Anwar Ibrahim says proposal is for rail line to be 20-25km longer towards Rantau Panjang in Kelantan

Allocations tailored to each state’s needs, says Anwar

Phase 1 expected to be completed by December 2026

Agreement covers 25km track from Jalan Kastam in Port Klang

DUNGUN, July 15 — The first two sets of Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains and two electric locomotives (E-Loco) for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project are expected to arrive by the end of this year, said Malaysia Rail Link (MRL).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), marked another key milestone on Saturday with the breakthrough of the 16.39-kilometre Genting Tunnel.

By Yasmin Ramlan  SERENDAH, July 1 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) stations in Selangor are set to drive local economic growth beyond just serving as transit points, said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak.  Speaking at the Serendah 2...

By Yasmin Ramlan  SERENDAH, July 1 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has reached a major engineering milestone with the breakthrough of the Serendah 2 tunnel, six months ahead of schedule. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar credited the successful...

KUALA TERENGGANU, June 25 — Terengganu police recorded 22 theft-related reports, including cable thefts, at East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project sites across the state from January 1 to May 31 this year, with estimated losses totalling RM300,000.

BEIJING, June 23 — The Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) has raised concerns over a series of cable theft incidents that could disrupt the planning and operational timeline of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, which is now at a critical phase ahead of its targeted completion in December 2026.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, which spans Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and Selangor, has reached an overall progress rate of 82.45 per cent as of April, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

BEIJING, April 28 — The completion of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project by the end of 2027 under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is poised to unlock the development potential of Peninsular Malaysia’s east coast, home to the Kuantan Industrial Park, while attracting more Chinese investments.

PASIR PUTEH, April 17 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project is now on track for completion by December 2026, with the entire alignment from Kota Bharu to Selangor recording a work progress of 81.07 per cent as of last month.

KLANG, Jan 17 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has agreed to sponsor burial markers and grave surrounds for 90 graves affected by their relocation to a new burial site at the Selat Klang Muslim Cemetery here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project has achieved 76.06 per cent progress as of November, Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak said.

KOTA BHARU, June 24 — The construction of the East Coast Railway Link (ECRL) in Kelantan covering 43 kilometres has reached a progress of 79.81 per cent as of last month, said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and visiting China’s Premier Li Qiang today officiated the ground-breaking ceremony for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Gombak Integrated Terminal station.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam SHAH ALAM, June 11 — The issue of rainwater overflow onto roads due to strong river flow, which recently caused 16 homes in Taman Desa Melor in Serendah to flood, has been addressed promptly. Batang Kali state constituency coordinator Saifuddin Shari Muhammad said that a...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The East Coast Rail Link-Economic Accelerator Projects (ECRL-EAPs) is set to boost socio-economic activities within various sectors such as construction, tourism, trade and industrial development, said the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The construction cost of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project from Kota Bharu to Port Klang along 665 kilometres (km) and 20 stations in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor remains at RM50.27 billion, the Dewan Rakyat was told.