If you look at the cancelled MRT3 plan, it is quite obvious that half of the proposed line alignment is focused on increasing Bandar Malaysia land value, which is highly dependent on the HSR project.

Anyway I do think that the other half circle(taman desa-mont kiara-sentul) is important to complement existing lines to boost the ridership, so I hope eventually the PH gov will come out with something less bloated at lower cost.

I guess it is going to take at least 10-15 years until it needs MRT connectivity, even if we ignore the sign of property slowdown and oversupply.

Many ppl do not know that actually besides HSR project, KTM is also building the ETS for Gemas-JB which is suppose to enable KL-JB ride in 3.5 hours.

If SG is willing to let ETS extend till there, it is possible to offer SG-KL non-stop express under 3 hours, with fare under RM100 and yet profitable for KTM. I think many ppl would be willing to go for train ride instead of flights if the trip is under 4 hours and it is significantly cheaper.

This post has been edited by yusiang: Jun 4 2018, 11:25 AM