KL-Singapore
High Speed Rail HSR
The preliminary study on the KL Singapore high speed rail link
between Malaysia and Singapore is completed, said Foreign Minister Anifah Aman on 22 May 2013.
According to Anifah, both countries are eager to see the
completion of the KL Singapore high speed rail.
“The high speed rail link is expected to usher the era of
prosperity and connectivity between Asean countries,” he told newsmen at a
press conference in Putrajaya yesterday.
The completion of the kl singapore
high speed rail link by 2020 is expected to cut travel time between the
two capitals to 90 minutes span across 340km of travel distances.
The announcement for the high speed rail was made in February by
both prime ministers when met in Singapore for talks.
The high speed rail link was a “strategic development in
bilateral relation that will dramatically improve connectivity”, the
joint statement said.
“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, KL Singapore high speed rail
project will give both countries greater stake in each other’s prosperity and
success,” it added
The two countries also agreed on a rapid transit system linking
Singapore mass rapid transit system with Johor Bahru, in addition to high speed
rail linkage network.
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