov 26) as Canadian National Railway Co reached a tentative agreement with…
View More Canada's biggest rail strike in a decade ends, backlogs could nag shippersMore Hong Kong protests planned as metro limps back to business
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong’s metro rail system will shut early again on Thursday (Oct 10) to allow time to repair damaged facilities, its…
View More More Hong Kong protests planned as metro limps back to businessTrain season ticket prices to go up by £100 next year for millions of passengers
Thousands of rail passengers could see their season tickets jump by more than £100 next year as inflation-busing price hikes kick in across all routes.…
View More Train season ticket prices to go up by £100 next year for millions of passengersWork resumes on Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link
Malaysia yesterday relaunched its East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), kick-starting work on tunnels and viaducts along part of the route, from Dungun in Terengganu state…
View More Work resumes on Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link