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In 2013, the governments of Malaysia and Singapore agreed to build a Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore that was scheduled to open in 2026. But shortly after winning the May 2018 election, the incoming Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad said he would reconsider the project.
A high-speed rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore was proposed in the late 1990s but due to high costs, the proposal was shelved. [7] In 2006, YTL Corporation, operator of the Express Rail Link in Kuala Lumpur, revived the proposal, with a projected speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).
English: Kuala Lumpur - Singapore High Speed Rail route map. Date: 30 November 2019: ... Kuala Lumpur - Singapore High Speed Rail route map. Items portrayed in this file
This is a route-map template for Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail, a proposed railway project in Singapore and Malaysia. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
Plans to build a high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur have been mooted in recent years. A proposal was brought up in 2006 by YTL Corporation Berhad, builder and operator of the Express Rail Link in Kuala Lumpur, [37] however it was not further acted upon due to the Malaysian government's lack of interest at that time.
The West Coast railway line was developed in stretches on June 1, 1885, with the opening of the Taiping–Port Weld Line, and 1932 when the line opened up to Tanjung Pagar, thus spanning the entire west coast of Peninsular Malaysia from Padang Besar on the Malaysia–Thai border to Singapore.
Abandoned lines remain on the islands of Cebu (abandoned in the 1950s or 1960s), Mindanao and Panay (closed in the 1990s). Panay Railways operated a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) rail line from Roxas City and Iloilo City until the mid-1980s.
The first rail transit system to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas was introduced in August 14, 1995 as the KTM Komuter. [4] A year later in December 1996, STAR LRT entered into service, followed by the PUTRA LRT which opened in stages beginning September 1998.