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Join us at Asia Pacific Rail 2024
As rail authorities and operators respond to challenges such as rapid urbanization, aging infrastructure, digital transformation and decarbonization, our team delivers holistic and integrated rail solutions – drawing on our global network of domain expertise across a wide range of disciplines to deliver innovative solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Building on over 40 years of experience in the Asia transportation sector, our solutions help plan, develop, finance, design, construct, maintain and operate smart rail infrastructure that helps transform our communities for good.
Join Jacobs at the following presentations and panel discussions
Wednesday, May 29, 2.00 p.m. ICT
Sustainable rail: Implementing eco-friendly practices and green technologies in rail operations and infrastructure
Jacobs Market Director Transport and Cities & Places Asia Andre Soh will be joining this keynote panel to explore sustainable and innovative design strategies and the importance of collaboration and innovation in driving positive environmental outcomes, while meeting the growing demands of modern transportation infrastructure.
Wednesday, May 29, 4.00 p.m. ICT
How can our rail network benefit from mobility hubs?
Jacobs’ Regional Market Solution Lead (Mobility), Asia Jeh Chan, will showcase how mobility hubs can help enhance the rail network by improving accessibility and mobility choices, reducing reliance on private cars, supporting economic development, and contributing to the creation of integrated and sustainable urban transport systems.
Thursday, May 30, 11.40 a.m. ICT
Autonomous Rail Transit, Bus Rapid Transit or Trackless Train: the emergence of new mid-tier rapid transit systems
Emerging technologies like Autonomous Rail Transit, Bus Rapid Transit, or Trackless Train are presenting opportunities for new and reimagined mid-tier rapid transport systems. These advancements can play a pivotal role in decarbonising the public transport network, through clean, zero-emission vehicles. Jacobs Technical Director for Mass Transit (ANZ) Simon Jones will share his learnings from the implementation of these systems, drawing from Jacobs’ projects across various phases of the project lifecycle in Australia and New Zealand.
Thursday, May 30, 12.00 p.m. ICT
Panel: Underground and overground: Breaking down barriers and misconceptions about driverless rail
Simon Jones will also be contributing his views to this panel discussion to explore the challenges, opportunities, and public perceptions surrounding the adoption of driverless rail technologies in both underground and overground rail systems. Topics will include safety considerations, regulatory frameworks, technological advancements, passenger experience, environmental benefits, and the role of driverless rail in shaping future urban transportation.
Our rail & transit solutions by the numbers
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# 1
Top 500 in Design Firms, Engineering News-Record (2023)
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# 1
Mass Transit & Rail, Engineering News-Record (2023)
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1 K+
rail and transit professionals worldwide
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40 +
years of experience delivering rail and transit projects across Asia
Meet the team at Asia Pacific Rail 2023
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Dr. Wesley Wong, Head of Sector, Transport Asia
Dr. Wesley Wong leads Jacobs’ Transport and Infrastructure sectors in Asia. He provides executive oversight across all major transport infrastructure projects in the region including the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project, HSR projects in Thailand and Indonesia and metro projects such as Johor Bahru to Singapore Rapid Transit System Link, Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit in Malaysia and the Cross Island Line project in Singapore.
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Simon Jones, Technical Director for Mass Transit, ANZ
As the Technical Director for Mass Transit ANZ, Simon assists our clients in defining, developing, and delivering effective mass transit solutions. With over 25 years of experience and significant credentials in managing and delivering large infrastructure projects, Simon focuses primarily on public transport and transport decarbonization initiatives.
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Jeh Chan, Regional Market Solution Lead (Mobility), Asia
Jeh Chan is a Chartered Transport Planning Professional (CTPP) with over 20 years of experience in delivering mobility analytics and forward-looking transport policies and strategies for clients worldwide. He is passionate about solving complex transport problems and contributing towards wider goals of sustainability, livability and social inclusion that transform communities for good.
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Andre Soh, Market Director, Transport and Cities & Places
Andre is Jacobs’ Market Director for Transport and Cities & Places, bringing over 21 years of experience in infrastructure design, delivery, and business development roles across Asia's buildings and infrastructure sector. Drawing from his extensive experience, Andre leverages Jacobs’ deep domain expertise to support clients in driving better social, environmental, and economic outcomes through their infrastructure developments – ensuring that projects not only meet current needs but also contribute positively to a greener, more resilient future.
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Thomas Elliott, Senior Project Manager, Rail & Transit
Thomas is a professional engineer and project manager with 16 years’ experience working on multi-disciplinary rail projects in Asia and the Middle East. Thomas’ expertise lies in project management, systems engineering and integration management on complex rail project.
Our solutions
Whether your journey includes keeping pace with capacity building and accelerating technology innovations, ensuring safety and security or maintaining rail networks, we’re on board to serve all aspects of high-speed and conventional passenger rail, freight and logistics and mass/public transit solutions.
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Design
Our more than 1,000 rail and transit professionals worldwide with the right mix of engineering, regulatory and business expertise thrive on working with clients to design and manage their most challenging capital improvement projects, hone vehicle and facility assets and put technology and safety programs into practice that keep people on the move and enhance the rider experience.
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Transport planning
Decisions made on transport infrastructure can influence the shape and success of our cities for generations, at a time of rapidly changing work and living patterns. Our transport planners offer a full range of services, from front-end feasibility studies and policy development to full-scale strategic modeling and scheme appraisal, to the detailed implementation of transport network improvement schemes and traffic engineering.
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Program management
As a leading integrator of major programs around the world, we have delivered some of the most challenging, diverse and innovative programs globally across multiple sectors. We integrate complex interfaces across planning, procurement and delivery to help unlock better social, environmental and economic outcomes for our clients.
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Consulting & advisory
Keeping pace with our rapidly changing world is a monumental challenge. We work to bind clients’ strategies, organization and assets together to reduce risk, improve institutional outcomes and provide a return on investment. Our solutions help address global challenges from urbanization, climate change and digital proliferation to security, investment partnerships and the future of work, today and into the future.
Explore our projects
Our experience in rail and transit covers the full range of services – from high-speed and conventional passenger rail, freight and logistics and mass/public transit. Our record of successfully providing safe, innovative, economic and sustainable solutions on major passenger and freight projects is enhanced by the knowledge and depth of experience of our integrated transport team to deliver safe, efficient, constructible, operable and maintainable transportation solutions.
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Light Rail Transit 3, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
We're the design consultant for a 23-mile-long rail line in the Klang Valley, connecting Bandar Utama in the east and Klang in the west. Expected to transport 67,000 commuters daily, it will enhance rail connectivity and improve livability for nearly two million residents in the Western Corridor of the city.
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Tavistock Station, Cross Island Line Phase 1, Singapore
Jacobs is the design consultant for the Tavistock Station and Tunnels as part of Singapore's Cross Island Line Phase 1 project. The line will serve multiple corridors, linking hubs and interchanges, providing more efficient commuting across the rail network.
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Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
We’re excited to play a role in building this Mass Rapid Transit legacy by helping deliver the second of the three Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit rail lines – the MRT2. Our team is engaged as the railway systems consultant and detailed design consultant to help bring MRT2 to life.
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Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System Link
We’re on board to help shape the future of rapid transit between Johor Bahru and Singapore and tackle existing mobility challenges and redefine the travel experience of tens of thousands of passengers who make the trip between the two cities every day.
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3 Airport High Speed Railway, Bangkok, Thailand
Jacobs is the Technical Advisor for the 220km high-speed railway line linking Thailand's major airports. Our role includes reviewing civil and structural works, trackwork, and contract documentation. Jacobs is also the Lenders Technical Advisor, drawing on global and local experts to support the project during a challenging period of COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Etihad Rail, United Arab Emirates
Jacobs is leading the design and implementation stages of the project, providing engineering consultancy and construction supervision services for Etihad Rail, including technical support for building the freight railway from the Saudi Arabian border through each Emirate in the UAE.
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Cross River Rail, Australia
As part of the Unity Alliance, we’re delivering the rail, integration and systems work package for the Cross River Rail project in Brisbane, Australia. Services include designing and reconfiguring the rail network at either end of the new cross city tunnels, supplying and installing supporting rail systems, integrating Cross River Rail into Queensland Rail's existing network and upgrading seven stations.
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High Speed Two - Phase One, U.K.
Jacobs has supported Phase One of HS2 since 2012, initially as HS2 Ltd’s Development Partner and more recently as lead member of the Engineering Delivery Partner joint venture. By building a new railway line, HS2 will take fast trains off the existing railway and onto dedicated tracks, better connecting major towns and cities in the U.K.
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Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Automated People Mover Asset Replacement, Malaysia
As the Project Management Consultant, our team is overseeing the replacement of the existing Aerotrain at KL International Airport (KLIA) with a new Automated People Mover. When complete, it will help improve connectivity and experience for travelers and establish KLIA as a modern transportation hub in the Asia region.
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Hyderabad Metro Rail, India
Our team helped deliver this nation-building endeavor, providing detailed design services for the viaduct structures along a 29km stretch of Corridor 3 from Nagole to Raidurg stations. The ambitious project is an amalgamation of numerous engineering feats, an eco-friendly design and an unwavering focus on improving accessibility for all residents.
Discover how we're rerouting the future of rail
By applying our world-leading local and global mass transit and rail expertise, we're helping accelerate the response to decarbonization, support inclusive growth and meaningful social outcomes, optimize operations through digitization, ensure physical and cyber security, and develop alternative approaches to post-pandemic delivery and funding challenges.
It’s one thing to dream up new solutions; at Jacobs, we also deliver them.
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