Ipoh – Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project (EDTP) is one of the nation’s mega project. It consists of several scope of work, among them are The idea of Ipoh – Padang Besar EDTP is revived back by the government in 2006 after it was shelved a few years ago to reduce Malaysia’s national budget deficit. As of now, the project is said to be going on track and will be completed somewhere in 2012.
comments from onetwenty: I’m glad that he also realizes the importance of having double-tracking project. It is my ambition to become part of KTMB as I want to contribute my bit towards Malaysia’s ‘Tunggak Pengangkutan Rakyat’. This project has been delayed for several years already. Now, we can see that it is being carried out slowly by the contractors. I wonder how much time they will take to finish this project. Lets see the developments so far:
Ipoh – Padang Besar EDTP by states
Scope of Work
Route: Overall Length – 329 Km
Sector 1: Kedah Line
158 Km Bukit Mertajam – Padang Besar
Sector 2: Mainline
171 Km (Butterworth – Ipoh)
Total Station Buildings
- Major – 7
- Minor – 14
- Halt – 10
- Depot – 3
Perlis
- Major Station – 2
- Minor -1
Kedah
- Major Station – 1
- Minor – 4
- Halt – 3
Pulau Pinang
- Major Station – 2
- Minor – 3
- Halt – 3
Perak
- Major Station – 2
- Minor – 6
- Halt- 4
Tunnel
- Bukit Berapit – 3.3km (Perak)
- Larut – 0.33km (Perak)
Depot
- Padang Besar (Perlis)
- Prai (P.Pinang)
- Bukit Mertajam (P.Pinang)
Bridges
- Road Over Bridge (ROB) – 66
- Road Under Bridge (RUB) – 8
- River Bridge (RB) – 75
- Motorcycle/ Pedestrian Bridge – 45
Special Structure
- Prai Swing Bridge – 282 m
- Marine Viaduct (Bukit Merah) – 3.5km
KTMB Quarters
- 220 Units
Systems
- Electrification
- Signaling & Control
- Communication
Source
Additional links
- www.2t.com.my official website for Ipoh – Padang Besar EDTP. It contains almost everything that you want to know about Ipoh – Padang Besar EDTP. The news related to Ipoh – Padang Besar EDTP also can be found there.
