Transportation

Malaysia to Decide on Singapore High-Speed Rail Link This Year

Transport Minister Loke seeks decision in fourth quarter
New line could join network of China-backed rail systems

The rail line — which seeks to cut travel time between the two cities to 90 minutes from more than four hours by car — was estimated to cost as much as 100 billion ringgit ($21.4 billion) as a government-funded project.Photographer: Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua/Getty Images

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By Philip Heijmans, Ram Anand, and Netty Idayu Ismail

July 17, 2024 at 11:00 PM UTC

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Malaysia will decide in the coming months whether to proceed with a multibillion-dollar high-speed rail line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government weighs proposals from a narrowing list of private consortiums.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said in an interview Wednesday that he hopes Malaysia’s cabinet will decide on the viability of the project by the end of the fourth quarter.