Category: MRT LRT ECRL HSR etc
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Why are there interest with Bandar Malaysia?
When I was out for lunch the other day with a group of friends, we passed by Tun Razak Exchange site. One mentioned that this project may fail as 1MDB is going bankrupt. I did not bother to reply. Everyone is entitled to say whatever they wanted to say based on whatever they read or…
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75% Malaysians in cities and 17% using public transport
Would you take the MRT if the duration is the same versus you driving? Assuming the cost of MRT is 50% that of your usual petrol and parking fees. I think majority of Malaysians living in KL today who is driving would say NO. What about if the cost of MRT is just 10% of…
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Liveability KL, a greater city in future.
Can Kuala Lumpur be on par with the major cities of the world today? New York? London? Tokyo? To be honest, no. Not yet, not in near future and perhaps may never catch up. The reason is because these world cities continue to improve as well and not waiting for KL to catch up. According…
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MRT Line 2 – 2022 deadline, tunnelling tender starts
By now, everyone would have read about the MRT Line (2). Proposed stations as follows: MRT 1 completion and MRT 2 Stations, the proposed ones. What is quite certain is that this project should be following the given timeline, just like MRT Line 1 which is as at today still slightly ahead of schedule. The tunnelling job…
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Warning on Iskandar from Monetary Auhority of Singapore
Reported in an online daily. Oh dear, even the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has something to say about Iskandar. It said that it is concerned about the rising oversupply of new properties in Iskandar and it will try its best to raise awareness of the risks involved in buying overseas property. Fortunately, it said,…
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Malaysia – Singapore. Not just one new bridge. Few bridges please.
In a news report recently, it quoted Minister for Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin as saying that he hoped that a new bridge can be discussed by both Malaysia and Singapore Prime Ministers during the leaders’ retreat soon. He said that the new bridge would be a symbol of future bilateral relations. In fact the…
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MRT 1 completion and MRT 2 Stations, the proposed ones.
A colleague asked me about buying where the MRT 2 stations are. I asked why not buy near the MRT 1 stations instead since some stations would be operational by end 2016. The whole project would be completed in July 2017. He said since everyone is already buying properties nearby or next to MRT 1,…
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How fast can a train ‘fly?’ Over 600km per hour.
When I was in Japan for the second time a few years ago, I travelled via their bullet train. The journey was smooth most of the time and it was also considered very quiet. The future technology is going to be noiseless. Yes, Maglev (Magnetic levitation) trains. It’s totally silent because the train and the…
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New Alignment for MRT Sungai Buloh – Serdang – Putrajaya line
A newly proposed alignment line option for Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) 2 has been proposed. This new proposed alignment option is for a change within the section between the Tun Razak Exchange and Seri Kembangan stations. This section would now pass through Kuchai Lama, Sri Petaling, Sungai Besi and Serdang Raya and with these stations, it will…
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High Speed Rail (HSR) by Japan?
The High Speed Rail (HSR) between Malaysia – Singapore is something which a few countries have expressed interest in. Many are using their technology as an important winning factor. In fact even in terms of total costs today, I seriously think there is no huge difference whether its an Asian company or even a European…
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MRT accident today. One killed, one injured.
Today, another accident happened at the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project at the Semantan work site. The accident involved steel rod bars which fell on the workers as they were trying to make a circular frame. Somehow during the assembly, the tie gave way and five or six steel rods fell onto the workers. It…
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MRT Line 2 – Pandan no more, Bandar Malaysia instead.
MRT Line 2 alignment has been given conditional approval. Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT) said that it will be planning an initial tendering process by year-end. All the stations would be revealed soon, second quarter of 2015. Proposed route going into Pandan has been changed to Bandar Malaysia instead. This will complement and…