By Alexander Winifred

Nikkei Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 07) -- Malaysia's transport authorities will seek proposals for a tram service that will connect major towns and cities in the nation's most populous state, the New Straits Times newspaper reported Wednesday.

The tram service will be integrated with mass rapid transit lines and the upcoming Malaysia-Singapore high speed rail system, the report said, citing Land Public Transport Commission chief executive Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah.

The trams will run along a 53-kilometer route from Cyberjaya, near Malaysia's administrative centre, to Kajang, a rural town on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Construction is expected to take three years.

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