The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and Selangor has reached an overall progress rate of 62.40 percent as of February.
“The ECRL project in Kelantan covering 43 kilometres involves the construction of two stations, namely a passenger station in Kota Bharu and a passenger and cargo station in Pasir Puteh.
“The ECRL line from Kota Baru to the Integrated Transport Terminal (ITT) in Gombak is expected to be completed according to schedule in Dec 2026 and will commence operations in Jan 2027, while the ECRL line from Gombak to Port Klang is expected to be completed by Dec 2027,” he said after attending an iftar event here last night.
He said the track laying construction from Kuantan to Dungun along a stretch of 92.2 km had been fully completed.
The 665-kilometre-long ECRL is expected to link Kota Bharu to ITT Gombak in four hours as compared to seven hours by road transport or some 12 hours or more during festive season. -BERNAMA
