Sunday, May 27, 2018

An alterantive to the High Speed Rail

An alternative to the High Speed Rail.

I wish to suggest an alternative to the High Speed Rail (HSR)

The HSR has two advantages:

a) Faster travelling time - i.e. 90 minutes between the two cities.
b) Joint checkpoint clearance.

An alternative is for Malaysia to upgrade the track for the existing rail to increase the speed. It can reduce the travel time by half - from 6 to 3 hours. That would be acceptable.

We can also introduce checkpoint clearance in Johor Bahru. A MRT line can go straight to this checkpoint without clearing Singapore checkpoint. The JB checkpoint will connect to both Singapore and Malaysia authorities.

The joint clearance at the new JB checkpoint can serve the train passengers as well as the other visitors to Malaysia. It will reduce the hassle of passing through two checkpoints.

This arrangement will avoid having the HSR coming all the way to Jurong East. We do not need to spend too much money on infrastructure and to ensure security within Singapore.

I hope that both governments have the vision to implement this new approach.

Tan Kin Lian

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