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Completed Ipoh - Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project (329km)
Gemas – Johor Bahru Electrified Double Tracking Project (192km)
The Malaysian Government has embarked on a plan to extend the electrified double track southward toward Johor Bahru. The Malaysian Government anticipates that this project would further boost the public transport industry and the regional economy in the Southern corridor of Peninsular Malaysia. The contract had been awarded in December 2016 and targeted to be completed by June 2023.
Strengthening & Rehabilitation of Tracks Between Gemas – Tumpat (East Coast Line)
The railway infrastructure were developed and modernised substantially in the early 1990’s with the construction of the electrified double tracks in the Klang Valley. Later this was extended between Rawang – Ipoh and followed by Seremban – Gemas as well as Ipoh – Padang Besar. With the completion of these projects, the condition of tracks will improve in terms of capacity, strength, safety and operating speed.
However, the tracks between Gemas and Tumpat (East Coast Line) which lacks development funds are in a critical need for rehabilitation. This sector poses great challenge to the maintenance teams in keeping up to the required operating standards.
Pursuant to this, the Malaysian Government has allocated a budget of RM502.5 million for track rehabilitation in the sector to ensure safety and reliability and improved service level of train services. An additional budget of RM366.0 million has been approved by the Government for this sector due to major floods in December 2014 which caused severe damage to railway infrastructure and rolling stocks in this sector. The details of the project are as follows:
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Package |
Sector |
Status |
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A |
Gemas – Mentakab (122km) |
The physical works of the project commenced in February 2016 and is expected to be completed by December 2021. |
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B |
Mentakab – Gua Musang (199km) |
The physical works of the project commenced in Jun 2016 and is expected to be completed by December 2021. |
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C |
Gua Musang – Tumpat (206km) |
The physical works of the project commenced in February 2016 and is expected to be completed by January 2022. |
Upgrading of Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) Infrastructure
As part of the initiative to improve the quality of public transportation system in Malaysia, the Government has allocated a budget of RM1.448 billion under the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016 – 2020) on upgrading of railway infrastructure and system in the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) for the Phase 1 between Rawang – Salak South (42km). The Phase 1 project commenced in November 2016 and is expected to be completed by November 2021. The Phase 1 project involves the rehabilitation of tracks including enhancement of 16 stations as well as the upgrading of the existing signaling and electrification system.
The next phase of the project will cover sector from Salak South to Seremban (64km), Port Klang Junction (SPK) to Port Klang (44km) and SPK Bypass Line (2km) with a budget of RM4.725 billion. The project is expected to be completed in September 2026.
By completing of the entire phases of the project will then benefit the public in terms of a more reliable, comfortable and quality train services. In addition, the project will improve the headway for the KTM Komuter Services in KVDT area from 15 minutes to 7.5 minutes during peak hour.