http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/highlights/...-rail-link.html

Will it be another "turbo" to hike property price in KL?

Will certainly be a major boost to KL.

definitely, those area near CIQ will definitely have an increase in price..

300kmj best... 150kmj.... buat rugi je...

see the route...

So, can seriously look into these area?? Melaka? Batu Pahat?


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Yesterday was the MRT link coming into Johor.

Today it will be the Bullet Train link going to Kuala Lumpur.

Finally, a surprise official announcement to the international media. :applause:


Singapore, Malaysia agree to high-speed rail link
Reuters | By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE | Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:28am EST
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/19/...E91I05720130219
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1255068/1/.html
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysi...speed-rail-link

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore and Malaysia moved to strengthen growing economic ties on Tuesday with plans to build a high-speed rail link by 2020 that will cut travel time between the wealthy city-state and Kuala Lumpur to 90 minutes.

The neighboring Southeast Asian countries also said they would look for ways to intensify cooperation in developing the Iskandar Malaysia economic zone that's across a narrow strip of water from Singapore.

The rail link announcement, after a meeting between the prime ministers of the two nations, reflects improved relations in recent years. Singapore was once part of Malaysia but they separated acrimoniously in 1965, clouding diplomatic and economic dealings for decades.

The high-speed train "is a strategic development that will dramatically improve the connectivity between Malaysia and Singapore," the two governments said in a joint statement.

"It will facilitate seamless travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, enhance business linkages and bring the people of Malaysia and Singapore closer together," they said. "Ultimately, this project will give both countries greater stake in each other's prosperity and success," it added.

No cost estimate was given for the rail link, which will be built by private companies with strong support from the two governments. The official statement said a committee of ministers from both countries will look into the details.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak conceded the 2020 target was ambitious but said it was one both countries were working towards.

It now takes around four hours to drive from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, which are about 300 km (186 miles) apart. A flight takes around 50 minutes but travelers must spend time checking in and out of airports, as well as taking a one-hour bus ride from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to the city centre.


Wikipedia file picture of a China high-speed train. The Singapore-Malaysia high-speed rail link is expected to be completed by 2020.


TECHNOLOGICALLY POSSIBLE

The rail agreement was a "major breakthrough," said Chua Hak Bin, Southeast Asian economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

But he noted the potential for bureaucratic delays when such mega-projects are undertaken.

"It's technologically possible. We've seen how fast China builds these things," Chua said. "It makes a lot of sense. There is a huge amount of business, trade and investment between the countries. There are also a large number of Malaysians working in Singapore."

A new customs, immigration and quarantine facilities at Puteri Harbour in Malaysia's Iskandar zone will likely be set up this year, the two governments said.

Iskandar, three times the size of Singapore, has seen a surge in investment from the city-state after the two governments signed a broad agreement in 2010 to address longstanding issues.

In October, Singapore government-linked firm Ascendas, whose projects include the Singapore Science Park and the International Tech Park in Bangalore, said it will help build a $1.2 billion industrial park in Iskandar.

Also on Tuesday, Najib and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong were officiating at joint venture projects involving their sovereign investors Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Temasek Holdings in Singapore and Iskandar.

The two leaders will also be at the unveiling of a project by Singapore's CapitaLand Ltd in Iskandar, the first in the zone by Southeast Asia's biggest developer.


The southern Malaysian city of Johor Baru, part of the Iskandar Malaysia economic zone. Johor Baru is the 3rd largest conurbation in Malaysia. http://property-in-singapore.biz/new-homes...-johor-malaysia

($1 = 3.0940 Malaysian ringgit) (Editing by John O'Callaghan and Richard Borsuk)



BIG DAY ::: Today, Malaysia and Singapore open a new chapter in bilateral relationship.

- The largest gathering of any ASEAN nations Cabinet ministers/secretaries (Malaysia and Singapore will bring both their ministers)
- Malaysia and Singapore will get an urban rail link,
- a ferry system across the Causeway,
- the Johor airport/Senai will tie up with Singapore's Changi,
- Singapore-Malaysia will invest in Johor,
- Malaysia-Singapore will invest in Marina Bay,
- Malaysia-Singapore will bring foreign investments into the region



Johor-Singapore rapid transit system gets green light
By Nelson Benjamin | The Star/Asia News Network | Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/...219-402913.html

SINGAPORE - Malaysia and Singa**pore have agreed to go ahead with the Rapid Transit System (RTS) linking Johor Baru with the republic.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said both countries had a year to draft the plans on the preferred option for the RTS.


Woodlands MRT station will serve as an interchange and allow travellers to take the proposed Rapid Transit System Link between Singapore and Johor Baru.

He added that under phase one, the alignment and station scheme options would be identified.

"Once this is decided, we can move to phase two," Anifah said during a briefing on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's two-day working visit to Singapore which began yesterday.

It is learnt that among the options being considered is a bridge or an underground tunnel link.

Singapore had earlier announced that its Thomson mass rapid transit (MRT) line would be opened in stages from 2019.

The 30km line will run through the north-south corridor of the island republic, starting in Wood*lands, the area closest to Johor Baru via the Causeway, and passing through industrial, residential and shopping districts before ending at Marina Bay.

The S$18bil (RM44bil) line will be completely underground and is expected to serve 400,000 commuters daily.

Anifah said leaders from both countries were expected to discuss the progress and implementation of the Points of Agreement.

"Both leaders will also travel to Iskandar Malaysia in Johor to launch the ground-breaking ceremony of the Urban and Resort Wellness project.

He added that it involved a 2ha "Urban Wellness" project in Medini North and a 84ha "Resort Wellness" in Medini Central.

Other issues to be discussed include cooperation in aviation and airport services between Senai and Changi airports as well as the establishment of ferry and water taxi services between Puteri Har**-bour in Iskandar and Tuas in Singapore.

Anifah added that there was steady progress in the implementation of initiatives under the Joint Ministerial Committee for Iskandar Malaysia including in transport, immigration, tourism, environment and industrial cooperation.


Singapore's Temasek and Capitaland to announce Iskandar deal today
The StarBiz | Tuesday February 19, 2013
PETALING JAYA: Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd and its unit CapitaLand Malaysia Pte Ltd will enter into an agreement with Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Bhd (IWH) today to buy a man-made island measuring about 28.33ha at Danga Bay for about RM800mil.

The total cost of the land and the integrated development was likely to cost RM8bil, they said. A joint venture has been formed for this deal between CapitaLand Malaysia, IWSB and Temasek, with the Singaporeans taking the bigger share.

This is the second largest tract of land that is being sold by IWH in less than two months after China's Country Garden bought 22.26ha for RM900mil in December.

Read More >>> http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...9&if_height=674

This post has been edited by accetera: Feb 19 2013, 06:18 PM

dreaming....

Singapore to KL, 90 mins! That's awesome!

The Singaporeans can take a ride to KL for Bak Kut Teh for breakfast and be back to Orchard for lunch. It will be awesome for all!

Ok now we can go and date Singaporean girls during the weekend. Woohooo.

what is the ticket price will be? round trip 150?

Maybe free if we sit on the roof..

This is a very good news for everyone.

While the project is technologically feasible, I think it would be commercially and politically challenging. I think round trip would be priced at high hundreds. 150 definitely can't make it unless it is being subsidized. We have enough subsidies in this country already.

Would u take it if the price is rm350 per way?

It has to be competitive with respect to Airplanes.

Definitely, we expect this is going to happen, HCS did mention b4

If it is faster to reach destination, certain people in certain countries would rather take bullet trains that airplanes coz it is faster. Airplanes are slow coz need to check in etc.

RM300 per trip at least I guess

Single ok, whole family tak boleh lo

If whole family, mati woo.