KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — The Gemas-Johor Baru electrified double-track rail project (Gemas-JB EDTP), expected to halve travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru, has...
GISBH’s ‘deviant’ label raises legal implications: A closer look at fatwa enforcement in Malaysia, with prison a possibility for defianceA file photograph shows a Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad Electric Train Service locomotive. The Gemas-Johor Baru electrified double-track rail project , expected to halve travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru, has encountered further delays.
Service on the initial 26km segment from Gemas to Segamat was initially set to begin in July, with a revised October deadline. However, these timelines were missed due to complications with the train’s electrification.The project, a RM9.5 billion investment, has missed multiple deadlines since it began in 2017. Initial completion was scheduled for October 2021, but challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic and land acquisition issues caused setbacks.
According to a government source, the delay was due to YTL Construction’s incomplete work on the electric feeder line at Genuang Railway Station, preventing overhead line energisation.
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