Nusajaya s High-Speed Rail Station Just Minutes Away from Puteri Cove Residences Revealed last month by Malaysia's Land Public Transport Commission Chairman, Tan Sri Dr Syed Hamid Albar, the much anticipated high-speed rail (HSR) project has confirmed a Nusajaya station just minutes away from Puteri Cove Residences. This will provide Puteri Cove Residences a clear advantage of an additional, efficient alternative to transport, from Singapore as well as to other parts of Malaysia. Connecting Singapore to Kuala Lumpur in just 90 minutes, the HSR will have seven stations comprising: 1. Nusajaya 2. Batu Pahat 3. Muar 4. Ayer Keroh 5. Seremban 6. Putrajaya 7. Kuala Lumpur The Nusajaya station is slated to be within minutes drive from Puteri Harbour. Construction is intended to commence in third quarter of 2015 and targeted to be completed by 2020. Commuters can expect to travel between Singapore to Kuala Lumpur within 90 minutes; a substantial cut in travelling time from around five hours by bus or car. The HSR will run across the Johor Straits through the Tuas second link before entering Singapore. Singapore has laid three possibilities for the terminus the city centre, Jurong East and Tuas West. Puteri Cove Prestige News - November 2014
Several countries have expressed their interest to develop the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur HSR project. Several countries including Japan, South Korea, China, Spain, France and Germany have expressed their interest to develop the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur HSR project. A Japanese consortium formed a year ago comprising the East Japan Railway Company (JR-East), Sumitomo Corporation, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have already started the ground work by making presentations to the Malaysia commission and Singapore s Land Transport Authority. In addition, local Malaysian firms have shown interest to bid for the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur HSR project with reputable firms such as UEM Group, YTL Corp, MMC Corp, Gamuda, Global Rail revealing partnerships with system integrators from Europe, Canada and China. More information on the HSR can be reviewed in the recent news articles attached. Malaysia confirms its Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail stations - The Straits Times (Singapore) KL-S pore high-speed rail work to start in 2015 - New Straits Times (Malaysia) Economist bullish on impact of rail project - New Straits Times (Malaysia) Track alignment for high-speed link finalized - New Straits Times (Malaysia) Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR on track for next year - The Malaysian Reserve (Malaysia) China keen on KL-Singapore high-speed rail link - The Star (Malaysia) Puteri Cove Prestige News - November 2014
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 Malaysia confirms its S pore-kl rail stations Building of the high-speed link could begin in Q3 next year: KL transport official By ADRIAN LIM IN TOKYO THE high-speed rail (HSR) project connecting Singapore and Kuala Lumpur will have seven stops in Malaysia, namely Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Seremban, Ayer Keroh, Muar, Batu Pahat and Nusajaya. While several of the proposed stations had been revealed earlier this year by Malaysia s Land Public Transport Commission, they were confirmed yesterday by its chairman, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar. Construction of the line could begin some time next year, although the actual date has yet to be fixed. Giving an update on the sidelines of a high-speed rail conference in Tokyo, Mr Syed Hamid said that Malaysia has completed its feasibility study, which has been shared with Singapore. The Malaysians are now waiting for Singapore s own feasibility study for its section of the proposed 320km to 340km rail, which started in August and is ongoing. When asked about the timeline of the project, Mr Syed Hamid said construction of the rail could start in the third quarter of next year. I think this is my own view that (construction will begin) likely in the third quarter of next year. This is my own guess. We targeted it for next year; when exactly next year, we will wait for the first-quarter meeting between us and Singapore, he said. With the HSR, commuters can travel between Singapore and KL within 90 minutes. Including time for waiting, transfers and immigration clearance, the total journey could take around 2 1 /2 hours. Before work can begin, however, details such as the financing and the exact location of the terminus have to be ironed out, Mr Syed Hamid added. For Malaysia, the terminus will be in the area of Bandar Malaysia, while Singapore has laid out three possibilities the city centre, Jurong East and Tuas West. While an international tender will be called when both countries are ready, Mr Syed Hamid noted that several countries, including Japan and China, have already expressed their interest to develop the Singapore-KL HSR. A Japanese consortium comprising the East Japan Railway Company (JR-East), Sumitomo Corporation, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was formed a year ago, and it wants to bring its country s bullet-train system to Singapore and Malaysia. The consortium has already started the groundwork by making presentations to the commission and Singapore s Land Transport Authority. With a 2020 target closing in, however, the timeline will be challenging, said one expert. Mr Tomohiro Kobayashi, a director in the office of project coordination at the railway bureau of Japan s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, noted that the Tokaido Shinkansen, the country s first HSR line, took nearly five years to construct. Mr Kobayashi added: It will be very tough to meet this (2020) deadline... Given the time for designing and other processes... the actual construction should be started within a year. adrianl@sph.com.sg Seven stops in Malaysia A total of eight stations will be on the new high-speed rail line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. SELANGOR Stations on the high-speed rail line Putrajaya Port Dickson INDONESIA SUMATRA Source: LAND PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMISSION (SPAD) Kuala Lumpur NEGERI SEMBILAN Seremban MALACCA Strait of Malacca Ayer Keroh MALAYSIA Muar Batu Pahat JOHOR PAHANG Pontian Kukup South China Sea North-South Highway Nusajaya SINGAPORE ST GRAPHICS
The Malaysian Reserve, 31 Oct 2014
The Star, 11 Nov 14