Pahang makes early request to extend ECRL alignment to other districts


KUANTAN: The Pahang government has requested that the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project that passes through Kuantan, Maran, Temerloh and Bentong be extended to other districts in Pahang in the future, says Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (pic).

The Mentri Besar said the state government was proposing that the line be extended from Bentong to Raub or Jerantut before going to Lipis, and the route in Kuantan could include Pekan and Rompin.

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