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nazrey

November 9th, 2004, 08:33 AM

nazrey

November 9th, 2004, 08:36 AM

Proposed 14 standard Halts and Stations for the Rawang - Ipoh high-speed line. Located between Rawang to Ipoh.

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nazrey

November 9th, 2004, 08:38 AM

Picture by : KonstantineChoo from KTMRailwayfan Club

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nazrey

November 9th, 2004, 08:49 AM

Ipoh station

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Nick in Atlanta

November 9th, 2004, 05:05 PM

Could this be the beginning of a high speed train from Bangkok through Kuala Lumpur to Singapore?

nick_taylor

November 9th, 2004, 07:44 PM

Well it says 160kph (99mph), which currently isn't technically high-speed rail. Infact the speeds sound very low (are they correct). Most commuter trains from around the world travel somewhere around the 201kph (125mph) mark :?

However I suppose that with an overhaul of signal improvements, adapted train-stock, re-education of staff and general infrastructure, among a few other things; it could be possible that within a few more years you would be able to travel from say Ipoh to Singapore. Only problem, is that it would be asking a lot to then upgrade the line as soon as it have been electrified!!! Its progress though and that is what is important :yes:

Some international comparisons Nick in Atlanta: Pendolinos for example travel at 225kph (140mph) and are seen as the minimum speeds for high-speed trains. TGV trains travel at 300kph (186mph), which is the same speed of the Shinkansen trains in Japan, Eurostars in the UK and ICE trains in Germany.

The new line between Madrid-Barcelona line will be able to go a whopping 350kph (217mph)!!!

nazrey - Do you know what the trainsets will be like???

Wisarut

November 10th, 2004, 05:16 AM

Well, the threshold for High Speed train is 200 kph ....
Err, after 120 kph, the meter gauge tracks are required to have special equipment
installed to ensure that train won't be detailed whne the speed are higher than the regular limit of meter gauge of 120 kph.

nazrey

November 10th, 2004, 05:59 AM

Well it says 160kph (99mph), which currently isn't technically high-speed rail. Infact the speeds sound very low (are they correct). Most commuter trains from around the world travel somewhere around the 201kph (125mph) mark :?

The new line between Madrid-Barcelona line will be able to go a whopping 350kph (217mph)!!!

nazrey - Do you know what the trainsets will be like???

Wisarut,do you have any idea !?

Wisarut

November 10th, 2004, 09:46 AM

For the case of meter gauge track, the loco will be be SPUN like a Giant Top after the speed has reached 120 kph unthess the special equipment has been installed on the locs as well as the track in the same way the JR Group have done on their 3 Feet 6 Inches (1.067 meter) rail. Ballast must be very thick alogn with the concrete sleepers (and the substitute the wooden/steel/concrete sleepers for the mountain section and trestles.

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For the standard gauge track, it should be a set of double track with very large radius of curve (3000 meter radius is the minimum for high speed rail curve). The tracks must be welded into 4000-m long tracks ... not just 400-m welded track as regular rail is ... and the accuracy of the gauge will have to be 1435 mm +/- 2 mm on the moutain section/curve section to be qualified as high speed tracks ...

Failture to do so will results in the derailment.

nazrey

December 6th, 2004, 02:16 PM

Pictures by : KonstantineChoo from KTM railway club

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nazrey

February 10th, 2005, 06:10 PM

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nazrey

February 10th, 2005, 06:25 PM

Kuala Kubu station ...

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nazrey

February 11th, 2005, 07:24 AM

The rendering

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nazrey

February 11th, 2005, 05:12 PM

Ipoh station

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nazrey

February 11th, 2005, 05:13 PM

some progress

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Tubeman

February 12th, 2005, 06:04 AM

I just travelled along this route day before yesterday... I must say the vast bulk of the route between Singapore and Bangkok is pretty archaic with bumpy track and some pretty ancient signalling, but the route through KL up to Rawang looks as modern and efficient as any European Suburban Railway. Loved KL station too... looks like a huge Mosque.

I left Singapore on Wednesday and got to bangkok on Friday, so you can get an idea of how long the trip takes at the moment!

I think there would probably be good demand for a Singapore to Ipoh TGV-style route via KL, but there aren't really any big population centres between Ipoh and Bangkok so flying is always going to be much more competitive between Singapore / Malaysia and Bangkok.

Also, I don't think the 1m gauge is suitable for high speed routes as its a little too narrow and unstable, the trains certainly seem to rock from side to side a lot more on the 1m gauge than they do on Standard 4' 8.5" gauge.

vytux

February 12th, 2005, 11:59 AM

nazrey

February 12th, 2005, 06:30 PM

What type of equipment is used to check the accuracy of the track?

No one know bcoz no one to answer :)
I think they may use same EMU's commuter service in KL.Like this...

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nazrey

February 13th, 2005, 11:25 AM

Putrajaya western transport terminal

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nazrey

February 13th, 2005, 11:26 AM

Putrajaya & Cyberjaya KLIA Transit Station
by kelvinkhew of ktmrailwayfan.com

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acela

February 14th, 2005, 08:09 AM

I think the gov should convert to the standard gauge especially for the high speed comuter train as the 1m gauge is normally used for mountain climbing just like the one used in Switzerland where they have hilly areas. The only track that uses the standard gauge is the ERL train that rans from KL to KLIA. But we have to remember the cost the gov have to bear especially in converting these tracks.

Wisarut

February 15th, 2005, 06:07 AM

Yeah ... The cost for converting meter gauge to standard gauge is VERY high indeed ... because you need to do it nationwide and the gauge breaking at Padang besar and Rantau Panjang ... Furthermore, theyu need to ask SRT to0 folow the suit by coverting the main trunk lien form Padang Besar all the weay up to Chiang Mai

Just conveting the gauge alone won't work, the realignment of the tracks to fit into High spedd rail version (4000-m welded steel rail vs the current 400 yard welded rail,
3000-meter radius curve vs the 200-400 meter radius curves etc etc) ....

The error of the track at the cuirve will be 1435 mm +/- 2 mm to be qualfied as high speed track .. Failture to do so wil cause the derails

Portable Interferometer will be used for accurate gauge measurement though ...

vytux

February 15th, 2005, 09:36 AM

What are the current disadvantages that the network has with not having a standard gauge?

Wisarut

February 15th, 2005, 10:55 AM

Probably, the rolling stock production since they have to import fro motehr coutnry and many of the m have produced rolligns stock for the stqandard gauge .. the rolling stock for meter gauge require specialized facility to produce ....

nazrey

February 22nd, 2005, 04:57 PM

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nazrey

March 6th, 2005, 09:30 AM

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nazrey

March 6th, 2005, 10:01 AM

by hafizi
Stesen Serendah

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Tubeman

March 6th, 2005, 12:31 PM

Why are the tracks so far apart? Is it for a possible third non-stopping track or to accommodate future widening to standard gauge? (or both)

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nazrey

March 10th, 2005, 10:07 AM

Renovating Ipoh station
Pictures by Jason of ktmrailwayfan.com

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nazrey

March 10th, 2005, 10:08 AM

Pictures by Jason of ktmrailwayfan.com

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nazrey

March 10th, 2005, 10:17 AM

New platform
Pictures by Jason of ktmrailwayfan.com

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nazrey

March 12th, 2005, 09:13 PM

The old platform
Pictures by Jason of ktmrailwayfan.com

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Yappofloyd

March 13th, 2005, 11:18 AM

nazrey

March 13th, 2005, 11:51 AM

The Ipoh station design seems to be a good conservation effort with the new wave roof not intruding too much on the station.

Nazrey, I know the ext further north was cancelled/deferred by the PM (late 2003/early 2004). Can you advise on what are the current plans for future ext north of Ipoh.

Some news in 2004....

KTMB to benefit from Asean rail link

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) expects landbridge services to rise this and in subsequent years due to the integration of the Asean rail link stretching from Singapore to Kunming in China.

“The integration of the Asean rail link will benefit freight services by rail as it is cheaper, efficient and regular. Our strategy is to develop along this area,” said KTMB chairman Tan Sri Datuk Thong Yaw Hong after a signing ceremony of a RM100 million five-year charter deal between KTMB and Freight Management (M) Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 7.

Under the agreement, KTMB will provide wagons and locomotives to Freight Management to facilitate cargo shipment by rail from Port Klang to Bangkok, Thailand. Of the RM100 million, about RM65 million will accrue to KTMB for its services.

The deal is based on the containerised rail cargo service operated between Malaysia and Thailand by KTMB and the State Railway of Thailand. Freight Management is en route to a listing on the Second Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd.

Landbridge services are a major contributor to KTMB’s freight revenue. Last year, landbridge services recorded a revenue of RM33.4 million, which accounted for 39% of KTMB’s total freight revenue of RM99.2 million.

Landbridge services mean cargo containers are loaded at a port and shipped across the country by rail to a foreign land. In 2002, revenue from landbridge services rose to RM29.5 million from RM23.5 million in 2001.

The planned Asean rail ink will materialise when Cambodia begins construction of a 48km rail line from Poipet to Sisophon, which is expected to be completed by next year.

When completed, it would link Phnom Penh to the Cambodian-Thai border for the first time by rail. KTMB is currently sharing its rail expertise and technical know-how with the Cambodian government.

The Asean rail link project aims to build a railway that runs through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and thereafter to Kunming, China. The portion from Singapore to Thailand has existed for years as has the stretch from Vietnam to Kunming. The 48-km missing link would bring Cambodia closer to joining the two segments.

nazrey

March 13th, 2005, 11:53 AM

BTW the current project of KTMB there are:

Project - Introduction

The Project Management Division/PMD (formerly known as Special Projects) was specially formed in 1989 to manage the Electrified Double Track Project in the Klang Valley. Since then, the division has been entrusted by the Government to manage all Government funded projects notably in RMK7 and RMK8 Development Plans. Her main roles are to co-ordinate and integrate KTMB’s internal departments’ requirements for establishing and defining business, engineering, operational specifications and needs of a project, for approval by the Government. Subsequently, PMD shall managed all contractual, implementation and interfacing matters to realise the successful completion of the project

The major projects currently handled by the Division are :-

- ELECTRIFIED DOUBLE TRACK BETWEEN RAWANG AND IPOH
- RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT BATU GAJAH
- EIGHTH MALAYSIA PLANS (RMK8) 2001-2005
a) Rolling Stock Upgrading
b) Construction Of New Commuter Stations
- MidValley Station
- Kepong Sentral Station
c) Rehabilitation Of Infrastructure For Sabah State Railways

Yappofloyd

March 13th, 2005, 01:35 PM

Some news in 2004....
The planned Asean rail ink will materialise when Cambodia begins construction of a 48km rail line from Poipet to Sisophon, which is expected to be completed by next year.

When completed, it would link Phnom Penh to the Cambodian-Thai border for the first time by rail. KTMB is currently sharing its rail expertise and technical know-how with the Cambodian government.

The Asean rail link project aims to build a railway that runs through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and thereafter to Kunming, China. The portion from Singapore to Thailand has existed for years as has the stretch from Vietnam to Kunming. The 48-km missing link would bring Cambodia closer to joining the two segments.
Nazey, Thanks for all of this info. On the TAR, Kunming - Sinapore Asean working gp, I have some updated info in the form of a power point presentation which I'll upload sometime soon.

sequoias

March 13th, 2005, 08:25 PM

Be glad it's faster than our commuter trains in Seattle, the diesel-electric locomotives pull 5 car trains up to 79 mph speed limit. 99 mph is 20 mph faster, so it would save some time. :)

nazrey

March 14th, 2005, 08:31 PM

nazrey

March 14th, 2005, 08:32 PM

Rail Infrastructure Development At Batu Gajah

The State Government of Perak has designated a plot of land of approximately 400 acres to accommodate the development of the new railway facilities in Batu Gajah. This project involves the construction of a new workshop, EMU depot, training centre and quarters for critical staff.

The preliminary survey work and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study were completed in July 2003. The Government is expected to appoint Detailed Design Consultants by mid 2004.

Completion is targeted by mid 2008 in order to accommodate relocation of the existing workshop facilities in Sentul. This would enable the site presently occupied by the Sentul Workshop to be handed over to Sentul Raya Sdn. Bhd. for further commercial development

Topographic And Surrounding View For Batu Gajah Project Site

1) Topographic Map Showing Location Of Project Site

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2) View of area showing duck rearing area in a pond within the site

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3) View of Pond located to the southwest of project site

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nazrey

March 15th, 2005, 12:55 PM

- EIGHTH MALAYSIA PLANS (RMK8) 2001-2005

a) Rolling Stock Upgrading
KTM (Malayan Railway) Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=97484&page=1)

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nazrey

March 15th, 2005, 12:58 PM

EIGHTH MALAYSIA PLANS (RMK8) 2001-2005

b) Construction Of New Commuter Stations
- MidValley Station

May 2004

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MidValley Phase 2

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New MidValley KTM Komuter Station To Begin Operation August 23, 2004 - Poster

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nazrey

March 15th, 2005, 12:59 PM

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nazrey

March 15th, 2005, 01:02 PM

The new Mid Valley station

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nazrey

March 15th, 2005, 01:04 PM

The major projects currently handled by the Division are :-

- ELECTRIFIED DOUBLE TRACK BETWEEN RAWANG AND IPOH
- RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT BATU GAJAH
- EIGHTH MALAYSIA PLANS (RMK8) 2001-2005
a) Rolling Stock Upgrading
b) Construction Of New Commuter Stations
- MidValley Station
- Kepong Sentral Station
c) Rehabilitation Of Infrastructure For Sabah State Railways

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Kepong Sentral Station

This 42nd commuter station that will be constructed next to the Desa Complex, Kepong and located at the north of the existing Kepong Station is designed in-line with the concept adopted by the MidValley Station, i.e., disabled friendly station with parking facilities for park and ride commuters. The huge residential, industrial and commercial developments within the vicinity of the new station will provide potential increase to the commuter ridership.

The existing Kepong Station, with limited parking facilities and narrow access roads, is not conducive for park and ride concept of the commuter service. Kepong Sentral station with ample parking and contemporary facilities will mitigate this problem and is expected to attract huge patronage, particularly due to its strategic and convenient location and the presence of severe traffic congestion in this locality will make rail travel more preferable.

The award of construction contract was formalised on 28 September 2004 and the project will be implemented on a fast track design and built basis with completion by end 2005.

KLANG and KEPONG Sentral (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=130007)

nazrey

March 15th, 2005, 01:09 PM

c) Rehabilitaion Of Infrastructure for Sabah State Railways

The first phase of the Short Term Improvement Plan for the Sabah State Railway (SSR) was completed in November 2003. This RM10.67 million project was carried out jointly by KTM Berhad and SSR to sustain the present train operation and ensure that the minimum safety standard of the railway is maintained. Scope of work involved supply and renewal of sleepers and repairs of SSR’s existing rolling stocks.
The second phase of the Short Term Improvement Plan has been instituted to enhance SSR’s operational capability and safety that entails rehabilitation and upgrading of the railway infrastructure, rolling stock, signalling and communication systems. Implementation of the second phase has been approved by the Government and the completion of the work is expected within 3 years. Although geographically and administratively SSR has never been under KTM Berhad’s purview, KTM Berhad has been entrusted to undertake the implementation of the project on behalf of the Federal Government. All activities ranging from studies, data collection, preparation of needs statement, monitoring and site supervision will be utilising KTM Berhad’s in-house expertise.

The award of construction contract was formalised on 09 December 2004 and expected to be completed by mid 2007.

Route Map: Tenom - Kota Kinabalu

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nazrey

April 6th, 2005, 08:41 PM

Railway model

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nazrey

April 12th, 2005, 08:47 AM

Rail project delayed by contractor claims
FRANCIS FERNANDEZ

THE steering committee set up by the Transport Ministry to oversee the RM4.6 billion, 180km Ipoh to Rawang double tracking project, hasn’t met for more than 10 months, sources said yesterday.

Under the original plan, the special committee, headed by the Ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Zaharah Shaari, was to meet weekly with the lead contractors and the main sub-contractors of the project to help fast track the completion of the job, which has missed its target completion date by close to three years.

The double tracking project was supposed to be completed by 2002, but now industry players say that it might only be completed by early 2007.

The project is split into two portions. The first is the civil and structural works, which is worth about RM2.6 billion, and the second portion is the systems works, which is worth about RM2 billion.

The lead contractor for the civil and structural works is DRB Hicom Bhd, while the systems works contract was given to Mitsui & Co Ltd, Japan's second largest trading company.

The system works can only start when the civil portion is 90 per cent complete. The civil and structural works is said to be about 85 per cent complete.

Mail Money was told that the project is progressing at slightly under 0.5 per cent a month.

At its peak, the progress was between 0.5 per cent and 1 per cent a month.

Much of the delay is believed to be due to the variation claims put forward by the main contractors for the job.

Both Mitsui and DRB have put in compensation claims, which in total exceed RM1 billion.

It is believed that the steering committee hadn’t met partly because of the disputes regarding the financial claims, as the contractors want a clear picture if their claims will be paid.

Mail Money had previously reported that the Government is in the midst of negotiating with Mitsui over its claims, while the claims made by DRB might go into arbitration.

While its not known why the Ministry hasn’t called for a steering committee meeting, industry players say there is little value in calling for such a meeting now because the delay in the project is not because of logistics but is mostly centered on the financials.

nazrey

April 12th, 2005, 07:07 PM

nazrey

April 25th, 2005, 09:10 PM

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nazrey

April 25th, 2005, 09:13 PM

1st phase completed

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KLIA transit Station @ Putrajaya/Cyberjaya
My pics

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nazrey

April 25th, 2005, 09:28 PM

Batu Gajah Station :

March 26,2005

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nazrey

April 25th, 2005, 09:31 PM

Serendah Freight :

April 3,2005

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Slim River Station

April 4,2005

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nazrey

April 29th, 2005, 07:24 PM

Riding on success of Midvalley

KTM Komuter received a much-needed boost with the amazing success of its station at Midvalley. It now hopes to replicate this experience in future projects, writes LEONG SHEN-LI.

IN the national scheme of things, the opening of the Midvalley KTM Komuter station in Kuala Lumpur would have hardly caused a ripple.
The new station was just an additional stop along the existing Rawang-Kuala Lumpur-Seremban line, and its RM12mil price tag hardly puts it in the league of mega projects.

In fact, in strict railwayman jargon, Midvalley is not even a station but a mere halt where trains stop just long enough for passengers to get on or off.
Yet, the station, located next to the busy Midvalley Megamall, has achieved something infrastructure projects many times its cost has not managed to do
– perform beyond expectation.
KTM Bhd conservatively estimated that the station would cater to around 2,000 people at the beginning, rising to 4,000 by the end of its first year of operation.

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SPECIAL FEATURES:The Midvalley station ushers in a new era for the KTM Komuter network in terms of design. It is the first station outside KL Sentral and Kuala Lumpur to be totally covered.

However, at the close of business on the first day of operations on Aug 23, over 3,000 people had walked through the station's turnstiles. On the third day, the target level was surpassed when over 7,000 people used the station.

On its fifth day, a Saturday, the numbers surged past the 10,000 mark and three days later on National Day, it went over 27,000.

Although the high use can be attributed to the holiday season, and the volume under “normal” conditions is expected to stabilise at a much lower level, the response has been nothing short of amazing.

“I will need to belanja everyone makan,” KTM general manager commuter services, Roslan Mohammed was heard telling some of his staff just after the official launch of the station on Aug 26.

The tremendous response, on hindsight, should not have been surprising. The station, after all, was designed with the necessary characteristics needed for a well-patronised, commuter-friendly station.

Although the requirements are very basic and would have been prescribed by any transport expert, they have unfortunately not been followed consistently when the Klang Valley’s rail-based public transport system was developed. That is why you find many stations with hardly any people in them.

KTM managing director Mohd Salleh Abdullah knew he had a good location for his Midvalley station. His railway lines ran hardly 100m from one of Kuala Lumpur’s busiest shopping centres.

However, he did not have a station there and for years, he missed out on the opportunity to capture the thousands who flocked to the mall everyday, all of whom needed some form of transport to get there.

When the wheels of bureaucracy turned in his favour, construction of the station began in July last year and was completed in just over a year.
Midvalley is the fourth station to have a direct link to a shopping complex, after Putraline light rail transit system’s tunnel between its KLCC station and Suria KLCC, and the monorail’s bridge links between its Bukit Bintang and Imbi stations with Sungei Wang Plaza and Berjaya Times Square respectively.
And Midvalley proves for the fourth time that such link-ups benefit both the public transport operator and the shopping centre.

While the station’s location was ideal, access to the mall was not. The busy Lingkaran Syed Putra encircles Midvalley Megamall and shoppers would have had to dodge cars and dash across the road to get to the station.

Realising the problem, mall owners Midvalley City Sdn Bhd constructed a bridge linking the mall directly to the station. The link was made user-friendly with escalators and a roof. For the blind, tact tiles were laid.

Signage within the mall was also changed to lead people to the bridge, and it did not take long for shoppers to discover this convenience.
The Midvalley station also ushers in a new era for the nine-year-old KTM Komuter network in terms of design. It is the first station outside KL Sentral and Kuala Lumpur to be totally covered. It also has lifts, toilets and is disabled-friendly.

“When I told several passengers who were pushing strollers to use the lift, they were surprised. They thought it was like the other stations which only had stairs,” said Mohd Salleh. Now, KTM hopes to construct roofs at all stations.

Midvalley has certainly increased the number of people using the KTM Komuter network.

“I believe at least 80% of those using Midvalley are new users. It would not have taken away passengers from other stations,” Mohd Salleh said.
More passengers mean more revenue and, although the collection from the new station is not expected to be high – most passengers only travel the short distance to KL Sentral, which costs only RM1 – the extra money is certainly welcome.

But most importantly, Midvalley has provided a tremendous boost to the morale of those in KTM. This is especially sweet when, according to Mohd Salleh, there have been “very few things for a very long time which have brought such joy.”

“Midvalley shows that if given the opportunity, we can do well,” he said.
The good feeling has given him strength for the other projects that have been lined up, namely the Kepong Sentral commuter station, and the long-awaited Sentul-Batu Caves extension.

“I believe we can replicate our Midvalley experience if we bring the KTM Komuter to Batu Caves,” he said, adding that he was awaiting the government's green light to proceed with the project.

Meanwhile, he has been relishing every moment spent at the Midvalley station, either standing at the ticket booth or sitting on a bench at the platform, observing the cycle of commuters building up and then disappearing with each departing train.

“I more or less knew we would do well here. I just didn't know it would be this well,” he said. -THE STAR-

nazrey

May 8th, 2005, 10:12 AM

Ipoh Station

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nazrey

May 13th, 2005, 08:10 PM

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Malaysia axes DRB-Hicom from rail job
13 May 2005

Malaysia has removed DRB-Hicom Bhd as main contractor for the country's biggest rail project, which is behind time and over budget, sources familiar with the situation said on May 13.

The government intends to give the remaining work on the RM2.60 billion project to UEM World Bhd, sources close to the government and the firms told Reuters.

The government, DRB-Hicom and UEM World declined to comment.

DRB-Hicom, which has interests ranging from auto distribution to property and infrastructure, is 15.8% controlled by tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary.

A source close to the deal said DRB-Hicom, which faces a cost overrun of RM700 million, plans to ask the Transport Ministry to reconsider its decision but this could not immediately be confirmed.

The source said the Transport Ministry terminated the DRB-Hicom contract two weeks ago.

"UEM was given the letter of intent about a week ago to take over the unfinished portion for RM1.10 billion," the source added.

"DRB is seeking to be allowed to finish the job if the government pays RM700 million to meet the cost overrun. The government could save RM400 million."

DRB-Hicom, which won the contract in 2000, has blamed the delays on factors such as land acquisition and late payments.

"It's a complex project. The budget was tight from the outset," said a consultant working on the project. "You are looking at an extra RM1 billion."

Newspapers have said work on the 180km track between Rawang and Ipoh is 65% complete, but 17 months behind schedule and RM700 million over budget.

The link is the second leg of an ambitious plan to modernise the country's rail system with two parallel lines of electrified track running the entire length of peninsular Malaysia.

nazrey

May 22nd, 2005, 07:00 PM

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DRB-Hicom fully paid for 'normal claims'
22 May 2005 11:45 AM
By Jimmy Yeow

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The government has fully paid DRB-Hicom Bhd, the main contractor for the RM2.58 billion Ipoh-Rawang electric double-tracking rail project, for earlier agreed works, but not for some RM700 million in variance order for additional works.

Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said the "normal claims" had been fully paid.

"The variance order is a separate issue," he told reporters after opening Avenue Capital Resources Bhd's “Bangunan Avenue” in Kuala Lumpur on May 20. He declined to elaborate.

He was responding to a question on claims by DRB-Hicom that it had not been fully paid for completing 88% of the civil works of the project as well as some RM700 million in variation cost owed by the government.

DRB-Hicom had mutually terminated the contract with the government in view of the huge debt owing by the government.

Nor Mohamed said the task of appointing the main contractor to replace DRB-Hicom was with Transport Ministry. “It is the government’s intention to complete it as soon as possible,” he said.

United Engineers (Malaysia) Bhd (UEM), which is in talks with the government, is a front-runner for the job to complete the remaining works.

UEM subsidiary UEM Builders Bhd, which is a sub-contractor for the building of RM650 million worth of bridges in the rail project, said earlier on May 20 that it was keen to take up the responsibilities.

GLCs performed extremely well
Meanwhile, on another matter, Nor Mohamed said government-linked companies (GLCs) said Khazanah Nasional Bhd and GLCs had performed extremely well last year and expected them to do better this year.

“We have just completed the first year and have seen some changes and progress, but the next 12 months will be very critical as we want to put the bulk of our vision and thinking into action,” he said.

“An important area for the GLCs for the next 12 months, especially those providing services, is that they should contribute to improving the quality of life,” he added.

Nor Mohamed said that under GLCs reforms, the government wanted to see results within three years. “The reforms are not like a 100-metre dash but more like a marathon race,” he said.

Liberalising capital market
Earlier, in his speech, Nor Mohamed said the government would implement the liberalisation of the capital market in a progressive and planned manner.

He said the deregulation of the domestic market would facilitate the emergence of strong domestic players.

“An important underlying element to improve the effectiveness of the Malaysian financial market is to encourage greater competition as it will drive market players to attain higher standards and allow them to compete both domestically and internationally,” he added.

He said Universal Brokers such as Avenue needed to remain dynamic and establish its competitive niche, particularly in the context of competition from investment banks and foreign brokers.

“Local players should view liberalisation as an opportunity to expand through international strategic alliances and financial product innovation,” Nor Mohamed said.

nazrey

June 10th, 2005, 05:49 AM

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nazrey

June 12th, 2005, 10:45 PM

Under Kong Choy’s “fast-track” development, the Ipoh-Rawang double tracking project fell further behind schedule from one year to some four years, with the pace of completion of project only one-third of the rate before the “fast track”
(11/05/2005)
Media Statement
by Lim Kit Siang

(Parliament, Wednesday): When Datuk Chan Kong Choy became Transport Minister two years ago, the RM4.6 billion Ipoh-Rawang electrified double tracking project was one year behind schedule, as it was to be completed in 35 months in June 2003 from the commencement of the contract in July 2000.

Now, the project, which is in two packages - the RM2.58 billion infrastructure works awarded to DRB-Hicom and RM1.9 billion systems works awarded to Mitsui & Co Transport Systems – is some four years behind schedule, as it can only be operational at the earliest in 2007.

In September 2003, Chan announced a “fast track” programme to complete the Ipoh-Rawang double tracking project before October 2005 for the new train service to start in early 2006.

The dynamo of this “fast track” programme was a steering committee which Chan formed and headed by the Transport Ministry secretary-general Datuk Zaharah Shaari to look after the progress of the project. Chan said the steering committee would meet weekly with the main contractors to solve the problems faced in the course of implementing the project.

However, Chan’s “fast track” project made dubious history in government development as being the slowest of all “fast track” projects. Instead of meeting weekly, the high-powered “fast track” steering committee had not met for the past one year!

In September 2003, Chan announced that DRB-Hicom had completed 71.65 per cent of the infrastructure and civil works after 38 months between July 2000 – September 2003, i.e completion of 1.9 per cent of the project per month. Early this year, independent consultant, MOTT MacDonald Ltd reported that only 82 per cent of the project had been completed by December 2004, i.e. completion of another 10.35 per cent of the project in the following 14 months of “fast track” development or 0.7 per cent of the project per month. This means that work during the 14-month “fast track” phase is very much slower as it is only 36.8 per cent of the completion rate in the previous 38 months of “non fast-track” of the contract.

Chan Kong Choy should explain the dubious honour of being responsible for the slowest “fast-track” development project in Malaysian history, with the Ipoh-Rawang double tracking project worsening from one-year behind schedule when he became Transport Minister to some four years behind schedule and the rate of completion under the “fast track” only about one-third the rate before the “fast track”.

The Transport Minister cannot keep mum on my statement yesterday about the Ipoh-Rawang double-tracking project and the Malaysian public are entitled to a full explanation from Chan as to (i) whether UEM Group Bhd had replaced DRM Hicom as the lead contractor for the unfinished portion of 18% of the project; (ii) whether this is at an additional cost of RM1.1 billion, hiking the infrastructure costs from RM2.58 billion to RM3.68 billion; and (iii) how public interests are served by such last-minute “change of horse” in the lead contractor.

nazrey

June 12th, 2005, 10:46 PM

Rail boost
25-04-2005
By Jimmy Yeow

Part of the northern sector of the multi-billion ringgit double-tracking project, which was deferred in late 2003, may be revived under the 9th Malaysia Plan if proposals by the Transport Ministry are accepted.

Its minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said: â€�The double-tracking project between Rawang and Ipoh is ongoing and it is only logical that we extend it. We have put forward (proposals) to the government to extend the double-tracking from Rawang-Ipoh (180km). We have proposed some projects under the 9th Malaysia Plan covering the northern stretches.â€�

The Ipoh-Rawang stretch costing RM4.6 billion is 82% completed and will be ready in 2007.

Speaking to reporters after officiating at the 1st Asia Rail Conference & Exhibition in Petaling Jaya on April 25, Chan said the ministryâ€�s proposals covered mainly the northern portion and not the whole double-tracking project as proposed earlier. He said a major portion of the budget allocation for transportation under the 9th Malaysia Plan would go to the development of railways.

In December 2003, the government announced the deferment of the RM14.5 billion electrified double-tracking project, which was earlier jointly awarded to Malaysia Mining Corporation Bhd and Gamuda Bhd. The deferment affected the northern stretch from Ipoh to Padang Besar and the southern sector from Seremban to Johor Bahru.

At that time, the Gamuda-MMC joint venture was appointed the main contractor for infrastructure works and the lead contractor for the entire project, including the management of interface between infrastructure and systems components.

Indian Railway Construction Co, DRB-Hicom Bhd and Emrail Sdn Bhd were given first right of refusal to be appointed as sub-contractors for the 339km Ipoh-Padang Besar segment. For the 297km southern section, China Railway Engineering Corp, DRB-Hicom and Hikmat Asia Sdn Bhd were given first right of refusal to be appointed as sub-contractors.

Chan said the government would extend the project to cover the 7.5km Sentul-Batu Caves stretch and by an additional 7km to Selayang. This stretch, considered high priority due to the rapid development taking place there, is expected to cost RM400 million and take 30 months to complete. It could see a daily passenger traffic volume of 46,000.

nazrey

June 12th, 2005, 10:47 PM

DRB-Hicom’s RM4.6bil rail contract terminated
Sunday May 15, 2005

PUTRAJAYA: The Government will take over the Rawang to Ipoh electrified railway double tracking project from DRB-Hicom, the Transport Ministry said.

It said in a statement yesterday that with the decision, the contract given to project main contractor DRB-Hicom on July 3, 2000 had been terminated.

The balance of work under the contract would be given to another entity, which has yet to be appointed, the statement said.

Arrangements to appoint a new party to take over the uncompleted works are now being finalised.

The statement, however, did not indicate when the contract was terminated.

It was reported that the RM4.6bil project was behind schedule and had gone over the budget.

The 182km track is said to be 82% completed but is 17 months behind schedule.

The latest completion date reported was 2007.

KTM Berhad’s electrified double track sector in the Klang Valley now spans 150km covering Rawang, Seremban, Sentul and Port Klang.

The expansion of the double track from Rawang to Ipoh is seen as an important part of the modernisation of the railway system.

It aims to reduce travel time between Ipoh and Rawang from the present three and a half hours to two and a half.

nazrey

June 12th, 2005, 10:52 PM

As such, this is a significant project with infrastructure works required including:

- Construction of 178 km of new main line track
- Rehabilitation of 178 km of existing main line track
- Construction of approximately 43 km of track within station yards
- Construction of 13 new station buildings
- Upgrading and refurbishment of the Ipoh Station building and platforms
- Construction of a new Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) depot
- Removal of all existing railway bridges and construction of 85 new bridges
- Removal of existing bridges over roads, construction of 40 new bridges and replacement of level crossings
- Construction of 17 motorcycle bridges
- Construction of 178 route km of cable troughing route including under track crossings
- Construction of 178 route km of track formation (for two tracks).

nazrey

June 12th, 2005, 11:04 PM

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nazrey

June 12th, 2005, 11:05 PM

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utopia0

June 13th, 2005, 07:56 PM

I really hope when PM table the new Malaysia Plan end of the year will include a renew emphasis on Rail development in Malaysia. Is high time to pump some money into this segment especially with the urban transit system.

And hopefully this time the project is handled at the Cabinet level and not ministry or agency level. A rail project cost a bomb and requires alot of focus, resources, planning and coordination. The country cant affort another IpohDoubleTrack delay.

Much has been announce, suggested over the last few years. Among the projects mention before were the

- Monorail from Sentul to Subang Jaya. Cancel indefinitely after the takeover of KLIG Bhd who says is not viable to construct that route

- extension of KTM Commuter to Batu Caves that cost rm400million for 7km. Works Minister has mention many times that the project is on, but yet nothing much has started

- extension of the Star and Putra LRT. Cancel since the economy crisis. never mention again

- new LRT Damansara to Cheras. Concept in KL Masterplan, but nothing has been discuss or plan.

- New route for KTM Commuter. Suggested by KTM but still in very preliminary stage of conception.

- Double Track Padang Besar - JB. Postpone by PM to cut budget deficit

- Penang LRT - only in conception.
- JB LRT - only in conception.

it has been almost 7 years since the LRT started operation. Which was build for the 98 Commonwealth games. Klang Valley residence really deserve further improvement and more rail routes as a mode of public transport. The same goes to Penang Ipoh JohorBharu will is getting over congested.

I hope we dont have to wait till the next Asian Games or Commonwealth Games before we get a new LRT line.

nazrey

June 17th, 2005, 05:09 PM

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nazrey

June 20th, 2005, 02:00 PM

Putrajaya monorail project.

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Construction of Putrajaya Monorail System: KLinfra in the running
Updated : 20-06-2005
Media : Malay Mail
Story By : SHAREN KAUR

KL Infrastructure Group Bhd (KLinfra), the operator of the monorail system in Kuala Lumpur, has emerged as the front runner to win a contract valued close to RM1 billion, to help build a similar system in Putrajaya, insiders said yesterday.

Mail Money was told the company may receive a letter of award from the Ministry of Transport in the very ¡§near future¡¨.

The 9km monorail track will seek to link several landmarks in the nation¡¦s administrative centre, among them the Putrajaya Convention Centre, Putrajaya Mosque and the Government Administrative Complex.

It is estimated that it will cost RM100 million per km of monorail track, and the contract will include the supply of trains for the track.

The Government, last year had deferred the project after a review by the Economic Planning Unit, which led the Federal Government not approving funding for the project.

Mail Money was told the money will be made available in the coming budget, but the cost will be much higher than the RM368 million, that was initially cited.

The company had built the country¡¦s first monorail link in Kuala Lumpur at a cost of about RM1.18 billion, which runs through the heart of the city.

KLinfra is the country¡¦s third urban rail system operator after Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn Bhd (Star) and Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd (Putra) light rail systems (LRT).

nazrey

June 30th, 2005, 05:17 PM

Monorail City To Build Two More Stations
Updated : 30-06-2005
Media : Bernama

Monorail City Development Sdn Bhd (Monorail City), plans to add two more stations in its route-map to link them to Mid Valley Megamall and KL Sentral within two years from now, executive director, Lai Ying Choy said.

The move, he said is part of the group's expansion plan to cater for the growing demand from the public for better accessibility to the commuter network in the Klang Valley.

"Currently, we are in the stage of seeking an approval from the Ministry of Transportation and other related parties, hopefully we can establish our operations in these two new areas within two to three years from now," he told reporters after witnessing the signing of a RM30 million loan facility between the company and Bank Pembangunan dan Infrastruktur Malaysia Bhd (BPIMB), here Thursday.

The loan facility, which offers an interest rate of 3.75 percent per annum and has a tenure of 10 years, will be used by the company to finance its development cost of the "Jalan-Jalan Xintiandi" project in the Brickfields area.

Monorail was represented by its chairman, Datuk Muhamad Yasin Yahya while BPIMB by its president and managing director, Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd Zin.

Lai said the plan was considered as a strategic and timely move in line with the expansion of MidValley development itself and also the growing population of Kuala Lumpur.

"It is also a good strategy as it would contribute towards the government's plan to integrate Klang Valley's public transportation system," he said.

The concept involves integrating the various modes of public transport including trains, buses, taxis and park-and-ride facilities under one roof.

Bringing all components under one roof is the best solution to bring about an efficient service, Lai said.

"With the completion of these two new stations, we hope our daily ridership will grow to 80,000 from 45,000 currently," he said.

With a total of 11 fully elevated stations (consisting of Titiwangsa, Chow Kit, Medan Tuanku, Bukit Nanas, Raja Chulan, Bukit Bintang, Imbi, Hang Tuah, Maharajalela, Tun Sambanthan and Brickfields), each between 600 metres to 1,000 metres apart, the KL Monorail is currently capable of handling up to a maximum 5,000 passengers per hour per direction (PPHPD), operating at three minutes headway with 12 numbers of two-car trains.

The 8.6 kilometre monorail elevated service will start from the Titiwangsa station in Jalan Tun Razak passing to the city centre before terminating at the KL Sentral in Brickfields.

Meanwhile, its chairman, Datuk Muhamad Yasin said under the "Jalan-Jalan Xiantiandi" project, the company is undertaking the retail development along a corridor earmarked for KL Monorail System's ancillary activities.

"Jalan-Jalan Xiantiandi flanks the Brickfields side of Klang river, across from Jalan Syed Putra and is next to the Tun Sambanthan Monorail Station and the development continues to link up with the KL Sentral Station," he said.

It features a canal running through semi-open structures of up to five storeys with 300,000 sq. ft spread over 6.7 acres of land.

Designed as a leisure, food and lifestyle centre offering upscale eateries and cafes, retail shops, a bazaar and a college/office, the area's future development include a boutique hotel and an entertainment arena.

Monorail City is a wholly owned subsidiary of KL Infrastructure Group Bhd.

nazrey

July 10th, 2005, 05:18 AM

KTM's Batu Gajah Workshop/Training Centre: Plan approval soon
FRANCIS FERNANDEZ
July 5:

THE Federal Government is close to approving a plan to build a central workshop and railway training centre in Batu Gajah for KTM Bhd, the national railway company, people familiar with the matter said yesterday.

Mail Money was told that a closed door tender might be called for the project, valued at about RM480 million by as early as this month.

The project was earlier supposed to be awarded to DRB Hicom Bhd, which had submitted a detailed plan via direct negotiations, but due to financial constrains the project was put on hold.

Among the companies which might be invited to submit their bids are YTL Corp Bhd, which had build the old workshop and training school for KTM in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Arab Malaysian Corp Bhd and IJM Corp Bhd.

Australia’s largest construction company, Leighton Holdings Ltd and an unnamed South Korean firm, might also be invited to submit bids, Mail Money was told.

The project is said to be a priority as KTM's present base in Sentul will be giving way for residential and commercial development activities.

The project involves the construction of two buildings on a 160-hectare site as part of a new rail infrastructure development plan.

The plan calls for a dedicated centre to undertake major maintenance and overhaul of KTM's rolling stock, as well as a centre to manufacture locally-assembled wagons and coaches, which are currently mostly imported from Europe.

KTM will be the project operator for the project.

nazrey

July 13th, 2005, 09:14 AM

nazrey

July 13th, 2005, 09:16 AM

Batu Gajah railway workshop/training centre: Tender period extended
Updated : 13-07-2005
Media : Malay Mail
Story By : Sharen Kaur

THE Government has extended the tender period for the RM480 million central workshop and railway training centre in Batu Gajah, Perak, people familiar with the plan said yesterday.

The tender was supposed to be closed today, but was extended to Aug 13, as some of the companies needed more time to complete their proposals.

Mail Money was told that as many as 11 companies had been invited by the Government to submit a detailed proposal for the project.

The project is split into two portions. Portion one involves the construction of a main workshop and a EMU depot. The portion is believed to be valued at RM380 million.

Portion two involves the building of railway quarters and a training school. The portion is believed to be valued at RM120 million.

Among the companies which are planning to make submissions are Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd, Chase Perdana Bhd, the HL Engineering-Projass Engineering JV, the Putra Perdana-Benastar JV, Hartasuma Sdn Bhd, Wamata Corp Sdn Bhd, Selecta Accord Sdn Bhd, Wira Emas Sdn Bhd, Global Flame Sdn Bhd and Tegap Dinamik Sdn Bhd.

A Malaysian-Korean consortium has also been invited to take part in the tender process.

It is understood that the Government may take as long as six months to study the proposals.

It is estimated that the project will take a minimum of 33 months to be completed.

The project is one of the biggest construction-related job on offer this year.

nazrey

July 22nd, 2005, 11:01 AM

Work on Batu Caves link to start next year
Updated : 13-07-2005
Media : The Star

Work on the long-awaited KTM Komuter extension from Sentul to Batu Caves will begin early next year and be completed in 2008.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the Government would proceed with the RM400mil project to enhance the public transport network in the Klang Valley.

The extension, when completed, should add a further 10,000 passengers to KTM Komuter's current 81,000 users, he told a press conference after a ceremony to mark the start of the use of Touch 'n Go cards on the KTM Komuter system at KL Sentral here yesterday.

The 7.2km extension from Sentul to Batu Caves which involves the building of a second track, electrification, stations and signalling was first announced in 1998 but postponed numerous times. The line will have four stations Batu Cantonment, Batu Village, Taman Wahyu and Batu Caves.

The 153km KTM Komuter service consists of two lines Sentul-Port Klang and Seremban-Rawang. The two lines intersect in Kuala Lumpur.

Chan said the tender and technical papers for the project was now being prepared.

Besides serving the residents in the area, the Sentul-Batu Caves line will also be used by tourists and Thaipusam pilgrims, he said.

He added that KTM Komuter was expected to carry more than 30 million passengers this year, up from 27.2 million last year.

On the use of Touch 'n Go on public transport, Chan said public transport operators and the card's operator Rangkaian Segar Sdn Bhd should agree on implementing the system quickly.

The Star yesterday reported that the last two rail-based public transport operators in the Klang Valley KL Monorail System Sdn Bhd and Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd ¨had agreed to accept the card.

While KL Monorail said it would start accepting the card in August, ERL has not given a commencement date.

nazrey

July 22nd, 2005, 11:03 AM

Electrified Double Track Project Sentul - Batu Caves
source : http://www.ktmb.com.my/article.cfm?id=47

In line with the Government’s Policy to alleviate road congestion and enhance the existing public transportation system, it has become indispensable to extend the existing Klang Valley Commuter Network to Batu Caves. Upon completion, residence in the Selayang/Gombak municipality would benefit from a high capacity railway service that would also serve as an alternative means for road transportation. The existing single track route will be upgraded to a double track and equipped with new infrastructure, i.e., new bridges, underpasses, drainage systems, new Sentul and Batu Caves Stations, new halts at Taman Wahyu, Kampung Batu and Batu Kentonmen, overhead electrification system 25kV AC (single phase) including modern signalling and communication system. The project is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2004 and expected to complete within a period of 30 months.

Sentul - Batu Caves EDT Project

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Perspective View

1) Typical Halt

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2) Batu Caves Station

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nazrey

July 22nd, 2005, 11:04 AM

2) Batu Caves Station

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Sentul - Batu Caves Commuter Line Halts & Commuter Station
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Proposed three halts and an end station at an environmentally and historically sensitive site as an extension of the Kuala Lumpur commuter line located in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

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nazrey

July 31st, 2005, 02:24 PM

Putrajaya Monorail Project To Resume Soon
July 31, 2005 12:38 PM

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 (Bernama) -- The monorail project in the federal government's administrative centre will resume soon for the convenience of the residents, workers and visitors, said Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique.

He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was expected to announce the details soon.

Speaking to reporters after flagging off 165 vehicles which took part in the Putrajaya Treasure Hunt 2005, Zulhasnan said the areas where the rails, underground tunnels and stations would be built had been identified.

He said project implementor Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd was ready to hand over the facilities to the Transport Ministry for further action.

The first phase of the project would involve constructing an underground and overhead monorail system spanning 8km from the Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry in Precinct 3 to the Education Ministry in Parcel E, he said.

Zulhasnan also said Putrajaya Corporation, the local authority, was expanding the public transport system in Putrajaya in stages.

He said it had offered a new tender to Nadi Putra, which operates the bus service, to deploy 53 more buses run on natural gas.

Hopefully, with the monorail in service and deployment of more buses, the transportation problem faced by a large number of the 70,000 residents and workers who commuted within the Putrajaya area daily would be overcome, he said.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

August 1st, 2005, 10:39 AM

Putrajaya's delayed monorail project may be back on track

Updated : 01-08-2005
Media : The Star

The long-delayed monorail project here may be back on track again.

The decision to revive the project came in light of the increasing number of residents, workers and tourists who now congregate to the country's administrative centre.

Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique said there would be an announcement soon by the Transport Ministry on the status of the project.

กงWe canกฆt say much about the project at the moment. But a decision will be made soon on its status.

กงAt present, most of the infrastructure necessary for Phase One of the project, involving some 9km, is already up,กจ he told reporters here yesterday.

The infrastructure, he added, included a 4km underground tunnel linking many of the government complexes and a bridge across the main lake here.

กงThe main components of the project have been put into place. All the monorail operator has to do, once the company has been chosen, is to put in the rail and other subsidiary systems,กจ he said.

In June last year, Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad had announced that the RM400mil project was being shelved, as the Government had not approved funding for it.

It was supposed to have been completed by the end of last year. Initially, the plan was to have two monorail lines in Putrajaya.

Zulhasnan said Putrajaya Corporation was trying to implement the park-and-ride concept and enhance public transport to ease parking woes here.

กงAt present, the concept is only implemented at the Express Rail Link station in Precinct 7 while we have plans for seven such facilities. We cannot really put this plan into place until the Putrajaya monorail, which is an important part of the public transport system here, is completed,กจ he said.

He added that local bus company Nadi Putra was acquiring 55 more vehicles to add to its existing fleet of 25 to cope with demand for public transport.

Parking problems are reaching a critical point in places like Parcels B, C, D and E, where the major government offices are located, and major tourist spots like Dataran Putra.

Zulhasnan said that in addition to this, the number of Putrajaya residents had swelled to 53,000.

Yappofloyd

August 1st, 2005, 02:46 PM

Nazrey,
thanks for all of your updates on the electrified double tracking. An important project.

mrtfreak

August 1st, 2005, 04:55 PM

Thanks! I never knew that the works and such were so advanced. Guess we now need the route map for the Putrajay Monorail eh? :) Thanks again.

nazrey

October 22nd, 2005, 05:46 PM

Putrajaya Monorail

This map of the city's monorail alignment was provided by MTrans, the
company that is building the Putrajaya Monorail. The second station below
the Depot (blue dot) is the inter-modal station where passengers can
transfer between high speed rail to the international airport or Kuala Lumpur,
taxis or busses. The straight northeast-southwest line is the central corridor
of the city. That corridor already has subway tunnels built for the monorail.

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Subway stations have a destinctive look and will shield escalators from the
sun and rain.

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Inside the Putrajaya Station are simple to understand graphics. While the
monorail symbol was already in place when these photos were taken in 2004,
the system was still several years away from completion, due to the pause in construction.

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On the station platform were various "ingredients" of monorail track.

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This first section of monorail guideway was built at the same time as the
Kuala Lumpur Airport High Speed Rail line. Enough beamway was installed to
avoid distruption of surface rail lines during later construction phases.

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Another view of graceful arched Alweg monorail beams. Looking off in the
distance, you can see two bridges to the main land mass of Putrajaya city.
Furthest to the left is a bridge which is built exclusively for the monorail.

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Once complete, the monorail bridge will give riders a spectacular view of
waterways as they approach the central city. Some sense of the large scale
of this bridge is possible when you compare it to the green porta-potty in
the foreground, and it's still a good distance from the bridge.

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nazrey

October 22nd, 2005, 05:48 PM

Putrajaya (The main island)

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nazrey

November 7th, 2005, 06:27 PM

Once complete, the monorail bridge will give riders a spectacular view of
waterways as they approach the central city. Some sense of the large scale
of this bridge is possible when you compare it to the green porta-potty in
the foreground, and it's still a good distance from the bridge.

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nazrey

November 22nd, 2005, 04:40 PM

Terminal in progress

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nazrey

November 25th, 2005, 05:11 PM

Western transport terminal Putrajaya
More infos Here (http://www.i-putra.com.my/sites/Site.cfm?id=5).

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nazrey

December 5th, 2005, 10:21 AM

Electrified Double Track Project Sentul - Batu Caves
source : EDT (http://www.ktmb.com.my/article.cfm?id=47)

In line with the Government’s Policy to alleviate road congestion and enhance the existing public transportation system, it has become indispensable to extend the existing Klang Valley Commuter Network to Batu Caves. Upon completion, residence in the Selayang/Gombak municipality would benefit from a high capacity railway service that would also serve as an alternative means for road transportation. The existing single track route will be upgraded to a double track and equipped with new infrastructure, i.e., new bridges, underpasses, drainage systems, new Sentul and Batu Caves Stations, new halts at Taman Wahyu, Kampung Batu and Batu Kentonmen, overhead electrification system 25kV AC (single phase) including modern signalling and communication system. The project is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2004 and expected to complete within a period of 30 months.

Sentul - Batu Caves EDT Project

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Perspective View

1) Typical Halt

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2) Batu Caves Station

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Proposed three halts and an end station at an environmentally and historically sensitive site as an extension of the Kuala Lumpur commuter line located in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

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YTL and Siemens in talks to take over project
SHAREN KAUR
Dec 5

YTL Corp Bhd, the country’s largest builder, and Siemens AG, Europe’s largest engineering group, may take control of the RM480 million Sentul-Batu Caves high speed rail contract, people familiar with the matter said yesterday.

Mail Money was told that YTL is in talks with Siemens to take over the three-packaged rail project.

"YTL wants to rope in Siemens to work on the three packages with Sentul Raya, by providing its expertise in signalling and electrification works," Mail Money was told.

It is firmly believed that Sentul Raya Sdn Bhd, partly owned by YTL, had secured the letter of intent (LoI) for the first package worth as much as RM230 million from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) last month.

The LoI for package two, worth about RM80 million, was given to Saujana Beta Development Sdn Bhd, a unit of Brunsfield Corp Sdn Bhd, while the LoI for package three, worth nearly RM150 million, was given to privately-held Golden Land Development Sdn Bhd.

Mail Money was told that Sentul Raya had been nominated by the MOF to work on package one, as well as manage package two and three.

The MOF had also asked Sentul Raya to interface all the three packages and deliver the project within schedule.

"The Sentul-Batu Caves project is an important project. The MOF wants to engage companies with railway expertise so that the whole system is delivered on time," said the source.

Apart from Siemens, the companies which have the infrastructure expertise to undertake the job are Bombardier Transportion, Balfour Beatty Plc, Alstom Transporation, Westing- House, Union Switch & Signal, Ascom AG (Switzerland) and Korea LG.

nazrey

January 5th, 2006, 05:52 PM

Govt Assessing Coaches For Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh Electric Train

IPOH, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- The government is assessing the trains to buy for the Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh electric train service which is scheduled to commence in early 2008.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said Thursday that the government was looking for the most suitable model but did not disclose details like the cost or the manufacturer.

He was speaking to reporters at the railway station here after arriving from Kuala Lumpur on board a train to inspect the progress of the construction of the 204km Ipoh-Rawang electric double-track railway.

He said the RM4.1 billion project was scheduled for completion by the end of 2007.

"The infrastructure works which are now 84 per cent completed are scheduled to be ready end of this year while the system works will be fully completed by end of next year to enable the service to be launched in early 2008," he said.

On the service for the route, he said the journey between Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur would take more than two hours and the train would only stop at the Batu Gajah, Kampar, Tapah, Slim River, Tanjung Malim and Rawang stations.

"This means that Ipoh residents can commute to work in Kuala Lumpur," he added.

The project was delayed before it was taken over by UEM World Bhd from DRB-Hicom Bhd last June.

nazrey

January 18th, 2006, 07:23 PM

Progress Photograph
1) Railway Bridge BR527 - Sg. Keranji

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2) ROB Jalan Tapah - Teluk Intan

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3) New Centralised Train Control (CTC) At Sentral KL Station

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4) Serendah Station

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nazrey

January 22nd, 2006, 04:35 AM

nazrey

January 23rd, 2006, 05:31 PM

Locomotives underutilised
By Cindy Tham
10-01-2006

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) is unable to maximise the use of the 40 high-power locomotives it bought for US$123 million (RM461 million) due to the delay in the completion of the Rawang-Ipoh double-tracking project.

With the double-tracking, KTMB will be able to raise the capacity by five-fold from the current operations. In the meantime, the national railway is losing out on the chance of making more revenue.

According to KTMB, it will be able to use these high-power locomotives for freight trains more frequently after the completion of the double-tracking project between Rawang and Ipoh. These locomotives from the US and China will be able to serve the busy freight sector between Ipoh and Port Klang, it said.

“We anticipate the capacity increase to be five-fold,” it said in an email reply to FinancialDaily.

KTMB had acquired 20 high-power Blue Tiger locomotives from General Electric Company, USA (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=902073#post902073), which arrived in stages beginning 2003. “All 20 of these locomotives are now fully commissioned,” it said.

The Blue Tiger locomotives, including capital spares, cost US$64.5 million via the counter trade of palm oil, it said.

KTMB said it had acquired another 20 high-power locomotives from Dalian (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=97484&page=5&pp=20), China, which cost US$58 million — including capital spares — also via the counter trade of palm oil.

By last November, it had received 12 of these locomotives from China, which are currently undergoing commissioning tests.

KTMB said the high-power locomotives are capable of operating 30 to 40 wagons per run, compared with 20 wagons with existing locomotives.

The hauling capacity of these high-power locomotives is 2,500 tonnes as opposed to only 1,200 tonnes using existing locomotives, it added.

These high-power locomotives are expected to reduce the national railway’s dependence on locomotives leased from India.

KTMB is currently leasing 20 locomotives from India. “This number will be reduced to 15 in 2006, 10 in 2007 and by 2008, we expect to stop leasing the locomotives,” it said.

The average cost for leasing and maintenance is expected to come up to about RM13 million for 15 locomotives for 2006, it said.

Work on the 179-km electrified double-tracking project between Rawang and Ipoh, which took off in 2000, was initially scheduled to be completed in 2002. DRB-Hicom Bhd was appointed to handle the construction of the infrastructure part of the project.

Following delays and cost overrun, the government announced last August that it had terminated the contract with DRB-Hicom and appointed UEM World Bhd to take over the rest of the work.

The RM4.1 billion project is now scheduled for completion by the end of 2007.

nazrey

January 23rd, 2006, 05:49 PM

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nazrey

January 23rd, 2006, 05:52 PM

Picture by : KonstantineChoo from KTMRailwayfan Club

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Main entrance

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nazrey

January 23rd, 2006, 05:54 PM

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Ticket counters

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Cafeteria

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nazrey

January 29th, 2006, 05:31 AM

Less attractive or was never attractive?

Is Rawang today less attractive than the towns in the south? Chan, understandably, does not think so. "It is just that those areas have become more attractive. Properties located in the southern corridor are enjoying enhanced values as development there is government-led. The infrastructure is in place, making the properties a more attractive investment," he reasons. "If Cyberjaya and Putrajaya weren't in the south, property prices in Puchong wouldn't be as high as that."

Talam's other developments are in the south, one of which is at Putra Perdana.

However, the property consultant at DTZ Debenham Tie Leung maintains that Rawang was never attractive. "Most developers went to Rawang based on the premise that there was going to be a lot of development by the state government, such as Proton City," he says.

"There has been no emphasis on Rawang's rejuvenation," he adds, noting that "the few rows of pre-war shop houses" in the town centre are the only commercial units in the town. Avtar agrees, saying that as the population has grown, the businesses in town handle a lot more transactions.

nazrey

January 29th, 2006, 05:32 AM

Rewriting the ending

All said and done, can the ending for Rawang be rewritten? Developers with existing projects and those embarking on new ones seem to think so.
Talam's Chan says that as the southern corridor has become quite congested, there is potential for development in the north that caters to the country-living concept.

One of the newer developments here, the Emerald township, jointly developed by Hong Leong Properties Bhd and Singapore-based Hong Bee Land Sdn Bhd, is banking on the country lifestyle concept that it offers, among others.

At the Serendah Golf Resort north of Rawang, the developer of Taman Rawang Perdana -- SunwayMas -- is planning a 200-acre mixed development. Its marketing manager, Madeline Soo, says that the company is planning to launch 2-storey terraced and semi-detached units early next year, again a resort-type of housing development.

However, these are private sector initiatives. For Rawang to be truly rejuvenated, efforts have to be government-led, says the DTZ Debenham Tie Leung consultant.

"Since there are huge landbanks available, the state government should start educational centres to act as the growth catalyst, to draw more industrialists," he adds, stressing that the educational institutions need to be market-driven, catering to the agro-based or electronics industries.

There is hope yet for Rawang. According to a spokesperson for the Selayang Municipal Council, the local authority is expected to unveil a detailed development plan for Rawang (up to 2020) very soon.

The plan is expected to gazette areas for industrial, housing and agricultural activities as well as earmark forest reserves. It is expected to be launched by the Selangor Menteri Besar this month, the spokesperson tells City & Country.

Meanwhile, a privatised project, undertaken by SAP Holdings Bhd and Mahumas Sdn Bhd to redevelop parcels of state and federal land, is expected to be a boon to the town. This project will see the development of commercial properties, the construction of a bypass and a new taxi and bus terminal.

There is also potential in leisure-related developments. The local authority, it has been proposed, should set up information kiosks or centres to inform both residents and non-residents of the activities available in the town.
"Tourism is one area that is yet untapped," says the consultant at DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, citing the Ulu Yam-Batang Kali area with its waterfalls as a site where eco-tourism developments can be undertaken.
With the Gombak Forest Reserve and the Main Range nearby, Rawang would be what the pioneer developers had said it would be -- green.
"Rawang and the north cannot challenge the south in economic terms… there is no way they can do it. The only way of going about it is through non-competitive areas," reasons the consultant.

nazrey

January 29th, 2006, 05:33 AM

Traffic woes in Rawang

There doesn't seem to be any conscious effort to improve traffic congestion in this town. It is not surprising to find bumper-to-bumper traffic on the trunk road during the weekends as people head for tourist spots like Genting Highlands. There is also a daily traffic crawl along the main trunk road to Kuala Lumpur.

As a result, areas that are outside the congested spots in Rawang, like Taman Rawang Perdana, are preferred by investors, says First Serendah's Avtar. According to him, the traffic jam, made worse by narrow roads, can be so bad that the crawl may extend from Sungai Choh (north of Rawang) right up to Templer Park on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.

Although the North-South Expressway is an option for motorists, Avtar says "the increase in toll has discouraged many buyers".

It is timely then that KTM Bhd began its commuter services in August 1995. The number of Rawang commuters this year is close to 60,000 a month, up from 30,000 a month in 1995 and 41,000 in 1998, a KTMB spokesperson tells City & Country.

Image-wise, Rawang hasn't been able to shed its "cowboy town" tag, and motorists who double-park along the main road in the town centre while they run their errands are not helping much.

nazrey

January 29th, 2006, 05:34 AM

Rawang revival

No regrets, just no luck!" says Talam Corp Bhd managing director Tan Sri Chan Ah Chye, emphatically, when asked if he had any regrets about venturing into Rawang. Chan, who is also chairman of the company, believes that if the expected growth in the northern corridor had materialised, Talam's two projects -- Bukit Beruntung and Bukit Sentosa -- would have enjoyed phenomenal sales and growth.

But is it merely luck that has resulted in development in the southern corridor overtaking that of the north? Does the location of the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang and the development of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya, all in the south, mean that developers are ignoring the north?

City & Country tours Rawang, taking a look at some of the development in and around this town, as well as the areas that hold potential for future development.

Between the early and mid-1990s, most of the major developers fought for a presence in Rawang. Talam, Land & General, Tanco Properties -- you name it -- had their respective land banks in the area or were busy acquiring them.
The public sector was just as excited about its prospects. In 1994, the Selangor government acquired 2,400ha of land in Kalumpang, near Tanjung Malim, for an integrated development to be undertaken by the Selangor State Development Corp. The Perak government also offered Hicom Bhd a site for its car assembly plant in Behrang.

Back then, property developers and consultants had only positive things to say about Rawang and the northern corridor. "An investor's goldmine" was the catchphrase property players used, recalls a consultant with proper advisors DTZ Debenham Tie Leung.

The northern corridor and Rawang seemed to have everything going for them. The North-South Expressway had just been completed, slashing travel time between Rawang and Kuala Lumpur. Most of the developers capitalised on this to promote the "country-living concept".

There was also talk that the KLIA would be located in the Bernam Valley, north of Rawang, Talam's Chan tells City & Country. And so, by the mid-1990s, Rawang and its neighbouring areas were literally besieged by new property developments.

Then came the announcement by the government to locate KLIA in Sepang. The federal government's new administrative capital, Putrajaya, was also to be sited in the south as was the Multimedia Super Corridor and its high-tech city, Cyberjaya. The south started seeing rapid development with areas like Puchong becoming much sought-after due to their proximity to the airport and the much-improved road network.

Like bees to honey, developers began to shift their attention to the southern corridor. And, although not forgotten, the northern corridor began to lag in infrastructure, property development activities and property values.

nazrey

February 22nd, 2006, 10:01 PM

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February 22nd, 2006, 10:06 PM

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nazrey

March 4th, 2006, 04:37 PM

Ipoh station

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by KonstantineChoo of ktmrailwayfan.com

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March 4th, 2006, 04:39 PM

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nazrey

March 4th, 2006, 09:59 PM

Waiting lounge
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nazrey

March 4th, 2006, 10:04 PM

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nazrey

March 4th, 2006, 10:07 PM

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nazrey

March 4th, 2006, 10:09 PM

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Blue tiger locomotive
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Doing shunting work with cement tank cars

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Cement Wagons

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nazrey

March 4th, 2006, 10:10 PM

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nazrey

March 4th, 2006, 10:14 PM

Concrete partnership
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nazrey

March 4th, 2006, 11:02 PM

Ipoh c1919
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nazrey

April 3rd, 2006, 09:45 AM

Putrajaya monorail suspension bridge
April 2006

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nazrey

May 10th, 2006, 12:18 PM

Double Railway Track

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nazrey

May 23rd, 2006, 08:22 AM

Keretapi Tanah Melayu on track to recovery
By Sharen Kaur
May 23 2006
BusinessTimes

KTMB has drawn up plans to improve products, services and capacity.
Besides acquiring new trains and engines, it intends to make train travel
a more pleasant and comfortable experience for commuters

KERETAPI Tanah Melayu Bhd's (KTMB) future looks more promising, especially since the Government has announced the implementation of several new railway infrastructure projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).

But for managing director Datuk Mohd Salleh Abdullah, the amount allocated may not be enough.

Under the 9MP, the Government allocated RM4.1 billion for railway infrastructure, whereby RM2.9 billion represents on-going construction activities, and RM1.1 billion for new projects.

"There is little room to improve especially on track capacity. This is because the RM4.1 billion allocated is definitely not enough to complete projects successfully. I may have to re-examine KTMB's strategy and re-privatise the more critical projects now.

"Furthermore, nothing much was mentioned on the much anticipated billion ringgit Northern and Southern double-tracking project. The double-tracking projects would have been the future for many, especially KTMB," Mohd Salleh told Business Times in Kuala Lumpur.

KTMB had finalised a 17-year business growth plan in 2003, which would have seen the national railway company on the road to recovery. The plan consisted of three levels - the recovery stage from 2003 to 2006, the consolidation stage from 2007 to 2010, and the growth period from 2011 to 2020.

"We are keeping our fingers crossed and hope that in the mid-term review planned in 2008, the Government will have something more concrete to announce on the North and South double-tracking project," added Mohd Salleh.

Rail projects approved under the 9MP include the Sentul-Batu Caves double-tracking rail project; the extension of double track commuter lines in Negri Sembilan; procurement of rolling stock; rehabilitation and upgrading of railway infrastructure involving tracks and bridges; and the building of double tracks from Taiping to Padang Renggas.

In the meantime, Mohd Salleh said, KTMB has its own plans to improve its products, services and capacity so it could be more efficient as a service provider.

These include acquiring six new train sets to service the line from KL Sentral to Ipoh, introducing new services to cut short travelling time in some areas, implementing a new commuter service from Rasah/Batang Kali to Rawang by year-end, and increasing passenger services during peak hours at some areas to alleviate congestion on the road.

"We have six KL-Singapore-KL services while for Penang, we have two services to and fro KL-Butterworth-KL. We will increase these services but only after the completion of the Rawang-Ipoh double-tracking project. We will also bring back our Express Rakyat services, which we had to cancel due to the double-tracking job," said Mohd Salleh.

KTMB is also looking at ways to improve facilities and disabled-friendly services at all its commuter stations, introducing second entrance and elevated entry at some stations, and preventing illegal crossing of tracks.

"We will soon identify 20 locations for building pedestrian motorcycle lanes. We are looking at 10 locations in Klang Valley alone. We will submit a paper to the Cabinet soon and call for tenders," said Mohd Salleh.

Other measures to improve services include expanding the use of Touch & Go and MyKad for travel, and requesting that the Government divert one line from Port Klang to Seremban so that the company can run more trains.

"This bypass is very important as our turnaround time is very critical. KTMB has been faced with this problem for many years now. Port operators and factory owners have to also be mindful of our operations."

Mohd Salleh said KTMB also hopes to educate the public on why train services are more useful and convenient compared to prime movers.

"Total fuel consumption for rail services is 8.4 million litres a year, while for prime movers it is 36 million litres. We could carry the same load as prime movers using less fuel," he said.

Wisarut

May 23rd, 2006, 02:05 PM

Bung Nazrey,

Look Great for Ipoh station after double tracking/renovation ...

However, it would be MUCH BETTER if there are at least 10-20 trains a day that pass Ipoh station

nazrey

May 29th, 2006, 07:00 AM

Plans to start Sentul-Batu Caves rail project by year-end
By Sharen Kaur
BusinessTimes
May 29 2006

The letter of award may be issued for the high-speed
rail project within the next couple of months

THE Government may issue the letter of award (LOA) for the three-packaged Sentul-Batu Caves high-speed rail project within the next couple of months so work can start by year-end, KTM Bhd's (KTMB) chief says.

The project involves the installation of a double-tracking system along a 7.5km stretch and upgrading of the Batu Caves station.

KTMB managing director Datuk Mohd Salleh Abdullah told Business Times that the Government had talked about finalising the Sentul-Batu Caves project under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP).

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"The Government is considering issuing the LOA to the right contractors so that works could commence by year-end. The extension of our rail services to Batu Caves will benefit the public greatly," he said.

Meanwhile, companies holding the letter of intent (LOI) for the project are believed to have negotiated their final offer price with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and KTMB.

The companies are Sentul Raya Sdn Bhd, a unit partly-owned by YTL Corp Bhd; Saujana Beta Dev Sdn Bhd, a unit of Brunsfield Corp Sdn Bhd; and privately-held Golden Land Development Sdn Bhd.

The three received the LOI for package one, two and three respectively from MOT late last year.

It is believed the individually-negotiated packages has brought the total project cost to about RM660 million, compared with RM420 million negotiated by DRB-HICOM Bhd and the Government in late 2002.

DRB-HICOM had offered to work on package one, two and three costing RM210 million, RM90 million and RM115 million respectively at that time.

DRB-HICOM received the LOI for the project in 2002, but the LOA was not issued as they had delayed the completion of the Rawang-Ipoh double tracking project.

The Government subsequently invited the three companies in mid-2005 to participate in the project due to their past experience in civil infrastructure works and their association with foreign railway partners.

"Sentul Raya is asking for RM318 million, while Saujana Beta and Golden Land are asking for RM190 million and RM120 million each, plus an additional RM30 million for consultant fees, and local authority charges like connection charges for electricity, and dealing with City Hall and the Public Works Department," said a source who has seen the documents.

The price difference is mainly attributed to the increase in raw material cost and technology.

Under the 9MP, the Government allocated RM30.3 bilion for transportation infrastructure.

This includes RM17.3 billion for new road construction and improvement of existing roads, RM1.6 billion for public transportation, RM3.6 billion for railway infrastructure, RM1.3 billion for port development, RM2.9 billion for airport development and RM3.6 billion for road improvement in rural areas.

"At RM660 million, it means that it will also cost between RM80 million and RM85 million to construct every 1km of the 7.5km stretch, which is about 2.5 times more than the cost to build every 1km of the Ipoh to Rawang double tracks," said the source.

nazrey

May 31st, 2006, 07:47 AM

DRB-Hicom gets RM425m VO settlement
29-05-2006
THEEDGEDAILY

DRB-Hicom Bhd has secured a full and final settlement of RM425 million from the government upon the resolution of the issue of payment of variation order (VO) and loss and expense claims in relation to additional works at the Rawang-Ipoh electrified double tracking rail project.

This confirms the FinancialDaily report recently that the company had secured a RM400 million settlement from the government for the VO. It was reported that the sum was within market expectation of between RM350 million and RM450 million.

"Subsequent to this, DRB-Hicom is in further discussion with the government in regards to related issues pertaining to liquidated ascertained damages and release of performance bond.

"DRB-HICOM is hopeful and positive that this matter will also be amicably resolved in due course," DRB-Hicom said in a statement on may 29.

DRB-Hicom was the main contractor of the RM2.58 billion project until May last year when it mutually terminated the contract with the government. Last June, UEM Builders Bhd was appointed to take over and lead the project.

allurban

June 10th, 2006, 12:54 PM

nazrey

July 18th, 2006, 05:11 AM

Ipoh Railway Station
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nazrey

July 26th, 2006, 05:13 AM

KTMB to award tender for repair work on EMUs
15-07-2006
The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: KTM Bhd (KTMB) is in the process of awarding a tender for repairs to 12 of its Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) so that the frequency of the KTM Komuter trains can be increased.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said an allocation had already been set aside for the repairs of the EMUs now lying idle and in need of repairs.

He said KTMB would bring the number of trains in service to 58 once the 12 units were back in service.

He said there had been a steady increase in the number of the KTM Komuter users over the years and additional trains were needed to increase the frequency of the service.

Trains now run at one every 15 minutes during peak hours and one every half-hour during off-peak hours.

กงThere were 21,000 commuters using the service daily in 2001 and this has increased to 85,000 last year. In the first six months of this year, there were 94,000 users a day,กจ he said, adding that the number rose to about 105,000 on weekends.

He attributed the increase to the campaign to promote the use of public transport by the Government following the hike in petrol price.

Chan was speaking to reporters after opening the newly completed Kepong Sentral (http://www.ktmb.com.my/article.asp?id=1387) KTM Komuter station.

Also present were KTMB chairman Tan Sri Lim Ah Lek and its managing director Datuk Mohd Salleh Abdullah.

The minister said steps to improve efficiency were not linked to any plans to increase the fare.

Lim said KTMB understood that any fare increase would burden the rakyat, and was instead looking at other ways of increasing its revenue such as selling more advertising space.

Chan said there were plans to extend the public transport system, such as the LRT, to different parts of Subang Jaya and Puchong.

nazrey

August 5th, 2006, 06:59 AM

Kepong Sentral KTM Komuter station. (New)
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nazrey

August 30th, 2006, 05:04 AM

Rail travel expansion
Wednesday August 30, 2006
By MERGAWATI ZULFAKAR
TheStar

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PUTRAJAYA: A new light rail transit line linking Kota Damansara and Cheras will be running in four years’ time, and the present LRT networks expanded, under a special RM10bil Government allocation for an efficient and cost-effective public transport system in the Klang Valley.

The new line will cover some 30km and cut across Kuala Lumpur.

The Kelana Jaya line (formerly Putra LRT) will be extended to Subang Jaya and USJ, while the Sri Petaling line (formerly Star LRT) will cover Puchong.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who made the announcement, said Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) – the holding company under Ministry of Finance Incorporated – had tabled its public transportation plan in the Klang Valley up to 2010.

SPNB owns the rail lines as well as the Cityliner and Intrakota buses operated by Rapid KL.

“Apart from the new rail line, SPNB will buy train coaches, new buses, develop new infrastructure, set up a new ticketing programme and build integrated transport terminals in Gombak and Bandar Tasik Selatan.

“Rapid KL will get 1,130 buses and repair its present fleet of 600 buses. So by the first quarter of next year, Rapid KL will have more than 1,700 buses plying bus routes within the Klang Valley,” he told newsmen after chairing the first meeting of the Cabinet committee on public transportation.

Also present was Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy.

To enhance the bus service, SPNB and Rapid KL will provide shuttle services to housing estates within the Klang Valley.

Najib hoped that with all the new elements in place, public transportation in the Klang Valley would be a fully integrated system comprising the LRT, monorail, commuter train, Express Rail Link and buses.

The new and extended LRT lines and more buses on the road will boost the Government’s effort to increase public transport usage in the Klang Valley. The average number of daily passengers for rail-related transport barely reached 450,000 last year.

“The low percentage of city folks using public transport is one of the contributing factors to traffic congestion,” the Deputy Prime Minister said, adding that the Government wanted to increase the percentage of public transport passengers from 11% to 40% to be in line with big cities worldwide.

Najib also said that the RM4.4bil the Government was supposed to have saved when it slashed fuel subsidies, the savings to be channelled to improving public transport, had been wiped out by escalating global fuel prices.

“So this money (RM10bil) is a special allocation because the Government is committed to improving the system,” he added.

SPNB chief executive officer Shaipuddin Shah Harun said the cost to build the new line and two extensions was estimated at RM7bil.

However, he said, the company was still studying how best to connect the new line between Kota Damansara and Cheras to the existing lines and the extensions from Kelana Jaya and USJ and from Sri Petaling to Puchong.

“We are still studying the geographical area where the lines would run, the suitability of each station, the cost and time to construct the project,” he added.

He said, for example, there were several options for the line between Kelana Jaya and USJ.

“The study to identify the potential routes started three months ago. We are half way through it. The final report should be completed in October,” he added.

nazrey

September 11th, 2006, 08:14 AM

Kepong Sentral KTM Komuter station. (New)
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nazrey

September 11th, 2006, 08:30 AM

Proposed 14 standard Halts and Stations for the Rawang - Ipoh high-speed line. Located between Rawang to Ipoh.

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Open 2008 !
Slim River Station - Overall View

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Behrang (CH.277.6) - Completed Track

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nazrey

September 15th, 2006, 04:36 PM

Ipoh Station
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nazrey

September 15th, 2006, 04:49 PM

The Ipoh Railway Station, an architectural grandeur and pride of the city, is undergoing major refurbishment to complement KTM Berhad’s RM4bil electrified double tracking project from Rawang to Ipoh.

Once completed, it will blend the 85-year-old colonial atmosphere with the unique ultra-modern facilities.

Built in 1917, the station with its Moorish architecture ranks second in terms of elegance after Kuala Lumpur’s landmark station. Both stations were designed by architect A.R. Hubback.

The most imposing portion of the station is the concrete three-storey building which houses the railway administrative offices as well as the Majestic Station Hotel which occupies the mezzanine and upper floors.

Except for a new coat of paint, minor repairs and a change of roofings, the main structure and the facade of the heritage building would remain unchanged.

The bulk of upgrading works would be on the platform area located behind the station building.

The platform roof, with an ultra modern design would take the shape of an inverse curve, spanning over two new platforms.

The tracks would be re-aligned to bring them further away from the station building.

New features at the platform area are elevators, escalators and overhead bridges for passengers to get from one platform to another.

“All the facilities will be disabled-friendly.

“One of the two existing underpasses would be closed. Only the underpass near Fryer Road would be retained to allow people to walk to the platforms.

“Other features at the railway station would be waiting areas with retail kiosks,” said KTMB public relations officer Azizah Ujang.

Also planned are two ancillary buildings on both sides of the railway station which would house the parcel room, courier room and the mechanical and electrical rooms.

The refurbishment of the railway station, costing RM6.3mil, is undertaken by DRB-Hicom Bhd which would also be constructing 15 other new station buildings and halts along the 402km-long new track.

Veritas Architects was given the job of designing the Ipoh project including all the other stations along the route.

Those who may not be too happy with the refurbishment of the railway station could be the stall operators located by the sides of the station as the areas they now occupy had been earmarked for parking lots and a TNB feeder substation.

The Ipoh City Council confirmed that the stall operators have been issued with eviction notices and would be relocated to a temporary site.

nazrey

September 15th, 2006, 04:57 PM

Ipoh Railway Station
Platform

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nazrey

September 24th, 2006, 07:26 AM

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nazrey

September 24th, 2006, 07:28 AM

RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT BATU GAJAH

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Minister Officiates The Ground Breaking Of Batu Gajah’s New Railway Station - 18th March 2004

The Minister of Transport Dato’ Sri Chan Kong Choy officiated Batu Gajah’s new railway station at a ground breaking ceremony at Kampung Pisang Batu Gajah, Perak.

In his speech he said the KTM Berhad's Central Workshop and Railway Training Centre would be set up there to help boost Batu Gajah town as the hub for major railway-based activities in the country.

Two complexes, would be developed on the 160-hectare site and are expected to be completed in 2008 at a total cost of about RM400 million. They would have a combined workforce of 500.

The first complex, i.e the central workshop, would replace those found in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. It is a part of the new Rail Infrastructure Development Project, and would undertake major maintenance and overhaul on KTM's rolling stock.

Another important complex would be the new railway-training centre, which would accommodate the growing demand for expertise in the railway sector and to enhance manpower skills.

The project is one of the 12 under the electrified double-tracking project connecting Rawang and Ipoh. The others are in Serendah, Rasa, Batang Kali, Kuala Kubu Baru, Tanjung Malim, Behrang, Slim River, Sungkai, Tapah Road, Kampar and Ipoh.

Dato’ Sri Chan added that the proposed training centre could also play the role of "centre of excellence" that could benefit other railway authorities in Southeast Asia.

The Railway Infrastructure Development Project as a whole would also act as a catalyst for downstream activities in the area. This will create the much needed employment opportunities and raise the quality of life of the people of Perak, and Batu Gajah.

Also present at the function were Barisan Nasional candidate for Batu Gajah Datuk Ong Ka Chuan, Transport Ministry secretary-general Datuk Zaharah Shaari, KTMB chairman Tan Sri Thong Yaw Hong and KTMB managing director Encik Mohd Salleh Abdullah.

DRB-HICOM Berhad is the main contractor for Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) electrified double-tracking project.

Batu Gajah Station

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Latest:
Road Builder awarded RM348m Perak rail project
September 23 2006
BusinessTimes

The company says the Batu Gajah railway project was secured through a bidding process and the construction period is 33 months

ROAD Builder (M) Holdings Bhd has received a letter of award from the Government to build and maintain a railway project in Batu Gajah, Perak, worth RM348.13 million.

The project, awarded via the Transport Ministry, is for Package 1, comprising workshops and depots.

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Road Builder said the project was secured through a bidding process. The construction period for the project is 33 months.

Road Builder said the project requires the company to undertake the design, construction to completion, testing, commissioning and maintenance of workshops and depots, equipment, trackworks, mechanical and electrical works, and infrastructure works.

The company said the project should contribute positively to the group's earnings for the financial year ending June 30 2007.

For the first half of the year, the group's net profit was RM39.1 million on the back of RM525.8 million revenue.

On Bursa Malaysia yesterday, its shares closed 60 sen higher at RM2.64 on a volume of 32,899 shares.

In August, Road Builder had announced that its subsidiary Road Builder (M) Sdn Bhd, in joint venture with Syarikat Pembenaan Fajar Baru (Rembau) Sdn Bhd, had accepted a letter of award for Package 2 of the project.

The package, comprising staff quarters and a training school, was worth RM74.95 million and is expected to be completed in 24 months.

nazrey

October 31st, 2006, 12:06 PM

Three firms bid for rail project
Tuesday October 31, 2006
TheStar

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PENANG: Three companies are bidding for the RM1.2bil monorail project here.

Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, who said this, declined to name the companies.

He said the project was undertaken as a private financed initiative (PFI) and the proposals by the three companies were now with the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) and Finance Ministry.

“The state government will still have a say in the project despite it being a PFI,” he said.

“We will need to acquire land for the project and ensure that the ride charges are reasonable.

“We will also need to integrate the public bus route with the monorail’s to ensure they do not clash,” he added.

Dr Koh said that it was more feasible and viable to carry out the project as a PFI as a private company would finance, build and operate the monorail.

He was speaking to reporters after outgoing state police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Christopher Wan and his successor DCP Datuk Koh Hong Sun visited him at his office yesterday.

It was reported recently that the Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) was bidding for the project.

It had proposed a modern electric tram system with a cruising speed of up to 100kmph operating at a frequency of five-minute intervals.

Routes proposed for the monorail system were from the Penang International Airport to the Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal (Phase 1 – 18km), ferry terminal to Paya Terubong (Phase 2 – 11km) and Komtar to Tanjung Tokong (Phase 3 – 9.5km).

nazrey

November 7th, 2006, 03:25 PM

Before high voltage cabel been installed
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Tapah Station
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nazrey

November 7th, 2006, 03:34 PM

Donated Rails to Cambodia @ Ipoh Station
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nazrey

November 7th, 2006, 03:35 PM

@ Ipoh Station
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Momo1435

November 7th, 2006, 10:38 PM

^^
You made a double post! :jk:

Thanks for all the wonderful updates and pictures, it's good to see country like Malaysia investing so much in it's railway network. Good sustainable development is always good for the economy and the people.

The stations look very modern and clean.

Keep on posting! :okay:

forrestcat

November 8th, 2006, 05:34 AM

The Ipoh railway station looks great....:banana: ...the modern roof blends well with the old colonial style railway building, can't wait to go to Ipoh via train in 2008. :) .

nazrey

November 18th, 2006, 11:40 AM

Electrified Double Track Project Sentul - Batu Caves
source : EDT (http://www.ktmb.com.my/article.cfm?id=47)

In line with the Government’s Policy to alleviate road congestion and enhance the existing public transportation system, it has become indispensable to extend the existing Klang Valley Commuter Network to Batu Caves. Upon completion, residence in the Selayang/Gombak municipality would benefit from a high capacity railway service that would also serve as an alternative means for road transportation. The existing single track route will be upgraded to a double track and equipped with new infrastructure, i.e., new bridges, underpasses, drainage systems, new Sentul and Batu Caves Stations, new halts at Taman Wahyu, Kampung Batu and Batu Kentonmen, overhead electrification system 25kV AC (single phase) including modern signalling and communication system. The project is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2004 and expected to complete within a period of 30 months.

Sentul - Batu Caves EDT Project

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Perspective View

1) Typical Halt

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2) Batu Caves Station

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Proposed three halts and an end station at an environmentally and historically sensitive site as an extension of the Kuala Lumpur commuter line located in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

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Extension on track
Saturday November 18, 2006
By LAI CHOR WENG
TheStar

THE much-awaited Sentul-Batu Caves extension of the KTM Komuter system will be completed by May 2009.

KTM Bhd managing director Datuk Mohd Salleh Abdullah said the project site was handed over to contractor YTL Corporation Bhd last Friday.

“The time for completion is 30 months from the date of site possession,” he said after KTMB's Hari Raya open house at its workshop in Sentul on Thursday.

The extension, which will cost RM515mil, will enable the Port Klang-Sentul commuter train service to be extended another 7.2km to Batu Caves.

New stations will be constructed at Sentul, Batu Cantonment, Batu Village, Taman Wahyu and Batu Caves.

The project will also involve the construction of a second track, electrification and signalling.

Mohd Salleh also said the KTM workshop in Batu Gajah would be completed in 33 months.

He said the 161ha site, which would contain a workshop, depot, training centre and quarters, was handed over to the contractor on Nov 8.

The RM410mil project was awarded to Road Builder (Malaysia) Bhd.

In his welcome speech, Mohd Salleh thanked KTM staff who willingly sacrificed Hari Raya and Deepavali to keep the trains running.

Present at the Hari Raya do were KTMB chairman Tan Sri Lim Ah Lek, board members, KTMB senior management, as well as current and former KTMB staff.

nazrey

December 6th, 2006, 01:02 PM

Upgrading and electrification of Rawang - Ipoh line, Malaysia
for the Malaysian State Railway Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad KTMB

With the help of Siemens Transportation Systems, the single-track, non-electrified 179-km-long line will be electrified and upgraded for double-track operation from 2008 onwards. The network of double-track lines already existing in Kuala Lumpur is to be extended northward from Rawang to Ipoh. This line is operated by KTMB (Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad), the Malaysian State Railway.

As leader of a consortium that includes Balfour Beatty, Siemens is responsible for the project management, systems engineering, design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the subsystems: communication, CCTV, station SCADA, automatic fare collection, as well as the power supply and overhead contact line systems.

The overall project scope encompasses the infrastructure with civil work, trackworks, station construction, signalling, a new operating area and system works.

Delivery time 2001 - 1st quarter of 2007
Route length 179 km
Stations 13 stations, 14 interlockings, 2 halts

Castle_Bravo

December 7th, 2006, 06:13 PM

Nice railway line.
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Cool :cheers: old and new ;)

OshHisham

December 7th, 2006, 06:17 PM

i don't understand...i thought the government sets this project on hold?

pedang

December 14th, 2006, 05:48 AM

UEM World to complete Rawang-Ipoh project for RM766.97m

By Gan Yen Kuan
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The Rawang-Ipoh electrified double track rail project is back on track after UEM World Bhd received government approval to undertake the project for a contract sum of RM766.97 million.

UEM World said on Dec 13 the government had accepted its offer to complete the project and a formal contract would be executed soon.

The contract would involve the construction, completion, testing, commissioning and maintenance of the railway track.

“The period of the contract is for 22 months, commencing from June 1, 2005 to March 31, 2007,” it said, adding more details of the contract would be made available upon announcement of the execution of the contract.

UEM World added it intended to novate the contract to its 57.1% subsidiary UEM Builders Bhd upon the execution of the contract.

UEM Builders’ unit, UEM Construction Sdn Bhd, had been undertaking the works for the double track rail project on an interim basis since its appointment by the government on June 1, 2005.

UEM Construction took over the multi-billion ringgit project, which was 88% completed by former main contractor DRB-Hicom Bhd.

DRB-Hicom had pulled out of the contract after being owed by the government for dues on work already done as well as RM700 million in variation orders.

UEM World and UEM Builders share prices closed two sen higher to RM1.71 and RM1.39, respectively. DRB-Hicom was unchanged at RM1.58.

allurban

December 22nd, 2006, 01:17 AM

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20061221095932/Article/local1_html

Kuantan Sentral coming up
21 Dec 2006
M. Hamzah Jamaludin

KUANTAN: A state-of-the-art railway station similar to KL Sentral will be built on a 24-hectare site in Bukti Goh here.

The integrated railway station will be built in tandem with the proposed express rail link from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan.

Construction will begin in about seven years and should be finished by 2015.

It will be the main connecting point between the west coast railway network and the proposed east coast express rail system.

The present connection does not go through Kuantan. It runs from Kuala Lumpur to Gemas, Mentakab, Pasir Mas and Tumpat.

The Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan express rail link and Kuantan Sentral are among the national projects included in the Kuantan Local Plan 2004-2015.

The draft is on display now.

Kuantan Municipal Council president Datuk Mohammad Safian Ismail said the Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan rail link will be about 245km long.

The trains will run at up to 190kph and make the journey in 60 to 90 minutes.

"We have identified the alignment for the proposed track.

"Most of the areas involved are private land," he said.

If there are no objections, he said the council will submit the draft to the Town and Country Planning Department in March so it can be gazetted, after which, the authorities are expected to begin acquiring the land.

A year ago ,Town and Country Planning Department director-general Datuk Mohd Fadzil Mohd Khir told all east coast local authorities to identify the route for the proposed express rail service that will link Johor Baru to Kuala Terengganu and Kota Baru.

The east coast express railway system will be part of the Fast Inter-city Railway System (First) that will link all major cities in the country.

Apart from Kuantan, the east and west coast railways will have a connection between Kota Baru and Alor Star. The railway network will become the backbone of the National Integrated Transportation System.

It is part of the proposed Trans-Asian Railway network.

"First"was approved during the National Physical Planning Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last year.

Im quite impressed with the FIRST proposal and the KL Kuantan ERL. They say the draft is on display now...any idea where and how to get access to this info?

Cheers, m

acela

December 22nd, 2006, 02:28 AM

nazrey

February 9th, 2007, 02:36 PM

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nazrey

February 9th, 2007, 02:37 PM

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awangmamat

February 9th, 2007, 03:50 PM

so how will they build the line to kuantan?Is it using the existing metre gauge or they will build a new line crossing the banjaran titiwangsa wa that will be good we'll have our mountain railway just like switzerland.

I'd be very interested in the KL-Kuantan alignment. Will we be seeing the SMART tunnel's TBMs being used again? :cheers:

nazrey

February 20th, 2007, 10:18 AM

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thainotts

February 21st, 2007, 01:39 AM

^^ ahhh! I'm jealous of KTM and its gorgeous stations! :drool:

nazrey

February 22nd, 2007, 04:40 PM

Ipoh Railway Station - view from Jalan Pejabat Pos
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nazrey

March 16th, 2007, 09:46 AM

This project involves the construction of a new track (179 km) and upgrading of the existing track to allow for a maximum design speed of 160 kph. The other components of the project involved the construction of new concrete railway bridges, culverts, 14 stations, 40 overhead road bridges to eliminate all level crossings, construction of a new EMU Depot at Batu Gajah, overhead 25kV 50Hz electrification system, modern signalling and communication, Automatic Fare Collection system, land acquisitions and relocation of squatters

Route Map: Rawang - Ipoh EDT Project

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The main objectives are:-
- to extend the existing KTM Komuter service from Seremban - Rawang to Tg. Malim with an average number of 100 services per day.
- introduction of a rapid intercity service, between Ipoh and Sentral KL Sentral, with 16 services per day in the beginning and ultimately 32 services per day.
- to upgrade existing rail infrastructure for the increase in track capacity for Komuter, Intercity and freight trains.

The Contract for Infrastructure Package was awarded to DRB-HICOM on 17 July 2000 and System Package awarded to Mitsui Co. Ltd. - Mitsui Transportation Systems Consortium on 10 January 2001.

The work under the infrastructure package has been 18 months behind schedule. This has resulted in consequential delays to the system works. However, recovery programme have been instituted by both contractors to mitigate the delay and the progress is being monitored closely by the special committee led by the Ministry of Transport to ensure successful completion of the project.

With the commissioning of the project which is expected by early 2007, KTM Berhad will be able to introduce rapid intercity trains from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh and extend the KTM Komuter services from Rawang to Tanjung Malim

Mid-year date for rail project
Tuesday February 27, 2007
TheStar (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/27/nation/16985059&sec=nation)

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Festive greeting: (from left) Hulu Selangor MP Datuk G. Palanivel, MCA
vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat, Chan, Hulu Selangor MCA division chief Datuk
Ch'ng Toh Eng, Hulu Selangor division Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Mohd Idris
Abu Bakar and Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib
wishing guests a prosperous new year during the open house in Kuala Kubu
Baru.

KUALA KUBU BARU: The Rawang-Batang Kali stretch of the double-track rail project is expected to be operational before July.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the stretch would ease the traffic movement between the two areas.

The Government would overcome problems, such as land acquisition, he told reporters at a Chinese New Year Open House organised by the Hulu Selangor MCA division here yesterday.

The stretch is part of the 179km Rawang-Ipoh track, which forms a section of the project by national railway firm, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB), to lay parallel lines from Padang Besar to Johor Baru.

Chan said the Rawang-Ipoh track, designed for high-speed trains, is also expected to be completed by the end of the year

Upon its completion, KTMB plans to extend the KTM Komuter service to Tanjung Malim and introduce a rapid inter-city train service from KL Sentral to Ipoh.

forrestcat

March 17th, 2007, 02:51 PM

Great..I was wondering where this thread is.

It's good to see the station at Tanjung Malim brightly lit. :) .This indicate that the Rawang-Ipoh line will definitely finish this year.

Anyway,here's an article on the extension of the Rawang-Ipoh line until Padang Besar,about 600km from Kuala Lumpur.:banana: .Good years ahead for rail travel in Malaysia.

Ipoh-Padang Besar Double-track Project To Continue

March 16, 2007 16:24 PM
PUTRAJAYA, March 16 (Bernama) -- The Cabinet Committee on Public Transport Friday decided to start immediately negotiations to finalise the double track electrification project from Ipoh to Padang Besar at the border with Thailand.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government had decided to proceed with the project as the Rawang-Ipoh route had been completed.

He said the cost of the project would be determined after the Transport and Finance ministries concluded their negotiations on the price.

"As the Rawang and Ipoh route has been completed, the government can optimise the project if the track is extended to Padang Besar. I hope we can start the project soon after the negotiation is concluded," he told reporters after chairing the meeting here.

The 330km double tracking project north of Ipoh to Padang Besar was awarded to MMC Corp. (MMC) and Gamuda Bhd consortium three years ago but it was postponed in 2003 to curtail government spending on mega projects.

Gamuda and MMC are expected to spend about RM9 billion on the project.

On the construction of the southern section of the double track to Singapore, Najib said the government had given a letter of intent to India to take part in the project.

He said the Indian government would appoint a qualified contractor to carry out the project.

nazrey

March 21st, 2007, 02:31 PM

SERENDAH STATION new
Picture by kelvinkhew of ktmrailwayfan.com

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KING BOB

April 1st, 2007, 07:21 PM

That's such a slow speed! :(
High speed rail?? It would probably be a long trip from Ipoh to Johor.

forrestcat

April 4th, 2007, 11:53 AM

Does it really need to be so fast?

As long the service puctual and safe..enuffla.

KTM chairman argues that by continuing KTM's double tracking until JB,it'll be able to provide freight service,which would provide additional evenue and benefit trade in Malaysia.

Is it that HSL with trains going more than 300km/h cannot provide freight service?

Wisarut

April 16th, 2007, 10:44 AM

KTM chairman argues that by continuing KTM's double tracking until JB,it'll be able to provide freight service,which would provide additional evenue and benefit trade in Malaysia.

Is it that HSL with trains going more than 300km/h cannot provide freight service?

The same old Meter gauge with Max Speed at 160 kph ....

Freight Service and High Speed passenger Service should NEVER use the ame tracks at ALL if the railway authority WANTS to keep them a real HIGH SPEED ...

forrestcat

April 16th, 2007, 12:17 PM

'Recently there was a private proposal to build and operate a high speed line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. As far as KTMB is concerned, we prefer to concentrate on modernising the existing infrastructure through double tracking and electrification from Seremban to Johor Bahru or Singapore. In this way the huge investment in the railway infrastructure will not solely benefit passenger services, but also freight trains on the existing and well-connected network. Double-tracking and electrification of the existing network would improve our capability, and offer the greatest overall benefit to the country.'
http://www.railwaygazette.com/Articles/2006/10/01/3114/Malaysia+plans+five+years+of+rail+growth.html

This is the statement to makes things clear.

forrestcat

April 22nd, 2007, 06:51 AM

April 21, 2007 15:19 PM
KL-Ipoh Fast Train Service To Start Early Next Year

RAWANG, April 21 (Bernama) -- A fast train service between Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh will begin early next year after the Rawang-Ipoh double-tracking project is fully completed by yearend.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the travelling time under the new service would be two hours 15 minutes as the train had to stop at several stations along the route such as in Tanjung Malim, Slim River, Tapah, Kampar and Batu Gajah.

"When the Rawang-Ipoh electrified double track project is fully completed, a new practice may emerge where people working in Kuala Lumpur will opt to live in suburban areas like Tanjung Malim or even Ipoh and commute using a train," he said when opening the Rasa KTM Komuter station and launching the Rawang-Rasa KTM Komuter service today.

He said this situation would not be impossible because it happened in Seremban where many of its residents used KTM Komuter to go to work in Kuala Lumpur daily.

Moreover, Chan said, the service was in line with the government's effort to encourage the use of public transport and avoid traffic jams and help reduce road accidents.

Phase One of the Rawang-Ipoh double-tracking project from Rawang to Rasa, spanning 26km, was fully completed at the end of last year and started operations today through the Rawang-Rasa KTM Komuter service.

The public can use the new service for free from today until May 2. It starts from 5.45am until 9.30pm daily with 30 minute frequency.

"We hope the public will take this opportunity and bring their families and friends on sightseeing and leisure tours using public transport," Chan said.

-- BERNAMA

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Note: The distance between Ipoh an Kuala Lumpur is about 200km.

nazrey

May 13th, 2007, 03:41 PM

Kuala Kubu Baru Halt
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nazrey

May 29th, 2007, 09:55 AM

Serendah Halt
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nazrey

June 10th, 2007, 03:52 PM

Serendah Station
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nazrey

June 23rd, 2007, 03:06 PM

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nazrey

June 23rd, 2007, 03:12 PM

Rasa station
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nazrey

June 23rd, 2007, 03:31 PM

Progress Photograph
1) New Centralised Train Control (CTC) At Sentral KL Station

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2) Serendah Station

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Slim River Station - Overall View

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nazrey

June 24th, 2007, 03:14 PM

by TWK90 of Forum Pencakar Langit Malaysia
Track after Kuala Kubu Baru station

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Serendah station

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nazrey

July 7th, 2007, 09:30 AM

Rawang-Ipoh Double Track Almost Complete
July 06, 2007 21:26 PM

SERDANG, July 6 (Bernama) -- The Rawang-Ipoh double track commuter train project is nearing completion, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy.

"It is almost 99 percent completed. I will be making inspections on it next week," he told reporters after launching the Permai Central Transport Hub near here today.

The RM4.6-billion project spanning 180km, which will provide Rawang and Ipoh a high speed rail link, would be operational by early next year, he said.

Meanwhile, Chan said contractors involved in the Ipoh-Padang Besar double tracking project were working on its cost with the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Finance Ministry and his ministry.

The 330km-project is expected to resume early next year and due for completion in 2012. It was postponed in 2003 to curtail government spending on mega projects.

"Once this project is completed, we do not see any problem in operating a commuter train service between Penang and Ipoh," Chan said.

On the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport upgrading project, he said a study was still underway to ascertain whether the project will just involve extension of the runway or include the expansion of the airport terminal building.

"My officers are meeting with the EPU and Finance Ministry to follow up on the matter. It might take two to three weeks to come up with the costing for the project," he said.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

July 8th, 2007, 10:25 AM

Rawang-Ipoh rail link nears completion
July 7 2007

THE Rawang-Ipoh double track commuter train project is nearing completion, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy.

“It is almost 99 per cent completed. I will be making inspections on it next week,” he told reporters after launching the Permai Central Transport Hub near Serdang yesterday.

The RM4.6-billion project spanning 180km, which will provide Rawang and Ipoh a high speed rail link, would be operational by early next year, he said.

Meanwhile, Chan said contractors involved in the Ipoh-Padang Besar double tracking project are working on its cost with the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Finance Ministry and his ministry.

The 330km-project is expected to resume early next year and due for completion in 2012. It was postponed in 2003 to curtail government spending on mega projects.

“Once this project is completed, we do not see any problem in operating a commuter train service between Penang and Ipoh,” Chan said. - Bernama

hetfield85

July 13th, 2007, 01:34 PM

2007/07/13
Double-tracking rail service to start next year
By : Jaspal Singh

IPOH: The much-delayed Ipoh-Rawang double-tracking electrification railway service will take off early next year.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy gave the assurance after inspecting the ongoing construction of the RM4 billion project by boarding a train from Rawang to Ipoh yesterday.

He said at the central railway station here that infrastructure and system works between Rawang and Ipoh were nearing completion.

"By Dec 31, all work including trial runs will be completed and by early next year, the 180km double-tracking railway service will take off."

Chan said 99.87 per cent of the work had been completed to date involving construction of 402.5km of tracks, 15 stations and 38 overhead, 41 railway and 16 motorcycle-cum-pedestrian bridges.

This only left landscaping work and the issuance of a certificate of fitness by local authorities.

"As of today, the double-tracking project on the whole is 98 per cent complete," said Chan, who was accompanied by KTMB chairman Tan Sri Lim Ah Lek and managing-director Datuk Mohd Salleh Abdullah.

The much-talked about railway service was earlier scheduled to be completed by the end of 2004.

Once operational, it will take only two hours to travel between Ipoh and Rawang, half the time taken at present.

On the extension of the double-tracking electrification project from Ipoh to Padang Besar, the minister said negotiations between the parties involved would begin soon.

Work on the Ipoh-Padang Besar double-tracking project would begin next year, he added.

On the proposal to extend the Ipoh airport’s runway, Chan said a meeting would be held next week.

nazrey

July 14th, 2007, 04:45 AM

Nationwide rail safety campaign
Friday July 13, 2007

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look: Mohd Salleh giving Chan a progress report on the Rawang-Ipoh
doubletrack project at the Tanjung Malim station yesterday.

IPOH: The Transport Ministry will carry out a nationwide safety campaign to educate people living near railway tracks.

Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said railway accidents claimed 29 lives since January and the ministry hoped to educate the public, especially those living near railway tracks.

“We will ask the Finance Ministry to allocate RM6mil to RM8mil to launch the campaign before the commissioning of the double-track project between Rawang and Ipoh early next year,” he told a press conference after inspecting work on the project here yesterday.

He hoped the campaign, which would include posters, radio and television commercials, would also stop people from committing vandalism, theft, and from trespassing on railway property.

KTM Berhad managing director Datuk Mohd Salleh Abdullah said contractors of the project lost some RM5mil to cable thieves.

“The loss is not our main concern but train delays due to the disruption to our system is the biggest problem,” he said.

On the RM4bil project, Chan said 97% had been completed and what was left were the landscaping work and approval from local authorities.

“We are confident that everything will be ready for commissioning by Dec 31. By early next year, the tracks can be operational,” he said.

There will be 16 trips per day between Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh, catering to more than 3,200 passengers per day.

On the expansion of Ipoh’s Sultan Azlan Shah airport, Chan said a meeting involving all parties would be held next week to listen to their views.

jeeshyan

July 20th, 2007, 03:30 PM

nazrey

August 23rd, 2007, 06:14 AM

Ipoh Station Renovation

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Ipoh, Perak
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nazrey

September 3rd, 2007, 04:48 AM

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UEM Builders signals interest in rail projects
September 3 2007

UEM is keen on the northern and southern electrified double-tracking project valued at over RM14.5 billion, says its managing director

UEM Builders Bhd, which is diversifying its business to include property building and oil and gas, has expressed interest to the Government to participate in the country's rail development.

Managing director Ridza Abdoh Salleh said UEM is keen to work on the northern and southern electrified double-tracking (EDT) project valued at over RM14.5 billion.

"We were able to complete the Rawang-Ipoh EDT project within budget and ahead of schedule. Based on our experience, we are able to position ourselves to secure some portion of the north and south EDT works," he told Business Times.

He said UEM has also expressed interest for the Gemas to Johor Baru EDT line.

UEM was appointed by the government to complete the unfinished 12 per cent of the RM4.6 billion Rawang-Ipoh EDT project at a cost of RM1.1 billion, after terminating the contract of DRB-HICOM Bhd in May 2005 due to work delays.

The 329km northern (Ipoh-Padang Besar) and 288km southern (Seremban-Johor) EDT was proposed in 2002 as a continuation of the Rawang-Ipoh job.

On October 21 2003, a letter of award was issued to a 50:50 joint venture between Gamuda Bhd and Malaysian Mining Corp Bhd but the project was shelved in December the same year as there was a need to prioritise many development projects and reduce the country's budget deficit.

In March 2007, the government gave the green light to restart the northern and southern portion.

Building the northern and southern EDT would benefit KTM Bhd, which is looking at increasing its freight business, and the country, as it would create some 110,000 jobs during construction.

"UEM has been involved in handling the country's infrastructure development. We have been a loyal nation-building partner to the government in delivering projects such as the North South Expressway, Malaysia-Singapore Second Crossing, National Sports Complex, Putra Light Rail Transit and Kuala Lumpur International Airport Satellite Building. That has always been our forte," Ridza said.

UEM is hoping to add another RM1.7 billion to its existing order book of RM3.42 billion, by securing new contracts in Johor and Indonesia.

On whether it plans to dispose of its 32.73 per cent stake in the UK's Costain Group plc, Ridza said the group is continuously evaluating the options available as it does for all its other investments. - By Sharen Kaur

Malaysia Railway Map

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nazrey

September 9th, 2007, 12:03 PM

Better transport system needed to boost tourism
Saturday September 8, 2007
TheStar

IPOH needs a proper public transportation system to better serve tourists, Datuk Bandar Da-tuk Mohamad Rafiai Moktar said.

“I have approached the operators about improving their vehicles but they said they find it hard to do so as their business is losing money,” said Mohamad Rafiai at the launching of the Perak Chapter Matta Fair 2007 in Ipoh yesterday.

He noted that the double-tracking railway project between Rawang and Ipoh would be operational by early next year.

“We do not even have a proper public transportation system to transfer tourists from the railway station to hotels and bus stations,” he added.

Mohamad Rafiai revealed that a private transport company had come up with a proposal to revamp the city’s public transportation system.

However, it would still need to discuss with the local public transportation operators before submitting the proposal.

On another matter, Mohamad Rafiai said efforts were being taken to develop the city’s tourism industry.

“We have been promoting the city through the Tourism Promotional Organisation for Asian-Pacific Cities in China,” he said, adding that they were encouraging students to visit Ipoh and Perak.

Mohamad Rafiai also said the private sector was helping out the tourism industry by buil-ding and providing tourists with facilities and infrastructures.

“A five-star hotel with a ban-quet hall that can accommodate about 2,000 people is being constructed,” he said.

Other efforts included ensuring the cleanliness of the city and upgrading other facilities and infrastructures for tourists, said Mohamad Rafiai.

nazrey

October 8th, 2007, 09:07 PM

Rawang - Ipoh Double-track Line, Malaysia

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Turnkey project for the upgraded Rawang - Ipoh line on behalf of Malaysian State Railway Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad KTMB

Siemens is upgrading a single-track, non-electrified 179 km section of Malaysia's state railway network for double-track electrified operation. KTMB (Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad), Malaysian State Railway, is thus expanding its existing double-track network (Klang Valley) in Kuala Lumpur northwards from its current terminus in Rawang (north of Kuala Lumpur) to Ipoh.

The overall project comprises the infrastructure with engineering work, track works, station construction and system work.

Siemens is the lead manager of a consortium with Balfour Beatty and is responsible for overall project management, system engineering, conception, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the subsystems communications, CCTV, Scada (station) and automatic fare collection and supply of the power supply and overhead line systems, the signaling systems and a new control room for the existing double-track network including the 179 km upgrade line.

Technical data
Delivery period : 2001 to 2007
Line length : 179 km
Number of stations :13 stations,
2 stopping points,
14 interlockings

Scope of supply and services
Turnkey project : project management,
system engineering
Signaling systems : Iltis control system, interlockings and block system
Communication equipment : communication system, CCTV, Scada, AFC

nazrey

October 8th, 2007, 09:29 PM

Ipoh Railway Station
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nazrey

October 8th, 2007, 09:36 PM

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nazrey

October 15th, 2007, 12:40 PM

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Yappofloyd

October 15th, 2007, 06:53 PM

Thanks nazrey for posting these updates and esp the photos of the wonderful Ipoh station. A good mix of the old and the new.

nazrey

October 20th, 2007, 12:59 AM

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Batu Gajah station

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nazrey

November 9th, 2007, 06:29 PM

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Tapah Road station

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nazrey

November 9th, 2007, 06:31 PM

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nazrey

November 9th, 2007, 06:33 PM

Costs a concern in double-tracking project
Monday November 5, 2007
By FINTAN NG
TheStar

SOMETIME towards the end of the year or early next year, the multibillion-ringgit 329km double-tracking project running between Ipoh and Padang Besar will commence construction under a joint venture between MMC Corp Bhd and Gamuda Bhd. The project is scheduled for completion in five years.

Whenever mega-projects such as these are announced, cost is foremost in mind because it is tied to whether the project is feasible or commercially viable.

And since the revivification of the project was announced, a number of publications have come up with the merits and demerits of the project, recalling who was awarded what, at what price and what subsequently happened.

Let's not forget that the double-tracking line between Ipoh and Rawang, which was awarded to DRB-HICOM in 2000 at a cost of RM2.6bil and targeted for completion by 2003, had incurred cost overruns to the tune of RM700mil.

Let's not forget that the double-tracking line between Ipoh and Rawang, which was awarded to DRB-HICOM in 2000 at a cost of RM2.6bil and targeted for completion by 2003, had incurred cost overruns to the tune of RM700mil.

The problem-plagued project was finally taken over by UEM Builders Bhd two years ago and was recently completed. The line would start operating by early 2008.

To recap, MMC and Gamuda were jointly awarded the contract worth RM14.45bil in 2003 to construct two sections of the double-tracking system – Parcel A or the northern section running from Ipoh to Padang Besar, and Parcel B or the southern section running from Seremban to Johor Baru. The estimated cost for Parcel A then was RM9bil.

The two construction and infrastructure conglomerates had been awarded the project on the basis of their lowering the project costs from an estimated RM44bil, which was the cost put forward by two different consortia with Chinese and Indian companies participating.

It was shelved in December 2003, just months after Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi became the Prime Minister, in an effort to reduce the country's deficit.

In March this year, the Abdullah administration revived the project and started negotiations soon after with MMC and Gamuda for the northern section while the southern section, running from Seremban to Gemas, has been awarded to Indian Railway Construction Co (Ircon), the construction arm of Indian Railways, and a local company. Ircon was a participant in one of the consortia then.

While nothing has been finalised, the figure of RM12.45bil has been bandied around as the cost for the current project, which would only run from Ipoh to Padang Besar, as opposed to the previous award package, which included the southern section.

Between 2003 and now, the costs of construction materials have gone up. So it is no surprise that business publications began to speculate about the costs involved.

One publication even listed the estimated amount of materials to be used – 4.2 million tonnes of aggregate, 1.2 million tonnes of cement, 300,000 tonnes of steel and 5,000 units of plant, heavy machinery and vehicles.

According to Master Builders Association of Malaysia president Patrick Wong, it is not the price of construction materials that is the worry but the price of diesel, assuming that MMC and Gamuda utilised the existing railway line to transport the construction materials to their destinations. Transportation costs would make up more than half the cost of the construction materials, he said.

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A model of the Ipoh Railway Station. The double-tracking project between
Ipoh and Padang Besar will commence construction soon and is scheduled
for completion in five years. Picture courtesy of Veritas Architects

Wong told StarBiz that the bulk of the costs would come from fuel consumption due to transportation and blasting in the sand quarries.

“That's the main costs and they usually account for more than half of the raw material costs,” Wong said, adding that diesel fuel price might go up even more, depending on crude oil price and the possible cut in the subsidy for fuel. Crude oil has been trading above US$90 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange for the better part of two weeks now.

He said that between 2003 and now, steel bars had more than doubled in price. They are now priced RM2,400 to RM2,500 per tonne in the “grey market” while the Government, last April, raised the official ceiling price of steel bars between RM1,837 and RM2,010 per tonne, an increase of 20%.

Wong said cement prices had gone up between 20% and 25% in the same period.

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A KTM Komuter train running on a double track in Kepong. While the final
figure for the double-tracking railway project between Ipoh and Padang
Besar is still being finalised by the Government, some believe the will cost
RM12bil

An insider knowledgeable about the project said that as far as he knew, various factors such as the increase in construction material prices and the increase in the fuel price had already been factored into the total cost.

“Of course, it all depends on the scope of work, and the costing has to take into account that the northern section is longer and goes through some difficult terrain,” he added.

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Another said that the project cost was the final hurdle. “We've spent a lot of time in meetings with the Economic Planning Unit and the Ministry of Transport on it,” he said.

“It'll be around the figure of RM12bil but we don't know what the final figure is till the Government approves it.”

nazrey

November 9th, 2007, 06:33 PM

Construction assets draw foreign interes
Wednesday November 7, 2007
TheStar (http://star-space.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/7/pnews/19400652&sec=pnews)

Infrastructure and development projects a boon to sector

PETALING JAYA: Local construction assets seem to be attracting the interest of foreign investors of late.

Last month, Putrajaya Perdana Bhd saw the entry of a new controlling shareholder, Swan Symphony Sdn Bhd, which bought over Eastern & Oriental Bhd’s stake in the former.

Swan Symphony is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi-Kuwait-Malaysia Investment Corp (ADKM) and Autron Investment.

With the support of the new shareholders, Putrajaya Perdana is anticipated to expand its presence to the Middle East.

Meanwhile, PJBumi Bhd told Bursa Malaysia on Monday that its substantial shareholder, PJS Industries Sdn Bhd, planned to sell a 10.2% stake to Al-Saudia for RM3.1mil. This was on top of the 25% that PJS disposed of to Metro Utilities Sdn Bhd in September.

PJBumi, which is trying to return to profitability, is involved in the design, trading, installation and maintenance of fibre-reinforced plastic, reinforced concrete sewage treatment plants and underground petrol cum storage tanks.

It also manages wastewater treatment, solid waste and garbage collection.

The Government’s efforts to improve the quality of water in the country by rolling out various projects look set to benefit PJBumi.

Another company that is going to see a new shareholder is low-profile water player Loh & Loh Corp Bhd.

The shares, which are usually thinly traded, seemed to have sprung to life, having appreciated more than 30% over the one week period.

The counter was last traded at RM4.12 before being suspended in afternoon trade yesterday.

Loh & Loh told the exchange that its substantial shareholder, Vital Achievement Sdn Bhd, intended to dispose of its shares.

An analyst at AmResearch said Loh & Loh was well known as a dam builder in the water sector, having completed several jobs as a sub-contractor for Gamuda Bhd.

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The company also has experience in bulk earthworks and rail track construction, having built bridges for the Ipoh-Rawang double-track project.

Aseambankers in a report said the domestic construction scene could be seeing another boom, given that at least RM165bil worth of infrastructure and development projects identified by the Government and the private sector were likely to kick off by the turn of the decade.

Government spending should pick up since it had to date only spent 25.4% of the RM200bil in development allocation under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, it said.

“We foresee high impact and chunkier projects in the rail, water, and oil and gas sectors, and the government’s regional development efforts, to be the key drivers,” the brokerage added.

nazrey

November 20th, 2007, 09:35 AM

TRACK WORK - ADJUSTING RC SLEEPER WORK IN PROGRESS
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nazrey

November 20th, 2007, 09:40 AM

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IPOH STATION
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November 20th, 2007, 12:25 PM

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Wow..the Ipoh station looks really nice

nazrey

November 28th, 2007, 07:03 AM

IPOH STATION
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nazrey

December 1st, 2007, 07:39 AM

Govt finalising rail project, Gamuda and MMC up
by Gan Yen Kuan & Lim Yu Min, 30 Nov 2007 10:53 AM
THEEDGE

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is close to completing negotiations with the MMC Corporation Bhd-Gamuda Bhd joint venture on the contract details of the Ipoh-Padang Besar electrified double-track railway project.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the government needed a little more time to conclude the talks.

“I can’t say more because it is still in the midst of finalising, so give us a little bit more time. It’s almost there but we are still looking at the details of the project,” he told reporters here yesterday.

Yesterday, Gamuda’s share price rose 16 sen or 3.76% to RM4.42, with a total of 7.38 million shares changing hands. MMC gained 25 sen or 3.07% to RM8.40, with 429,400 shares done.

In March, the government decided to revive the 330km Ipoh-Padang Besar railway project, which was shelved in late 2003 to curtail government spending on mega projects.

The project is part of a RM14.4 billion railway project awarded to Gamuda and MMC in October 2003. The Rawang-Ipoh stretch has been completed.

In June, the 50:50 joint venture company of MMC and Gamuda received the Economic Planning Unit’s approval to build the railway and was to begin talks to finalise the terms of the agreement. The project was reportedly to cost RM9 billion.

In September, Gamuda said in a note accompanying its financial results that it expected the construction works of the railway project to begin in the first half of its financial year 2008, which meant between August 2007 and January 2008.

nazrey

December 12th, 2007, 03:25 PM

Innovation in industry key to meeting global demand
Monday December 10, 2007
TheStar

MEETING the demands of a growing global population for products of every type will be a major challenge facing the world.

Siemens AG said there was an increasing dependence on industrial production methods to make products faster, more flexible, in higher quality, more cheaply and in ways to help conserve scarce resources.

“Innovation in industry is key to providing these solutions,” it added.

Production of customised goods at affordable prices is possible with the intelligent factory, which is the group's Answers for the Industry.

Today, manufacturers can plan and simulate their main production steps on the computer, at the product development stage.

“Individual manufacturing processes can be optimised and coordinated with each other in a virtual factory – the real production is not even built until all processes have been fine tuned here. So, the process is sped up considerably,” Siemens said.

For example, Siemens' Infeneon Technologies semiconductor plant yields 100,000 power devices for the automotive industry monthly.

With more people on the move than ever before, quality of life and competitiveness of whole regions depend upon safe, fast and eco-friendly public transportation.

As one of the leading international suppliers for the railways industry, Siemens provides both intelligent traffic management systems and effective transportation solutions such as the high-speed train “Velaro”.

In Malaysia, Siemens is involved in the Rawang-Ipoh double tracking and electrification project, and constructed the Express Rail Link connecting KL IA and KL Sentral.

Recycling wastewater could curb scarcity of water, which is required by industries to produce goods. Siemens is ensuring that the volume of precious fresh water in industrial production is drastically reduced.

“For example, Siemens Zero Liquid Technology has created a system that continuously recycles water,” it said.

The need for security impacts modern life. In the public and commercial sector, decision makers have to guarantee maximum security without infringing on personal freedom.

Siemens designed intelligent solutions to provide increased security in airports, hospitals and subways.

Most of Malaysia's major landmarks and buildings use Siemens' management and security systems.

nazrey

January 4th, 2008, 11:00 AM

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A model of the Ipoh Railway Station. The double-tracking project between
Ipoh and Padang Besar will commence construction soon and is scheduled
for completion in five years. Picture courtesy of Veritas Architects

nazrey

January 4th, 2008, 11:02 AM

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Serendah Yard
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nazrey

January 4th, 2008, 11:09 AM

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zawae87

January 6th, 2008, 07:23 PM

Any news about rapid intercity from kl to ipoh....??????

nazrey

January 7th, 2008, 04:05 PM

Any news about rapid intercity from kl to ipoh....??????

>> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=10943336#post10943336

zawae87

January 7th, 2008, 05:02 PM

tanx for tat link nazrey.... but tats bout kuantan metropolis not rapid intercity kl to ipoh......

nazrey

January 8th, 2008, 08:01 AM

...See the news on post #10 >

zawae87

January 8th, 2008, 08:43 AM

ya..ya... Plan To Introduce Kuantan-KL High-Speed Train By 2015.... not to Ipoh rite.... when yarrr....??? I cannot wait its alwayz delay...delay... n delay...

zawae87

January 8th, 2008, 08:44 AM

tats i hear only.... komuter to kuala kubu baru.....!!!!

mrtfreak

January 10th, 2008, 06:34 PM

^^ Nothing there means no news. They're quite up to date in the threads.

nazrey

January 13th, 2008, 12:05 PM

Ipoh Station
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nazrey

January 14th, 2008, 07:28 AM

nazrey

January 15th, 2008, 06:51 AM

Restored coaches for railway line
Tuesday January 15, 2008
TheStar

SEPANG: Refurbished coaches will be used for the Rawang to Ipoh electrified double track railway line until new ones arrive.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said about two of the electrical multiple unit (EMU) coaches were being refurbished each month.

The double tracks have been used since the beginning of the month but KTMB is running its normal services and coaches on the electrified tracks.

“The schedule for the normal services and the electrified services will be announced by KTMB later,” he told reporters after witnessing the signing of a partnership agreement between AirAsia and CAE, a world leader in aviation training here yesterday.

CAE will train pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crews for airlines in Southeast Asia with Kuala Lumpur being CAE’s regional hub for Airbus original equipment manufacturer training.

On the Ipoh-Padang Besar electrified railway project (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=452439), Chan said Gamuda Bhd and MMC Corp Bhd have started work on the site.

The 329km track is expected to be completed in five years.

On YTL Bhd’s bullet train project (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=460975&page=2) from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, Chan said: “We are still looking into it.

The bullet train would be broad gauge and travel 350km per hour.”

He denied reports that the Government had dropped the project after AirAsia was given the go-ahead to fly to Singapore.

“These are two different modes of transport; still can complement each other but there is no final decision yet on the project,” he said.

On the general election, Chan said MCA had discussed the party's possible candidates but the list had yet to be finalised.

“Yes, we did discuss the names but nothing has been finalised yet,” he said.

Chan, who is also MCA deputy president, declined to comment on which constituency he planned to contest.

nazrey

January 17th, 2008, 06:47 AM

KTMB to cash in on tourism industry
by Jonathan Chen, 16 Jan 2008 11:24 AM
THEEDGEDAILY

PENANG: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) wants to cash in on the tourism industry with its newly reinstated Ekspres Rakyat passenger train services, currently servicing the Butterworth-Singapore rail route.

KTMB Northern Region (Butterworth) manager Ahmad Shamudin Md Rashid said it wanted to tap into the demand for passenger transportation services, especially from Singapore tourists wanting to visit towns in Malaysia.

“We are confident that our Ekspres Rakyat services will receive good response, more so with the government’s decision to extend Visit Malaysia Year 2007 to Aug 31 this year,” he told reporters after relaunching the service at the Butterworth train station yesterday.

He said rail travel also provided opportunities to tourists to view many interesting sights in the country, adding that trains plying the 774km Butterworth-Singapore route would have to pass by 20 stops. including Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur.

The Ekspres Rakyat service, which has been in operation since the 1980s, was halted in June 2001 due to construction of the RM2.6 billion Rawang-Ipoh double-tracking rail project.

Ekspres Rakyat provides up to three Butterworth-Singapore services daily on 10-coach trains with a maximum capacity of about 400 people per trip.

Ahmad said it was not uncommon for train seats to be sold out when the service was still in operation in 2001 and was confident that there would be a steady passenger increase in the near future. “The demand for rail travel is still here as people are always on the lookout for alternative means of transportation.”

Butterworth-Singapore train fares cost RM127 for adult (first class) and RM60 for children, while second-class fares are priced at RM68 and RM34 respectively.

In 2003, KTMB outlined a 17-year business growth plan comprising three levels — a recovery stage from 2003 to 2006, a consolidation stage from 2007 to 2010, and the growth period from 2011 to 2020.

nazrey

January 26th, 2008, 01:09 PM

From : KTM Berhad (http://www.ktmb.com.my/article.asp?id=425)
1) Electrification works is ongoing

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2) Completed Track - Slim River

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nazrey

January 27th, 2008, 04:14 PM

Ipoh railway station (New)
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nazrey

February 18th, 2008, 05:01 PM

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March 8th, 2008, 03:53 PM

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Since 21ST APRIL 2007 ...
RAWANG >> SERENDAH >> BATANG KALI >> RASA
RASA >> BATANG KALI >> SERENDAH >> RAWANG
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20 MINUTES JOURNEY
SPEED UP TO 120KM/H

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hetfield85

April 3rd, 2008, 01:54 PM

Thursday April 3, 2008
Rail project to cut KL- Penang journey to just three hours
By ZULKIFLY MOHAMAD

BUTTERWORTH: It will only take three hours to travel from Penang to Kuala Lumpur by train when the electrified double-track project (EDTP) is completed.

Once operational, commuters can have breakfast in Penang, lunch in KL and return to the island for dinner, all in the same day. Currently, the train journey between the destinations takes about nine hours.

The RM12.4bil stretch from Ipoh to Padang Besar, undertaken by MMC-Gamuda, is now 5% completed and expected to be ready on Jan 7, 2013. It will link up to the Rawang line.

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All systems go: Piling works being carried out for the electrified double-track rail project at Simpang Ampat in Nibong Tebal yesterday.

“Once completed, modern trains with heavier loadings can run on the flatter, straighter alignment at a speed of up to 160kph,” said MMC-Gamuda JV Project director Datuk Azmi Mat Nor.

He said RM10bil had been invested in double tracking the Klang Valley and from Rawang to Ipoh.

“The EDTP can be the backbone for future commuter services in the northern area, similar to the Klang Valley commuter services,” he added.

“It will only take about 90 minutes to travel from Penang to Ipoh by train when the project is completed, compared to about four hours now,” he told newsmen during a site inspection yesterday.

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»It will only take 90 minutes to travel from Penang to Ipoh« DATUK AZMI MAT NOR

Azmi said the alignment for the 329km Ipoh-Padang Besar double-track project cuts across the four northern states of Penang, Perak, Kedah and Perlis.

“We are working closely with the four state governments and they are very helpful,” he said.

“We do not foresee much problem for the next five years as 70% of land needed for the project is owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB).”

Azmi said rail transport in the country currently had a market share of just 3%, compared to road transport which commanded 89% share.

“Over-reliance on road transport is unsustainable, especially during congestion on expressways and festive seasons,” he added.

Azmi said that up to RM3bil worth of construction packages had been awarded to contractors, of which RM1.6bil had been given to deserving bumiputra contractors. About 700 sub-contractors were involved in the project.

He said a further RM2bil worth of projects would be awarded in stages.

Azmi said the EDTP was an extensive infrastructure project which would transform the existing single-track line from Johor Baru to Padang Besar to electrified double tracks, covering a distance of 968km.

kwlee33

April 5th, 2008, 02:37 AM

forrestcat

April 6th, 2008, 04:43 AM

Does anyone know when the project for Rawang - Ipoh will be completed? As promised to start operation in early 2008, now the 1st quarter of 2008 has already passed, seems like it has been delayed over and over again.

Trans Rapid service has not started coz the EMU have not arrived yet. But the ekspres Rakyat that serve KL-Ipoh is seen as a substitute to this delayed service. The journey is 3 hours, not a bad alternative to express buses.

allurban

April 10th, 2008, 05:38 AM

Two dead in Sabah train plunge (http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/81144)

At least two people died when a train plunged down a ravine and into a fast-flowing river in Sabah today, police said.

Most of the 43 people on board scrambled to safety although police were still searching for possible survivors. The train was hit by a landslip after days of heavy rains.

"It was lucky that most of the 43 passengers onboard were able to escape with only two people dead so far," local police chief Mazlan Lazim told AFP.

"We are still searching the area for more survivors," he said.

The train was travelling from the southern town of Tenom to the state capital Kota Kinabalu and ploughed into the Padas river, famous for its whitewater rafting, when it was struck by the landslide near a bridge.Sad news...what a tragedy.

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April 25th, 2008, 11:47 AM

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nazrey

June 5th, 2008, 07:11 AM

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priamos

June 5th, 2008, 08:03 PM

It will only take three hours to travel from Penang to Kuala Lumpur by train when the electrified double-track project (EDTP) is completed.

Well, what can one say about that kind of person? On a positive note, let's say that Datuk Azmi has a nice, intelligent sense of humour. The distance from Penang to Kuala Lumpur is 300 km. "Only" three hours??? He rejoices over an average speed of 100 km/h.

sotavento

June 6th, 2008, 02:36 AM

Well, what can one say about that kind of person? On a positive note, let's say that Datuk Azmi has a nice, intelligent sense of humour. The distance from Penang to Kuala Lumpur is 300 km. "Only" three hours??? He rejoices over an average speed of 100 km/h.

Once operational, commuters can have breakfast in Penang, lunch in KL and return to the island for dinner, all in the same day. Currently, the train journey between the destinations takes about nine hours.

Keywords ... comuters and 1/3rd of current travel time.

Sounds pretty good to me. :cheers:

Anithing under 3h is competitive to air travel (1h checkin +1h travel + spare time at both ends) ... and it's suposed to serve some locations in between ... any news of express trains on that corridor ??? and remember the gauge ... 1000/1064mm ... 160km/h would be called high speed in this environment. :cheers:

priamos

June 6th, 2008, 07:38 AM

Keywords ... comuters and 1/3rd of current travel time. Sounds pretty good to me.

Perhaps, but as someone once said (citation??) "good" is the enemy of "excellent". The Malaysians might equally have plumped for a full HSR solution like the new line between Tanger and Rabat (OK, technically it's Kenitra) in Morocco. There, the current travel time is 5h1/2, to be cut to 1h10 by the new line. Using your logics one might have settled for something less ambitious - but had they done this then it would have been certain as "amen in the church" that nothing further would be built in that section for the next 20 years.

Anithing under 3h is competitive to air travel (1h checkin +1h travel + spare time at both ends) ... and it's suposed to serve some locations in between

Two observations, though: I'm not sure I'm ready to compare trains with air travel on distances below 400 km. At least in my part of the world people don't fly 300 km. On those distances trains compete with cars - which, I may add, here in France would need some 2h1/2 to travel 300 km. And that's door-to-door. Secondly, yes, most HSRs also have to serve some locations in between. But by tracing them fast you give the railway operators the OPTION of sending a few direct trains through the line at full speed. What's the fun of condemning every train to stop everywhere?

sotavento

June 7th, 2008, 12:13 AM

^^ It's the other way around:

"Good is the Enemy of Great" .... but great not always mean the "best" thing. :ohno:

Its an highly developed corridor ... upgrading the route to 160km/h is the best way to go (and remember that the entire network is metre gauge (1064mm?) ... building a 250/300 km/h route in a completely different gauge would be a nonsense ... and by the way ... the 3h seem to involve some FERRY/BUS connecting trip since "Penang" is in an island. :cheers:

Both Penang and Kuala Lumpur have airports so "presumably the best/fastest way to travel between the 2 would be by a regional airline.

And as you can see in the map Penang-KL do have air connections:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/MAS_route_map.PNG
^^ Grabbed from wikipedia.commons

TWK90

June 7th, 2008, 06:03 AM

Its an highly developed corridor ... upgrading the route to 160km/h is the best way to go (and remember that the entire network is metre gauge (1064mm?) ... building a 250/300 km/h route in a completely different gauge would be a nonsense ... and by the way ... the 3h seem to involve some FERRY/BUS connecting trip since "Penang" is in an island. :cheers:

The idea of double tracking and electrify the existing metre gauge on KTMB (Malayan Railway) exists from 1980's, the first phase was double tracking and electrify lines around Klang Valley, which gave birth to the local electric train service, the KTM Komuter...

The next phase was 179 km Rawang-Ipoh project, which extends the electrified double track system to the north, which is Ipoh, and it has been completed already, now we are waiting for EMU from South Korea which will be commisioned for the KL-Ipoh rapid intercity service in 2010, it will have 6 cars on each set and finally entertainment such as television and wireless internet service will be available...

The current upgrading of KTMB line are:

7.5 km extension of Klang Valley line from Sentul to Batu Caves
329 km Ipoh-Padang Besar line
100 km Seremban - Gemas line

The only line left for upgrading (on west coast line) is the Gemas to Johor Bahru...

When the project of double tracking and electrification of the whole west coast line from Thai border to Johor Bahru completed, it will not just improving the freight service and faster passenger service (up to 160 km/h), but it will also offer local train service just like KTM Komuter in Klang Valley to other major cities such as Penang and Johor Bahru...

The distance by rail from Kuala Lumpur to Penang is actually,

171 km + 179 km + 32 km = 382 km

So going to Penang by 3 hours is already fast on our standard, faster than bus service and hopefully, get more people back to train service...

I think it is better than just regauging existing metre gauge, because all of mainland south east Asian railways (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) are all metre gauge, substantial earnings are from landbridge (freight) operation to Thailand, this is not happen if the two countries use different gauge...and also expensive replacement of equipments such as locomotives if we embark on regauging...

According to our government's National Physical Plan, HSR (on standard gauge) will be seperate from the existing metre gauge line...and the current focus now is to improve the existing metre gauge (1000mm) track...

priamos

June 7th, 2008, 07:32 AM

The distance by rail from Kuala Lumpur to Penang is actually,171 km + 179 km + 32 km = 382 km
So going to Penang by 3 hours is already fast on our standard, faster than bus service and hopefully, get more people back to train service...

Thanks for the details, TWK. I guess I remain sceptical, though. The risk of upgrading a track that dates back to the Victorian times (and I say this without slight: most of our conventional railways in Europe are late-19th century) is that their line tracing is rarely optimal compared with what is achievable nowadays. The distances you provide are actually an illustration of this point. In France the authorities figure that an optimally drawn line (within their point-to-point concept which, admittedly, supposes a rather uncompromising tracing) will be about 10% longer than a direct line between the two end points. Kuala Lumpur is 299 km from Penang as the crow flies, so a railway line of 382 is actually about 50 km "too" long. I suppose this derives from the need to follow an ancient line plus a decision to continue serving half a dozen intermediate stops on the way?

I think it is better than just regauging existing metre gauge, because all of mainland south east Asian railways (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) are all metre gauge, substantial earnings are from landbridge (freight) operation to Thailand, this is not happen if the two countries use different gauge...and also expensive replacement of equipments such as locomotives if we embark on regauging.

What happened to variable-gauge trains? They have the same problem in Spain, but solve it by making all new lines in standard gauge and operating trains that change gauge-width when moving from between new and old segments.

TWK90

June 7th, 2008, 08:50 AM

^^

I think the 299 km distance from KL to Penang that you meant is on the North-South Expressway, if you at look at the alignment of expressway, it bypasses the small town of Sungai Siput and Chemor, etc...while on railway it does pass quite a number of small towns....

In the EDT project, some realignments have been done too, for example on the Rawang - Ipoh project, you can see the new alignment is less curvy and larger curve radius, has resulted in some stations has been relocated to suit the new alignment...then, in Ipoh - Padang Besar project, there will be one 3.3 km tunnel and a 8 km tunnel in Seremban-Gemas project...

Not just route realignment, double tracking and electrification has been done in this project, but the removal of grade crossing, improved signalling and addition of new overhead bridges too will improve the average speed and also the safety of railway, will be completely grade-seperated....

Regarding to station, new stations is a lot bigger than the old one which was built very long time ago, maybe even before independence....the new stations has proper signs, passenger information system...those new stations will help to improve the image of rail service in Malaysia, which is currently, very slow compared to bus on expressway....

So far, most of variable gauge trains that i see in existance are the Spanish Talgo, 1435 mm <----> 1668 mm and the VGA train between Spain and Ukraine (1435 mm <----> 1520 mm), the differences between these gauge chances are less significant compared when if one train does gauge changing from (1000 mm <----> 1435 mm), which is quite significant and big difference....but currently, Japan has research on a free gauge train that is able to perform gauge change from 1067 mm to 1435 mm.....

But really, sticking on metre gauge is a lot easier and less hassle for KTMB to do freight service across the border, not to mention the cost of setting up gauge changing facility and that renders only some trains with variable gauge axle can travel through the border, that does not help to increase the utilisation of the existing locomotives...

If we want to use standard gauge, a seperate standard gauge line is preferred, as envisioned in the government's National Physical Plan which does show the alignment of proposed HSR and also the metre gauge line...

sotavento

June 15th, 2008, 04:42 PM

Thanks for the details, TWK. I guess I remain sceptical, though. The risk of upgrading a track that dates back to the Victorian times (and I say this without slight: most of our conventional railways in Europe are late-19th century) is that their line tracing is rarely optimal compared with what is achievable nowadays. The distances you provide are actually an illustration of this point. In France the authorities figure that an optimally drawn line (within their point-to-point concept which, admittedly, supposes a rather uncompromising tracing) will be about 10% longer than a direct line between the two end points. Kuala Lumpur is 299 km from Penang as the crow flies, so a railway line of 382 is actually about 50 km "too" long. I suppose this derives from the need to follow an ancient line plus a decision to continue serving half a dozen intermediate stops on the way?

What happened to variable-gauge trains? They have the same problem in Spain, but solve it by making all new lines in standard gauge and operating trains that change gauge-width when moving from between new and old segments.

^^ that is a little biased because KL-Ipoh is 175km in a straight line and 190km in reality

then the railway does co a little bit curvy but that is only because it serves a lot of places in between instead of going straight ahead (wich would be THRU a mountain range)

And second ... how do you stretch a victorian single route to acomodate track doubling without putting at least a new trackbed in that second track ?????? :lol:

to me it seems a very decent track improvement project.

And variable gauge traisnfor what ??? UIC1435mm is not STANDARD track in souteast asia in any way ... why complicate what is simple ???

A metre gauge train at 160/180 km/h can be much more usefull than a TGV in most situations. :ohno:

TWK90

June 15th, 2008, 05:04 PM

^^

From latest news report from a Malay newspaper

Source : http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/arkib.asp?y=2008&dt=0612&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=dalam%5Fnegeri&pg=dn_05.htm&arc=hive

According from that article, KTMB plans to change the old diesel locomotives to the electric ones in stages, starting from the freight trains...

The benefits of doing that, according from that article, the speed will improve to around 130 km/h to 140 km/h and reduce the dependability on fossil fuels....

Well, for me, the changes are quite extensive, bigger rail (50 kg/m), double track, electrification, realignment, new stations etc...enough to bring more passenger to rail service...

Anyway, old video of the construction in Rawang-Ipoh project can be seen here...

http://www.leighton.com.au/media_centre/videos_-_annual_report_dvds/2005_annual_report_dvd.html

wheel of steel

June 18th, 2008, 04:33 AM

^^ Hi, im from Philippines.. Malaysia Railways is so nice and fast. I hope our government will also make similar one here in the Philippines. :)

wheel of steel

June 18th, 2008, 04:37 AM

^^
A metre gauge train at 160/180 km/h can be much more usefull than a TGV in most situations. :ohno:

I agree with you that it is a must to retain the old gauge. We must have to make more advantages from it. This is what happened in the Philippines, new lines was designed for 1067mm tracks. They keeping the current rail gauges and they only upgrade the speed to 130kph. In this case, the railways can be much viable. :)

TWK90

June 25th, 2008, 07:58 AM

Source : http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/6/25/north/21648178&sec=north

RM12bil double-track project 8% done
By Zulkifly Mohamad

BUTTERWORTH: The RM12.485bil electrified double track project from Ipoh to Padang Besar which commenced in January is now 8% complete.

An MMC-Gamuda JV Project spokesman said to date, 160km of the total 329km stretch of the project had been opened for works.

He said presently, the joint-venture partners for the project were actively involved in six major works.

“They include utility works such as relocating gas pipelines, water pipes and electricity cables. Works are also in progress to install fibre-optics for telecommunications facilities along the double tracks and stations,” he said.

He said works to build two double-barrel tunnels in Bukit Berapit with a distance of 3.3km and 330m for the other tunnel in Larut had begun.

“Various soil treatment methods are being carried out at all opened locations while earth and drainage works are also in full swing at such locations.

“The earthworks include ground levelling, cut and fill, land removal and preparation of access roads,” he added.

MMC-Gamuda JV Project has been given 60 months to deliver the project on Jan 7, 2013. They received the Letter of Award from the Government on Dec 13, last year, and took possession of the site on Jan 8.

The spokesman said work to build land viaduct at Bukit Mertajam in Penang and marine viaduct at Bukit Merah in Perak was progressing as scheduled.

The double-tracking main line would cover a distance of 171km from Ipoh to Butterworth while the Kedah line, from Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar in Perlis, would stretch 158km.

It is touted as the single largest and one of the most expensive construction projects in the country and would create more than 100,000 jobs for the people in Perak, Penang, Kedah and Perlis.

Two million pieces of pre-cast concrete sleepers, 1.5mil tonnes of cement and 400,000 tonnes of steel are required to build the entire railway line.

Gamuda group managing director Datuk Lin Yun Ling was quoted as saying that the agreement with the government was one lump sum over the five-year span.

“We are hedging on the prices of building materials, so even if prices are volatile, we will not gain or lose,” he said.

TWK90

July 8th, 2008, 11:26 AM

Source : http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/8/business/21762727&sec=business

Ingress associate firm in RM1bil joint venture

KUALA LUMPUR: Ingress Corp Bhd's 49% associate company, Balfour Beatty Rail Sdn Bhd (BBRail), in a joint venture with Ansaldo STS Malaysia Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a RM1bil contract by MMC-Gamuda Joint Venture Sdn Bhd.

In a filing to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Ingress said the contract was for the implementation of the rail systems package for the Ipoh-to-Padang Besar double-tracking project.

BBRail would be involved in the design, supply and installations of electrification and power supply, it said.

Ingress said the project was for 54 months and was scheduled for completion in January 2013.

It added that the project was expected to contribute significantly to the earnings of the group.

TWK90

July 8th, 2008, 12:00 PM

Source : http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_d0a05000-cb73c03a-1b092820-bb6d9fa6

08-07-2008: Balfour Beatty gets RM1b rail systems job
by Racheal Lee Mei Nyee
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PETALING JAYA: Ingress Corporation Bhd's 49% associate company, Balfour Beatty Rail Sdn Bhd, in a joint venture with Italy-based Ansaldo STS Malaysia Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a RM1 billion contract by MMC-Gamuda Joint Venture Sdn Bhd.

The contract is awarded for the implementation of rail systems package for the Ipoh to Padang Besar double-tracking rail project.

The award of the contract to Balfour Beatty and Ansaldo meant that it beat other notable international players that included German-based Siemens AG, France's Alstom and Westinghouse Rail Systems Ltd.

In a statement yesterday, Ingress said Balfour Beatty received the letter of acceptance from the MMC-Gamuda JV. It said Balfour Beatty Rail would be involved in the design, supply and installation of electrification and power supply. The implementation will take 54 months and is scheduled for completion in January 2013.

Genoa-based Ansaldo is listed on the Milan stock exchange and is controlled by Finmeccanica SpA, Italy's largest defence company. It has been reported that Ansaldo has stamped its mark on signalling systems in Europe and had nicked several large portions of a high-speed train project connecting Milan and Bologna in Italy.

UK-listed Balfour Beatty controls a 51% stake in Balfour Beatty Rail. Ingress yesterday rose four sen to 46 sen, with 25,000 shares done. Gamuda rose 20 sen to RM2.47, but MMC Corporation Bhd fell 11 sen to RM2.42.

Ingress said the project was expected to contribute significantly to the group's earnings for the whole duration of the project.

TWK90

July 17th, 2008, 07:02 AM

Alignment and stations in Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Track project...

Source : http://www.mmc.com.my/pdf/Investor-Presentation/20080423_IR_Final.pdf

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/EDT5.jpg

TWK90

July 27th, 2008, 03:35 PM

Source : http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSKLR25638120080726

Chinese firm tipped to get Malaysia rail job-report

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Reuters) - The China Railway Engineering Corp (CREC) is likely to get contract for a railway track project in Malaysia, estimated at 9 billion ringgit ($2.8 billion), a Malaysian newspaper reported on Saturday.

The Edge newspaper, quoting an unnamed source, said the state-controlled Chinese firm is likely to be the main contractor for the Gemas-Johar Baru double-tracking railway project.

"A source says the CREC will likely be the main contractor for the project with the sub-contracts being dished out to the local companies to build the double track that cover(s) an estimated 197 km," the newspaper said.

The double-tracking project, which includes other segments as well, was originally planned some 8 years back, but was shelved a month after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took over on Oct. 31, 2003, the paper said.

However, all the segments, except this stretch, have been revived in recent months, it said. (Reporting by Faisal Aziz; Editing by Lincoln Feast)

hetfield85

August 1st, 2008, 03:18 AM

Seremban-Gemas Electrified Double Tracking Project To Start In October

MELAKA, July 31 (Bernama) -- Construction work on the RM3.45 billion Seremban-Gemas electrified double-tracking project is expected to begin in October.

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said apart from Negeri Sembilan, the project which was expected to be ready by 2010, also involved routes in Melaka and Johor.

"The total length of the double-track is 94.14km, which comprises a 64.85km stretch in Negeri Sembilan, 27.84km in Melaka and 1.45km in Johor," he told reporters after the launch of the Melaka-level Warriors' Day remembrance campaign by Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob, in Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh here Thursday.

Mohd Ali said he and the state executive councillors had been briefed on the project by representatives from the Transport Ministry, yesterday.

He said he was made to understand that the project would be developed by IRCON International Ltd from India.

The chief minister said under the project, Melaka would have two new train stations, namely in Pulau Sebang and Batang Melaka, which would be fully equipped with parking lots for buses and cars.

"Other components to be built in Melaka areas include a 1.8km tunnel and nine bridges," he said.

He reiterated the project would also affect 297 lots involving 168 hectares of land and 51 houses belonging to the people in the state.

"Officers from the Alor Gajah District Land and Mines Office will meet with all affected house owners for land acquisition and compensation assessment," he said.

Mohd Ali said the project, when completed, would boost the state's economy especially in terms of tourism and town development along the Melaka-Negeri Sembilan border.

"With the electrified double-tracking project in place, the train service will be faster and more frequent," he said.

He hoped that the federal government would consider to expand the double-tracking project from Pulau Sebang to Melaka Town in future.

-- BERNAMA

TWK90

September 2nd, 2008, 07:21 AM

Kuala Kubu Bharu station

The entrance
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008028.jpg

Ticket counter
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008023.jpg

The fare table of the KTM Komuter, finally, i can see the fare for KL Sentral to Tanjung Malim, it looks like it is about RM 7...
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008015.jpg

Made by LG
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008022.jpg

The route map, one interesting thing, it lists Ipoh-Tanjung Malim as a KTM Komuter route, could it be there will be a seperate KTM Komuter service for Ipoh-Tanjung Malim?
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008021.jpg

The list of stations and halts along the Ipoh-Seremban route, unlike the one in Batang Kali, the list do include Bank Negara and Mid Valley...
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008016.jpg

Designated area for a kiosk...
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008017.jpg

The faregates, made by Omron, the faregate looks very similar to those used in Japan, on the left side, that is the Touch n Go lane....2 readers, one for entry and one for exit...
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008026.jpg

On the platform
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008012.jpg

The track, towards north....next station, Tanjung Malim, but now, it is only Rawang-KKB shuttle...
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008020.jpg

Finally, the EMU came from Rawang to this station and it will head back to Rawang...
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008030.jpg

TWK90

September 2nd, 2008, 11:49 AM

Taken outside Rawang station, this signboard, gives an insight of the future Rapid Intercity train will look like....

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008037.jpg

wheel of steel

September 4th, 2008, 11:55 AM

Taken outside Rawang station, this signboard, gives an insight of the future Rapid Intercity train will look like....

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/01092008037.jpg

Wow!! This is awesome... :) I believe that these developments signifies innovative technology on narrow gauge railroad specially in SEAsia.

BTW @ TWK90, what is the max speed of the Rawang to Ipoh Line? Im so interested because the Malaysian Railway Project though 1 meter gauge is the frontline of South East Asia future railroad system. Here in the Philippines, we still have yet to come up with a modern railway probably like that from Seremban to Rawang.. :)

TWK90

September 4th, 2008, 02:04 PM

Wow!! This is awesome... :) I believe that these developments signifies innovative technology on narrow gauge railroad specially in SEAsia.

BTW @ TWK90, what is the max speed of the Rawang to Ipoh Line? Im so interested because the Malaysian Railway Project though 1 meter gauge is the frontline of South East Asia future railroad system. Here in the Philippines, we still have yet to come up with a modern railway probably like that from Seremban to Rawang.. :)

The Rawang to Ipoh electrified double track line is designed to handle 160 km/h operation, the current projects such as the Ipoh-Padang Besar and Seremban-Gemas, are also designed for 160 km/h operation...

wheel of steel

September 5th, 2008, 03:30 AM

The Rawang to Ipoh electrified double track line is designed to handle 160 km/h operation, the current projects such as the Ipoh-Padang Besar and Seremban-Gemas, are also designed for 160 km/h operation...

This is nice. When this line becomes operational, Im sure il going to see it first on youtube. The first in the world to operate a 160kph line on metre gauge... :banana: Thanks TWK90, and thanks a lot for your participation in Philippine Railways Thread... Keep us always updated here. Your country is so nice... :)

TWK90

September 5th, 2008, 04:30 AM

This is nice. When this line becomes operational, Im sure il going to see it first on youtube. The first in the world to operate a 160kph line on metre gauge... :banana: Thanks TWK90, and thanks a lot for your participation in Philippine Railways Thread... Keep us always updated here. Your country is so nice... :)

If i am not mistaken, UIC classifies metre gauge include 1000 mm and 1067 mm, following that, there are a few countries running their trains at 160 km/h, but all of those are on 1067 mm gauge....these are :

- Japan (Hokuhoku line)
- Australia (QR Tilt Train)

To be the first to operate trains at 160 km/h on 1000 mm gauge? Probably...

Aside from operating EMUs like shown on that signboard, plans are afoot for acquiring electric locomotives which should be able to run at 130 km/h to 140 km/h, according to this....

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/arkib.asp?y=2008&dt=0612&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=dalam%5Fnegeri&pg=dn_05.htm&arc=hive

The whole line already operational, we are only waiting for EMU for the Rapid Intercity service, journey on regular intercity train (pulled by diesel locomotive) has been improved in terms of journey time, and like the photos above, KTM Komuter now extended to Rawang - Kuala Kubu Bharu section, with final extension to Tanjung Malim is under planning....

wheel of steel

September 5th, 2008, 05:06 AM

If i am not mistaken, UIC classifies metre gauge include 1000 mm and 1067 mm, following that, there are a few countries running their trains at 160 km/h, but all of those are on 1067 mm gauge....these are :

- Japan (Hokuhoku line)
- Australia (QR Tilt Train)

To be the first to operate trains at 160 km/h on 1000 mm gauge? Probably...

Aside from operating EMUs like shown on that signboard, plans are afoot for acquiring electric locomotives which should be able to run at 130 km/h to 140 km/h, according to this....

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/arkib.asp?y=2008&dt=0612&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=dalam%5Fnegeri&pg=dn_05.htm&arc=hive

The whole line already operational, we are only waiting for EMU for the Rapid Intercity service, journey on regular intercity train (pulled by diesel locomotive) has been improved in terms of journey time, and like the photos above, KTM Komuter now extended to Rawang - Kuala Kubu Bharu section, with final extension to Tanjung Malim is under planning....

ha ha... it's hard to understand the utusan site.. We'll I think it's going to be a 130kph to 140 kph train ride... Your word "hinnga" is quiet same to us "hanggang" meaning up to... :)

The double track of Rawang to Ipoh line is somewhat prepared to a high-speed upgrade. The distance of the rails are wide apart. I think 5 meters from rail center compared to 4 meters for Phil. Northrail. Are there any level crossings along this line? From what I know, the whole length of the line was fenced.

TWK90

September 5th, 2008, 05:12 AM

ha ha... it's hard to understand the utusan site.. We'll I think it's going to be a 130kph to 140 kph train ride... Your word "hinnga" is quiet same to us "hanggang" meaning up to... :)

The double track of Rawang to Ipoh line is somewhat prepared to a high-speed upgrade. The distance of the rails are wide apart. I think 5 meters from rail center compared to 4 meters for Phil. Northrail. Are there any level crossings along this line? From what I know, the whole length of the line was fenced.

Yes, the distance of the rails are wide apart, however i don't think they design the track to be regauge to standard gauge at the later stage, because the concrete sleeper just nicely fitted to the metre gauge...

There is no level crossing for this project, and all electrified double tracking projects are free of any level crossings, flyovers or bridges was built to replace level crossing.....in Ipoh-Padang Besar and Seremban-Gemas projects, there will be tunnels for sure....

wheel of steel

September 5th, 2008, 05:39 AM

Yes, the distance of the rails are wide apart, however i don't think they design the track to be regauge to standard gauge at the later stage, because the concrete sleeper just nicely fitted to the metre gauge...

There is no level crossing for this project, and all electrified double tracking projects are free of any level crossings, flyovers or bridges was built to replace level crossing.....in Ipoh-Padang Besar and Seremban-Gemas projects, there will be tunnels for sure....

Ah, I see. I thought before that the double tracking was simply putting up another track beside the old one. It's completely brand new tracks as the old alignment is completely passing through several crossing. Very nice indeed... :)

TWK90

September 5th, 2008, 05:47 AM

Ah, I see. I thought before that the double tracking was simply putting up another track beside the old one. It's completely brand new tracks as the old alignment is completely passing through several crossing. Very nice indeed... :)

It's a quite extensive upgrade, you get heavier 50 kg/m rail, new alignment, new stations, double tracks, higher ground level for the track, automatic fare collection, centralised train control, 25 kV AC electrification, modern passenger information system and in this Rawang-Ipoh project, the first electric intercity train service in Malaysia....

High speed rail will only be considered if there is good patronage or traffic on the upgraded line....

wheel of steel

September 5th, 2008, 06:02 AM

It's a quite extensive upgrade, you get heavier 50 kg/m rail, new alignment, new stations, double tracks, higher ground level for the track, automatic fare collection, centralised train control, 25 kV AC electrification, modern passenger information system and in this Rawang-Ipoh project, the first electric intercity train service in Malaysia....

High speed rail will only be considered if there is good patronage or traffic on the upgraded line....

And also the right of way is much wider than convential track requirment. Ours is 7 meters only, with squatters.. :lol: But now they're gone so we've got the 30meters right of way.

Ive got a youtube video here that finds me it's interesting. Where is this section and are they going to remove the tracks once they double it. At what speed is this train running? Its faster than in Indonesia and Thailand trains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCH9BTemA5U

TWK90

September 5th, 2008, 03:26 PM

And also the right of way is much wider than convential track requirment. Ours is 7 meters only, with squatters.. :lol: But now they're gone so we've got the 30meters right of way.

Ive got a youtube video here that finds me it's interesting. Where is this section and are they going to remove the tracks once they double it. At what speed is this train running? Its faster than in Indonesia and Thailand trains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCH9BTemA5U

I don't really know all the locations, however, one of the crossing seen in that video, is in Singapore.....

I don't know the speed...about track removal....well in the case of Rawang-Ipoh project, when the double tracking works being done, the old track removed and most likely, they will bury the former railway....

nazrey

September 14th, 2008, 09:30 PM

Kepong Sentral (NEW)
by benghan

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/212514286_c447ecea7d_o.jpg

nazrey

September 14th, 2008, 09:59 PM

Kepong Sentral (NEW)
by benghan

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/95/212514237_15c4064ba5_o.jpg

nazrey

September 14th, 2008, 10:00 PM

nazrey

September 14th, 2008, 10:01 PM

Ipoh Station
by Don Benova

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/2759976469_be869f9d2e_o.jpg

TWK90

September 26th, 2008, 09:07 PM

Source : http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=361597

MMC: Electrification Job Reduction Will Not Affect Consortium's Bottomline

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The reduction in electrification job for the Butterworth to Padang Besar portion of the double-tracking railway project will not affect the bottomline of the Gamuda Bhd-MMC Corp Bhd consortium.

MMC chief executive officer, Hasni Harun, said MMC has not received a request from the government but there was a possibility it may want to reduce the scope of work.

"We still have to discuss with the government because there are other implications to the reduction in the scope of work," he said.

He was speaking to reporters after signing a lease agreement between MMC's unit, Seaport World Wide Sdn Bhd (SWW) and Netherlands-based Vitol Terminal BV's entity, ATT Tanjung Bin Sdn Bhd (ATT) here Friday.

Under the terms of the agreement, SWW would lease approximately 48 hectares at the rate of RM20 per sq ft (for 30 years) to ATT.

Hasni, however, said there would be no reduction in the scope of work for Ipoh-Butterworth portion.

"The job scope for Butterworth to Padang Besar was reduced because the track was mainly for cargo. We are still in discussions and has not finalised anything," he said.

He said the reduction in scope of work reduce the contract value a bit in terms of the amount of the contract.

"However, it will not be so much that it will affect the bottomline of the consortium," he said.

Market talks had it that the reduction in work scope may reduce the contract value from RM12.49 billion to RM10.7 bilion.

The project is being carried out by the consortium on 50:50 basis.

On the government's move to scrap the windfall profit levy on independent power producers, Hasni said the move was good for Malakoff bonds.

He said the company would expand Malakoff business domestically and abroad.

"We are looking at few opportunities. We are looking seriously to expand our power business especially on the generation in Saudi Arabia as well in United Arab Emirates," he said.

-- BERNAMA

Source : http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_9c8f77dd-cb73c03a-1f195fc0-718f662b

26-09-2008: Encorp bags RM130.8m Ircon contract

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KUALA LUMPUR: Encorp Bhd has bagged a RM130.79 million contract from Ircon International Ltd of India to build station buildings for the electrified double rail track project between Seremban and Gemas.

Encorp said yesterday it had received a letter of acceptance from Ircon for the construction and commissioning of the stations, along with the associated structures and services, including site clearance, civil and structural works, platforms and mechanical and engineering works.

It said the construction period was 22 months.

Encorp said the award of the portion of the rail project followed a string of favourable news for the company, which was most recognised for developing 10,000 units of teachers’ housing project for the government.

The company made a financial turnaround in 2007 with a pre-tax profit of RM111.32 million at the end of 2007 from a loss of RM119.81 million in 2006. Encorp said it had received a RAM upgrade of its bonds in July from A1(s) to AA2(s) with an outlook revised from positive to stable.

Last month, it was awarded a contract by the Ministry of Education to construct, upgrade and refurbish schools and hostels in Sarawak for a contract sum of RM150 million.

TWK90

September 27th, 2008, 11:35 AM

Today's photo

Construction of one of the stations along the Sentul-Batu Caves line....taken near to Jalan Ipoh...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/100_0532.jpg

TWK90

September 28th, 2008, 05:33 PM

A closer look of the rail and concrete sleeper used in Rawang-Ipoh project...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/100_0559.jpg

UIC 54 rail, 54 kg/m

wheel of steel

September 29th, 2008, 10:34 AM

A closer look of the rail and concrete sleeper used in Rawang-Ipoh project...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/100_0559.jpg

UIC 54 rail, 54 kg/m

Wow!!! Big rails.... ohhhh....

TWK90

October 1st, 2008, 04:52 PM

Today's photo...

Electrified double track section between Kuala Kubu Bharu station and Tanjung Malim station...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/100_0576.jpg

TWK90

October 2nd, 2008, 05:13 AM

Taken yesterday

KTM Class 26 Blue Tiger locomotive, passing through the same track section shown in the previous photo...

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/Nissan_FUGA/BTr.jpg

Railfan

October 2nd, 2008, 07:28 AM

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zawae87

October 4th, 2008, 04:06 PM

Kereta api berkembar KL-Ipoh operasi 1 Disember
Oleh Che Wan Badrul Alias
chewan@bharian.com.my

Sarbini Tijan

KUALA LUMPUR: Khidmat tren penumpang antara bandar menghubungkan Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh menggunakan laluan kereta api berkembar dengan kekerapan 10 perjalanan setiap hari, akan mula beroperasi 1 Disember ini.

Perkhidmatan secara shuttle itu dijangka mampu membawa 3,040 penumpang setiap hari dengan masa perjalanan antara kedua-dua bandar raya berkenaan boleh dikurangkan kepada dua jam lima puluh minit.

Bagaimanapun, khidmat itu hanya sementara sebelum digantikan Set Kereta Api Elektrik (ETS) yang dijangka mula digunakan pada 2010.

Pengurus Besar Unit Perniagaan Strategik Perkhidmatan Antara Bandar Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), Sarbini Tijan, berkata buat permulaan lima gerabak penumpang iaitu tiga gerabak untuk kelas dua dan dua kelas ekonomi akan digunakan untuk setiap perjalanan.

Katanya, tren itu akan berhenti di lima perhentian iaitu Batu Gajah, Kampar, Tapah Road, Sungkai dan Tanjung Malim, manakala dua lagi iaitu Sungai Buloh dan Kuala Lumpur lama, masih dalam kajian.

"Jika semuanya berjalan lancar, kita akan mulakan sebelum Hari Raya Haji sebagai promosi perkhidmatan baru kami sebelum menggunakan ETS, sama seperti Komuter tetapi dengan kekerapan lebih tinggi.

"Apabila ETS beroperasi di laluan baru itu nanti, perkhidmatannya jauh lebih efektif berbanding tren sedia ada kerana ia lebih panjang, mempunyai enam gerabak dan lebih laju iaitu sehingga 140 kilometer sejam (km/j) berbanding had laju sekarang 120 km/j," katanya kepada Berita Harian.

Sarbini berkata, kos bagi menyiapkan projek itu diambil daripada peruntukkan sedia ada.

Katanya, bagi memperkenalkan perkhidmatan baru kepada pengguna, pihaknya perlu menyegerakan pembukaan laluan itu supaya ia bersedia digunakan sebelum Aidiladha, Krismas dan cuti sekolah akhir tahun ketika jumlah penumpang dijangka meningkat.

Beliau berkata, berbanding tren antara bandar yang lain, bagi laluan Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh, KTMB tidak akan membenarkan penumpang untuk berdiri sekiranya jumlah kerusi tidak mencukupi kerana tempoh perjalanan yang jauh.