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Southeast Asia Railways News (August 2025)
Indonesia eyes US$53 B in private rail investments to expand national network, China-Laos Railway doubles daily cross-border passenger services, ECRL marks new milestone with Genting Tunnel breakthrough (set to be longest rail tunnel in Southeast Asia), Lucena-Calamba rail service resumes, timeline of Vietnam's North-South high-speed railway project
James Clark
August 02, 2025
Welcome to the August 2025 edition of the Southeast Asia Railways Newsletter. This is a summary of the latest rail news in Southeast Asia.
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🇰🇭 Cambodia
• MPWT, Royal Railway sign interim railway agreement [Khmer Times]
"The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and Royal Railway PLC have officially signed an Interim Operation and Maintenance Agreement for the Cambodian Railway Project, in a move set to accelerate the modernisation of the Kingdom’s rail infrastructure."
🇮🇩 Indonesia
• Indonesia eyes US$53 B in private rail investments to expand national network [Indonesia Business Post]
"Key projects include 1,200 kilometers of new track in Kalimantan and 100 kilometers in Papua. Sulawesi will also see a significant jump, with rail lines expanding from 71 km in 2025 to 734 km by the end of the decade. In Sumatra, the network will increase from 1,854 kilometers to 2,900 kilometers.
Java, Madura, and Bali will also benefit, with the railway network set to grow to 5,590 kilometers. “We will also advance electrification and double-track development in Java, along with the operation of high-speed trains,” Arif added."
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