Julai 2019
ART May Reduce Cost of City’s Rapid Transit System
Kuching, Thurs: With the implementation of the urban transportation solution for greater Kuching now almost definite, the state government is exploring the options of employing the latest train technology that could possibly reduced the costs of making it a reality.
The Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg was in Nanchang city, China today to view the deployment of the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) system that forms part of the city’s urban transportation solution.
“The ART might be able to reduce the costs of implementation of the lines as it can run on non-elevated normal or dedicated roads,” the Chief Minister told Sarawak officers accompanying him during the visit.
The proposed routes are the Kuching-Samarahan and the Kuching-Serian lines.
The ART with trains that runs on tyres developed by CRRC Corporations Ltd. does not run on conventional rail tracks but on a virtual track that can be on a dedicated or normal existing roads and controlled by a central command centre.
The Chief Minister and members of his delegation were actually taken on a ride on the train along a 5km-line through the city to have a first-hand experience on the ART that can be powered by electricity or hydrogen.
Later, they were taken on a tour of the production facility near the city before attending a briefing by CRRC.
Among those accompanying the Chief Minister were the Assistant Minister for Transportation, Datuk Dr. Jerip Susil and Chairman of SEDC, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Abdul Aziz Hussain.
Sumber dari: Sarawakku