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Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur High-Speed Railway

March 14, 2022 By James Clark Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Railways, Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, high speed rail, kuala lumpur

Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Kuching

November 22, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) Kuching

Autonomous rail transit (ART) is a proposed two-line hybrid metro forming part of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS). The project is being developed by the government-owned Sarawak Metro. Phase 1 of the ART consists of 2 lines and 27 stations covering approximately 52 kilometres in distance. The vehicles are driverless and are powered by […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: kuching, malaysia, public transport, sarawak

Kota Kinabalu Sky Train

May 17, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Kota Kinabalu Sky Train is a proposed rail transit line in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The proposed Kota Kinabalu Line would connect the airport with the city centre and then onwards to One Borneo Mall. In the future, the line could be extended south to Putatan. At this stage, the sky train is just a […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: kota kinabalu, malaysia, sabah

Langkasuka – A proposed artificial islands project in Langkawi

March 3, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Langkasuka (also referred to as Widad@Langkasuka) is a proposed new urban development in Langkawi Malaysia. The project by Widad Group Berhad involves constructing 1000 acres of artificial islands in the bay next to Langkawi International Airport. The project will form an eagle-shaped landmass (the white-crested eagle being the symbol of Langkawi) comprised of nine zones. […]

Filed Under: Malaysia Tagged With: artificial islands, langkawi, malaysia, new

Bayan Lepas LRT – The proposed Penang light rail connecting Georgetown to the airport

February 16, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Bayan Lepas LRT is the proposed Penang light rail transit system that will connect Georgetown in the north of the island to the airport at Bayan Lepas in the south. The LRT is part of the overall Penang Transport Masterplan that would build new LRT, monorail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and tram systems across […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Urban Rail Transit Tagged With: light rail, malaysia, penang

East Coast Rail Link – The new railway that will connect the Straits of Malacca to the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia

November 2, 2020 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is a 640 km long railway under construction in Peninsula Malaysia. This standard gauge double-track railway will connect Port Klang on the Straits of Malacca to Kota Bharu at the northern end of the east coast. The railway will pass north of Kuala Lumpur, where it will interchange with […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Railways Tagged With: kota bharu, malaysia, port klang, railways

Future Melaka – Construction and transport projects in Malacca, Malaysia

August 18, 2020 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Future Melaka

City of Melaka (Malacca) in Malaysia is a historic port city that still shows influences from its time of Portuguese, Dutch and British rule. The old city centre was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (with Georgetown, Penang) in July 2008. Melaka is the capital of the state of Malacca, and like Penang there […]

Filed Under: Future Cities, Malaysia Tagged With: malaysia, melaka

Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High-Speed Rail

May 19, 2020 By James Clark Leave a Comment

The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) was a planned railway from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Singapore via a high-speed rail line. This would be a new line on a different route to the current KL-Singapore railway. The high-speed railway would travel at a speed of 320km/h over 350 kilometres, with a travel time of 90 […]

Filed Under: Malaysia, Railways, Singapore Tagged With: bandar malaysia, kuala lumpur, malaysia, railways, singapore

Forest City Malaysia – A new city on man-made islands near Singapore

April 8, 2020 By James Clark 1 Comment

Forest City is a new urban development in the Iskandar Malaysia Special Economic Zone in Johor, Malaysia. The project is made up of four man-made islands covering 30km2, located in the Johor strait opposite Singapore. The islands will be a mix of residential, leisure, commercial, and industrial space, and will have an estimated population of […]

Filed Under: Malaysia Tagged With: forest city, iskandar malaysia, malaysia

Bandar Malaysia – New Central Business District and transport hub in Kuala Lumpur

March 21, 2020 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Bandar Malaysia is an urban redevelopment project on the Sungai Besi Airport site in Kuala Lumpur. The 486-acre site will include commercial and residential buildings as well as being a major transport hub. Bandar Malaysia will be the terminal station for the Singapore-KL HSR, and will have connections with Mass Rapid Transit and commuter railways, […]

Filed Under: Malaysia Tagged With: bandar malaysia, kuala lumpur, malaysia

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