Most Significant
IN Asia Today
LMalaysia
Malaysia MRT Corp.
9.5 kilometers
USD 3.8 Billion
2016
KL Metro
LATEST BUZZ:Kuala Lumpur’s new Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit line of 51km and 35 stations has an estimated total cost of approximately US$16 billion, of which, the tunneling contract is the single largest package.
SINGAPORE CABLE TUNNEL
LATEST BUZZ:The Rohtang tunnel is a very challenging project. There are more than 46 avalanche sites on approaches to the tunnel and excavation will be done from both ends using Drill & Blast with NATM methodology. When completed, the Rohtang tunnel is set to become the world longest tunnel at an altitude above 3,000m.
L Singapore
SGD 2 Billion
SP PowerGrid, a subsidiary of Singapore Power
16.5km East-West Tunnel and 18.5km North-South Tunnel
East-West tunnel – 2017North-South tunnel - 2018
Rohtang Tunnel
LATEST BUZZ:The 60m deep cable tunnels will form the backbone of Singapore's power supply, serving future generations effectively, securely and with minimum inconvenience. It is expected to improve standards of living and performance for residential, industrial and commercial consumers
L India
USD 320 million
2015
Indian Government
8.8 kilometers
Jammu Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Railway Link (JUSBRL)
LATEST BUZZ:The JUSBRL project could easily be described as one of the biggest and most challenging railway project in the world. It boasts of many firsts including: • The Longest Transport Tunnel In the Country (11km)• Deepest ‘Drill holes’ for Geotechnical Investigations 640m• First Large Scale use of ‘New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM) in India• First Use of ‘Road header’ for ‘Tunnel Excavation’ in Railway Tunneling
L India
USD 13 Billion
Government of India
345 kilometers
Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL
LATEST BUZZ:The government projects that the XRL will carry about 100,000 passengers daily in 2020 and 120,000 passengers in 2030, generating an economic benefit of $83 billion over the next 50 years.
L Hong Kong
USD 5 Billion
2015
MTR CorporationLimited
26 kilometers
Bangkok Metro
LATEST BUZZ:
• There will be 17 stations along the route, 4 of which will be underground (in Hua Lamphong- Bang Khae Section) and the rest will be elevated. The system will be capable to serve more than 50,000 passengers/hour/direction.
• There will be 17 stations along the route, 14 of which will be underground whereas, the rest will be elevated. The system will be capable to serve more than 50,000 passengers/hour/direction.
• There will be 30 stations along the route, 11 of which will be underground and the rest will be elevated. The system will have a service capacity of more than 50,000 passengers/hour/direction.
L Thailand
Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand
BLUE LINE:
27 kilometersUSD 1,532 Million
PURPLE LINE:
40 kilometersUSD 2,199 Million
ORANGE LINE:
24 kilometersUSD 1,704 Million
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References: http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/kashmir-railway/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou%E2%80%93Shen-zhen%E2%80%93Hong_Kong_Express_Rail_Link_Hong_Kong_sectionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_Railwayhttp://www.railway-technology.com/projects/kashmir-railway/http://tunneltalk.com/Kuala-Lumpur-MRT-Mar12-MMC-Gamu-da-wins-Kuala-Lumpur-MRT.phphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRT_(Bangkok)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRT_Purple_Linehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRT_Orange_Linehttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=594526http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtang_Passhttp://tunneltalk.com/Kuala-Lumpur-MRT-Mar12-MMC-Gamu-da-wins-Kuala-Lumpur-MRT.phphttp://www.mrta.co.th/eng/project/project_.htmhttp://www.tunneltalk.com/Kuala-Lum-pur-MRT-Nov11-Five-vie-for-underground-works.php
MRT JAKARTA
LATEST BUZZ:The tender process has already begun for six out of the eight work projects — three for underground work and three for elevated work. The three projects related to the underground work, have a total value of $470 million.
Indonesia
Local Government of Jakarta110.8 km (23.8 km for the North-South Corridor and 87 km for East-West Corridor)
Phase I – 2016 Phase II - 2018
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