The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is 89% complete as of October and could hit 90% by year-end, Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) CEO Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak has said, according to a Bernama report.
“With preparations now shifting to the testing and commissioning phase which is expected to begin in mid-2026, the project is anticipated to commence operations from Kota Bharu to the Gombak Integrated Terminal by January 2027.
“Phase Two of the ECRL alignment between Gombak and Port Klang is expected to begin operations in January 2028, thus charting a new chapter in the country’s transportation landscape,” he said in his speech yesterday at an MoU signing between the Terengganu state government and MRL to facilitate transit-oriented development (TOD) at ECRL stations in Terengganu.
He said construction in Terengganu (six stations, 242 km) has achieved nearly 95% progress as of October – the highest among the four states involved, the others being Pahang, Kelantan and Selangor.
“With the support of TOD governance structures in each district involved, we will ensure that development proceeds in an organised, responsible manner and remains centered on the people’s interests. This is also the best time for us to attract investors,” Terengganu chief minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said in his speech.
Plans are being discussed to extend the ECRL to Rantau Panjang, which is on the Kelantan side of the Malaysian-Thai border; Sungai Golok being on the other side.
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this is bad news soon the entire SG4 population will come swarming to more civilized states
thanks to Loke much grateful that the minister ensuring construction schedule is on track and on time
ECRL conception and start construction in 2016 is thanks to which govt and which PM ?
But then which government keeps on spiraling the cost and then who reduces it when changing of alignment but when back to the same alignment the cost can be further reduced somemore want to guess why and why so high in the first place.
if same govt and same pm were still ruling , the ecrl would finish in 2036 not 2026
if same 2016 govt and same pm were still ruling , the ecrl would finish in 2036 not 2026