help complete the Klang Valley Rail Freight Bypass which would assist KTM to achieve better operational efficiency
Cost factor – Klang Valley •
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The Southern alignment tra t raver verses ses less developed section of Klang Valley Valley (cheaper land acquisition cost; potential for future development) The Southern alignment tra t raver verses ses topographically flat section of Klang Valley (cheaper railway construction cost)
Traverse less developed and topographically flat section of Klang Valley (i.e. Kuala Langat, Sepang)
Cost factor – Titiwangsa Main Range •
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The Southern alignment traverses traverses less hilly section of the Titiwangsa Main Range in Negeri Sembilan (cheaper construction cost) Estimated to require only circa 7 km tunneling (from Lenggeng to Jalan Kuala Klawang in Negeri Sembilan) –
In comparison, the more hilly Northern alignment (GombakBentong) requires 50 km* tunneling in total
*Source: News report
Southern Alignment traverses markedly less hilly section of the Titiwangsa Main Range in Negeri Sembilan
Cost Factor – Overall •
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The Southern alignment align ment may potentially result in overall cost reduction estimated at between RM8 billion to RM15 billion The savings would be utiliz u tilized ed to: –
report) take over the financially-stressed operator of ERL (Source: News report)
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finance the construction of 67-km KTM Freight Relief Line
Integration with ERL track – at Putrajaya •
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ECRL southern alignment intersects with ERL alignment at Precinct 20, Putrajaya Integration of ECRL/ERL railway track via a grade-separated interchange The interchange would be utilized only for passenger services between ERL and ECRL railways (e.g. from/to Bandar Malaysia to/from the East Coast)
Integration of ECRL/ERL railway track via a gradeseparated interchange near Precinct 20, Putrajaya
Integration with ERL track – Key Benefits •
Passenger rail services to/from the East Coast may originate/end at Bandar Malaysia (rail connection with MRT2, HSR, ERL , KTM) or KL Sentral (rail connection with KJ Line, Monorail, MRT1, ERL, KTM) –
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In comparison, the ECRL northern alignment has ITT Gombak (rail connection with KJ Line only) as the main gateway to Kuala Lumpur
Also enable convenient transfer to/from KLIA from/to the East Coast via Precinct 20 station
Integration with KTM track – at 3 points •
ECRL southern alignment intersects with KTM existing lines at (1) Batang Benar (Negeri Sembilan), and (2) Teriang (Pahang), as well as with the proposed KTM Freight Relief Line at (3) Port Klang (Selangor)
Integration with KTM track – Dual-gauge •
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Integration of ECRL/KTM railway track via grade-level interchanges ECRL stretch from Teriang to Port Klang would be dual-gauge (i.e. standard & metre) –
ECRL to adopt the Standard (1.435m) rail gauge while KTM operates on Metre (1.000m) gauge
Integration with KTM track – Key Benefits •
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ECRL southern alignment forms part of Klang Valley Rail Freight Bypass KVRFB (KVRFB) KVRFB would enable the track utilization utilization from Rawang (north) to Nilai (south) and Batu Caves (east) to Klang (west) to be exclusively for passenger services only KVRFB would help KTM to achieve better operational efficiency particularly in regard regard to the KTM Komuter services
Klang Valley Rail Freight Bypass = KTM Freight Relief Line + ECRL (from Port Klang to Batang Benar)
Integration with KTM track – Key Benefits •
Provide interior regions of Pahang & Kelantan (e.g. Kuala Lipis, Gua Musang) with a more direct rail connection to Klang Valley, Port Klang and Northern west coast states states
KTM existing lines + ECRL (from Teriang to Port Klang) = Provide interior regions of Pahang & Kelantan (e.g. Gua Musang) with a more direct rail connection to Klang Valley, Port Klang and Northern west coast states
