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East Coast Rail Line

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The East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project is proposed to connect railway line between Kuala Lumpur and East Coast Economic Region namely Mentakab, Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu and Tumpat. On 15 March 2016, Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD) and East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), has done market sensing exercise to gauge market interest, seek views and ideas for the ECRL via a Request for Information (RFI).

The ECRL is totally new line based on double-track standard gauge and might start from Serendah connecting the current rail track of KTM West Coast Line to Bentong and Mentakab and certainly will involve underground tunnelling at Titiwangsa Mountains. The current 70 km single railway track Kerteh-Kuantan Port Railway Line purpose for Petronas oil refinery logistic infrastructure will be linked and upgraded into this project.

The ECRL will be owned & operated by Malaysia Rail Link (MRL), a new entity established under the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

References

East Coast Rail Line Wikipedia