Malaysia on Track to Expand Rail Mileage by 65% as Key Projects Unfold by 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR (23 October, 2017) – Malaysia has recorded significant achievements in the land public transport sector since it was identified as a key agenda under the Government Transformation Plan (GTP) in 2010, through the inclusion of Urban Public Transport under the National Key Result Areas (NKRA). Rail is earmarked as the backbone of Malaysia’s land public transport network, and under the 2013 National Land Public Transport Masterplan (NLPTM), the Government seeks to boost the carrying capacity of rail through a three-pronged strategy involving the construction of new lines, procurement of additional trains for existing lines, and upgrading the signaling system to increase service frequency. The determination to make rail as the artery for the movement of people has borne tangible results. Over the past 7 years, the Government has significantly increased the urban rail network from 279km to 369km. Over the next few years, the urban rail network is exp...