Projects

Iskandar Malaysia
Bus Rapid Transit

Malaysia is the first country in the region to adopt the ART technology and Iskandar Malaysia in Johor State was the designated site for the ART pilot testing programme. The Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), an institute of Universiti Teknologi MARA provided the rigorous evaluation. The independent and technical study resulted in a feasibility report that gave the green light to ART’s roadworthiness in Malaysia. The final report was submitted to the Ministry of Transport in January 2022 to fully run the system in the country.

The Iskandar pilot programme trialled ART’s capabilities and demonstrated the use of green technology in line with the State’s public transport modernisation strategy. Introducing the ART system into Malaysia at Iskandar was a great breakthrough and milestone for Mobilus.

Kuching Urban
Transportation System

With the success of the ART pilot project in Iskandar Malaysia, implementation of Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS), as well as the extensive efforts in promoting the usage of ART overseas, CCIG, in cooperation with Mobilus have been granted exclusive rights by CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co., Ltd., to market and develop the ART in Malaysia and the South East Asia region.

On June 17 2022, Mobilus as part of a consortium consisting of Global Rail Sdn. Bhd. and EPR (Kuching) Sdn. Bhd. was awarded a contract of RM1.425 billion by Sarawak Metro to design, manufacture, supply and commission hydrogen-powered ART vehicles, signalling system, automated platform gates, and depot equipment & maintenance vehicles for the KUTS Project. KUT has achieved a significant milestone in Malaysia’s green urban transportation market.

Phase 1 of KUTS consists of 70-km transit routes served exclusively by ART vehicles powered by green hydrogen energy. The KUTS project is currently undergoing pilot testing and planned to begin full operations in stages by the fourth quarter of 2025.

Once operational, each ART train will carry passengers across the 69.9km Phase 1 alignment of KUTS covering the Kuching metropolitan and Greater Kuching areas.