KOTA BHARU: System installation works on the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) involving the construction of electrification, signalling and telecommunication systems for the operation of passenger and cargo trains are expected to begin in May.
Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak said this was because the track installation works from Gebeng, Pahang to Dungun, Terengganu along 92 kilometres had been fully completed.
He said the work on this system would start in May to enable the installation of the track from Dungun to Kota Bharu, Kelantan to be implemented by the end of December this year.
"In total, the ECRL project has recorded progress of 64.01% as of March 2024 for the entire length that includes four states, namely Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor," he said after the ECRL Aidilfitri open house here on Tuesday (April 23).
Prior to this, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook had expressed confidence that the ECRL project would be completed according to schedule in December 2026 and be operational from January 2027.
The 665km long ECRL project involving 20 stations (and 40 tunnels) has entered a new phase of construction since 2023, including infrastructure works such as the installation of flyover beams, track installation, station construction and railway depot construction. - Bernama
