Malaysia-China joint train project sees another breakthrough


KUALA LUMPUR: The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Malaysia's mega rail project jointly constructed with China Communications Construction Company, saw another successful tunnel breakthrough on Monday (Oct 17).

The 2.8km long Kuantan Tunnel has achieved a tunnelling breakthrough two months ahead of schedule, becoming the 12th ECRL tunnel to complete the excavation process to date, Xinhua reported, quoting Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) and China Communications Construction ECRL (CCCECRL) as saying in a statement.

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