Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Railway

Overview:

• The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Railway (HSR) is being developed by the Malaysia and Singapore governments and will comprise eight stops in total: Singapore, Iskandar Puteri, Batu Pahat, Muar, Ayer Keroh, Seremban, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur.
• The project aims to enhance business connectivity and bring the people of both countries closer together, and once completed it will reduce travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from 4 hours to 90 minutes.
• Malaysia's MyHSR Corporation (MyHSR) and Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) have awarded the Joint Development Partner (JDP) contract for project to a three-firm consortium made up of WSP Engineering Malaysia, Mott MacDonald Malaysia, and Ernst & Young Advisory Services.

 Wai Yee Tsang - Journalist Asia-Pacific