Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail
The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) is a proposed railway project to link Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Singapore via a high-speed rail line. It was first proposed by then Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in September 2010. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong formally agreed to the joint project in February 2013, with the HSR originally expected to be completed by 2026.
| Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail | |
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| HSR | |
The map for proposed railroad tracks. | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Cancelled (2021); revived (2023); RFI (2024); commissioning (2034) |
| Owner | MyHSR Corp SG HSR |
| Locale | Malaysia Singapore |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 8 |
| Service | |
| Type | Passenger-dedicated high-speed rail |
| System | Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail |
| Services | 3 (express, shuttle and domestic) |
| Operator(s) | OpCos • OpCo International (Express & Shuttle service) • OpCo Domestic (Domestic service) |
| Rolling stock | 10-car trainsets capacity for up to 100 passengers per car |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 350 km (220 mi) 335 km (208 mi) 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line |
| Operating speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) |
| Signalling | ETCS |
The 2018 Malaysian general election resulted in the defeat of Najib Razak, with his successor Mahathir Mohamad initially announcing that the project would be scrapped. Nevertheless, during a visit to Japan on 12 June 2018, Mahathir said that the project would merely be postponed due to high costs. On 5 September 2018, it was announced that the HSR operations would start in January 2031.
Malaysia subsequently underwent a second change in government in the aftermath of the 2020 political crisis, with the Perikatan Nasional coalition coming to power and Muhyiddin Yassin becoming prime minister. A further time extension was requested to review the project, with Singapore agreeing to a deadline of end-2020. The two governments subsequently failed to reach an agreement to continue the project and terminated it on 1 January 2021 in a joint statement.
After 2 years of cancellation, the project has reportedly been revived and the Malaysian government is currently seeking for proposals to restart the project.
The proposed HSR line is 350 km long and is expected to reduce travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to 90 minutes. It would start from Bandar Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur and connect to other cities such as Malacca and Seremban along the west coast of West Malaysia en route to Jurong East in Singapore.