Loke: ECRL to be completed end-2026, operational Jan 2027

The Transport Ministry is confident that the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will be completed on schedule in December 2026 and will be operational from January 2027, with a four-hour travel time between Kota Bahru and Kuala Lumpur compared with a seven-hour car journey.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke also reported a 64 percent construction progress of the line as of March with the line traversing four states: Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor.