Malaysia: On 28 June, the 37.8 km LRT3 line with 20 stations was opened in Shah Alam by the country’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during an official launch ceremony.
Recent deals and tenders in the track machine market.
Malaysia: The rolling stock arrived from China at the end of last year, following a full cycle of tests at the manufacturer’s plant in Dalian. Now, one electric locomotive and two six-car trainsets are due to cover 8,000 km of test running.
Malaysia: Since late August, two six-car Class 94 ETS3 trains have been in commercial service on the 1,000 mm line connecting Kuala Lumpur and Johor. With a maximum speed of 140 km/h, the new rolling stock covers the 285 km route in 3.5 hours.
The four-car trainset was presented at the Singapore Rail Test Centre.
China: Two six-coach trainsets are to take a series of tests at the Dalian plant in China before shipment to the customer planned for October.
Malaysia: Two six-car Class 94 ETS3 electric trains arrived at KTMB's Batu Gajah depot in late April.
India, Malaysia: The manufacturers have entered into a partnership in terms of supply and maintenance of rolling stock products for the markets of Southeast Asia and Africa.
Key news and contracts in the rolling stock market.