Larut Rail Tunnel

Larut Rail Tunnel
Overview
Location Changkat Jering, Perak, Malaysia
Status Operational
Operation
Work begun 2008
Constructed MMC-Gamuda
Opened 2013
Owner Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)
Operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)


The Larut Rail Tunnel is the rail tunnel being constructed in Malaysia. It is located in Bukit Berapit near Bukit Gantang, Perak, Malaysia. It is made as part of the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project

History

Construction of the tunnel was started in 2008 by a joint venture of MMC Corporation Berhad and Gamuda Berhad as part of their electrified double tracking project between Ipoh and Padang Besar and is expected to complete by 2013. And now, it has been commissioned and is in operation.

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