The global railway projects pipeline is worth $5.83tn, according to GlobalData. Railway Technology’s railway construction projects dashboard provides analysis and insights into global railway construction projects, the railway construction project pipeline by value and volume, and the construction momentum index for rail projects.
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Railway Technology presents an analysis of the world’s major railway construction projects in various stages by volume and location, using GlobalData’s most comprehensive Construction Projects database.
A total of 90 rail construction projects were started in 2020. China had the highest number of rail projects whose construction was commenced in 2020 with 33 projects, followed by Australia with 13 and India with nine projects.
The value, rather than volume, helps to understand the economic impact of rail projects better. Railway Technology presents an analysis of rail construction projects in various stages of construction located across the world, using GlobalData’s rich database of projects.
Rail construction projects with a combined value of $142.24bn were commenced in 2020. China started projects worth $88.29bn, followed by Australia with $10.18bn and Indonesia with $9.5bn.
The momentum index is based on scoring the latest developments on projects from +5 to -5 based on the degree to which a development is positive, such as construction commencing or a contract awarded, or negative, such as delays or cancellations. The overall momentum score is the average score for the month, weighted by the project values.
Using GlobalData’s comprehensive and continuously updated database of railway construction projects, Railway Technology calculates the monthly and trend scores of projects.
Monthly score is the average event score for all projects updated in a month, while trend score is the three-month moving average of the monthly score.
Railway Technology lists the world’s biggest rail projects by value, based on GlobalData’s research data.
Moscow-Yekaterinburg High Speed Railway Line, Russia, High Speed 2 Rail Link, UK, and High-Speed Rail Line, US topped the list of the world’s 100 biggest rail projects by value as of November 2021. The top five rail projects had a combined value of $508.1bn.
| Project Name | Project Value(US$ m) | Project Owner | Location | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow-Yekaterinburg High Speed Railway Line | 157,000 | High Speed Rail Lines | Russia | Planning |
| High Speed 2 Rail Link | 86,000 | High Speed Two Hs2 Ltd | United Kingdom | Execution |
| High-Speed Rail Line | 80,300 | California High-Speed Rail Authority | United States | Execution |
| Trans-Asean Railway Line | 67,300 | Thailand Ministry of Transport (MoT) | Thailand | Execution |
| Tokyo to Nagoya Maglev Line | 65,222 | Central Japan Railway Co | Japan | Execution |
| Gwadar-Kashgar Railway Line | 62,000 | China’s Ministry of Railways;Ministry of Railways, Pakistan | Pakistan | Planning |
| Northern Powerhouse Rail | 52,280 | Department for Transport (DfT), UK;High Speed Two Hs2 Ltd;Network Rail Ltd;Transport for the North | United Kingdom | Planning |
| Tel Aviv Underground Metro System | 45,527 | NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System | Israel | Planning |
| Dalian-Yantai Undersea Railway Tunnel | 42,395 | State Council Of China | China | Planning |
| CST Freight Metro Tunnel | 38,828 | Forderverein Cargo Sous Terrain | Switzerland | Planning |
| Lyon-Turin High Speed Rail | 38,080 | Lyon Turin Ferroviare (LTF) | France | Execution |
| Grand Paris Express Metro Rail | 37,415 | Societe du Grand Paris (SGP) | France | Execution |
| Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop | 36,666 | Rail Projects Victoria;Victoria Government | Australia | Study |
| New Moscow Metro Line Development | 34,000 | SUE Moscow Metro | Russia | Execution |
| Delhi to Chennai High-Speed Railway Line | 32,300 | High Speed Rail Corporation of India;Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd | India | Study |
| Cross Island MRT Line | 28,978 | Land Transport Authority of Singapore | Singapore | EPC Award |
| Chuo Shinkansen Maglev Line Expansion: Nagoya to Osaka Section | 28,400 | Central Japan Railway Co | Japan | Planning |
| Crossrail Line I | 25,853 | Bechtel Corp;Crossrail Ltd | United Kingdom | Execution |
| Riyadh Metro | 24,800 | The Royal Commission for the City of Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Execution |
| Dubai Metro | 23,000 | Dubai Roads & Transport Authority | United Arab Emirates | Execution |
| Treno ad Alta Velocita High Speed Railway Line | 22,600 | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana Spa;SNCF Reseau | Italy | Execution |
| Mumbai-Nagpur High-speed Rail Corridor | 21,322 | Ministry of Railways, India | India | Planning |
| Hyperloop One Network | 21,000 | Government of Finland;Government of Sweden | Sweden | Study |
| Chennai-Bangalore-Coimbatore-Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram High-Speed Rail Corridor | 20,000 | Ministry of Railways, India | India | Study |
| Sydney Metro West | 19,631 | Transport for NSW | Australia | EPC Award |
| Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer-Jodhpur High-Speed Rail Corridor | 18,300 | Ministry of Railways, India | India | Planning |
| Budapest to Constanta High Speed Rail Link | 17,814 | Ministry of National Development, Hungary;Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Romania | Romania | Planning |
| Mumbai to Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor | 17,201 | National High Speed Rail Corp Ltd | India | Execution |
| Tehran Metro Line | 17,000 | Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Company (TUSRC) | Iran | Design |
| Tallinn to Helsinki Undersea Railway Tunnel | 16,681 | Harju County Government;Helsinki City Council;Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council;Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications;Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland;Tallinn city Government | Estonia | Planning |
| Dar Es Salaam-Isaka-Kigali/Keza-Musongati Railway Line | 16,000 | Reli Assets Holding Co Ltd;Rwanda Transport Development Agency | Tanzania | Execution |
| Hyderabad-Dornakal-Vijayawada-Chennai High Speed Rail Corridor | 16,000 | Ministry of Railways, India | India | Planning |
| Bangkok to Chiang Mai High Speed Railway Line | 15,320 | State Railway of Thailand | Thailand | Planning |
| Chennai Metro Rail | 14,887 | Chennai Metro Rail Ltd | India | Execution |
| Tel Aviv Light Rail System | 14,000 | Israel Ministry of Transport, National Infrastructures and Road Safety;NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System | Israel | Execution |
| Trans-Hudson Tunnel Development | 12,300 | Gateway Program Development Corporation;National Railroad Passenger Corp;New Jersey Transit;The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | United States | Pre-Design |
| Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-Speed Railway | 12,228 | Guangdong Zhujiang Investments Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Mumbai Metro Rail Development | 12,000 | Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority | India | Execution |
| East Side Access Tunnel | 12,000 | Metropolitan Transportation Authority | United States | Construction Complete |
| Lagos to Calabar Railway Line | 11,117 | Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria | Nigeria | EPC Award |
| Dhaka to Chittagong High-Speed Rail Line | 11,000 | Ministry of Railways, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Design |
| Bohai Rim Intercity Rail Transit | 10,650 | China National Railway Group Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Saudi Land Bridge Railway Line | 10,600 | Public Transport Authority Of Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Pre-Tender |
| Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel | 10,556 | Melbourne Metro Rail Authority;The Department of Transport, Victoria | Australia | Execution |
| Yancheng-Taizhou-Wuxi-Changzhou-Yixing Intercity Rail Line | 9,933 | China National Railway Group Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Ganzhou-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway Development | 9,670 | China National Railway Group Co Ltd;People's Government of Guangdong ProvInce;People's Government of Jinagxi ProvInce | China | Construction Complete |
| Bogota Metro System | 9,600 | Metro De Bogota | Colombia | Execution |
| Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link | 9,503 | Femern AS | Germany | Execution |
| Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit | 9,500 | PT Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta | Indonesia | Execution |
| Purple Line Extension | 9,300 | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | United States | Execution |
| Navi Mumbai Metro Rail | 9,098 | City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd | India | Execution |
| Beijing Metro Line 22 (Pinggu Line) | 8,866 | Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co Ltd;Beijing MTR Construction Administration Corporation | China | Execution |
| Eglinton to Scarborough Crosstown LRT | 8,400 | Metrolinx | Canada | Execution |
| Montreal Metropolitan Light Rail Line Extension | 8,209 | City of Montreal;Government of Quebec;Ministry of Transport Quebec | Canada | Planning |
| Bangkok Metro Orange Line | 7,860 | Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand | Thailand | Execution |
| Chengdu Metro Line 16 | 6,640 | Chengdu Metro Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Jining Metro Line 1 | 5,999 | Jining Urban Rail Transit Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani High-Speed Railway Line | 5,988 | State Railway of Thailand | Thailand | Planning |
| Bangkok to Padang Besar High-Speed Railway Line | 5,755 | Ministry of Transport, Malaysia;State Railway of Thailand | Malaysia | Study |
| Dulles Corridor Metrorail | 5,686 | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | United States | Execution |
| Lima Metro Line 2 | 5,659 | Autorida Autonoma del Tren Electrico (AATE) | Peru | Execution |
| Hangzhou Metro Line 7 | 5,500 | Hangzhou Metro Group Co Ltd | China | Execution |
| Chengdu Metro Line 12 | 5,358 | Chengdu Metro Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Chengdu Metro Line 15 | 5,066 | Chengdu Metro Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Afghanistan-Pakistan-Uzbekistan-Russia Rail Link | 5,000 | Ministry of Transport, Afghanistan | Afghanistan;Uzbekistan;Pakistan;Russia | Planning |
| Taipei MRT: Circular Line Phase II | 4,618 | Department of Rapid Transit Systems, Taipei City Government | Taiwan | Execution |
| Jinan Metro Line M6 | 4,572 | Jinan Metro Group Co Ltd | China | Pre-Design |
| Scarborough Subway Extension Line 2 | 4,560 | Ministry of Transportation, Ontario | Canada | Execution |
| Zhengzhou Metro Line 9: Phase II | 4,232 | Zhengzhou Rail Transit Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Chizhou-Jiujiang Intercity Railway | 4,006 | China National Railway Group Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Delhi-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi-Patna High Speed Rail Corridor | 4,000 | Ministry of Railways, India | India | Planning |
| Wollongong-Sydney Railway Line Upgrade | 3,890 | Transport for NSW | Australia | Planning |
| Baotou-Lanzhou Railway: Yinchuan-Lanzhou Section | 3,743 | Lanzhou Railway Bureau | China | Planning |
| Trelleborg to Stralsund Railway Tunnel | 3,662 | Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration) | Germany | Planning |
| Quanzhou Metro Line 2 | 3,600 | Quanzhou Rail Transit Group Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Caulfield to Rowville Light Rail | 3,582 | The Department of Transport, Victoria | Australia | Planning |
| Jinchengjiang-Nanning Railway Line | 3,569 | Ministry of Railways, China (Inactive) | China | Execution |
| East Kalimantan to Central Kalimantan Coal Rail Line | 3,558 | Ministry of Transportation Indonesia | Indonesia | Planning |
| Huizhou Metro Line 4 | 3,500 | Guangdong Huizhou Communications Investment Group Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Qingdao Metro Line 10 | 3,460 | Qingdao Metro Group Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Puruk Cahu to Batanjung Coal Railway Line | 3,459 | National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Indonesia | Indonesia | EPC Award |
| Huai'an-Xinyi High-Speed Railway Line | 3,437 | Government of China | China | Study |
| Pulau Baai to Muara Enim Coal Railway Line | 3,400 | Komite Percepatan Penyediaan Infrastruktur Prioritas;Ministry of Transportation Indonesia | Indonesia | Pre-Tender |
| Shaoxing Metro Line 5 | 3,336 | Shaoxing Urban Transit Group Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Jammu to Poonch Rail Line | 3,267 | Ministry of Railways, India | India | Planning |
| Taiyuan Metro Line 1: Phase I | 3,148 | Taiyuan Metro Construction Management Office | China | Execution |
| Yangzhou Metro Line 1 | 3,052 | Yangzhou Government | China | Study |
| Tavan Tolgoi to Choibalsan Railway Line | 3,000 | Mongolian Railways | Mongolia | Execution |
| Gwadar-Khunjrab Railway Link | 3,000 | Ministry of Railways, China (Inactive);Ministry of Railways, Pakistan | Pakistan | Planning |
| Handan Metro Line 5 | 2,831 | Handan People's Government | China | Study |
| Ciudad del Este to Pilar Railway Line | 2,800 | Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones | Paraguay | Study |
| Reseau Express Grand Lille Railway Line Development | 2,780 | Regional Council Nord-Pas de Calais | France | Planning |
| Harbin Metro Line 9 | 2,772 | Harbin Metro Group Co Ltd | China | Planning |
| Dalat Urban Monorail | 2,674 | Ministry of Transport and Communications, Vietnam | Vietnam | Planning |
| Shijiazhuang Metro Line 4 | 2,457 | Shijiazhuang Metro | China | Planning |
| Yangzhou Metro Line 5 | 2,200 | Yangzhou Government | China | Planning |
| Mount Isa To Tennant Creek Rail Link | 2,183 | Australian Transport and Energy Corridor Ltd (ATEC);Avenira Ltd | Australia | Planning |
| Baan Phai-Maha Sarakham-Mukdahan-Nakhon Phanom Railway Line | 2,098 | State Railway of Thailand | Thailand | Pre-Design |
| Luzhou Metro Line 2: Phase I | 2,045 | Sichuan Government | China | Planning |
| Metro System Expansion Line F | 2,000 | Subterraneos de Buenos Aires S.E. (SBASE) | Argentina | Planning |
| Shantou Metro Line 1 | 2,000 | Shantou Municipal Government | China | Planning |
| Metro Line IV Development | 1,974 | BKV Rt. DBR Metro Projekt Igazgatosag | Hungary | Planning |
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