Singapore-Kuala Lumpur Bullet Train Link Delayed by Four Years
- Malaysia, neighboring city-state agree to defer rail project
- Mahathir seeking to cut costs amid review of Najib decisions
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A bullet train linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur won’t be a reality for at least a decade as Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad seeks to pare his nation’s debt and review projects signed off by his predecessor Najib Razak.
The neighbors agreed to delay kicking off work on the 350-kilometer (218 miles), multibillion dollar link until the end of May 2020, while the first train isn’t likely to ply the route before January 2031, four years later than originally envisioned, according to a joint statement the two governments issued on Wednesday in Putrajaya, Malaysia.