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).

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...

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.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The construction work of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project near Desa Melor, Serendah has taken into consideration minimal impact and complies with guidelines and conditions, according to Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL).

KUANTAN, Dec 11 — The contract value of local companies' involvement in the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has reached RM12.99 billion, surpassing the RM10.8 billion set target, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KOTA BHARU, March 28 — The construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in four states — Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor — has achieved a 40.81 per cent completion rate so far, according to Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL).

KUALA TERENGGANU, March 18 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has achieved the milestone of 10 million safe man-hours without any lost-time injury (LTI), according to project owner Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The land clearing for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Selangor does not involve any de-gazettement of forest reserves, including those within the Selangor State Park, said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project’s 2.8-km long Kuantan Tunnel has achieved a tunnelling breakthrough two months ahead of schedule today, becoming the 12th ECRL tunnel to complete the excavation process to-date, said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL).

KOTA BHARU, April 13 — The construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has recorded overall progress of 28.57 per cent thus far, said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak.

KUANTAN, March 19 — Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and China Communications Construction Sdn Bhd (CCC-ECRL) have launched the Safety Campaign 2021 which aims to achieve zero Lost Time Injury (LTI) accidents a reality for the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) project.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Clearly, the Covid-19 outbreak has substantially impacted various industries in the country, not least mega railway projects like the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) which nevertheless seem to be on track albeit slowly.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — A total of RM20.37 billion has been paid to China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) for the implementation of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) until July 13 this year.