News about ECRL

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook: “Five cargo stations will be built in Pahang to facilitate the movement of cargo between the industrial areas and the ports, be it Kuantan or Klang.

Ragu said ECER also offers cost effective-land options.

MRL reiterated that there are "no changes" to its proposed post-construction partnership with CCCC, as per the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for ECRL’s management, operation and maintenance phase back in April 2019.

The Ministry of Transport said that for the bridge structures, 428 out of 468 beam launching spans had been installed on the main line, and construction work for both stations in Kelantan had also started.

They are going to form a joint venture company to operate the RM50 billion rail that connects Kota Bharu in Kelantan to Port Klang in Selangor, based on a renegotiated contract aimed at sharing the risks of the project to reduce the financial exposure of the Malaysian government, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak said the Kota Bharu station, which is under construction, will have multiple platforms and be equipped with parking spaces, pick-up and drop-off locations, covered walkways, workers’ quarters, and a landscape site, among other facilities.

The massive infrastructure project, which connects the east and west coasts of the country with 20 stations, is also a testament to the strong bilateral relationship between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing.

The relationship between Malaysia and Thailand should be seen as mutually beneficial, rather than a “zero-sum game,” said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

The project had achieved an overall progress of 62.

It added that the SDG Sukuk Framework has been assigned a “Gold” Impact Assessment by MARC Ratings Bhd.