East Coast Rail Link Project Malaysia

Overview the 640km east coast rail link ecrl network will link the east coast states of kelantan terengganu and pahang with negeri sembilan selangor and federal territory of putrajaya spurring the growth and development of the corridor along the alignment.

East coast rail link project malaysia. The rail link which was intended to bridge the development gap between peninsular malaysia s east and west coasts and bolster economic growth was later renegotiated and china agreed to slash the. The proposed changes include some realignment around the south of kuala lumpur. The multibillion dollar rail line was supposed to connect malaysia s east coast to the capital kuala. The east coast rail link ecrl malay.

Malaysia rail link recruiting new candidates for ecrl industrial skills training programme october 2 2020 9 18 am transport ministry reviewing ecrl s mentakab port klang alignment. Malaysia rail link the malaysian holding company that owns the project is a wholly owned entity of the country s finance ministry and cccc too is a state owned firm. The government revived the 640km east coast rail link ecrl last year with the budget cut by a third to rm44 billion s 14 4 billion after halting the project in 2018. The ministry of transport through agensi pengangkutan awam darat apad will supervise and regulate the project.

It contracted the malaysian. Laluan rel pantai timur is a planned standard gauge double track railway link infrastructure project connecting port klang on the straits of malacca to kota bharu in northeast peninsular malaysia connecting the east coast economic region states of pahang terengganu and kelantan to one another and to the central region of the peninsular s west coast. Malaysia is planning to realign the 10 7bn east coast rail link ecrl a key project being built under china s belt and road initiative. Malaysia rail link mrlsb is developing the project and will operate it in a 50 50 joint venture with china communications construction company cccc.