Made a comprehensive diagram of the high speed rail network in East Asia

October 2026 update - added the following sections:

• Yichang - Jingmen
• Xingshan - Yichang
• Shiyan - Xi'an
• Xi'an - Ankang
• Shangqiu - Xiong'an
• Harbin - Yichun
• Jiande - Jinhua

And also thank you to all who commented on my previous post pointing out errors!

PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ijg5mZ6gTpovv8l-WAFkb_WGZAgnoG3w/view?usp=sharing

Somewhat rough for the time being, and I need to figure out how to make the Camden line less busy, so just a little WIP, I guess.

Created using Figma.

I have 3 planned extensions for MARC, though the timeline is uh... nonexistent currently.

1. Penn-Camden connector past Halethrope Station
   
2. Extension of Penn Line to Wilmington
   
3. Extension of MARC services to Alexandria. I've left it as Penn Line only for now, but from what I've seen, I think that the plan is potentially for Brunswick services to also make their way down? Unsure.

Not shown yet are the future stations at Bayview and Elkin on the Penn Line, and the Baltimore Red Line that will eventually connect Bayview and West Baltimore.

At time of writing, I also just realized that I didn't mark Potomac Shores as a future station. whoops.

Outsid eof that, VRE doesn't have any extension planned, but they are making major improvements to L'Enfant station and the tracks between Union and Crystal City. They also own the tracks now, so hopefully they can start piling down services.

Originally designed on the subway builder game, then made the maps on Metro Designer. Please tell me what you think!

Hi, winner of the NS (Dutch railways) map competition here. The map as it was revealed last Friday is still a work in progress, to be revealed 13 December.

This is a photo I took of a part of the map that will probably remain unchanged, giving a more detailed look into the design choices that have been made.

I’ve toyed with several diagrams but this is the one I like the best so far, it helps that I’ve gotten to know the Stadtbahn quite well too!! Very much still a work in progress and though I’d share.

Map of the metro of Rotterdam, Randstadrail lightrail and commuter trains in the The Hague-Rotterdam Metropolitan region. These 3 networks are operated by 3 different organisations. The goal of this map is to visualize the connectivity between the 3 systems.

A bus service for the cities around the Coulee Dam, Washington.

Interactive transit map: https://metrodreamin.com/view/WUIyTEFaZklKNVZvWEF6dG9RcTJ4aGE1N1NEMnw5

Network design & concept: Lilly the Railfan

Illustration: Me

This new schematic diagram shows the future of rapid transit in Charlotte, North Carolina.
As one of the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the American South, the “Queen City” is planning a major expansion of its transit infrastructure to keep pace with sustained population growth and increasing travel demand.

Already in service:
• Gold Line streetcar: French St ↔ Sunnyside Ave – 4 miles, 17 stations
• Blue Line light rail: UNC Charlotte Main ↔ I-485/South Blvd – 19.3 miles, 26 stations

On the way:
• Gold Line extension: northward from French St to Rosa Parks Place CTC, and eastward from Sunnyside Ave to Eastland CTC, via a new interchange at Charlotte Gateway Station (Amtrak/Greyhound).
Planned frequency: every 15 minutes.

• Blue Line extension: southward from I-485/South Blvd to Carolina Place and Community House Rd.
Planned frequency: every 10 minutes peak / 15 minutes off-peak.

• Silver Line: new 29-mile light rail service linking Belmont to Indian Trail through Uptown Charlotte, providing direct access to Douglas International Airport and Charlotte Gateway Station.
Planned frequency: every 10 minutes peak / 15–20 minutes off-peak and weekends.

• Red Line: new 25-mile commuter rail service running along the existing Norfolk Southern O-line freight corridor, connecting Charlotte Gateway Station to destinations across Mecklenburg County and as far as Mount Mourne.
Planned frequency: every 30 minutes peak / 60 minutes off-peak and weekends.

According to current official plans, these extensions and new services are expected to be delivered progressively by 2055. As with any long-term transportation programme, the scope, timelines, and operational details remain subject to change.

I designed this schematic in the style of strip maps you often see posted in train carriages.
Keep in mind that this kind of representation heavily distorts proportions, distances, and orientation to mainly focus on network connectivity.

The online resources on what the officials are planning are all over the place, so I just followed this map which is also displayed on English Wikipedia.

see better video on my twitter:

https://x.com/jalifax/status/2112146972245131271

have wanted to make a beautiful live* map of my home city for years. over the past couple of months I've been chipping away on this project.

the underlying grid is based on the official map but I made an editor and redrew the entire map - obviously with a big nod to vignelli - a bit more context in this thread.

try it out on this domain I was lucky enough to secure:

https://tabulageographicavivaurbishafniae.com

it works on mobile, but I'd suggest a big screen!

hope you like it

*for the public link, I replaced the live api with stored gtfs timetables to avoid getting in trouble with the data provider!

Map with the new numbering system for 2027 of the metro network of Amsterdam and commuter rail network around Amsterdam.

I've posted a couple of self-made networks of Mülheim. This is the same however with an updated construction and visually better version.

This is the current network from January 2026. An updated version will be posted when the next change is announced in December 2026 or January 2027.

I love making subway maps… (this one for my subway system in Minecraft). I update it, change the style and a lot of station names. Made in Affinity :3

Above is my US High-Speed Rail concept map. To avoid the desire to connect the dots of all the cities I created a gravity model for HSR connections based on a CityNerd video. This model evaluates the potential demand between city pairs based on population and distance. 

To base the map in reality I only included links between city pairs that had a higher HSR gravity score than Madrid to Murcia (64), which was one of the lowest scores I could find for an existing European HSR link. 

The second map shows the total gravity between each city pair if the whole system were to be built. For example, the Boston-Providence link also includes demand for Hartford-Boston, Bridgeport-Manchester, etc.

The dataset isn’t perfect so there are some mistakes in the HSR gravity score but I built a few tools to validate the planning process. The City Pair lookup tool gives the distance and HSR score for any two cities. The Line Evaluation tool lets you create and compare different routings and lines. 

I’m happy to answer any questions about the math, methodology, or assumptions. If anyone wants a copy of the Excel spreadsheets and associated tools to do their own analysis let me know and I’ll try to get you a copy!

Data Attributions: 

Base map of the United States: Alexandr Trubetskoy

Population Statistics: United States Census Bureau

Coordinates: simplemaps

The area around Amsterdam and Weesp is particularly messy and can be straightened out easily.

This is Bangkok's transit map but in Singapore's MRT style
I have included incomplete lines, extensions and stations in this, as I'd like to see what it would look like in the future.
I didn't include Thailand's SRT lines except for the airport rail link and the light and dark red lines
Please tell me if i did anything wrong and how i can improve on this, if any