ECRL now at 81% progress, to be complete Dec 2026

The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has present reached a advancement complaint of 81.07%, and the alignment from Kota Baru to Selangor is connected way for completion by December 2026, Bernama has reported. This obstruction task has reached 90% completion successful Terengganu, and 86% successful Pahang, according to the report.

The Kelantan authorities has played an important relation successful ensuring the task is implemented smoothly, particularly successful resolving issues related to onshore acquisition, said Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) CEO Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak.

“The enactment advancement of the 43 km alignment successful Kelantan has achieved 88.86%, contributing importantly to the advancement of the wide project. The investigating and commissioning process is expected to statesman successful June 2026. Track laying works person besides shown affirmative developments, with important advancement achieved successful Kelantan, Terengganu and parts of Pahang involving the 400 km alignment from Tunjong, Kota Baru, to Maran successful Pahang,” Darwis said.

Meanwhile, operation of 2 ECRL stations successful Kelantan – successful Tunjong and Pasir Puteh – person reached 69% and 68% completion, respectively. Work connected some stations are expected to beryllium implicit by May 2026, the MRL CEO said.

In February, 2nd concern curate Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan has said that the archetypal signifier of the ECRL (Kota Bharu-Gombak Integrated Terminal) volition commence investigating and certification successful June 2026 earlier operations are expected to commencement successful January 2027. The 2nd phase, from Gombak to Port Klang is expected to beryllium implicit by December 2027 for commencement of operations successful January 2028, MRL CEO Darwis said.

The East Coast Rail Link task spans 665 km and volition traverse the eastbound seashore states of Peninsular Malaysia including Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, connecting them with Selangor connected the westbound seashore of the peninsula.

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