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Malaysia’s Express Rail Link to buy six new trains
Published: Fri, 2015-01-02 17:00-
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Signs contract with Changchun Railway Vehicles
Express Rail Link (ERL), the operator of KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit high-speed train services in Malaysia, will buy new trains to cater to the increasing number of commuters.
YBhg Tan Sri Mohd. Nadzmi Mohd. Salleh, Executive Chairman, ERL, said, “With the opening of the new low-cost carrier terminal in KLIA2 in May 2014, our total ridership has grown by 40 percent to-date compared to the same period last year.”
ERL has signed an agreement with China’s Changchun Railway Vehicles for the supply of six new trains. Of these six trains, two trains will be allocated to KLIA Ekspres while the remaining four trains are secured for KLIA Transit. Each train will have four cars and will operate at a speed of 160 kilometres per hour.
“The growth of key townships along our rail corridor has also been a contributing factor as we see more and more people opting to commute by KLIA Transit to work. With the increased load factor, there are certainly a lot of new challenges and business potentials for ERL,” added, Tan Sri Mohd. Nadzmi.
Changchun Railway Vehicles will start delivering the trains from May 2016.
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