The Malaysian government is undertaking a substantial investment programme to improve the KTM network. Paul Bigland reports from Kuala Lumpur on the latest developments.
A MAJOR expansion of Kuala Lumpur's urban rail network is underway as the Malaysian government pursues its master plan to tackle the growth in car journeys and congestion by quadrupling public transport's market share by 2020.
Vietnam is pushing ahead with the construction of its first urban rail projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The latest technology will be used representing a step-change in railway development for the country as Dr-Eng Akira Hosomi, chief representative in Vietnam with Japan International Consultants for Transportation (JIC), explains.
MTR Corporation has awarded CSR a Yuan 1.36bn ($US 215.7m) contract to supply nine high-speed trains for the Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link (ERL).
THE board of French National Railways (SNCF) has approved the purchase of shares in public transport operator Keolis held by the three other shareholders - Axa Private Equity, CDPQ, and Pragma, thereby increasing SNCF's stake in the company to 70%.
