Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail

Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail

Map of proposed stations for the railway
Overview
Type High-speed rail
System Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail
Status Under Planning
Locale  Malaysia
 Singapore
Termini Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jurong East, Singapore
Stations 8 (Planned)
Services 1
Operation
Opened 2022 (Estimated)
Owner MyHSR Corp (Malaysia)
LTA (Singapore)
Technical
Line length 375 km (Estimated)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification Overhead line

The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project was announced by the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib in September 2010 and is proposed to connect Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru with Singapore.[1] On 19 February 2013, Singapore and Malaysia had officially agreed to build a high-speed rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by 2020 at a meeting between Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak in Singapore. [2]

The construction of the highspeed railway was expected to start in the third quarter of 2015.[3] However, an update by the Malaysian Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) now places the commencement of works to be in 2017, with the completion in 2022.[4]

History

A high-speed rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore was proposed in the late 1990s, but due to high costs the proposal was shelved.[5] In 2006 YTL Corporation, operator of the Express Rail Link in Kuala Lumpur, revived the proposal, with a projected speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). This was expected to trim travel time between the two cities to 99 minutes, compared with 4-5 hours by road, 7 hours by conventional rail services,[6] or 3 hours by air (including travel to and from the airports, check-in, boarding and other airport procedures). In 2008 the Malaysian government halted the project citing high-costs of over RM8 billion.[7]

The proposal was highlighted in 2010 as a high-impact project, out of the 131 entry-point projects,[5] in the Malaysian government's Economic Transformation Programme Roadmap in a bid to increase economic activities concurrently greater economic synergies. Studies into the feasibility and conceptual details of the proposal were to be carried out in December 2010 and January 2011.[8]

It was believed that the Malaysian government was going to sign a high-speed rail deal with China upon the visit of President Hu Jintao of China to Kuala Lumpur in June 2011.

The Prime Ministers of Malaysia and Singapore agreed to go ahead with the project at a meeting on 19 February 2013.[6] A committee was tasked with looking into 'the details and modalities' of the project.[6]

Singapore and Malaysia have announced that the high speed rail proposal will be finalised by end of 2014 with a targeted completion date at 2020.[9]

The proposal for Singapore's link will have to be considered by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in Budget 2014. According to the Leaders' Retreat which was held on 7 April 2014, a possible location for the high-speed rail will be Tuas West, Jurong East or the Downtown Core.[10][11] On 6 February 2015, the Malaysia-Singapore Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia (JMCIM) released in a press statement stating that Singapore had announced Jurong East as a location for the high-speed rail terminus. However, the terminus would not be connected to the MRT station that serves Jurong East.[12]

Japan and South Korea both have indicated their interests in the project.[13][14]

Similarly, during a state visit by the president of Singapore to France, Singapore's Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew told the press that French firms are keen to participate in the project.[15]

The LTA and SPAD jointly announced the launch of a "market sensing exercise" on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project on 7 October 2015.[16][17]

Plan details

The railway will be about 375 km and the travel time will be 90 minutes.[18] The construction cost will be MYR 43 billion.[18][19] The project will request the construction of a brand-new line with dedicated tracks, which will allow trains to travel at least 270 km/h.[2] YTL and SPAD will co-ordinate the project for the essential construction within the Malaysia corridor, whereas LTA will be in charge for Singapore corridor.

Stops in Malaysia

Malaysia's Land Public Transport Commission chairman, Syed Hamid Albar, announced the stops in Malaysia on 22 October 2014.[20]

Stops in Singapore

The Singapore government has chosen Jurong East to be the terminal for this railway in Singapore on 5 May 2015.[22]Jurong Country Club, which occupies the site currently, is expected to handover the land by November 2016.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Greater Kuala Lumpur - EPP 3: Connecting to Singapore via a high speed rail system".
  2. 1 2 "KL-Singapore high-speed link to kick off". Investvine.com. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "KL-Singapore high speed rail project to start in 2016". The Malaysian Insider. 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/malaysia-singapore-high-speed-rail-project-to-commence-in-2017
  5. 1 2 "Transport operators all for high-speed rail link". New Strait Times. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2015 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  6. 1 2 3 "Kuala Lumpur - Singapore high speed railway agreement". Railway Gazette International. 19 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Lew, Alexander (24 April 2008). "Malaysia Halts Kuala Lumpur-Singapore Bullet Train". Wired.
  8. ↑ "Meticulous Study On KL-Singapore High-speed Train Before Year-end". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Proposed Singapore-KL Rail Link To Be Finalised Next Year: Najib".
  10. ↑ "LTA calls tender for high-speed rail feasibility study". The Straits Times. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "KL-S'pore rail link: Tender called for S'pore leg feasibility study". Channel News Asia. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  12. ↑ . Channel Newsasia. 6 February 2015 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/location-of-high-speed/1641406.html. Retrieved 28 February 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "Japan may bid for KL-Singapore rail project". New Straits Times. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  14. ↑ Ching, Ooi Tee (26 November 2014). "S. Korea keen on high-speed rail project". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 May 2015 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
  15. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/transport/story/hig%60h-speed-rail-french-firms-keen-project-20150522
  16. ↑ http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/featured-projects/hsr.html
  17. ↑ http://www.spad.gov.my/news-events/media-releases/2015/press-release-spad-and-lta-conduct-joint-market-sensing-exercise
  18. 1 2 Senator Datuk Abdul Rahim Rahman (25 June 2011). "High-speed rail will spur growth in hub cities". The Star Online.
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ "Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail have Seven Stops Malaysia 2014".
  21. ↑ "Stop proposed at Kempas Baru station".
  22. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/transport/story/singapore-terminus-singapore-kl-high-speed-rail-jurong-east-20150505
  23. ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/transport/story/singapore-high-speed-rail-terminus-will-be-current-jurong-country-clu

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