The architectural concept designs for all seven stations for the Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) in Malaysia have been revealed. The concepts were unveiled by prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at an event on Tuesday.
According to MyHSR Corporation (MyHSR Corp) chairman Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa, the stations will be designed along individual themes, based on a ‘MyStations-Transforming Malaysia’ motif. He said each has been conceptualised to reflect the diverse heritage, culture and identity of each city along the HSR corridor.
The seven KL-SG HSR stations in Malaysia are Bandar Malaysia, Bangi-Putrajaya, Seremban, Melaka, Muar, Batu Pahat and Iskandar Puteri. The design geometrics of the Bandar Malaysia station are said to be inspired by the confluence of Gombak River and Klang River, while the Bangi-Putrajaya station draws on the influence of Islamic architecture.
The design of the Seremban station, meanwhile, is inspired by the Sri Menanti royal palace and offers elements of Minangkabau architecture in its styling, while the Melaka station offers a take on heritage from a nautical perspective – its design geometrics feature a modern take on sails, paying homage to Melaka’s historical roots as a thriving shipping port.
The Muar station is inspired by the ‘rehal’, a book rest used when reciting the holy Quran, its MyFuture theme symbolic of learning and progress, while the Batu Pahat station is inspired by the ‘Kuda Kepang’ dance, representative of local culture. As for Iskandar Puteri, the design is based along the lines of the gesture of a handshake, signifying the station’s role as the border point and a meeting place.
Construction of the 350 km-long double-track route (335 km of which is in Malaysia, and 15 km in Singapore) is set to begin in 2018, with completion in 2025 and operations scheduled to start in 2026.
Trains on the service are expected to run 10 car-long trains, with the capacity for up to 100 passengers per car. These trains are projected to run at average speeds of 300 km/h and bring down the rail travel time between KL and Singapore to 90 minutes.
At the unveiling ceremony, MyHSR Corp also announced that the HSR public inspection will begin from November 1 at key locations in Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor for a duration of three months.
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The top 1% seems to think we are the world’s richest country. My tax money is being just whacked
Theres no such thing as YOUR tax money
What’s the point of having so beautiful designed stations if you are going to use China trains that have the highest accident and death rates in the world?
Which news did u read china have the highest rail accident in the world? In fact, its modern HSR is pretty much being one of the safest in the world. Last chinese rail accident being the wenzhou crash in 2011 while indian and american accidents happened throughout 2010-2017. India is the highest!
Most if not ALL Architectural design looks good/impressive. These Super Structures are difficult to maintain & that is where the $$$ are whack left, Right & center. Lets hope the maintenance contract’s are being tendered out to qualified contractors.
Exactly – Qualified contractors !!
Please label the pictures so that we know which station is which.
Magnificient…
Please use Protoss and Zerg design. Terran design no good.
Totally agree
Imperium of Man gothic design winrar. Just copy Retribution-class.
Putrajaya Station is the best!!!
Draw is easy, when it comes to construction, nothing will be same, not even close. We all know the government style.
Can we just stick to the purpose of having public transport rather than having a complicated architectural that can ripped off the actual budget
Very much like US Modern architecture, sweeping design elements like TWA Terminal
This shows how serious it is to bind both countries’ relationship. Hopefully the real stuff are like this as well.
waste of money to build station like this..just build a simple station will do, lower the fare, no roof also can..can sell/rent out umbrella when it rains..
Please build the same series of stations. Various of designs just make passenger more confuse. For signature, one is enough.
This is to gip local designers something work their creative muscles on, and for those that come after them, something to aspire to.
It is not a waste of money..Architectural marvels are needed to inject a sense of pride to the nation and cultural feel of otherwise mere brick and steel, dull stations..
Yeah, Just like the Petronas Twin Tower…it is like the Eiffel Tower of Kuala Lumpur….Malaysia achievement and wonders.
With so many stops, i doubt if the high speed rail will achieve its top speed. So why bother using the expensive high speed rail when a cheaper train can do same job cheaply?