Here are the fastest Railways system in Southeast Asia which are under construction.
PNR NCSR fast Express Train
PNR North-South Commuter Railway is envisioned as a 163-kilometer sub-urban railway network. Connecting, the regional business districts in Clark and New Clark City in the North, passing through central Manila to Calamba City in Laguna Province, south of the Capital.
A notable feature of NSCR will be the first airport rail shuttle in the Philippines. This Airport Express service will reduce the journey time between Clark International Airport in Pampanga and Makati City, the central business district in the capital, to less than an hour, compared to at least 2 hours by car at present.
NSCR’s technical parameters envisage a maximum operating speed of 120km per hour for the commuter trains, and 160 kilometers per hour for the Airport express and semi-fast services trains.
East Coast Rail Link, Malaysia.
The 665-kilometer under-construction railway infrastructure project connects from the Northeast City of Kota Bharu to the West Port on the strait of Malacca of Peninsular Malaysia.
With 5 spur lines, it provides 20 stations, comprising 14 passenger stations, 5 combined passenger and freight stations, and 1 freight station. The line will take 4 hours from Kota Bharu to Putrajaya.
The electric-powered trains will feature 6 cars for every train set, with a capacity of 440 passengers, a maximum operating speed of 160 kilometers per hour for passenger trains, and 80 kilometers per hour for freight trains.
Northeastern High-Speed Rail project, Phase 1 Thailand.
The project is also referred to as the China-Thailand Railway project, in reference to being built in partnership with Chinese companies, China Railway International and China Railway Design Corporation.
The Project spanning a 252-kilometer leg which consists of 5 stations from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima is scheduled to be operational by 2028.
This will take form of the first of the 2 phases of the high-speed rail system, the Bangkok Nakhon Ratchasima Nong Khai line. The project’s overall progress rate is still at 5%.
The 3-airport High-Speed Rail Link, Thailand.
The second high-speed railway Project in Thailand, spanning 220 kilometers with 9 stations. It aims to connect the 2 airports in Bangkok from Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi to U-Tapao International Airport in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Thailand. This is one of the key infrastructure projects in the flagship of the EEC Development Plan.
The rail link will be connected to what will eventually be the two biggest railway stations in Bangkok, Bang Sue Grand Station, and Makkasan. The train will also have a stop at Pattaya, connecting Bangkok to the popular beachside city in under 1 hour.
Construction of the high-speed railway started last October this year as the State Railway of Thailand has completed the expropriation of land for the project and the areas have been handed over to the contractor. The $7.2 billion project is set to be operational by 2026.
Jakarta to Bandung High-Speed Rail Project, Indonesia.
Indonesia’s multi-billion high-speed rail project is a 142.3-kilometers railroad network. Spanning from the Capital City of Jakarta, that will connect to the City of Bandung in West Java.
China's high-speed bullet trains for Indonesian Jakarta-Bandung HSR have a maximum speed of 350 kilometers per hour. Connecting the country’s two largest Cities, from more than 3 hours to just 40 minutes.
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