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Article: KL builds modern network; rail consultant Scott Wilson discusses current developments in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. (Kuala Lumpur).
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- Asia Pacific Rail
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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Since APR's last Kuala Lumpur round-up in January 1999, the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur has seen several major developments in its different rail systems. Projects that had been seriously delayed due to the Asia's economic downturn in the late 1990s are now -- aided by Government funding and loans -- experiencing rapid recovery and development. Indeed, this seems to be an exciting time for rail transport in Kuala Lumpur, with the city's quest to create a fast and accessible transport network finally coming together.
Perhaps the most important event has been the opening of Kuala Lumpur's prestigious and much-needed transportation hub, Kuala Lumpur Sentral ...