Malaysia's new 200-kilometer high-speed rail line between the capital Kuala Lumpur and the city of Ipoh to the north, will feature the world's fastest inter-city bullet trains by the end of next year, built by China's CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co.

The meter-gauge electric units will run at a set speed of around 160 km per hour, said Zhou Qinghe, president of CSR ZELC. The trains will also be used on a 900-km railway line being planned between Johor Bahru on the southern tip of the country, and Padang Besar on the Thailand border, according to the train manufacturer.

After the first batch of 10 trains produced in China are delivered, Zhou said trains of the same type will then be manufactured at a new manufacturing base being built in Malaysia.