Case 5 Mohani Abdul.pdf - Universiti Putra Malaysia

Asian Journal of Case Research (AJCR)was restricted and from technical perspectives such as train speed, KTMB had itsshortcomings as compared to road transport. In the meantime, KTMB also hadsome advantages over the road transport industries in terms of the socio-economicbenefits such as the number of road accidents and pollution.Table 14 summarizes the Road and Rail Network Statistics in PeninsularMalaysia for the year 2000.Table 14 Table of Rail and Road Network of Peninsular Malaysia for the Year 2000Size of NetworkRoad – Total Road Network – 49,137 kmMotorcars 3,705,888Motorcycles 4,985,149Taxis 59,196Buses 40,358Goods Vehicles 536,189Other Vehicles 248,622Rail - Total railway network – 1700 kmLocomotives 64Freight Wagons 3,549Passenger Cars 208Source: KTMB 2002.Road NetworkIn the past decade, the road network had expanded by 8,100 km, from just over41,000 km in 1990 to slightly more than 49,000 km in 2000. The most importantcomponent of the country’s road system is the 864 km 2/3 lane North-SouthExpressway (NSE), which stretches from Bukit Kayu Hitam on the Thai borderto Johore Bahru in the South.All the major economic centres are linked to one another and to the ports bya network of good roads. The rural and outlying areas are also connected to themain inter-urban road grid. The federal and state roads in the country togetherwith the privatized roads thus constitute an extensive and nation-wide road systemfor Peninsular Malaysia.The average speeds on the roads are quite high due to the double-carriagewayand triple-carriage-way roads. Maximum permissible speed for motorcarsare between 90 to 120 kilometres per hour; whilst for buses and trucks, thecorresponding range is 80 to 90 kilometres per hour.176