Government and Development of Rail

Transport in Malaysia

GROUP MEMBERS:

NUR FARAH WAHEDA BINTI MAT REJAB 1321968

RAHAH BINTI ZAMANI 1321288

NURULL SYAHIRA BINTI KAMARUZAMAN 1328372

NIDAA UL HANI BINTI MOHD GHAZALI 1129586

OBJECTIVES

1.To identify who operates the rail transport in Malaysia.

2.To know the history behind the development of rail transportation.

3.To evaluate the reasons on the development of rail transportation.

4.To find out the government spending on railway.

5.To compare the livability ranking of rail transport in Malaysia with other global cities and to show the ability of Malaysia to compete with other nation country in development of rail transport in Malaysia.

6.To discuss the duty of vicegerent (government) based on Islamic perspective in providing an ease of transportation to the citizens.

INTRODUCTIONRail transport in Malaysia comprises heavy rail including:

Monorail

ETS(KTM)Electric train service

ERLExpress rail link sdn. bhd

LRTLight rapid transit

1. To identify who operates the rail transport in Malaysia.

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION

KERETAPI TANAH MELAYU BERHAD

RAPID KL SABAH STATE RAILWAY

EXPRESS RAIL LINK SDN. BHD.

RAILWAY ASSET CORPORATION

LAND PUBLIC TRANSPORT

COMMISSION

Ministry of TransportationEstablished since 1956

Handles road transport, civil aviation, land, mineral, and communications

Land Division - Main function: Formulate policies, undertake research and plan and coordinate developmental aspects of rail-based transport

Plan and establish a convenient rail-based transport system which will encourage the use of rail-based transport

Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) A Federal Statutory Body under Ministry of Transport Malaysia

Established under the Railways Act 1991

Execute the development of and redevelop the railway infrastructures

Finance railway infrastructure development using sources gathered from various activities such as rental, lease and government allocation

Land Public Transport Commission (spad)

Established on 3 June 2010

A Malaysian statutory body that regulate and enforce rules concerning land-based public

and freight transport in Malaysia

Carried out enforcement powers with other enforcement agencies such as the Royal Malaysian Police and the

Road Transport Department.

Duties of SPAD enforcement officers: inspection of public transport and freight vehicles inspection of drivers, conductors and co-drivers inspection of travel tickets and the clamping down on

touting and soliciting

KERETAPI TANAH MELAYU BERHAD (KTMB)

Owned by Malaysian government through a vehicle called Finance Ministry Incorporated

In conjunction with the establishment of RAC, Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), which exists since 1894 was disband and officially known as Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)

Owns 2262 km out of the total 2418km of tracks in Malaysia

Main intercity passenger train operator

Operates KTM intercity passenger trains on both main lines

and Bukit Mertajam-Butterworth branch

Operates 4 daytime

express trains:

Ekspres Sinaran

Ekspres Rakyat

Ekspres Kenali

Ekspres Tebrau

Operates 4 night time

express trains:

Senandung Malam

Senandung Langkawi Ekspres Wau Ekspres

Timuran

RAPID KL

Fully owned by Finance Ministry Incorporated

Acronym for Rangkaian Pengangkutan Intergrasi Deras

 Kuala Lumpur

A service brand used by Prasarana Malaysia subsidiaries companies to refer to the public transportation services dedicated for Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley area

Operate public transports in KL and other parts of the country

Comprises of 3 lines, the Kelana Jaya Line, the Ampang/Sri Petaling Line, and the Monorail line

SABAH STATE RAILWAY

o The only state department in Malaysia to operate a railway service and the only rail transport system operating on the island of Borneo

o Was formerly known as North Borneo Railway

o Railway consists of a single 134km line from

Tanjung Aru, near Kota Kinabalu, to the town

of Tenom

EXPRESS RAIL LINK SDN. BHD

o A joint venture company between YTL Corporation Bhd., Lembaga Tabung Haji and Trisilco Equity Sdn. Bhd

o A standard gauge and electrified airport rail link in Malaysia that connects the Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KLIA) with the Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral)

o The line is utilized by two different train services; KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit

RAILWAY STATION AT PAPAR, SABAH

RAILWAY STATION AT BEAUFORT, SABAH

 

Rail Transportation in Sabah

2. To know the history behind the development of rail

transportation.

1885• The first

railway track in Malaysia was built from Taiping to Port Weld (known as Kuala Sepetang)

• Introduction of steam locomotive service

1913• The

completion of several connections including Padang Besar, Perlis to Singapore

1930• Gemas to

Tumpat to Hatyai, Thailand

1931• The North-

South link from Singapore to Thailand border

1940• The

construction of the Burmese Death Railway

• Destruction of the Malayan railway system; bridges, tracks and coach-stock were sent abroad after being dismantled

THE EARLIER DEVELOPMENT OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION

1885 ~ Taiping to Port Weld1913 ~ Padang Besar to Singapore1930 ~ Gemas to Tumpat to Hat Yai

1948• At the end of WWII,

England started rebuilding the rail system

• The British implemented the Malayan Railway Ordinance which streamlined rail administration

• The Federated Malay State Railways became the Malayan Railway Administration (MRA)

1992• MRA became KTM

Berhad (Railways Act 1991)

• KTM Berhad began operations as a private sector organization (revenues and operations) but is still owned by the government

1995• Malaysia’s first

electrified commuter system was introduced

1997• The government

attempt to privatize KTMB

• Fail due to financial crisis

THE CURRENT MALAYSIA RAIL MAP

Malaysia rail transportare manage by KTM Berhad

except in Sabah (managed by Sabah State Railway)

1999• LRT first full

year of operation, it carried 26 million passengers

14 April 2002• A new 57

km express rail line (ERL) started operating from KL Sentral to KLIA

August 2003• The 8.6 km

long KL Monorail line became operational

May 2010• Malaysia’s

first coach service for women called Ladies Coach

Facts about KTM KOMUTER:

~started operation on 3 August 1995

~95% punctuality

~Weekdays 259 trips

KLANG VALLEY RAIL MAP

Rail Line(A)Sentul – Port Klang(B)Rawang – Seremban(C)Ampang – Sentul Timur(D)Sri Petaling – Sentul Timur(E)Kelana Jaya – Terminal Putra(F)KL Sentral – Titiwangsa

1) KTM Tg Pagar station move to

Woodlands, Singapore on 1 July

2011

2) Major decisions reached by Prime

Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and

his Singapore counterpart Lee

Hsien Loong

3) A Malaysia-Singapore joint

company (M-S Pte Ltd) was established to develop the lands

vacated by KTMB.

4) The company will be set up by Malaysia's Khazanah

Nasional Berhad and Singapore government's

investment arm, Temasek Holdings Limited, with

each holding 60% and 40% equity respectively.

5) The developed KTMB lands could in turn be swapped, on

the basis of equivalent value for

pieces of land in Marina South and

Ophir-Rochor

OWNERSHIP ISSUE- KTM TG PAGAR

KTM TG PAGAR RAIL MAP

~Nature Society (Singapore) (NSS) has submitted a proposal, The Green Corridor: A Proposal to Keep the Railway Lands as a Continuous Green Corridor, to the Singapore government on 21 October 2010.

~NSS proposes to retain the current KTM Railway Land as a Green Corridor after the train operations cease.

~NSS aims:-for a clean and green transport route-to preserve history

3. To evaluate the reasons on the development of rail

transportation.

KTM KARGO

Provides cargo services that are safe and reliableHighly accessible from seaports and Inland Container Depot (ICD) as well as urban and rural areasA cost – effective way to move goodsCargo is moved either in open or covered wagons

KTM DISTRIBUTION

Established in 1984Services provided:- door to door delivery of parcels and documents- station to station delivery of parcels and documents- transportation of motorcycles - flowers and perishables delivery - special projects

KTM BERHAD RAILWAY NETWORK

- Padang Besar Terminal- Butterworth Container Depot- Ipoh Cargo Terminal- Kontena Nasional Setia Jaya- Port Klang Container Depot- Segamat Inland Port- Pasir Gudang Terminal

KTM project for East Coast Economic Region (ECER) by PETRONAS

Petronas owns a railway line which links its oil refinery complex and the nearby town of Kerteh, Terengganu, with the petrochemical complex in Gebeng, Kuantan and Kuantan Port near Kuantan, Pahang.

The line is mainly used to transport petroleum products, but has recently been opened up for general freight transport, with operation being conducted by KTM.

Electric Train

Service (ETS)

Introduced by KTM on 12 August

2010

Connecting Ipoh to KL

Sentral

Speed of around 160

km/hour

A 3 hours ETS

from Kuala Lumpur

to Butterworth, Penang would be

operational in June 2015

In the future it will be linking Padang Besar,

Perlis to KL

Transforming Malaysia into regional logistics hub for ASEAN and Southern

gateway to the overland logistics rapid freight system for China and Europe.

4. To find out the government spending on railway.

PREVIOUS BUDGET ALLOCATION

2015 AND THE UPCOMING PROJECTS

HIGHLIGHTED ISSUES;

1. Malaysia – Singapore issue2. Redevelopment, confusion and

cancellation issue

1) Previous budget allocation

2009 2010 2011

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) in Klang Valley will be implemented in the beginning of 2011 with an estimated private investment accounted for RM 40 billion

RM35 billion will be expended on projects to enhance the capacity of existing rail services, to build new rail tracks, to increase the number of buses as well as to provide better infrastructure facilities in order to further improve the efficiency of public transportation.

Provide a 50% discount on fares for long-distance services of KTMB for students aged 13

and above. A complimentary

1Malaysia students card can be obtained from KTMB and was commenced from 1 Jan 2010. Provision for rail

facilities – RM 899 million

2012 2013 2014

Gemas-JB double tracking rail

project (RM 98.4 billion)

Providing ‘park-and-ride’ - RM62 million for KTM, ERL

Constructing the Ipoh to Padang Besar double-tracking project, Gemas to Johor Bahru as well as upgrading rail tracks across the country, with RM2.9 billion allocated.

Refurbishment of KTM Komuter RM28 million, to improve service reliability and frequency.

Government has extended the discounts for all Malaysians for those whohas the monthly income RM 3000 and below and who travel by KTM Komuter.

2) 2015 and the upcoming projects

a) East Coast railway line upgrade (Gemas to Tumpat) – RM 150 millions

To upgrade the east coast line from Gemas to Mentakab, Jerantut to Sungai Yu and between Gua Musang and Tumpat with total up for 620km.

The RM150 million is to kick- start the  rehabilitation project. There will be more allocations on a yearly  basis. However, for KTMB to be an efficient rail operator, the whole east coast line needs to be upgraded as soon as possible to avoid  accidents and derailments.

The government is spending around RM16 billion to improve the west coast line from Seremban-Gemas and Ipoh-Padang Besar with the  electrified double-tracking project.

For the east coast line, there are currently no plans to electrify or double-track that stretch.

b) Second MRT line (Selayang to Putrajaya) – RM 23 billion

The 56km MRT Line 2 was the second biggest infrastructure project

The project is expected to take five years to complete; preparation work, land acquisition and moving utilities.

c) Third MRT line

The final circular line is still in the planning stage. Its orbital route around the city centre will integrate with the rest of the rail network and alleviate pressure in key areas of the city.

d) LRT 3 Project (link Bandar Utama to Shah Alam and Klang)–RM 9b

The route, 36km, proposed to SPAD by Prasarana will begin at the Bandar Utama MRT station currently in construction and trace the North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) to an interchange station with the Kelana Jaya Line in the vicinity of Glenmarie also under construction as part of a line extension.

Estimation of one station is around RM 50 millions to RM 60 million.

It is expected to start at the beginning of the second half of 2015 and will be fully operated on 2020.

e) High-Speed Rail (HSR)

For the KL-SG High Speed Rail, the major project on 2020, the high speed rail is expected to cost RM43 billion (US$12 billion).

The rail is likely to be 330km long while the speed of the high speed rail is at 220kmh.

The eight stops will be on HSR between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

According to Tan Sri Syed Hamid (2015), the chairman of Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), Malaysia will be the high income nation on that time which is 2020.

With a 2020 target closing in, however, the timeline will be challenging.

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.

According to Mr. Kobayashi (2014), 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 this year.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said a 2020 timeline to build a high-speed rail link between the city-state and Malaysia was unrealistic, adding that the two countries hoped to reach an agreement by year-end on when the trains would start running (up to May 5th).

3) Redevelopment, confusion and cancellation issue

The alignment of the second Mass Rapid Transit line 2 (MRT2) has caused confusion among the officials and industry executives in the construction and transportation sector.

According to the master plan, it was supposed to

start in Sungai Buloh, where the MRT depot is

being built, and end in Putrajaya.

The Sungai Buloh depot and station is regarded

as probably the largest in South-East Asia and is

designed at a cost to have the capacity and support

the convergence of two MRT lines.

MALAYSIA STEEL WORKS (KL) BERHAD - Iskandar Intra-City Rail Line Cancelled?

The RM1bn intra-city rail line for Iskandar Malaysia in Johor as proposed by Malaysia Steel Works (Masteel) since 2009 may not be receiving the blessing from the Transport Ministry and Minister of Finance. 

It will build and operate a 100km intra-city commuter CRN system in Iskandar Malaysia to Woodlands, Singapore. It will use Keretapi Tanah Melayu‟s (KTM) existing railway track and land reserves. There will be up to 21 commuter stations in the Iskandar Malaysia region. 

The source said that the proposal was NOT approved by the Transport Ministry and Minister of Finance as the government wants to focus on the high-speed rail system linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, which will likely have a stop in Iskandar Malaysia and the Rapid Transit System from Johor Bharu to Woodlands.

Redevelopment of RM 2 billion on Kerteh-Kuantan Rail Link

The 72km single-track railway line was built in the 1990s with funding from Petronas. The line, managed by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd, ceased operations more than a year ago.

It stopped operating due to the sub-standard railway infrastructure and was also not safe.

The Kuantan-Kerteh railway link has been identified for redevelopment to include passenger services.

This will be a private finance initiative and there are several companies which have indicated their interest.

The source said the existing single track will be upgraded to double tracking with modern railway electro-mechanical system, including electrification, to serve passengers.

5. To compare the livability ranking of rail transport in Malaysia with

other global cities and to show the ability of Malaysia to compete with

other nation country in development of rail transport in

Malaysia.

• Compare the liveability ranking of rail transport in Malaysia with other global cities

-China

• Show the ability of Malaysia to compete with other nation in development of rail transport in Malaysia.

Comparison of rail transport between Malaysia and China

Malaysia

ETS(KTM)Electric train service

160km/h

Many choice of schedule

compared to KTMB

Increase productivity because worker can work long distance

China

HSRHigh speed rail China

300km/h and 200-250km/h

Many choice of schedule and

connecting every major cities in China

China experience broad growth in workers

productivity

Name of rail transport

speed

Benefit choice of scedule

Benefits to workers

Malaysia

Productivity occurs to companies are less than

china because it takes long time to reach at the

destination

Need to be improve the speed

to save time for travellers to travel

Less air pollution

China

Productivity occurs when companies find themselves with a couple hours train ride of tens of millions of

potential customers

Increase in tourism industry-time saving for

travellers

Less air pollution and fuel saving

business purpose

Benefits to tourism industry

Others benefits

Ability of Malaysia to compete with other nation country in development of rail transport

From ETS Malaysian government had launch the high speed rail(HSR) project which connecting Malaysia and Singapore

The primary objective for the construction of the HSR is to reduce the travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to 90 minutes by strengthening the link between two of Southeast Asia’s most vibrant and fast-growing economic engines

It is also for business purpose because it links to 7 main cities in Malaysia

With this development of rail transportation , Malaysia must be able to compete on a regional and global stage and become a high income nation

Lastly ,this requires redoubling our effort to attract investment, drive productivity and innovation.

6. To discuss the duty of vicegerent (government) based on Islamic

perspective in providing an ease of transportation to the citizens.

Surah Al-Baqarah (30):

“And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a vicegerent." They said, "Will You place upon it one that causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know”

• Vicegerent: improve the world for and on behalf of Allah, to rule people, to apply the orders and injunctions of Allah among people, animals and

non-living things

• Government through Ministry of Transportation acts as a vicegerent

• Responsible to create an efficient and effective transportation system

Surah An-Nahl (8):

“And [He created] the horses, mules and donkeys for you to ride and

[as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know”

• Mankind had no idea that in the future things other than animals could be used for transportation

• One of the new method of transportation: rail-based transport system

• Ministry of Transportation established a convenient rail-based transport system

• Benefits:

the safest form of transport

a quick and more regular form of transport as it helps in the transportation of people with speed and certainty

facilitate long distance travel and transport of bulky goods which are not easily transported through motor vehicles.

CONCLUSION• In conclusion, the rail transportations such as MRT, LRT, KTMB and ERL have been the

most widely chosen by the people to commute either to workplace, school and home.

• As by year increases, the budget also has been increased and its mainly to upgrade the facilities;

1) from single tracking to double tracking

2) to electrify the train

3) to increase the train frequency and speed

4) to fix the rail.

• Other than that, it is a good initiative and effort done by our government in order to improve our rail transportation that is to implement huge project of HSR estimated to be operated by 2020.

• From this project, the diplomacy bonding between countries can be strengthen and more upcoming projects could be done together.