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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).
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.
KLIA Ekspres trainset passing Bandar Tasik Selatan station. Express Rail Link Sdn. Bhd. (ERL) is a joint venture company between YTL Corporation Berhad, Lembaga Tabung Haji, SIPP Rail Sdn. Bhd. (a company linked to Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor [3]) and Trisilco Equity Sdn. Bhd. with each partner holding 45%, 36%, 10% and 9% of the company respectively.
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.
Eastern and Oriental Express hauled by KTM Class 25 locomotive, stopping at Kuala Lumpur station for crew change.. An agreement were made and signed in 1991 between Orient-Express Hotels and the Malaysian railway authority, Keretapi Tanah Melayu and Thailand railway authority, State Railway of Thailand to operate Eastern and Oriental Express on their tracks. [1]
In 1947, the newly formed airline started scheduled operations with a single Airspeed Consul, [3]: 362 linking Singapore-Kallang Airport with Kuala Lumpur and Penang, and Kuala Lumpur with Kota Bharu and Kuantan. [4]