Briefing

Railway projects across Asia Pacific

Regional construction insight, in association with

The Asia Pacific region continues to set the pace for global economic expansion, with India and Vietnam among the fastest growers.


Projects tracked by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Center (CIC) show that Asia Pacific leads globally in railway investment. It is also the largest transport infrastructure market, with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) expecting investments increasing from $557bn to nearly $900bn per year in 2025.

$5.36 trillion

Annual spend on infrastructure required in APAC to 2025 (Source: PwC)

Brisbane–Melbourne High-Speed Railway Link Highest value railway project in APAC

Cost

Start

$175m

2021

Length

1,748km

Top five railway projects by value

$92,580m

Brisbane to Melbourne High Speed Railway Link,  Australia  

$49,800m

Tokyo–Nagoya Maglev Line, Japan

$42,395m

Dalian–Yantai Undersea Railway Tunnel, China

$31,191m

Nagoya–Osaka Maglev Line, Japan

$30,000m

Gwadar–Kashgar Railway Line, China

APAC railway construction project pipeline by type ($m)


Source: Timetric analysis

Top five countries by spend

$1.346tn

China 

$342.4bn

India

$299.4bn

Australia

$90.1bn

Japan

$68.7bn

Thailand

Share this article