Singapore, Malaysia Set 2020 Target for New High-Speed Rail Link

Singapore, Malaysia Set 2020 Target for High-Speed Rail Link

bloomberg.com 19 Feb '13, 6am

Singapore, Malaysia Set 2020 Target for New High-Speed Rail Link

A high-speed rail link between Singapore and the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur may be completed by 2020, leaders of the two countries said today. The rail network will be a “huge game changer” and transform the way the two countries do business, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak told reporters in Singapore today at a joint press conference with his counterpart. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the journey may take 90 minutes. “If it’s really going to happen it’ll be a major breakthrough,” said Chua Hak Bin, a Singapore-based economist at Bank of America Corp. “There’s a huge amount of trade and investment between the two countries, so any kind of major transport infrastructure that can speed up and shorten travel time will bring great benefits.” Relations between the two neighbors have reached the warmest in decades in recent years as the countries ended years of...

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High-speed rail linking Singapore, Kuala Lumpur set for 2020 target | [link] Calif sadly still won't have our LA/SF train
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