Johor Baru to Gemas High Speed Railway Project Starts

Malaysia has awarded a $2.3 billion contract worth 7.5 billion ringgit to China for the construction of a 250km double-track railway in southern Malaysia, connecting Johor Bahru with Gemas in neighboring Negeri Sembilan.

November 15, 2009 11:19 am | Last Update: August 9, 2015 11:23 am

Malaysia will award a $2.3bn (7.5bn ringgit) contract to China to build a railway in the southern part of the country, the Malaysian Prime Minister has announced.

The 250km double-track railway will connect the southern city of Johor Bahru with Gemas in the neighbouring state of Negeri Sembilan.
Work is expected to be carried out by a consortium made up of China Railway Engineering and China Railway Telecommunication Centre.

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