Automated rapid transit arrives in Johor for testing, to be test line for Iskandar Malaysia BRT system project
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The first automated rapid transit (ART) system has arrived in Johor for its bus pilot testing programme, which has been slated to commence in Iskandar Malaysia in the southern state in the first quarter of this year, reports
The Edge Markets. This is managed by Mobilus, a joint venture of 51:49 share between Ireka Corporation and CRRC Urban Traffic, the latter a member of the CRRC Group.
The commencement of testing this year comes after its original schedule for 2020 had been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ART bus pilot testing programme in Iskandar Malaysia will also showcase seven other bus manufacturers, said Ireka group managing director Datuk Lai Voon Hon.
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): Mobilus Sdn Bhd has welcomed the arrival of the first automated rapid transit (ART) system into Johor, which is set to be the site for a bus pilot testing programme to be launched in Iskandar Malaysia in the first quarter of 2021. Mobilus is a 51:49 joint venture company established between Ireka Corp Bhd and CRRC Urban Traffic Co Ltd, a member of CRRC Group.
According to Ireka group managing director Datuk Lai Voon Hon in a press release today: “The arrival of the ART is a great step forward for our urban transportation business in the year ahead. The planning for the ART Bus Pilot Testing Programme in Iskandar Malaysia, which will showcase seven other bus manufacturers, is well underway after some delays due to the pandemic in 2020, and now we hope to have the project up and running by early 2021.