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Planned rapid transit system in Indonesia

Bali Urban Subway Overview Native name Moda Raya Terpadu (MRT) Bali[a] Area served Denpasar metropolitan area[b] Locale Bali, Indonesia Transit type Rapid transit Number of lines 2 (under construction) 2 (planned) Operation Began operation 2028; 2 years' time (2028)[1] (planned) Character Underground Technical System length 29.5 km (18.3 mi)[2] (under construction) over 60.0 km (37.3 mi) (preparation) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) Top speed 100 km/h (underground section)[citation needed]

The **Bali Mass Rapid Transit** ([Indonesian](/source/Indonesian_language): *Moda Raya Terpadu* *Bali*[a]; **Bali MRT**), or officially known as the **Bali Urban Subway** or **Bali Metro**,[3] is a planned [rapid transit](/source/Rapid_transit) system that is in [Bali](/source/Bali), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia). It is part of a government plan to ease traffic within the [Denpasar metropolitan area](/source/Denpasar_metropolitan_area) in a project called the Bali Provincial Government Urban Railway.[4]

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in September 2024, but as of April 2026, construction has not started yet.[5] Line 1 connecting [Ngurah Rai International Airport](/source/Ngurah_Rai_International_Airport) to Cemagi and Line 2 connecting Ngurah Rai International Airport to [Nusa Dua](/source/Nusa_Dua) was originally estimated to open in 2031.[2]

## Background

[Bali](/source/Bali) is the main tourist destination hub and largest population center of the [Lesser Sunda Islands](/source/Lesser_Sunda_Islands) in [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), harbouring 4.5 million inhabitants, of which nearly half are located in [Denpasar metropolitan area](/source/Denpasar_metropolitan_area). It is estimated that over 1 million residents and tourists commute daily in [Denpasar metropolitan area](/source/Denpasar_metropolitan_area) each day. Transport issues are attracting increasing political attention with the government. Over 5.2 million international tourists visited Bali in 2023.[6] Denpasar is the busiest entry port to Indonesia ahead of [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta) and [Batam](/source/Batam).[7] In 2019, around 1.3 million of foreign tourists came from Australia, 1.1 million from China, and 0.4 million from India.[8] Meanwhile, 9.5 million domestic tourists visited Bali in 2023.[9]

The idea of constructing an MRT in Bali appeared in 2022 after [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) and recovery in tourism arrivals, because of congested and hazardous roads, and in popular and built-up areas, gridlock frustrates locals and tourists.[10]

## Development

Officials holding a traditional ceremony for the groundbreaking  of the Bali Urban Subway

### First development

The process of developing the first line of the Bali MRT began when President [Joko Widodo](/source/Joko_Widodo) designated the system as a national project. In September 2024, the project was collaborated with CRCC for the MRT project. In total, the investment value for the first two lines reached US$10.8 billion and for the entire four lines is US$20 billion.[2] Work on line 1 is expected to be slower due to rocky and hard underground conditions, compared to line 2 which can be faster because of the limestone or alluvial soil conditions which makes it easier during the drilling process.[2]

At the same time as the inauguration of the first phase of the North-South Line, President Joko Widodo also launched the construction of the first phase of the Ngurah Rai Airport–[Cemagi](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemagi,_Mengwi,_Badung) Line and the Ngurah Rai Airport–Nusa Dua Line. This project, known as the Bali Provincial Government Urban Railway, includes four "Bali Urban Railway" MRT lines.[4]

The routes initially planned, devised, and belonging to the [Bali provincial government](/source/Bali#Government) are:[4]

1. MRT Ngurah Rai International Airport–Cemagi Line.

1. MRT Ngurah Rai International Airport–Nusa Dua Line.

1. MRT Sentral Parkir [Kuta](/source/Kuta%2C_Bali)–[Sanur](/source/Sanur%2C_Bali) Line.

1. MRT [Renon](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renon,_Denpasar_Selatan,_Denpasar)–[Sukawati](/source/Sukawati)–[Ubud](/source/Ubud) Line.

## Funding

### Phase 1

The project is entirely financed by the private sector on a business-to-business basis, meaning that the Subway Bali project was to be developed without any funding from state or regional budgets or loans guaranteed by the government, either at the central or regional levels. The investment for the first phase (Lines 1 and 2) amounts to US$10.8 billion.[11][3]

### Phase 2

The investment value for Phase 2 (Lines 3 and 4) reached US$10 billion, bringing the total investment to US$20 billion.[11]

## System network

The Bali MRT is expected to stretch across over 60 kilometres (37 mi), with 16.0 kilometres (9.9 mi) dedicated to the Ngurah Rai Airport–Cemagi line and 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi) to the Ngurah Rai Airport–Nusa Dua line. Trains will operate on the right-hand side, aligning with the current system used in [Indonesian railways](/source/Rail_transport_in_Indonesia) despite Indonesia’s [left-hand road traffic system](/source/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic).[4]

The following table lists the MRT lines that are planned as of September 2024.[12]

Colour and line name Line Service commencement Terminus Stations Length Depot Planned Ngurah Rai Airport–Cemagi Line 1 2028 Ngurah Rai Airport Cemagi TBA 16.0 km (9.9 mi) Ngurah Rai Ngurah Rai Airport–Nusa Dua Line 2 2031 Ngurah Rai Airport Nusa Dua TBA 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Ngurah Rai Sentral Parkir Kuta–Sanur Line 3 TBA Sentral Parkir Kuta Sanur TBA TBA TBA Renon–Ubud Line 4 TBA Renon Ubud TBA TBA TBA

## Criticism

The Bali Mass Rapid Transit project had been criticized due to delays and a lack of any visible construction on the project, despite the groundbreaking ceremony in 2024(which has often been mislabelled as the start of construction). According to the Bali sun, there had been no updates from either PT Sarana Bali Dwipa Jaya (SBDJ) or PT Bumi Indah Permai (BIP) on the construction of the metro system in recent months.[13]

## See also

- [Transport in Indonesia](/source/Transport_in_Indonesia)

- [Transport in Jakarta](/source/Transport_in_Jakarta)

- [Rail transport in Indonesia](/source/Rail_transport_in_Indonesia)

- [Jakarta MRT](/source/Jakarta_MRT)

- [Jabodebek LRT](/source/Jabodebek_LRT)

- [Jakarta LRT](/source/Jakarta_LRT)

- [Palembang LRT](/source/Palembang_LRT)

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lit_1-1) lit. "Bali Integrated Mass [Mode](/source/Mode_of_transport)"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-note_2-0)** "Serves on All Phase "

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/groundbreaking-ceremony-held-for-bali-metro/67388.article](https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/groundbreaking-ceremony-held-for-bali-metro/67388.article)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-resmikonstruksi_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-resmikonstruksi_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-resmikonstruksi_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-resmikonstruksi_4-3) ["Resmi! Proyek MRT Bali Dimulai Hari Ini"](https://www.detik.com/bali/bisnis/d-7523478/resmi-proyek-mrt-bali-dimulai-hari-ini). *detik.com* (in Indonesian). 2024. p. 1. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) antaranews.com (5 September 2024). ["Bali's long-awaited mass transit project takes off"](https://en.antaranews.com/news/324947/balis-long-awaited-mass-transit-project-takes-off). *Antara News*. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-katadatabali_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-katadatabali_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-katadatabali_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-katadatabali_6-3) ["Bali akan Punya MRT dan LRT Senilai Ratusan Triliun, Seperti Apa Jalurnya?"](https://katadata.co.id/berita/industri/66a1b7e43347a/bali-akan-punya-mrt-dan-lrt-senilai-ratusan-triliun-seperti-apa-jalurnya#google_vignette). *katadata.co.id* (in Indonesian). 2024. p. 1. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [https://www.balidiscovery.com/balis-mrt-subway-project-stalled-and-running-on-empty/](https://www.balidiscovery.com/balis-mrt-subway-project-stalled-and-running-on-empty/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Kunjungan Wisatawan Mancanegara: Fakta di Bulan April 2024"](https://balimanagement.villas/id/blogs/kunjungan-wisatawan-ke-bali/) [Statistics of Tourism in Bali Province]. *balimanagement.villas*. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Batam Island – Where Business Meets Pleasure – Indonesia.Travel"](http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/area/batam/experience). *indonesia.travel*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015823/http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/area/batam/experience) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Bali Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160907082728/http://www.disparda.baliprov.go.id/en/Statistics2). Bali Government Tourism Office. 20 February 2020. Archived from [the original](http://www.disparda.baliprov.go.id/en/statistics2) on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Jumlah Wisatawan Mancanegara Ke Bali Tembus 5 Juta Kunjungan pada 2023"](https://data.goodstats.id/statistic/jumlah-wisatawan-mancanegara-ke-bali-tembus-5-juta-kunjungan-pada-2023-1fQRQ) [Number of Foreign Tourists in Bali Surpasses 5 Million Visits in 2023]. *balimanagement.villas*. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-scmpbali_12-0)** ["Why Bali's traffic congestion gets worse every year, and how it is affecting tourism"](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3272268/why-balis-traffic-congestion-gets-worse-every-year-and-how-it-affecting-tourism). *scmp.com*. 2024. p. 1. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-biayamrtbali_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-biayamrtbali_13-1) ["Babak Baru Megaproyek MRT Bali Senilai US$ 20 M yang Diklaim Atasi Kemacetan"](https://www.detik.com/bali/berita/d-7455971/babak-baru-megaproyek-mrt-bali-senilai-us-20-m-yang-diklaim-atasi-kemacetan). *.detik.com* (in Indonesian). 2024. p. 1. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Indonesiaexpat_14-0)** ["Bali Subway Project Commences the New Phase with Major Investment"](https://indonesiaexpat.id/news/bali-subway-project-commences-the-new-phase-with-major-investment/). *indonesiaexpat.id*. 2024. p. 1. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Sun, The Bali (11 February 2026). ["Questions Raised Over Slow Progress On Bali Metro System As Tourist Traffic Congestion Worsens"](https://thebalisun.com/questions-raised-over-slow-progress-on-bali-metro-system-as-tourist-traffic-congestion-worsens/). *The Bali Sun*. Retrieved 31 March 2026.

v t e Urban transit in Indonesia National Perum DAMRI Teman Bus [id] BisKita [id] Sumatra Aceh Trans Kutaraja [id] (BRT) Aceh Commuter North Sumatra A Kualanamu ARS Greater Medan Commuter Trans Mebidang [id] (BRT) Trans Metro Deli [id] (BRT) South Sumatra Palembang LRT Trans Musi Jaya [id] (BRT) Feeder LRT Musi Emas (Feeder) West Sumatra Minangkabau Express Padang Commuter Bus rel Lembah Anai [id] Trans Padang [id] (BRT) Riau Trans Metro Pekanbaru [id] (BRT) Lampung Trans Bandar Lampung [id] (BRT) Riau Islands Trans Batam [id] (BRT) Java Greater Jakarta Rail Greater Jakarta Commuter Jakarta MRT Jakarta LRT Jabodebek LRT Whoosh HSR SHIA Skytrain SHIA ARS Bus Transjakarta (BRT) Metrotrans Minitrans Mayasari Bakti [id] JR Connexion JA Connexion TransJabodetabek Trans Pakuan [id] (BRT) Trans Bekasi Patriot [id] (BRT) Trans Depok [id] (BRT) Trans Tangerang Ayo [id] (BRT) Trans Wibawa Mukti [id] (BRT) BSD Link bus [id] Banten Greater Jakarta Commuter Merak Commuter Trans Banten (BRT) West Java Metro Jabar Trans (BRT) Trans Metro Bandung [id] (BRT) Trans Cirebon (BRT) Greater Bandung Commuter Garut Commuter Line Siliwangi train Whoosh HSR Central Java Yogyakarta-Solo Commuter Adisumarmo ARS Surakarta Railbus Greater Semarang Commuter Trans Jateng [id] (BRT) Trans Semarang (BRT) Batik Solo Trans (BRT) Trans Banyumas [id] (BRT) Yogyakarta Yogyakarta-Solo Commuter YIA ARS Trans Jogja (BRT) East Java Greater Surabaya Commuter SATRIA bus [id] Suroboyo Bus (BRT) Trans Jatim (BRT) Trans Semanggi Suroboyo (BRT) Wirawiri Suroboyo Bali & Lesser Sunda Islands Bali Bali Urban Subway Trans Sarbagita (BRT) Trans Metro Dewata (BRT) Intaran (Feeder) West Nusa Tenggara Trans Mataram (BRT) Kalimantan West Kalimantan Trans Pontianak Khatulistiwa [id] (BRT) Central Kalimantan Trans Palangka Raya (BRT) East Kalimantan Balikpapan City Trans [id] (BRT) KIPP IKN Shuttle Bus (BRT) South Kalimantan Trans Banjarbakula (BRT) Trans Banjarmasin [id] (BRT) BRT Banjarbakula (BRT) Trans Banjarbaru (Feeder BRT) Sulawesi North Sulawesi Trans Manado (BRT) Central Sulawesi Trans Palu [id] (BRT) Trans Donggala (BRT) South Sulawesi Trans Mamminasata [id] (BRT) Trans Sulsel (BRT) Trans-Sulawesi Railway Kereta api Andalan Celebes dan Lontara [id] Papua (Western New Guinea) Trans Jayapura (BRT) Other Share taxi (angkot, bemo, mikrolet) Car jockey Auto rickshaw Note Except Transjakarta, BRT in Indonesia is commonly merely a bus with shelter and not isolated from traffic.

v t e Urban rail transit in Southeast Asia Annual Riderships by cities 1 billion or more Singapore 500 million – 999 million Bangkok 100 million – 499 million Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Metro Manila 50 million – 99 million — 10 million – 49 million Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Bandung Surabaya Yogyakarta (Surakarta) 5 million – 9.9 million Seberang Perai (Ipoh) 1 million – 4.9 million Palembang Cilegon (Serang) Medan Johor Bahru Yangon Padang Indonesia Java Greater Jakarta Integrated Mass Transit System Greater Jakarta Commuter Jakarta MRT M2 2B Jakarta LRT 3 Jabodebek LRT Bogor Grogol Senayan SHIA Skytrain SHIA ARS Merak Commuter Whoosh HSR KCJB Feeder KCJB Greater Bandung Commuter Bandung Walahar Garut Yogyakarta-Solo Commuter Adisumarmo ARS YIA ARS Surakarta Railbus Greater Semarang Commuter Greater Surabaya Commuter Sumatra Aceh Commuter Palembang LRT Kualanamu ARS A Greater Medan Commuter Minangkabau Express Padang Commuter Medan LRT Batang Kuis Lau Cih Cemara Lesser Sunda Islands Bali Urban Subway Cemagi Nusa Dua Sanur Ubud Laos Boten–Vientiane railway Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia Klang Valley Integrated Transit System 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 KLIA Aerotrain KTM ETS KTM Intercity RTS ECR KTM Komuter Northern Sector 1 2 KTM Komuter Southern Sector 1 2 Penang LRT MTL TTL Penang Hill Railway Johor Bahru ART TBL SKL IPL East Malaysia Kota Kinabalu LRT Monorail Kuching ART SM SR DM Myanmar Yangon Circular Railway Mandalay Circular Railway Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit Philippines Luzon Greater Capital Region Railway System Manila LRT Line 1 Line 2 Line 6 Manila MRT Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 (cancelled) Line 7 Line 8 Line 9 Line 10 Line 11 Philippine National Railways Metro Commuter NSCR NECL North Main Line South Main Line SkyTrain Visayas Cebu Monorail Cebu Urban Mass Rapid Transit Mindanao Davao People Mover Singapore Singapore MRT NSL EWL NEL CCL DTL TEL JRL CRL Singapore LRT BPLRT SKLRT PGLRT Changi Airport Skytrain Sentosa Express KTM Shuttle Tebrau RTS Thailand Bangkok Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan BTS Silom Sukhumvit Gold MRT Blue Purple Yellow Pink Orange Brown Grey Light Blue Silver Asia Era One ARL Red Lines Light Red Dark Red APM Suvarnabhumi Don Mueang Utapao HSR Eastern Northeastern Northern Southern Provincial Chiang Mai LRT Hat Yai Monorail Khon Kaen LRT Nakhon Ratchasima LRT Pattaya Monorail Phitsanulok Tram Phuket Island LRT Vietnam Hanoi Metro Line 2A Line 3 Ho Chi Minh City Metro 1 Line 1 North-South HSR Note: Under construction & planned lines are in Italics

v t e Rapid transit in Asia Armenia Yerevan Metro Azerbaijan Baku Metro Bangladesh Dhaka Metro China (PRC) Beijing Subway Changchun Rail Transit Changsha Metro Changzhou Metro Chengdu Metro Chongqing Rail Transit Dalian Metro Dongguan Rail Transit Foshan Metro Fuzhou Metro Guangzhou Metro Guiyang Metro Hangzhou Metro Harbin Metro Hefei Metro Hohhot Metro Jinan Metro Jinhua Rail Transit Kunming Metro Lanzhou Metro Luoyang Subway Nanchang Metro Nanjing Metro Nanning Metro Nantong Rail Transit Ningbo Rail Transit Qingdao Metro Shanghai Metro Shenyang Metro Shenzhen Metro Shijiazhuang Metro Suzhou Metro Taiyuan Metro Tianjin Metro Ürümqi Metro Wenzhou Rail Transit Wuhan Metro Wuxi Metro Xi'an Metro Xiamen Metro Xuzhou Metro Zhengzhou Metro Hong Kong MTR Georgia Tbilisi Metro India Agra Metro Ahmedabad Metro Bengaluru Metro Bhopal Metro Chennai Metro Chennai MRTS Delhi Metro Hyderabad Metro Indore Metro Jaipur Metro Kanpur Metro Kochi Metro Kolkata Metro Lucknow Metro Meerut Metro Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Nagpur Metro Noida Metro Patna Metro Pune Metro Rapid Metro Gurgaon Surat Metro* Thane Metro* Indonesia Greater Jakarta Integrated Mass Transit System Jakarta MRT Jakarta LRT Jabodebek LRT KRL Commuterline Palembang LRT Bali Urban Subway* Iran Ahvaz Metro* Isfahan Metro Karaj Metro Mashhad Urban Railway Qom Urban Railway* Shiraz Metro Tabriz Metro Tehran Metro Israel Tel Aviv Metro* Japan Fukuoka City Subway Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway Kobe Municipal Subway Kyoto Municipal Subway Nagoya Municipal Subway Osaka Metro Sapporo Municipal Subway Sendai Subway Tokyo Metro Tokyo Rinkai Line Tokyo Toei Subway Yokohama Municipal Subway Yokohama Minatomirai Line Kazakhstan Almaty Metro Astana Light Metro Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Metro* North Korea Pyongyang Metro Malaysia Klang Valley Integrated Transit System Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Link* Penang LRT* Pakistan Lahore Metro Philippines Metro Manila Rail Network Manila LRT Manila MRT Qatar Doha Metro Russia Chelyabinsk Metro* Kazan Metro Krasnoyarsk Metro* Moscow Metro Novosibirsk Metro Nizhny Novgorod Metro Saint Petersburg Metro Samara Metro Yekaterinburg Metro Saudi Arabia Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line (Mecca Metro) Riyadh Metro Singapore Singapore MRT Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Link* South Korea Busan Metro Daegu Metro Daejeon Metro Gwangju Metro Incheon Metro Seoul Metropolitan Subway Taiwan (ROC) Taipei Metro New Taipei Metro Taoyuan Metro Taichung MRT Kaohsiung Metro Thailand Bangkok Rail Network Bangkok MRT Bangkok Skytrain Turkey Adana Metro Ankara Metro Bursaray Gebze Metro* Istanbul Metro İzmir Metro Konya Metro* Mersin Metro* United Arab Emirates Dubai Metro Uzbekistan Tashkent Metro Vietnam Hanoi Metro Ho Chi Minh City Metro * Under construction.

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