Seems that train is the way to go. Precursor for the RTS .
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HSR and RTS Discussion
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Seems that train is the way to go. Precursor for the RTS .
Btw, can the tickets be booked online in advance? It used to be you can only book at the counter for Sin-JB in the past.
Yes. I booked it online at the ktm website..it is advisable to book online as the tickets run out very fast...some slots one month in advance have to book..
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Malaysia's 1MDB to sell property project stake for US$1.7 billion
Malaysia's Iskandar Waterfront Holdings (IWH) will be responsible for 60 per cent of purchase while China Railway Engineering will buy the rest, 1MDB said in a statement.
Posted 31 Dec 2015 10:40 Updated 31 Dec 2015 19:40
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's troubled state fund 1MDB said it would sell its 60 per cent stake in a Kuala Lumpur development project, Bandar Malaysia, to Iskandar Waterfront Holdings (IWH) and its partner, state-run China Railway Engineering Corp (CREC), for 7.41 billion ringgit (US$1.7 billion).
"Whilst it represents the end for 1MDB in terms of signing all executed agreements of (the) rationalisation plan, it also represents a new beginning for us and our new partners in IWH and CREC consortium to take Bandar Malaysia to the next level," said Arul Kanda Kandasamy, Group President, 1MDB.
Valued at almost US$2.9 billion, the almost 490 acre Bandar Malaysia property development project in the heart of Kuala Lumpur has a projected gross development value of US$35 billion.
It also houses the terminal for the proposed high speed rail linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
Beijing hopes that China Railway's emergence as a consortium partner in Bandar Malaysia may put the state-owned construction company in good stead for the High Speed Rail bid.
"We must have an interest in this high speed railway," said Cai Zemin, Managing Director, China Railway Engineering Corporation. "Maybe you ask the government whether (or not) they will give (it) to me, but I will do my best."
The sale should be completed by the end of June, 1MDB said.
- Reuters/CNA/yt
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...nding&cid=tg:recos:trending:standard#cxrecs_s
Malaysia's Iskandar Waterfront Holdings (IWH) will be responsible for 60 per cent of purchase while China Railway Engineering will buy the rest, 1MDB said in a statement.
Posted 31 Dec 2015 10:40 Updated 31 Dec 2015 19:40
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's troubled state fund 1MDB said it would sell its 60 per cent stake in a Kuala Lumpur development project, Bandar Malaysia, to Iskandar Waterfront Holdings (IWH) and its partner, state-run China Railway Engineering Corp (CREC), for 7.41 billion ringgit (US$1.7 billion).
"Whilst it represents the end for 1MDB in terms of signing all executed agreements of (the) rationalisation plan, it also represents a new beginning for us and our new partners in IWH and CREC consortium to take Bandar Malaysia to the next level," said Arul Kanda Kandasamy, Group President, 1MDB.
Valued at almost US$2.9 billion, the almost 490 acre Bandar Malaysia property development project in the heart of Kuala Lumpur has a projected gross development value of US$35 billion.
It also houses the terminal for the proposed high speed rail linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
Beijing hopes that China Railway's emergence as a consortium partner in Bandar Malaysia may put the state-owned construction company in good stead for the High Speed Rail bid.
"We must have an interest in this high speed railway," said Cai Zemin, Managing Director, China Railway Engineering Corporation. "Maybe you ask the government whether (or not) they will give (it) to me, but I will do my best."
The sale should be completed by the end of June, 1MDB said.
- Reuters/CNA/yt
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...nding&cid=tg:recos:trending:standard#cxrecs_s
China is really keen on HSR by buying up the land in KL. By the time HSR is built, its rail technology should be on par or have overtaken Japan. With rights on the land the terminal will be sitting on and direct access to the MY government via partnership, HSR should be Chinese built.
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Made in China!
Just do it !
Bandar Malaysia: What lies beneath is a thriving underground metropolis
Friday, Jan 1, 2016
PETALING JAYA - Bandar Malaysia's underground city project can become a major tourism site as it is modelled after Montreal's Underground City which is the largest underground complex in the world.
Named "the Underground City" for its massive 32km network of pedestrian walkways, the city beneath downtown Montreal in Canada intersects with seven Metro stations, two commuter train stations and a regional bus terminal.
The passageways allows approximately half-a-million people daily to reach some 2,000 shops and restaurants, 10 major hotels, museums, theatres and universities.
According to Vue Travel Guide, it is a cornerstone for the tourism industry.
The world famous shopping centres inside the Underground City are The Eaton Centre, Cours Mont-Royal, Complexe Les Ailes, Place Montreal Trust and Place Ville-Marie.
With more than 120 exterior access points, the Underground City provides an escape either during the cold winter months or the hot and humid summer months and has 60 residential and commercial complexes over 3.6sq km of floor space.
Another notable underground complex is the linkage of underground malls beneath Nagoya Station in Japan.
The station is a major terminal where the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train, other privately-owned railroad lines and two-city subway lines converge.
But underneath that lies an underground shopping centre that stretches outward like meshes of a net connecting all the train lines and major buildings in the area.
According to Nagoya Under*ground, Inc, the complex on which construction began in 1957 now boasts a combined store space of 50,000sq m with seven kilometres of underground passageways.
They connect 800 shops ranging from fashion to cafes, bookshops, salons and department stores.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/busine...g-underground-metropolis#sthash.LcWFkrfQ.dpuf
Friday, Jan 1, 2016
PETALING JAYA - Bandar Malaysia's underground city project can become a major tourism site as it is modelled after Montreal's Underground City which is the largest underground complex in the world.
Named "the Underground City" for its massive 32km network of pedestrian walkways, the city beneath downtown Montreal in Canada intersects with seven Metro stations, two commuter train stations and a regional bus terminal.
The passageways allows approximately half-a-million people daily to reach some 2,000 shops and restaurants, 10 major hotels, museums, theatres and universities.
According to Vue Travel Guide, it is a cornerstone for the tourism industry.
The world famous shopping centres inside the Underground City are The Eaton Centre, Cours Mont-Royal, Complexe Les Ailes, Place Montreal Trust and Place Ville-Marie.
With more than 120 exterior access points, the Underground City provides an escape either during the cold winter months or the hot and humid summer months and has 60 residential and commercial complexes over 3.6sq km of floor space.
Another notable underground complex is the linkage of underground malls beneath Nagoya Station in Japan.
The station is a major terminal where the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train, other privately-owned railroad lines and two-city subway lines converge.
But underneath that lies an underground shopping centre that stretches outward like meshes of a net connecting all the train lines and major buildings in the area.
According to Nagoya Under*ground, Inc, the complex on which construction began in 1957 now boasts a combined store space of 50,000sq m with seven kilometres of underground passageways.
They connect 800 shops ranging from fashion to cafes, bookshops, salons and department stores.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/busine...g-underground-metropolis#sthash.LcWFkrfQ.dpuf
Actually Chinese trains already in Malaysia.
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The Class 93 is a type of electric multiple unit ordered by Keretapi Tanah Melayu for its intercity Electric Train Service (ETS). A total of 10 sets in 6-car formations are in the process of being built and delivered by CSR Zhuzhou of China. As per the technology exchange agreement, part of the consignment shall be partially assembled in Batu Gajah Malaysia.
Four EMUs have been in service while the rest are to be delivered in parts with final assembly to be finished in Batu Gajah.
The Class 93 ETS will be serving the northern route of the electrified double tracking project (EDTP) expanding upon current ETS rail service beyond Ipoh, to destinations such as Butterworth, Alor Setar, until the Malaysian border station of Padang Besar.[2][3] Field testing of the KTM Class 93 sets have found that utilizing the present upgraded electrified double track, it is possible for the train to reach Padang Besar from Kuala Lumpur within four hours and fifteen minutes, with 5 stops at hand, while the Kuala Lumpur-Penang leg can be covered within 3 hours.
The rolling stock were to have been put into operation for the launch of the ETS Transit service between Ipoh and Padang Besar and the ETS Ekspres service between KL Sentral and Padang Besar. However, reports of problems during the testing and commissioning of the train sets had resulted in the Malaysian land public transport regulator, SPAD, not approving the trains for use in time for the launch of the two services on 10 July 2015 and 11 July 2015.They were finally put into service on 10th October 2015
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The Class 93 is a type of electric multiple unit ordered by Keretapi Tanah Melayu for its intercity Electric Train Service (ETS). A total of 10 sets in 6-car formations are in the process of being built and delivered by CSR Zhuzhou of China. As per the technology exchange agreement, part of the consignment shall be partially assembled in Batu Gajah Malaysia.
Four EMUs have been in service while the rest are to be delivered in parts with final assembly to be finished in Batu Gajah.
The Class 93 ETS will be serving the northern route of the electrified double tracking project (EDTP) expanding upon current ETS rail service beyond Ipoh, to destinations such as Butterworth, Alor Setar, until the Malaysian border station of Padang Besar.[2][3] Field testing of the KTM Class 93 sets have found that utilizing the present upgraded electrified double track, it is possible for the train to reach Padang Besar from Kuala Lumpur within four hours and fifteen minutes, with 5 stops at hand, while the Kuala Lumpur-Penang leg can be covered within 3 hours.
The rolling stock were to have been put into operation for the launch of the ETS Transit service between Ipoh and Padang Besar and the ETS Ekspres service between KL Sentral and Padang Besar. However, reports of problems during the testing and commissioning of the train sets had resulted in the Malaysian land public transport regulator, SPAD, not approving the trains for use in time for the launch of the two services on 10 July 2015 and 11 July 2015.They were finally put into service on 10th October 2015
Both the Malaysian and Singaporean governments have come to a consensus on the alignment of the 330km high-speed rail (HSR) linking Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, and have decided on two services, one being a direct service linking Kuala Lumpur to the island republic, and another with transit stops in between. “We are envisioning to start with two services – one that will go directly to Singapore, and another that will stop with transit services in Bandar Malaysia, Seremban, Melaka, Muar, Batu Pahat and Nusajaya, and then [across the causeway to] Singapore... even with the stops in between, we will have express services that do not stop,” MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Mohd Nur Ismal Mohamed Kamal told The Edge Financial Daily in an exclusive interview.
- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/...-singapore-says-operator#sthash.nMVa4H53.dpuf
- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/...-singapore-says-operator#sthash.nMVa4H53.dpuf
Hopefully the tenders will be out this year . Fingers crossed.
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I think with every progress made in this the property market will sizzle a little....hope the project does not fizzle!:p
In the statement, it will stop with transit services in Bandar Malaysia, .... Nusajaya, and then [across the causeway to] Singapore. I thought it shall be across Tuas Second Link?
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Very likely they using the term causeway loosely to refer to the connecting bridges.
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Nope. Its to the left of the expressway and the exact location should be to the left of the CIQ where there is a huge tract of land available.
From there it is a short ride to Forested City ( if u know what I mean )
From there it is a short ride to Forested City ( if u know what I mean )
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I am sure some guys would build a monorail linking to all places to make Nusajaya to have complete connectivity.
They have so much investment money in Iskandar. If the authorities are really efficient enough, it will be nice to have better connectivity around the many residential areas leading to Legoland.
But this is JB, I'm not banging my hopes on this happening.
To even have the HSR happening already sounds like a miracle!
But this is JB, I'm not banging my hopes on this happening.
To even have the HSR happening already sounds like a miracle!
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