Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg boarding the Autonomous Rapid Transit train, July 25, 2019. — Picture courtesy of the Chief Minister’s Office
He said the Chinese technology could reduce the costs of implementing the urban transportation system in greater Kuching consisting of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian districts. “The ART might be able to reduce the costs of implementing lines as trains, which use latest technology, can run on non-elevated normal or dedicated roads,” he said in a statement.
The ART, with trains that runs on tyres developed by CRRC Corporations Ltd , does not run on conventional rail tracks but on a virtual track that can be on a dedicated or normal existing roads and controlled by a central command centre.