{"id":3197,"date":"2018-12-13T13:15:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T12:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2018-12-18T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T14:52:18","slug":"opening-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revistaitransporte.com\/opening-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening doors"},"content":{"rendered":"
Malaysia, situated in the centre of Southeast Asia, one of the world\u2019s most dynamic regions, divides its territory between the Malay Peninsula, where its capital Kuala Lumpur is located, and the less populated island of Borneo in the north. The country, which has opted for a free market economy with intensive use of technology and capital, is in the middle of the ranking in terms of global development and aspires to advance further in the coming years by diversifying its economy \u2013its services sector now represents more than 55% of its GDP\u2013 and investing heavily in infrastructure, especially in transport. The goal is to expand and improve its road and rail networks with projects such as the Pan Borneo highway, new metro lines in Kuala Lumpur and a high-speed rail link to Singapore, among other projects.<\/p>\n
The rail network, including urban, commuter and long distance, is essential for the transportation of people and freight in this country of 32 million inhabitants with a high population density \u201397 inhabitants per km2<\/sup>\u2013 especially concentrated in the metropolitan and surrounding areas of the capital. Because of this, the government has implemented plans to promote the use of public transport, proposing, along with the heavy investments in infrastructure, the application of a new open-access model of rail transport operation, to replace the current \u2018vertical integration.\u2019<\/p>\n