20 DECEMBER 2017

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

MALAYSIA

TU

MALAYSIA IN

CROSS BORDER RAIL

INITIATIVE

Content:

i. Cross Border Railway Facilities

ii. Cross Border Railway Arrangement

iii. ASEAN Cross Border Initiative

iv. Other Cross Border Rail

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Cross Border Railway Facilities

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MAIN NETWORK PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

• Track Length: 1,566 km

• No. of Stations: 104

Electrified Double Track (EDT) (765 km):

• Ipoh – Padang Besar (329 km)

• Rawang – Ipoh (180 km)

• Rawang – Seremban (105 km)

• Batu Caves – Port Klang (53 km)

• Seremban – Gemas (98 km)

Single Track (801 km):

• Gemas – Johor Bahru (197 km)

• Gemas – Tumpat (528 km)

• Pasir Gudang Line (29 km)

• PTP Line (32 km)

• West Port, Pulau Indah (15 km)

Services Provided:

• Cargo

• Commuter

• Intercity

• ETS

• Track Gauge: 1,000 mm

• No. of Halts: 68

Alor Setar

Bukit Mertajam

Parit Buntar

Taiping

Ipoh

Tapah Road

Pelabuhan Klang SelatanSeremban

GemasPort Dickson

Pasir Gudang

Woodlands

Tumpat

Krai

Rantau Panjang

Gua Musang

Kajang

Tampin

Segamat

Sentul

Kempas Baru

Rawang Batu Caves

KL Sentral

Pasir Mas

Kuala Lipis

Jerantut

Butterworth

Padang Besar

Sungai Petani

Kuala

Kangsar

Pulau Indah

Johor Bahru

Sentral

Tg. Pelepas

West Port

THAILAND

Kluang

Rembau

SenawangSg. Gadut

Arau

Tanjong

Malim

LEGEND

Single Track

Electrified Double

Track

Station

Track Closed

Yad Pelabuhan Klang UtaraSri Subang

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INTERNATIONAL ENTRY POINT : RANTAU PANJANG [NORTHEAST]

• Constructed: 1933

• Distance: 18.7 km

• Passenger services

• Was 3 services daily

• Discontinued in June 1982

• Due to security reason (smuggling

activities)

• Cargo services

• Was carrying cement from Northwest of

Malaysia

• Discontinued in 2003

• Due to Southern Thailand unrest

• Current state: track condition deteriorating

due to damage from flooding in 2007

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INTERNATIONAL ENTRY POINT : JOHOR BAHRU [SOUTH]

• MY-SG Rail link opened in 17th Sept 1923

• Originally end at south of Singapore in Tanjung

Pagar Railway Station (TPRS)

• Cargo services to feed New Harbour

(aka Keppel Harbour)

• MY-SG Point of Agreement(POA) [May 2010]

• ended train services to Singapore

• KTMB terminus relocated from TPRS to

Woodlands Train Check Point (WTCP)

• Effective date from 1st July 2011

• Cargo services to SG discontinued

• Only passenger services remains

• KTM will cease services to WTCP when

Rapid Transit System between Johor

Bahru & Woodlands become operational

(est. December 2024)6

INTERNATIONAL ENTRY POINT : PADANG BESAR [NORTHWEST]

• 14 tracks

• Passenger: 2 tracks (electrified)

• Container terminal: 5 tracks (non-

electrified)

• General: 7 tracks (non-electrified)

• Container Terminal:

• Current: 108,000 TEUs Per Annum

• 1,241 TEUs Laden Container at any

one time

• 2 weight bridge

• Container stacking: 3 layers

• 4-5 daily trips to New Butterworth

Container Terminal

• Upgrade works:

• Estimated completion: March 2018

• Cost: RM29 Millions/USD6.8 Millions

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PADANG BESAR CONTAINER TERMINAL UPGRADE

Upgrade works:

• Upgrade hardstand to accommodate 5-layer

stacking

• New elevated office & security post

• Additional 2 weight bridge

• Replace existing BS80 rail & turnout to UIC54

• Track flushing

• Increase annual capacity to 132,000 TEUs 8

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Tracks for Padang

Besar Container

Terminal

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SRT passenger train & Malaysia –

Thailand Landbridge Service

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Maintenance Depot

(7 bays)

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▪ introduced in year 1999

▪ represents an international collaboration

between KTMB and the State Railway of

Thailand (SRT)

▪ started with 2 weekly trains from Port Klang to

Bangsue

▪ gradually expanded to major dry and sea

ports in Malaysia and terminates at various

stations and freight terminal in Thai territory.

▪ Shorter travelling time by rail from Port Klang

– Bangsue takes 60 hours while sea transport

takes 5-7 days.

LANDBRIDGE SERVICE BETWEEN MALAYSIA - THAILAND (CARGO SERVICES)

Port Klang

Penang Port

Maptaput

Bangsue

TrangSuratthani

Hatyai

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▪ introduced on 1st July 2015 with 14 trips daily

▪ Current frequency 26 trips daily

▪ Distance of 1.1 km

▪ 5-minutes journey compared to 30-60 minutes by road

on Causeway

▪ Train capacity: 320 pax

▪ Average daily passengers: 5,900 pax

▪ Fare:

▪ Towards SG: MYR5.

▪ Towards MY: SGD5

▪ Current status: under negotiation for frequency

increase to 36 trips daily

SHUTTLE TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN JB SENTRAL – WOODLANDS, SG

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Cross Border Railway Arrangement

INTERNATIONAL ENTRY POINT : RANTAU PANJANG [NORTHEAST]

• Effective from 1st January, 1954

• Terms on:

i. Joint Station (Padang Besar & Sungai Golok):

• Land ownership & use;

• Construction & maintenance;

• Traffic management;

• Joint staffing

ii. Through traffic:

• Safety requirement;

• Priority for express train;

• Ticketing

iii. Rollingstock:

• Hire & haulage charges;

• Responsibility for damage & repairs;

• Responsibility for loss of life, bodily harm

& loss to goods

iv. Settlement of account

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ASEAN RAILWAY INITIATIVE

[SINGAPORE-KUNMING RAIL LINK]

To provide more environmentally friendly, efficient and

economical mode for passenger and freight transport .

Flagship Project under ASEAN-Mekong Basin

Development Cooperation.

Malaysia as Permanent Chair for SWG

Prioritised project under Master Plan on ASEAN

Connectivity

Uses Meter Gauge standard

Two lines:

Eastern Line : Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam

Western Line : Thailand, Myanmar

Common line : Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand

Spur line to Lao PDR

SINGAPORE – KUNMING RAIL LINK

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Current network :

Cambodia

Lao PDR (Spur Line)

Malaysia

Myanmar

Singapore

Thailand

Viet Nam

Kunming, PRC

Future interest:

Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore @ Malaysia via:

1. Port (Multimodal); or

2. Bridge

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CURRENT SKRL PROGRESS

Country Section Status

Cambodia -

Thailand

Cambodia side

Sisophon – Poipet

[48 km]

- Construction of remaining 6 km to Klong

Luk - Poipet

- Expected to complete by first half of 2018

Thailand Side

Klong Sip Kao –

Aranyaprathet –

Klongluk [6 km]

- Completed in July 2016

New Cross-border Railway Bridge

Connecting Aranyaprathet (Thailand) and

Poipet (Cambodia)

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Snoul

Loc Ninh

Country Section Status

Cambodia –

Viet Nam

Cambodia side

Eastern Railway

Line (Bat Deoung –

Snoul) [257 km]

- Feasibility Study Completed 2010

- Revised FS completed April 2015

- Estimate Cost: USD 1.4 bil.

- Seeking fund for construction use Built-

Operate-Transfer (BOT) method.

Viet Nam Side

Ho Chi Minh – Loc

Ninh [129 km]

- Feasibility Study Completed 2012

- Estimate cost: USD 948.6 mil.

- Seeking fund for construction

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CAMBODIA

VIET

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Country Section Status

Myanmar -

Thailand

Kanchanaburi –

Ban Phu Nam Ron

- Dawei Port

[322 km]

- Feasibility Study completed April 2015

- Estimate cost : USD 4.8 Billion

- Thailand side: Detailed design & EIA study

is pending approval from MOT

- Myanmar Side: Seeking the technical

assistance to provide the feasibility study

and then Investment and financial

assistance

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Yephyu

Sinbyudaing

Thi Tha Ban Phu Nam Ron

KachanaburiDawei Deep Sea Port to Phu Nam Ron 170 km

Tha LaotTar

Myita Ai One

Kose Chaung

Nyaungdon

Ye Boub

Dawei Deep Sea Port

NabuleThit Ka

Don

Dawei

Maungmagan

Ban Phu Nam Ron to Kachanaburi 80 km

Kachanaburi to Bangkok 110 km

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Thanaleng

– Vientiane

[9 km]

Mukdahan -

Savanakhet

– Laobao

[222 km]

Thakhek –

Savanakhet –

Pakse

[324 km]

Vientiane –

Thakhek – Mu

Gia

[450 km]

Vientiane – Luang

Phrabang –Boten

[417 km]

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Country Section Status

Lao PDR –

People’s

Republic

of China

Lao – Sino Railway

Project (Boten –

Luangphrabang –

Vientiane) [417 km]

- Feasibility Study completed June 2012

- Ongoing financing discussion with PRC

- Cost USD 6 bil.

- Work progress 6.6%

Lao PDR -

Thailand

Lao – Thai Railway

Project Phase 2

Section 2

(Thanaleng – Ban

Khamsavath) [7.5 km]

- Bidding process for consultant is finished

- Bidding for the contractor is in process

- Construction expected to start by end of 2017

Mukdahan -

Savanakhet – Laobao

[222 km]

- Pre-FS completed 2009

- A new survey is currently being conducted - To be tabled to Ministry of Public Work

&Transport

Lao PDR

[Spur

Line]

Vientiane – Thakhek –

Mu Gia

[450 km]

- Pre-Feasibility Study completed March 2011

- Feasibility Study to commence in 2015 and

expected to finish by the end of 2017

- Fund from KOICA (USD3 Million)

Thakhek – Savanakhet

– Pakse- VangTao

[345 km]

- BOT method

- One private company interested to invest and to

be tabled to Ministry of Public Works and

Transport

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Vung AngTan Ap

Mu Gia

VIET

NAM

LAO PDR

Country Section Status

Viet Nam

– Lao PDR

Vung Ang – Tan Ap

– Mu Gia

[119 km]

- Feasibility Study being conducted

- Supported by KOICA

Viet Nam

– Lao PDR

My Thuy Port –

Dong Ha –Lao Bao

[114 km]

- Seeking fund for Feasibility Study &

construction

- Construction expected time is beyond 2020.

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OTHER CROSS BORDER RAIL

KL – SINGAPORE HIGH SPEED RAIL

JOHOR BAHRU – SINGAPORE RAPID

TRANSIT SYSTEM

KL-SG HSR GENERAL INFORMATION

1. DISTANCE 350 km [MY: 335 km, SG: 15 km]

2. RAIL SIZE STANDARD GAUGE

3. TRACTION SYSTEM ELECTRIC [25 Kilovolt AC]

4. DESIGN SPEED 350 km/h

5. OPERATIONAL SPEED 300 km/h

6.

NUMBER OF

INTERMEDIATE

STATION

6

(Putrajaya, Seremban, Ayer Keroh, Batu

Pahat & Pagoh/Muar)

7.TERMINAL LOCATION

(MALAYSIA)

Bandar Malaysia (Currently Sungai Besi Air

Base) & Iskandar Puteri

8.TERMINAL LOCATION

(SINGAPORE)Jurong East

9. TRAVEL TIME EXPRESS : 90 Mins

TRANSIT : 120 Mins

10. TARGET OPERATION YEAR 202627

ALIGNMENT

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JB-SG RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION

RTS Link Specification

Trains (4-cars) No. of Trains: 7 sets (92.9 m)

Capacity: 1,000 pax

Operational Speed: 70km/h

Headway

(10,000 pphpd)

Peak: 4 mins (15 trips/hr)

Off-peak: 8 mins (8 trips/hr)

Target Operation Early 2024

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KL-SG HSR JB-WOODLANDS RTS

1. CIQ Facilities Co-Located CIQ with full facilities

2. Security Screening Detailed Selective

3.International

Station

1. Bandar Malaysia

2. Iskandar Puteri

3. Jurong East

1. Bukit Chagar

2. Woodlands North

4. Services Passenger only

5.Extra-territorial

power

1. Inspect travel documents

2. Conduct inspections (person, luggage, cargo)

3. Conduct interviews (with presence of host’s

officials)

6.Train Control

Centre (TCC)

2 location

• Controls HSR

operations in

respective

country’s area

2 locations

• 1 TCC active at one time

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CROSS BORDER ARRANGEMENT

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CO-LOCATED CIQ FLOW

TICKET

GATE

HOST

COUNTRY

SECURITY

CHECK

HOST

COUNTRY

BORDER

CONTROL

OTHER COUNTRY

BORDER CONTROL

& SELECTIVE

SECURITY CHECKJOURNEY

ARRIVAL,

DISEMBARK

& DISPERSE

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