China High Speed Rail success story, hope our HSR will be materialise soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Erk5zEJV8

Amazing 中国高铁的建设很现代化，中国工人很震撼
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrktuVIM0M

“As of now, the transit services will have to stop in Nusajaya, but for the direct service, you clear both customs and immigration checks [only once] in either Kuala Lumpur or Singapore... like the Eurostar between London and Paris,” Nur Ismal said

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysi...e-says-operator

More competition is good, more goodie for Malaysia

Fresh from India success, Japan eyes Singapore-Malaysia bullet train
http://www.theedgeproperty.com.my/content/...ia-bullet-train

Hehe Thomas Train is my son's favor..

Some reading for those interested in HSR


High-speed rail is a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, new lines in excess of 250 km/hr and existing lines in excess of 200 km/hr are widely considered to be high-speed, with some extending the definition to include much lower speeds (e.g. 160 km/hr) in areas for which these speeds still represent significant improvements.[1] The first such system began operations in Japan in 1964 and was widely known as the bullet train. High-speed trains normally operate on standard gauge tracks of continuously welded rail on grade-separated right-of-way that incorporates a large turning radius in its design.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail

Washington-based CG/LA, a market research and intelligence outfit, had ranked the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail — which is currently under the purview of MyHSR — the most important global infrastructure project.

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The proposed stops between KL and Singapore — Seremban, Melaka, Muar, Batu Pahat and Nusajaya — will enjoy exponential growth in the next 50 years.

http://www.theedgeproperty.com.my/content/...l-singapore-hsr

Post 611
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3713569/+600

How to integrate? tracks design also different even ERL also not able to do so let alone KTM.

Beijing’s infrastructure projects worldwide are lubricated by its commonsensical modes of financing. When China agreed to fund the dual-track Bankok-Nong Khai, Bangkok-Map Ta Phut, and Kaeng Khoi-Map Ta Phut routes in Thailand, loan repayments were provisioned in the form of rice and rubber!

Such flexible financing schemes also wean the region away from a dollar dependency, and ring-fences long-term projects against the vagaries of currency fluctuation.

The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore link is part of a wider Southeast Asian HSR blueprint, which stretches from Kunming, China to Singapore via Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia. Nearly all regional HSR projects involve Chinese assistance.

The next phase of the Southeast Asian spur may entail a HSR line for the northern half of the existing Bangkok-Singapore rail link. The primary obstacle here happens to be a secessionist movement in southern Thailand. However, judging by China’s track record in global infrastructure development, Beijing may temper geopolitical bumps in a way other entities may not!

Faster Chinese trains will mesh with Beijing’s ‘Belt & Road’ initiative that ultimately links infrastructure, trade and investment networks throughout Asia, Africa and Europe. The Iron Silk Road is therefore a priority project for Asia.

According to the World Bank, emerging economies have only invested or earmarked $400 billion on infrastructure projects. Asia alone, however, needs $15.8 trillion in infrastructure funding over the next 15 years to maintain its growth trajectory.



http://www.eurasiareview.com/30122015-conn...route-analysis/

Based on Nanyang Siang Pau, HSR Labu will not be built at KTM Labu (10th miles of Labu) or Tiroi (6th miles of Labu) but located between 7th to 9th miles of Labu. Windfall for Sime Darby as that land belong to them, same goes to IJM & Matrix.

根据《南洋商报》探悉，隆新高铁芙蓉站并不会建在现有马来亚铁道公司（KTM）拉务6英里半的迪镭站（Tiroi）与拉务10里的拉务站（Labu），而会在此两站之间辟设一个新的高铁转站（Intermediate Stops），会在7里至9里之间。

由于高铁站附近的地点均为森那美集团（Sime Darby）拥有的油棕园区，在高铁站的择址决定后，该集团将会重新规划该范围区的地段发展，及在该范围区打造综合型城镇发展。

目前，该集团在拉务4里发展Ainsdale城镇（Bandar Ainsdale），该项计划已给拉务区带来翻天覆地的发展，成为继IJM置地发展的芙蓉新城、金群利集团的达城之后，另一个备受瞩目的大型城镇发展策略区。

http://www.yidianzixun.com/09H0GAGN

This post has been edited by BSS30112015: Jan 27 2016, 04:02 PM

Sime Darby, IJM and Matrix with the additional help of HSR will make this area boom boom boom.

By the time HSR is completed by 2022, Sime Darby may have turned Labu into a modern township like what Matrix has done to Bandar Sri Sendayan and IJM for Seremban 2, population at these area should exceed 200,000 then.

Another reason they chose Labu over Seremban may be due to land acquisition cost is much higher in Seremban.

Seremban town already has so many amenities, give chance to other outskirts area lah.

Some reading on HSR in Straits Times Singapore, let see how accurate their prediction later.


Who will benefit?

National University of Singapore transport expert Lee Der Horng said he expects the high-speed rail (HSR) to run every 15 minutes - an "aggressive prediction" in his books - and have 12 carriages, each with a maximum capacity of 80 people, which is typical for HSR trains.


...experts said such rail systems are not designed for daily commuting due to their pricing and station locations.

But business travellers who come to Singapore or go up to KL for short-term projects, or make weekly and monthly trips, are likely to be major users.

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"Companies now book rooms for delegates for a night. With the HSR, they can return on the same day. This will significantly reduce the cost of doing business and spur partnerships between both countries," said Assistant Professor Theseira.

For leisure, the HSR is expected to increase the number of day trips and short stays in both countries. "It provides an avenue for twin-city tour packages," said Ngee Ann Polytechnic tourism lecturer Michael Chiam.

How much would tickets cost?
Industry players estimate that commuters may pay between $80 and $90 a trip - although the pricing system may be similar to that of airlines, where fares change daily depending on demand.

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tran...ll-tickets-cost

This post has been edited by BSS30112015: Feb 22 2016, 04:11 PM

Based on Nanyang, Singaporean investors very keen on property near by HSR Stations due to weaken ringgit.

Sime Darby will be the biggest winner as they owned more than 5,000 undeveloped land at Labu, Seremban while other towns not so clear no major developers there (Ayer Keroh, Muar, Batu Pahat). Bandar Malaysia & Iskandar Puteri sure will blossom.


（吉隆坡20日讯）马来西亚房地产中介师协会（MIEA）预测，在柔南依斯干达特区之后，新加坡投资者料将“抢攻”吉隆坡—新加坡高铁沿站周围的房地产。
该协会指出，目前疲弱的令吉成为吸引狮城投资者的催化剂。
该协会主席辜永展接受《南洋商报》专访时说，早在几年前，新加坡投资者已经投资于新山的依斯干达特区，目前他们对麻坡、峇株巴辖、马六甲及吉隆坡等隆新高铁沿站周围产业皆有兴趣。

http://www.nanyang.com/node/749071

Challenges ahead for the KL-Singapore high-speed rail — Francis E Hutchinson - See more at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/what-you...is-e-hutchinson

The HSR is expected to run up to four times an hour, of which one will be the direct service from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.

A one-way ticket between the two cities is to cost an estimated S$60-65, which is about three times the cost of a bus trip, but cheaper than budget air travel.

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As land management is a state government responsibility, the opposition-controlled government of Selangor can delay land acquisition in and around Kuala Lumpur if it wishes to do so.

Assuming that 2016 is spent finalising the details, the design and tendering processes will occur in 2017.

If the eventual winners of the bid do not need to raise capital, construction can begin in 2018.

Allowing five years for construction and no delays, services can be expected to begin in 2023-24.

High Speed Rail — who gets what, when and how? (and who pays for it?) — Liew Chin Tong
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/what-you...it-liew-chin-to


Based on the only useful answer provided by Wahid, that the KLHSR will have 18 million passengers in its 10th year of operation, I do not want to appear as a skeptic, but the number clearly seems too optimistic. The Eurostar High Speed Rail between London and Paris, has only passed the 10 million passenger mark in 2013, almost two decades after going into operation.

Combined together, the population of London and Paris is almost similar to that of the pair of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. However, the size of economy and the spending power of the London-Paris are obviously a lot larger compared to Kuala Lumpur-Singapore. Is the projection of achieving 18 million passengers a year a wishful goal or substantiated by sound and pragmatic calculations?


The most widely cited estimated cost of HSR project is now at RM60 billion.

Some of the questions Hutchinson raised in his paper should be discussed publicly.

First, will Singapore and Malaysia contribute equal proportions of the necessary capital? (definately no ! )

Second, given the sheer magnitude of the project, it is likely that both governments will need to make a financial contribution of some magnitude. Who pays for what components?

Third, tender — will both countries operate one bidding process and jointly choose a service provider? Or will Singapore and Malaysia carry out their own bidding processes and separately supervise construction on their own soil? Should this be the case, the infrastructure would then need to be joined and integrated — an additional complication.

Fourth, irrespective of whether the project is handled jointly or separately, will the tender(s) go to consortia comprising specialist companies with different expertise, or will the project be broken down into smaller packages that are managed separately?

Fifth, the relationship between the direct KL-Singapore express (direct route) and the commuter service (linking secondary cities) has yet to be finalised.

The government owes the Malaysian public many answers for the largest ever infrastructure project. Chief among which is this: Do we really need a High Speed Rail?

1MDB board of directors offers to resign after PAC report
http://www.thestar.com.my/business/busines...ter-pac-report/

It is now well known that 1MDB only had RM 1 million cash equity, which necessitated a heavy dependence on borrowings to fund investments.

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The company has paid and will continue to pay off all its short term debt and all its bank debt with the proceeds from the successful sale of Edra, and currently has a cash surplus of approx. RM2.3 billion to meet future interest payment and infrastructure finance requirements.

HSR sure go to China, without the Chinese bought Edra, IMDB already insolvent & Jir Gor is gone.

HSR also save on time, no need to check in airport 2 to 3 hours before boarding and don't forget to reach Sepang Airport from KL need another 45 minutes.

Shuttle will be provided from Iskandar Puteri to SG, please see attachments.

This post has been edited by BSS30112015: Jul 19 2016, 04:13 PM


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