This article is about standard gauge railway line. For the metre gauge railway, see KTM East Coast railway line.
Port Klang-Kota Bharu East Coast Rail Line
ECR
Overview
Native name
Laluan Rel Pantai Timur Pelabuhan Klang-Kota Bharu
Status
Under construction[1] (67% as of June 2024) [2]
Owner
Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd
Locale
Section A : Kota Bharu – Pasir Puteh – Jerteh - Bandar Permaisuri – Kuala Terengganu Section B : Dungun – Kemasik – Chukai – Cherating – Kuantan Port City – KotaSAS – Gambang – Maran Section C : Temerloh – Bentong – Gombak – Serendah – Puncak Alam – Kapar – Northport/Westport
Stations
20
Website
mrl.com.my
Service
Type
Inter-city rail & Rail freight transport
Operator(s)
Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd & CCCC Joint Venture
Depot(s)
Kuantan Port City
Rolling stock
6-car set EMU
Ridership
5.40 million by 2030 (estimated)
History
Planned opening
1 January 2027; 2 years' time (1 January 2027)
Technical
Line length
665 km (413 mi) Double Track[3]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Conduction system
With driver
Operating speed
160 km/h (passenger train) 80 km/h (freight train)[4]
v
t
e
East Coast Rail Link Proposed network
Legend
ECRL 1.0 (2017)
Pengkalan Kubor
KTM East Coast Line
to Tumpat
Wakaf Bharu
MRL Kota Bharu
Jelawat
Tok Bali
Kelantan
Terengganu
state border
Kampung Raja
Penarik
Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Telemong
(proposed)
Pengkalan Berangan
Dungun
Bukit Besi spur line
Kerteh
(proposed)
Kemasik
Kemaman spur
Chukai
Terengganu
Pahang
state border
Cherating
Kuantan Port City
Kuantan Port City spur
Kota SAS
Kuantan Sentral
(proposed)
Gambang
Maran
Mentakab
KTM │ MRL
KTM East Coast Line
to Gemas
Bentong
Bentong Tunnel (
18 km
11 mi
)
Pahang
Selangor
state border
Gombak Utara
Gombak
5
Serendah
2
future stations
Puncak Alam
Kapar
KTM Jalan Kastam
2
Northport and Westport
ECRL 2.0 (2018)
MRL Kota Bharu
Pasir Puteh
Kelantan
Terengganu
state border
Jerteh
Bandar Permaisuri
Kuala Terengganu
Pengkalan Berangan
(future)
Dungun
Kemasik
Chukai
Terengganu
Pahang
state border
Cherating
Kuantan Port City
Kuantan Port City 2
Kota SAS
Gambang
Maran
Temerloh
to Mentakab
via branch line
KTM East Coast Line
← Wakaf Bharu│Mengkarak →
Kemasul
(future)
Pahang
Negeri Sembilan
state border
Klawang
Nilai Sentral
(
Nilai Arab
Industrial Park
)
ETS1
KTM West Coast Line
← Bangi│Nilai →
Negeri Sembilan
Selangor
state border
Putrajaya Sentral
71214
Express
Rail Link
← KL Sentral &
Bandar Tasik Selatan
│
KLIA
T1 & T2 →
Jenjarom
Westport
ECRL 3.0 (2021)[5]
MRL Kota Bharu
Pasir Puteh
Kelantan
Terengganu
state border
Jerteh
Bandar Permaisuri
Kuala Terengganu
Pengkalan Berangan
(future)
Dungun
Kemasik
Chukai
Terengganu
Pahang
state border
Cherating
Kuantan Port City
Kota SAS
Gambang
Maran
Temerloh
to Mentakab
via branch line
KTM East Coast Line
to Wakaf Bharu│to Mengkarak
Bentong
Genting Tunnel (
18 km
11 mi
)
Pahang
Selangor
state border
Gombak Utara
Gombak
5
Serendah
ETS2
future stations
Puncak Alam
Kapar
KTM Jalan Kastam
2
Northport
Westport
The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) (Malay: Laluan Rel Pantai Timur) is a standard gauge double-track railway link infrastructure project connecting Port Klang on the Straits of Malacca to Kota Bharu in northeast Peninsular Malaysia, connecting the East Coast Economic Region states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan to one another, and to the Central Region of the Peninsula's west coast.[6]
The railway link infrastructure project would carry both passengers and freight from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to its East Coast and vice versa. Construction began in August 2017.
On 3 July 2018, Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) instructed China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to suspend all works under the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract (EPCC) of the ECRL project. The suspension was then lifted a few months later after the signing of a supplementary agreement between MRL and CCCC in April 2019 on the revised construction cost and realignment of the southern route of the rail link.[7][8][9]
ECRL is realized by a semi-automatic Chinese technology that lays 1.5 km of tracks a day with an accuracy of 10 millimeters also thanks to GPS satellites.[10]
^"ECRL construction progress ahead of target". Malaysiakini. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^Choong, Meng Yew (30 November 2023). "Ensuring fuss-free speeds". The Star. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^"Reality check: ECRL passenger train's maximum speed confirmed at 160 km/h, not 351 km/h". 18 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/ecrl-alignment-extended-665km-says-wee ECRL alignment extended to 665km, says Wee
^"ECRL Project Information". mrl.com.my. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^"MRL instructs CCCC to suspend ECRL works on grounds of national interest". The Edge Markets. 4 July 2018.
^Anis, Mazwin Nik; Kaos, Joseph Jr.; Carvalho, Martin. "Work on ECRL expected to resume next month - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^"Focus of new tenders in revised ECRL in south, says CIMB Research - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^"The semi-automatic Chinese technology that lays 1.5 km of tracks a day also thanks to satellites". 12 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. (with video)
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