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Photo of Hong Kong tram courtesy of Transport Department, Hong Kong

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China Hong Kong India Iran Israel Japan Korea (North) Korea (South) Malaysia Philippines Russia (Asian part) Singapore Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uzbekistan

CHINA

BEIJING (PEKING)

bulletBeijing Mass Transit Railway Map Source: Paul Waby

GUANGZHOU (CANTON)

bulletGuangzhou Metro [In Chinese]

HONG KONG

HONG KONG

bulletCitybus [In Chinese and English]
Homepage of a major bus operator.
bulletMass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) [In Chinese and English]
bulletPublic_Transport Source: Transport Department, Hong Kong [In Chinese and English]
Survey of transportation systems in Hong Kong.

INDIA

CALCUTTA

bulletMetro Railway - Calcutta, India
India's only underground railway (subway).

CHENNAI (MADRAS)

bulletMRTS Projects
Projects under the Mass Rapid Transport System.

MUMBAI (BOMBAY)

bulletBEST Undertaking - The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking 
Basic information on the operator of the local bus service, including some route information.

NEW DELHI

bulletDelhi Metro Rail Corporation
Metropolitan rail system of the Indian capital.

IRAN

TEHRAN

bulletTehranmetro: Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company (TUSRC) [In Farsi and English]

ISRAEL

NATIONWIDE

bulletEgged [In Hebrew and some English]
"the leading operator of public transportation in Israel".  It provides both local and long-distance bus transportation.

JAPAN

GENERAL

bulletRail Transportation (Subways and Tramways) in Japan Author: T. Miura, Tsukuba, Japan 
Datasheet-ltype information (with network maps) on subway and tram systems in Japan.

KOBE

bulletKôbe-shi Kôtsû-Kyoku (Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau) [In Japanese]
Bus and subway services.

KYOTO

bulletKyôto-shi Kôtsû-Kyoku / Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau [In Japanese and some English]
Bus and subway services.

NAGOYA

bulletNagoya-shi Kôtsû-Kyoku / Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya [In Japanese and English]
Subway and bus routes.

OSAKA

bulletÔsaka Kôtsû-Kyoku (Osaka Transportation Department) [In Japanese and some English]
Company providing subway, bus and "new tram" (automated light rail) services.

SAPPORO

bulletSapporo City Transportation Bureau [In Japanese]

SENDAI

bulletSendai City Transportation Bureau [In Japanese and English]
Subway and bus services.

TOKYO

bulletTeito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) [In Japanese and English]
Map showing subway, tram (1 line) and suburban railway lines; fare and other information.
bulletTôkyô-to Kôtsû-Kyoku (Transportation Bureau of Tokyo Metropolitan Government) [In Japanese]
Homepage of company providing bus and some subway (metro) services in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

YOKOHAMA

bulletTransportation Bureau, City of Yokohama [In Japanese and English]
Provides subway and bus services.

KOREA (NORTH)

PYONGYANG

bulletThe Pyongyang Metro Author: Simon Bone, Düsseldorf, Germany
Compendium of available information on the Pyongyanf metro, with pictures. Also some information on the tram system in the city.

KOREA (SOUTH)

BUSAN (PUSAN)

bulletPusan Urban Transit Authority [In Korean]

DAEGU (TAEGU)

bulletDaegu Metropolitan Subway [In Korean]

INCHON

bulletInchon Rapid Transit Corporation (IRTC) [In Korean]

SEOUL

bulletWeb Subway [In Korean]
Includes a map of the Seoul subway system.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR

bulletPUTRA [In Malay and English]
Provides public transportation for the Malaysian capital.

PHILIPPINES

MANILA

bulletRail Transit Guide Source: Yehey, Pasig City, Philippines 
Route maps and fare calculator for Manila's LRT and MRT transit lines.

RUSSIA

NOVOSIBIRSK

bulletMetroENSK [In Russian]
Web site dedicated to the Novosibirsk metro.

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

bulletMRT Source: Asia Travel, Singapore
The underground system of Singapore (map included)
bulletSingapore Bus Services (SBS)
bulletSingapore Integrated Transportation (SIT)
An imaginative route finder, usable for both MRT and bus routes.
bulletSMRT Corporation Ltd.
Company home page, including basic information about he Singapore subway system
bulletTrans-Island Bus Services (TIBS)  
Includes The road less travelled: a short history of the public transport system (buses) in Singapore.
bulletTransitLink
Company developing an Integrated Public Transit System for Singapore.

TAIWAN

KAOHSIUNG

bulletKaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit [In Chinese and English]

TAIPEI

bulletDepartment of Rapid Transit Systems,Taipei City Government [In Chinese and English]
bulletTaipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) [In Chinese and English]

THAILAND

BANGKOK

bulletBangkok Mass Transit Authority [In Thai and English]
Bus services.
bulletBangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) [In Thai and English]
Elevated rail transit system.
bulletMass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) [In Thai]
Organization building a subway system in Bangkok.

TURKEY

ANKARA

bulletAnkara Metrosu [In Turkish]
Homepage of the Ankara Metro system.
bulletAnkaray Isletmesi [In Turkish]
Homepage of the Ankara light rail system.
bulletGreater Municipality of Ankara - General Directorate of EGO: UPRS - Department of Transportation Planning and Rail System [In Turkish and English]

ISTANBUL

bulletI.E.T.T. - Istanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel [In Turkish]
Opeator of tram, light rail and bus lines.
bulletIstanbul Ulasim A.S. (Istanbul Metro)  [In Turkish]

  UZBEKISTAN

TASHKENT

bulletTashkent Subway: The one and only in Central Asia Source: Uzland 
Essay on the Tashkent Metro, with route map.

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