KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) and China Communications Construction ECRL (CCCECRL) December 19 signed a joint-venture agreement to oversee the operations of the...
The Electric Multiple Unit train design and ECRL logo are pictured at Zenith Hotel in Putrajaya December 18, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isaas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Malaysia Rail Link and China Communications Construction ECRL December 19 signed a joint-venture agreement to oversee the operations of the 665km East Coast Rail Link .
Transport Minister Anthony Loke delivers his speech during the ECRL operation agreement signing ceremony and the launch of the Electric Multiple Unit train design and ECRL logo at Zenith Hotel in Putrajaya December 18, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat IsaThe rail link is now approximately 76 per cent complete, according to the Transport Ministry, and Loke has said the ECRL should begin operating by January 2027.MRL said there will be a total of 20 stations.
Eleven sets of these EMU trains have been allocated by CRRC Dalian, with the first set expected to arrive by the end of 2025, according to the minister. A general view of the tunnel which can be seen during the ECRL Gombak Tunnel breakthrough ceremony in Gombak October 29, 2024. While the ECRL was designed to cut short travel time, the project’s primary purpose and main source of revenue will actually come from freight transport. — Picture by Sayuti ZainudinWhile the ECRL was designed to cut short travel time, the project’s primary purpose and main source of revenue will actually come from freight transport.
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