DavidB-AU Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Malaysian land transport commission SPAD and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority have jointly launched a market-sounding exercise for the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail project. The proposed 330 km line would offer a 90 min journey time between the cities. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/kuala-lumpur-singapore-high-speed-line-market-sounding-begins.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 It would be good if the proposed route was to terminate at Singapore's Tanjong Pagar station once again. Such a beautiful building oozing with character, well deserving of a tasteful restoration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taigatrommel Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'd have thought Singapore airport would be a good destination; already there are a lot of flights between the two cities and high speed rail could capture the market the way Eurostar has between London and Paris. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 There are different reasons TGV goes to/via CDG, but then most to/from Paris don't. I can't see any reason for the mammoth extra expense of going through Singapore to Changi, especially when MRT already goes from Tanjong Pagar/Outram/Raffles to the airport. The complication and expense would be a like extending Eurostar to Heathrow. Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taigatrommel Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I recall HS2 was initially proposed as calling at Heathrow, and Frankfurt airport station always seems busy for passengers joining and leaving IC/ICE services. Given that Changi is one of the world's main air hubs, a rail link calling there could capture a market well beyond that where passengers have to change on and off local rail services. That's not to say it shouldn't have a more central calling point, just that calling at the airport could vastly improve the commercial prospects of such a link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 It sounds good in principle, but I doubt that Malaysians and visitors to Malaysia would want the extra costs and cross-border immigration hassles compared to flying through the new(ish) airport serving KL. Therefore Changi increasingly serves the long-haul stop-over and local market, which needs volume (mass transit) rather than high speed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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