KL studies high-speed S'pore rail link

[Watchman]

KL studies high-speed S'pore rail link
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Bloomberg

<--- http://www.btimes.com.my/articles/20100921103029/Article/

Malaysia’s government is studying the viability of a high-speed rail system to connect greater Kuala Lumpur to Singapore with a traveling time of two hours, according to an exhibition in the capital.

The study will be led by the Land Public Transport Commission and the Economic Planning Unit, which will present the results to Malaysia’s cabinet in early January, the display shows.

The Cabinet will consider a study on a mass rail project for Kuala Lumpur by the end of this year, according to the exhibition.

The scheme could cost a total RM45 billion, comprising RM36 billion of infrastructure and RM9 billion of operating assets including trains, the display shows.

 

[ivebert]

45 billion?

Those bumi fuckers must be damn high now!

20 billion will be split amongst these fuckers

 

[po2wq]

tok again? ...

dat time ytl wanna do it ... dey dunwan ...

 

[Teo Kok Eng]

Kuala Lumpur to Singapore with a traveling time of two hours

How is that compared to Japan bullet train in terms of travel time?

 

[singveld]

similar
close to dist from tokyo to kyoto
513 km
2hr 15 min cost 13720 yen

 

[silverfox@]

By the time KL finish studies and really go ahead, it would be at least 20 years later. Malaysia Boleh:p

 

[myo539]

Actually they don't need a bullet train as such. If they could upgrade their KTM to a faster speed, it would be ideal. At the moment, the 10 pm night train from Singapore reaches KL at 7 am in the morning - almost 10 hours! This is double that of a normal express bus service.

Given the choice, I would happily take a tour bus which is much more comfortable - aircon and less noise and shake - with personalised VOD LCD panel - and even massage chair.

Their commuter train from Seremban to KL was ok. Better than our MRT I think because every passenger has a seat, and its so unbelievably cheap!!