Electrified Double Track Project

Salam,

Hi...
Ari nie aku nak cakap ckit pasal EDTP nie..(electrified double track project.)
Aku ader presentation pasal proposal tender document ngan company nie...So. i meet the big boss whose handle the project joint venture..
Actualy this project has begun and under construction between joint venture MMC and Gamuda..
MMC-Gamuda Joint Venture Sdn Bhd, is a 50:50 joint venture company between MMC Corporation Berhad and Gamuda Berhad. The joint venture company will design and build the Electrified Double Track Project and the project will involve the construction of infrastructure works, track and system works on a 5-year Design and Build Contract.


The Electrified Double Track project is a 329-km northern railway project that integrates with KTM’s main line from Ipoh to Johor Bahru. When completed in 2013, the entire electrified dual tracks will stretch 968-km from south to north of Peninsular Malaysia.

It will only take three hours to travel from Penang to Kuala Lumpur by train when the electrified double track project (EDTP) is completed.

Once operational, commuters can have breakfast in Penang, lunch in KL and return to the island for dinner, all within the same day. Currently, the train journey between both destinations takes about nine hours.

The RM12.4bil EDTP stretch from Ipoh to Padang Besar, undertaken by MMC-Gamuda, is now 5% completed and expected to be ready on Jan 7, 2013. It will link up to the Rawang line.

“Once completed, modern trains with heavier loads can run on the flatter, straighter alignment at a speed of up to 160kph,”

RM10bil had been invested in double-tracking the Klang Valley and from Rawang to Ipoh.

“The EDTP can be the backbone for future commuter services in the northern area, similar to the Klang Valley commuter services,”

“It will only take about 90 minutes to travel from Penang to Ipoh by train when the project is completed, compared to about four hours now,”

The alignment for the 329km Ipoh -Padang Besar double track project cut across the four northern states of Penang, Perak, Kedah and Perlis.

“We are working closely with the four state governments and they are very helpful as the project will benefit the people in the long run,”

“We do not foresee much problems for the next five years as 70% of land needed for the project is owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB).

He said rail transport in the country currently had a market share of just 3%, compared to road transport which commanded 89% share.

“Over reliance on road transport is unsustainable, especially during congestion on expressways and festive seasons,” he added.

The EDTP was an extensive infrastructure project that would transform the existing singletrack line from Johor Baru to Padang Besar to electrified double tracks, covering a total distance of 968km.