After being closed for almost four years, the #pedestrian #bridge that links #PadangBesar #KTM #railway #station and the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security (#ICQS) Complex has finally reopened

The 350m #pedestrianbridge was closed on 1 Sept 2020 by the Perlis #Immigration Department for #safety reasons following series of arrests involving illegal entrance attempts by foreigners

Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/02/1013556/pedestrian-bridge-linking-padang-besar-railway-station-and-icqs-complex

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Ahead of #ChineseNewYear on 10 Feb, most #train #tickets have been snapped up 3 days prior to the #festival

A search on the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (#KTMB) website on 14 Jan showed that all train tickets to #Ipoh, #PadangBesar & #Butterworth have been #soldout

However, there is some good news, as KTMB will provide 6 additional #ETS services for Chinese New Year & school holiday, 4 for #KLSentral ↔ Ipoh and 2 for KL Sentral ↔ Padang Besar

Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/01/15/scramble-to-head-home-for-cny-begins

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There may be a possibility that the bullet train will be extended to Malaysia's northern sector, with a final stop at #PadangBesar in #Perlis, but the immediate priority is on the #KualaLumpur-Singapore #HSR to be developed

Thailand intends to construct a high-speed rail system that will connect Bangkok and Padang Besar

Malaysia would simply synchronise with that if a line connecting Kuala Lumpur and Padang Besar is to be constructed

Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2024/01/998472/kl-bangkok-line-possible-says-myhsr-corp-head

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