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ERL Plans To Extend Its Service To LCCT
January 09, 2008 18:07 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- The Express Rail Link (ERL), the airport express rail network linking the city centre and the KL International Airport (KLIA), will be extended to the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) once the terminal has a permanent location.

ERL Sdn Bhd (ELSB) chief executive officer Dr Aminuddin Adnan said Wednesday the company had to put its expansion plans on hold because of the government's plans to relocate the terminal.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said last August that a new LCCT would be built near the KLIA to accommodate 30 million passengers a year while the existing one would be converted to other use.

Aminuddin said that once the government had decided on the permanent location for the LCCT, the company would look into extending its rail network, and the extension services would go hand in hand with the construction of the new terminal.

"If the location of the new LCCT is along the exisiting track, it will take not more than a year to build the ERL facilities to connect to the new LCCT, " he told Bernama after launching ERL's "Ride & Win" contest at KL Sentral here.

However, he added, if the distance was very far away from the existing ERL rail link or there was a problem with the ground treatment, it might take a bit longer.

On plans to extend the ERL services to Seremban, Port Dickson and Melaka, Aminuddin said a study must be carried out first to look at the passenger demands and patterns in those areas because it involved a huge investment by the company.

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Subang airport to KL Sentral rail link mulled
Tuesday June 3, 2008

PETALING JAYA: A train service linking the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang and KL Sentral is one of the proposals that will be considered in redeveloping the airport, said Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat.

Whether it would be an express train, Light Rail Transit or commuter train, it needed further study, he said.

On the redevelopment of the airport, he said all three terminals are expected to function fully by 2010.

A new project, SkyPark Subang, would be a general and corporate aviation hub comprising the existing Terminal 3 building, regional aviation centre also known as the Hangarage Complex and the Commercial nexus, he added.

At Terminal 2, there will be 12 hangars in operation for repairs, while Terminal 1 has been identified as the site for maintenance, repair and overhaul.

ERL eyes KLIA-LCCT rail link
By Ashwin Raman

Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL) wants to build and operate the proposed Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) rail link project to stem a decline in passengers on its high-speed train service to KLIA from KL Sentral.

Its chief executive officer, Dr Aminuddin Adnan, said the company had seen a drop of up to 30% to 4,000 passengers daily from 5,500 since the commencement of the LCCT in March this year.

“AirAsia passengers used to make up about 30% of our passengers before the LCCT opened.

“We have submitted a proposal to the government to construct and operate the link between KLIA and LCCT, and we have the expertise to do the job as we did the link between the KL CAT (Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal) in KL Sentral and KLIA,” he said, adding it would take 15 months to complete construction of the link.

ERL is 50% owned by YTL Corp with Lembaga Tabung Haji and Trisilco Equity Sdn Bhd holding 40% and 10% respectively.

Speaking to reporters at the International Air-Rail Organisation (IARO) Conference in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 13, Aminuddin said the 13.4km link would shorten travel time between the two terminals to 11 minutes from 20 minutes currently .

“We have been hearing of many complaints from passengers that the current mode of public transport to the LCCT is unreliable,” he said.

Last week, Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said the Economic Planning Unit and the Finance Ministry were conducting a detailed study on the link that would be submitted to the cabinet in two months. The study would determine if the link would be financed by the government, partially funded or a private initiative.

Meanwhile, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said the company would expand the LCCT in three to four years to accommodate the anticipated passenger volume of over 10 million a year.

He said the budget carrier terminal would be expanded to handle up to 15 million passengers annually.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the IARO conference, he said AirAsia was close to achieving six million passengers this year and believed the low-cost carrier would achieve 10 million passengers annually within three to four years.

“For now, we are looking at expanding the LCCT with an international wing as AirAsia is increasing its number of international flights,” he said.

On a separate matter, Aminuddin said ERL would introduce baggage check-out services at KL CAT by November next year to enable international passengers to pick up their baggage in KL Sentral.

He said Siemens Malaysia Sdn Bhd had been contracted to supply and install the baggage handling system for RM165 million. International passengers can tag their luggage from their point of origin to KL CAT to be picked up only when they are in town.

He said ERL would first work with Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) to offer the services to the latter’s in-bound international passengers before setting up strategic partnerships with other airlines.

On ERL’s check-in facility at the KL CAT, Aminuddin said the company plans to offer the service to passengers of Emirates Airlines and Kuwait Airways next year. Currently, only passengers flying MAS, Cathay Pacific and Royal Brunei Airlines can check in at KL CAT.

'KLIA East @ Labu’ gets government go-ahead: Airport part of 'massive city'
By : V. Vasudevan

KUALA LUMPUR: The cabinet has given the green light for a new low-cost carrier terminal on a 2,800-hectare site in Labu, Negri Sembilan, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said.

Ong said the new LCCT would be built under a private finance initiative by conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd and budget airline AirAsia.

The airport will anchor Sime Darby's "massive integrated city" development in Labu, which includes five townships with services in education, health, sports, high technology, recreation and entertainment.

The RM1.6 billion terminal will be funded by Sime Darby and joint-venture partners which could include AirAsia and Malaysia Airports Bhd.

Ong said the new terminal was needed as the current facility in Sepang would not be able to cope with the increased passenger volume.
Under its final expansion phase, after which there will be no more room for growth, the Sepang LCCT will have its capacity increased to 15 million passengers a year, a figure industry sources say is likely to be exceeded by 2011.

Including its Thai and Indonesian affiliates, AirAsia flew some 18 million people this year. The new terminal will be built to accommodate 25 million passengers a year, and last on present forecasts until 2030.

Ong said he could not give a timeline on when work would start on the new LCCT.

"It is up to them as to when they want to start work. For our part we will make sure there is connectivity between the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the new LCCT.

"We want to ensure passengers will be able to move from both places speedily, smoothly and efficiently."

To be called "KLIA East@ Labu", the new terminal is slightly closer to central Kuala Lumpur than the present LCCT and will boast connectivity by both road and rail.

A 7km branch road will link it with the North-South Expressway and a 3km spur line will be built from the railway station in Labu -- a stop on the KL-Seremban KTM Komuter route.

Welcoming the project's approval, Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan said the KLIA would be connected to the new terminal by a 7km Express Rail Link (ERL).

Industry sources said a ground-breaking ceremony was being slated for late next month with construction planned for completion in two years.

When the new facility is commissioned, the Sepang LCCT, which has more than recovered its cost from the explosive increase in passenger numbers over the last two years, will serve other budget carriers, such as Singapore's Tiger Airways.

Mohamad said the siting of the new terminal near Kampung Gadong Jaya in Labu would boost economic growth in the state.

"The location is not far from the existing terminal. It will be an extension of the KLIA.

"When the airport is built, the state can expect economic development, such as housing estates and business centres, in the surrounding areas," he said.

Air Asia seems to be blowing all it's competitors (esp MAS) away. AT 18 million passengers /year, I think that exceeds MAS entire passenger load.

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If they want to extend ERL they should extend it to Seremban n also all the way into Singapore to become our first high speed rail.

Dont just build roads n neglect railways.

KLIA shuttle and rail link plan for new LCCT
Thursday March 19, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR: The Express Rail Link (ERL) train services are likely to be extended to the new low-cost carrier terminal that will be built by 2011.

Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Dr Aminuddin Adnan said they had been asked to consider extending the current ERL line to the new LCCT to cater for an increase in passenger load.

“If all goes well, we are planning to extend the KLIA Express and KLIA Transit lines right up to the new LCCT.

“We are also thinking of having a shuttle service between LCCT and KLIA that will likely run for 24 hours,” he told The Star.

Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced recently that Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) would build and operate the new RM2bil LCCT near the KL International Airport.

On Wednesday, MAHB managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said the new LCCT should be able to handle 30 million passengers annually, compared with the present 15 million.

He said the new LCCT, which was expected to be completed in the second half of 2011, would be near the main terminal and was at a “very good location.”

It is learnt that the new LCCT would be about 2km from KLIA.

The KLIA Express is a 28-minute direct train ride from KL Sentral to KLIA.

KLIA Transit currently leaves from KL Sentral but makes several stops along the way, including at Bandar Tasek Selatan, Putrajaya and Salak Tinggi before reaching KLIA. Both services end at 1am.

On ERL’s proposed bus shuttle service from Salak Tinggi to the current LCCT, Dr Aminuddin said they had completed their trial run and were now gathering data to determine the demand and feasibility of the service.

The bus shuttle service, he said, would enhance the transport service to LCCT and would cater more to passengers wanting an easy, convenient connection to LCCT via KLIA Transit.

The extension is Express or Transit?

Since the new LCCT is just beyond the present MTB , i am certain its going to be an extension of the line.While they do that i hope that ERL can find a way to better serve the F1 track as well!

Since the new LCCT is just beyond the present MTB , i am certain its going to be an extension of the line.While they do that i hope that ERL can find a way to better serve the F1 track as well!

It's not profitable to extend to F1 tracks because people will not go the track if there is no event happens there.. Same story happen to the Bukit Jalil station (LRT Ampang Line) which people will go to Bukit Jalil only when there is an event such as Sure Heboh!, soccer match etc...

:cheers:

It's not profitable to extend to F1 tracks because people will not go the track if there is no event happens there.. Same story happen to the Bukit Jalil station (LRT Ampang Line) which people will go to Bukit Jalil only when there is an event such as Sure Heboh!, soccer match etc...

:cheers:

bukit jalil has significant traffic due to people working in Technology park malaysia.

well, building an erl to the f1 is nice, but it's more economical just to get bus service from klia to the track....

Another think to ponder is, are LCC users willing to pay more than 35 RM for single journey from KL Sentral ? Or are they targetting mainly transit passengers in between MTB and the new LCCT ?

True enough!!Just may be pax from LCCT will pay less ha?When it comes to the F1 track i was hoping to be just a platform where the buses can pick up pax to the track instead of having to travel all the way to the airport.Its highly unlikely it will happen.