Chinese manufacturer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd and Malaysia’s Express Rail Link (ERL) unveiled the new train that will be used for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport rail link service. The train is the first in a series of six units to be supplied under a contract signed in 2014.
Each of the 6 trains has 4 cars and can operate at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour. The trains have more seats onboard, longer seats pitch and higher ceiling, as well as 15 percent more air-conditioning capacity.
With the launch of the new trains, ERL’s total capacity will be increased by 50 percent, Mohd Nadzmin Mohd Salleh, executive chairman of ERL, said. Train departures will also be improved during morning and evening peak hours from the current 20-minute intervals to 15 minutes. With the new trains, ERL is targeting a growth in its ridership of five percent this year, from 23,900 passengers per day in 2017.
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