"cover up" on accident is norm most places 

Congrats to cyberjaya folks..HSR putrajaya station remain..

Joint SPAD - LTA Press Release

Memorandum of Understanding is a Major Milestone for the
Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail Project

1) Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) welcome today's signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) Project, by YB Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Malaysia’s Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and H.E. Minister Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport.

The signing ceremony, which was witnessed by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, signifies Malaysia and Singapore’s firmest commitment yet to this iconic project.

2) The MOU reflects the outcome of extensive discussions between officials led by the Ministry of Transport and the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) of Malaysia, and the Ministry of Transport and Land Transport Authority of Singapore, since the project was first announced by the Prime Ministers of both countries at the 4 th Singapore-Malaysia Annual Leaders’ Retreat in February 2013.

The MOU captures the key points of agreement on the project, which include the technical parameters, commercial model, customs, immigration & quarantine (CIQ) clearance, safety & security matters, regulatory framework, as well as project management.

3) The MOU will guide the development of a legally-binding Bilateral Agreement to be signed by both Governments towards the end of this year. It also reiterates the Governments’ commitment to ensure that all project tenders are conducted in an open, fair and transparent manner, so as to encourage participation from technology and service providers worldwide.

4) Both Governments agreed that each will take responsibility for developing, constructing and maintaining the civil infrastructure and stations within their own countries, which will be undertaken by MyHSR Corporation and LTA (as InfraCos) in Malaysia and Singapore respectively.

Through international tenders, an assets company (AssetsCo) will be appointed to provide and maintain the HSR trains and its associated systems (e.g. track, power, signalling and telecommunications), while two train operating companies (OpCos) will be appointed to operate the HSR services.

OpCo International will operate the cross-border services (i.e. the Express Service and the Shuttle Service), while OpCo Domestic will operate the Domestic Service within Malaysia.

5) Both Governments agreed that the HSR will have eight stations – the termini in Bandar Malaysia and Singapore, and six intermediate stations in Putrajaya, Seremban, Ayer Keroh, Muar, Batu Pahat and Iskandar Puteri.

All stations will be designed to integrate with the local public transport systems to ensure seamless connectivity. The trains will run at a top speed of more than 300km/h.

To facilitate swift and seamless travel, both Governments agreed to co-locate CIQ facilities at three locations – Singapore, Iskandar Puteri and Kuala Lumpur – so that international-bound passengers will need to undergo CIQ clearance by both Malaysia and Singapore authorities only at the point of departure.

6) Both Governments also agreed to form a Bilateral Committee comprising representatives from both Governments to manage and regulate aspects of the project which might impact the cross-border services.

In addition, a Joint Project Team comprising representatives from MyHSR Corporation and LTA will be formed to coordinate joint aspects of planning and development works prior to the commencement of operations.

As a next step, the Joint Project Team will call for an international tender next month to appoint a Joint Development Partner to provide technical support to both countries on the project.

7) Both Governments agreed to work towards commencing HSR operations by around 2026.

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i dont know leh, i'm not the engineer on the HSR and I'm not the project owner also.. i read from news only.. maybe you should read more news also please? to find out 90 mins of what..

Should be express la....
If u follow the terms, it should be domestic+shuttle or express. Shuttle only one station for cross border.

Too long waiting for the schedule completion in ten years or delay longer. A lots of changes in between in ten years long. Even gorverments or leaders or company or pricing structures and technology and contruction engineering and townships transformation and etc.

seems like China won't be getting the HSR project..

for consolation prize, they get the East Cost Rail line project..

sure would be more..

and I guess the train service would be medium speed like 160km/h using ETS model

bangi stn

HSR is very political. Singapore prefers Japan due to reliability issue and also anti-China. Malaysia prefers China due to cost and dedak. South Korea came in as 3rd option in case both MY and SG can't come to conclusion.

Xpress West, a private US firm that planned to build a high-speed rail link between Los Angeles and Las Vegas with Chinese companies, suddenly said it was terminating the project, less than nine months after it was announced.

It is the fifth overseas project involving Chinese firms to be scrapped or revised in just 18 months – the others were in Mexico, Venezuela, Indonesia and Thailand.

For Beijing, the loss of the US project was the most galling.
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160614-why-chin...ailway-project/

The scenarios are different. or construction of building, China contractors are fast yet could produce reasonably good quality. Train is a different ballgame and safety is the priority. In this aspect, Japan has a much better record than China

I have been in construction industry for 20 years and I have been involved in different types of tenders. Frankly speaking, tender process for many projects in Malaysia is for show or just for price comparison purpose.

What type of industry are you involved?

I'm also a consultant. Are you more experience than me?

wah. It can get tired after 6 months - 1 year doing this d 2 hours commuting daily.

Some of my friend move in sg n rent the $600 room. Better quality of life. The bridge traffic is getting ridiculous. Then bought 2 biji condo at iskandar. Pay loan use $$ mah.

True.
Then must get a unit in Bandar Malaysia hahahaha.
Can take HSR directly at your doorstep to Singapore to get salaryx3 or perhaps salaryX4 or 5 by the time HSR completed.
1.5 hours to Singapore direct is still not too bad considering driving in Klang Valley already easily 1 hours.
Besides in the 1.5 hours in the HSR there will be wifi where ppl can work,read news and connected to Internet etc.

Nvm la... Holding power use S$... Option Become weekend holiday home lo

True or not spore got say on 10kms of their land as compared to 350kms of malaysia land?

If pick jap model more by 2bio....just say...will spore pay the differential in cost?

If stop at jb, then its no use built HSR since the main aim is to connect kl to Singapore..

China also won't want to build if stop at jb too