UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA

Rawang-Ipoh
Double Tracking Project
 Introduction
Single Track
Double Track

Double Electrified Track

 Case study
 Rawang to Ipoh Electrification & Double-tracking
Project
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
►main
► rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia.
►Headquarters located in Kuala Lumpur
►consists of two main lines (West Coast line & East Coast

line) and several branch lines.

Encik Suhaimi Ahmad

 Overview
Route Length=
1700km
Track Gauge=
1000mm
Electrified
Double Tracking
- :Route length
150 km
:Rawang-
Seremban 105km
:Sentul-Port
Klang 45 km
 Intercity services
 22 Intercity and Regional services
nationwide
 Popular route KL – Singapore
 Construction of Electrified
 Double Track between Rawang
Ipoh to link Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh
 Travel time between KL – Ipoh will be
reduced to 2 hours 15 minutes
 Commuter services
>Approximate 247
Commuter trains
services daily
>Future
expansion:
:Rawang -
Tanjung Malim
by 2008
:Rapid Train
Service
between
Rawang - Ipoh
by 2008
:Sentul - Batu
 objective
 to upgrade existing rail infrastructure for the increase in track
capacity for commuter, intercity and freight trains.

 to extend the existing commuter service from Seremban - Rawang

sector to Seremban - Tg. Malim sector with an average number of
service of 100 trips a day.

 introduction of a rapid intercity service, between Ipoh – Sentral KL

for 16 services a day and ultimately 32 services a day.

Partially completed Electrification System

sub station for Rawang – Ipoh Project
 Project brief & contract
Integrated project

System Infrastructure
- Signaling, communication - station, track

electrification, supply item work, bridges,

culvert, civil work

-This project use existing single track route

>modify & upgrade – add 1 track beside – become double-
track & electrification system
 Project brief & contract (cont’d)
 Commencement Date:17 July 2000
 Completion Date: 31 December 2007
 Cost: original contract show 2.6 billion
infrastructure work + 1.6 billion
system work
: UEM Construction Sdn Bhd take
over – extra 766 million
Total sum: 4.966 billion
 Project brief & contract (cont’d)
 Infrastructure works originally awarded to DRB-Hicom Berhad in
2000 (35months contract )– due to delay & contractual disputes –
government appointed UEM Construction Sdn Bhd from 1 June
2005 (19months contract )
 System main contractor: Mitsui of Japan
 Sub-contractor :
♥ System :
1) Siemens-balfour Beatty Consortium
► Siemens Transportation Turnkey Systems Sdn Bhd (signalling)
► Balfour Beatty Rail Sdn Bhd (electrification)
► Siemens Malaysia Sdn Bhd (communication)
♥ Infrastructure:
► Emrail Sdn Bhd for track works
► IJM Corporation Berhad for the construction of stations
► UEM Construction Sdn Bhd for the construction of bridges
► Perspec Prime (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for civil works
Organization Chart
 General design concept
 Design concept:Modern Railway Concept
 Objective: Major components service Life
50 years
 Type: Flat-bottom rail
 Upgrade existing single track to electrified
double track system – change wooden
sleeper to precast concrete sleeper
 Design speed of track is 160km/hr,
achieve full speed –2 mainline of platform
(at the mainline) – straightway
 General design concept (cont’d)
 Have 14 stations
 Early day: have interlocking
>> no interlocking, train need to wait
station manager permission
 Nowadays: before train come to signal,
automatic switch and detected by track
circuit
>> electric bond
 Construction techniques
overview
 Machinery more than manual
 Using precast material
 Jointing – welded
 Concrete Sleeper- rail to fasten

Flat-bottom rail type

Project
layout
 Construction Stages of Electrified Double
Track Project – Civil & Track
- 10 stages

STAGE 1 STAGE 2

LEGEND

CONDITION BEFORE
WORK CARRIED OUT IN THIS STAGE
WORK CARRIED OUT IN THE PREVIOUS STAGE
STAGE 3 STAGE 4

STAGE 5 STAGE 6
STAGE 7 STAGE 8

STAGE 9 STAGE 10
TAKE OVER OF FORMATION
(Part formation for one track)
BOTTOM BALLASTING

SLEEPER TOP
BALLAST
SLEEPER

BOTTOM BALLAST

FORMATION
 Bottom ballasting by ballast box

Bottom ballast
by paver
Compaction of bottom
ballast
Laying of sleepers
Laying of depot welded 144M Rail
Panels
LWR Train
LWR Laying

Threading of rails by wide wheel tractor

 Fresh Flash Butt Weld

Insitu Flush Butt Welding

Top Ballasting prior to Tamping
 Unloading of ballast hoppers at site

Loading of hopper tain in ballast depot

Track Tamping: Lifting, lining &
levelling
Tamping tynes close up

Compaction of top ballast by

dynamic track stabiliser

Ballast regulation
Destressing and at welding
Destressing-pulling of rail by tensor

At Welding
Cut & Slew for
operation

Track auditing Completed track

 Track QA/QC

During
Construction Finished
Track

Material
Static
Testing ITP of Measurements
Processes
& Track Dynamic
Measurements
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