Title: A Tale of Three Cities: Urban rail concessions in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila

Language: English

Type: Document

Nature: Report

Published: December 2, 2004


Region: East Asia and Pacific

Country: Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand

Sector: Transportation

Keywords: Knowledge Lab, Urban transport, Light rail transit

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Document Summary:

This study focuses the role of private concessions in developing urban mass rapid transit systems in East Asian cities. It is primarily founded on the experiences of Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Manila and the comparator cities of London , Singapore and Hong Kong.


Document Details:

This study of MRT concessions policy is a background paper to a flagship study of infrastructure service provision in East Asia and the Pacific. It concerns the role of private concessions in developing urban MRT1 systems in East Asian cities. It is primarily founded on the experiences of Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Manila and the comparator cities London, Singapore and Hong Kong.


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