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Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway

March 14, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Bangkok - Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway

The Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway is a proposed standard gauge railway that would run alongside the current meter-gauge railway used by Thailand and Malaysia.

The line would be between 1,400km and 1,500km long and would be able to make the trip in six hours. The line would go via Hat Yai-Padang Besar and Padang Besar-Ipoh.

The railway has been proposed over the years as part of the Kunming-Singapore Railway (SKRL). The Bangkok-KL section would join up with the Singapore-KL HSR, and the Bangkok-Nong Khai and Laos-China Railway.

News Archive

2024

KL-Bangkok HSR more attractive and beneficial to Malaysia – [14/01/24]
“It promises to connect Malaysia by rail to Thailand, with the prospect of reaching Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China.”

Analyst: A high-speed rail connecting KL-Bangkok more feasible than KL-Singapore [BTTV] – [11/01/24]

Industry insiders say Malaysia and Thailand stand to benefit greatly from a KL-Bangkok HSR [BTTV] – [08/01/24]

KL-Bangkok line possible, says MyHSR Corp head – [08/01/24]
“The chairman of MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd, Datuk Seri Fauzi Abdul Rahman, said that there may be a possibility that the bullet train will be extended to Malaysia’s northern sector, with a final stop at Padang Besar in Perlis, but the immediate priority is on the KL-Singapore HSR to be developed.”

2023

Proposed HSR will focus only on KL-Singapore route, says Loke – [02/11/23]
“Transport minister Loke Siew Fook says extending the route to Bangkok will incur a much higher capital expenditure.”

2022

The MY-SG high speed rail project may be revived and include Thailand! – [23/08/22]

Talks to begin soon on HSR link with Thailand – [09/06/22]

SEA region will gain from KL-Bangkok high-speed rail, says Dr Wee – [08/06/22]

Commentary: Huge benefits but many challenges to high-speed rail between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur – [07/06/22]

Proceed with caution: high-speed rail for Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur – [06/06/22]

Malaysia, Thailand agree to set up special committee on HSR project – [17/05/22]

Talks to revive KL-Singapore HSR to start in second quarter of 2022, govt also mulling KL-Bangkok HSR, says Dr Wee – [14/03/22]

KL-Bangkok HSR not a good idea, says expert – [04/03/22]
“Goh Bok Yen said the government should first build the HSR to Singapore and then build the second leg of the service to Bangkok.”

High speed rail project could extend into Bangkok, feasibility study to be conducted – [26/02/22]

Thailand and Malaysia to study KL-Bangkok HSR, says PM – [26/02/22]

2021

Govt studying viability of KL-Bangkok HSR project – [07/10/21]
“With the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project scrapped, the government is now studying the viability of a Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok link, said economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed.”

Muhyiddin floats idea of KL-Bangkok high-speed rail in Parliament – [30/09/21]
“Muhyiddin today suggested extending the network – from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok – during his speech in Parliament, where talks of the railway project revived Tuesday, months after Muhyiddin dumped it because the country could not afford the cost. Ironically, the project is being discussed again mainly due to its potential to improve Malaysia’s economy.”
KL - Bangkok HSR

HSR line should be extended north to Bangkok, suggests Muhyiddin – [30/09/21]
“Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has suggested that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project be expanded north to Bangkok.”

2019

Thailand may launch high-speed train that connects S’pore, Bangkok & KL in the near future – [08/07/19]

2017

Thailand, Malaysia to begin talks on HSR linking Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur: Thai minister – [08/02/17]
“The Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur route would be 1,500km long and would feature as part of a pan-Asia railway network plan that was first proposed by former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad back in 1995. Dr Mahathir’s initial proposal had been to build a rail network that would run all the way from Singapore to the Chinese city of Kunming — passing through Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.”

2016

Bangkok-KL high-speed train under consideration – [23/11/16]
“Thailand and Malaysia will discuss building a 1,400km Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur high-speed railway that will make the trip in six hours, and later connect to China.”

Plans unveiled for Bangkok-KL high-speed rail project – [09/09/16]
“Malaysia has proposed a joint project with Thailand that would link the planned high-speed rail line between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur with the planned high-speed line from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.”

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