Ensuring fuss-free speeds


Tracking progress: Darwis (centre) fielding questions from the media at the Concorde Club discussion ­hosted by Wong (on Darwis’ left) in Kuala Lumpur. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

Working around constraints of a single-track ECRL

KUALA LUMPUR: A lot of fine-tuning will be required to ensure that passenger journeys on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) from Kota Baru in Kelantan to Selangor’s Gombak Integrated Transport Terminal can be completed in four hours while ensuring cargo movements can take place without fuss, say experts.

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