News about ECRL

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): The government has approved 46 projects for the Pasir Puteh parliamentary constituency in Kelantan for 2026, with a total allocation ceiling of RM207.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) has clarified that the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) fare rates currently circulating on social media are speculative and do not reflect the actual charges that will be imposed when the service begins operations next January.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Malaysia has appointed eight local and foreign banks to manage East Coast Rail Link’s renminbi loan exposure as the project nears completion.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Malaysia’s flagship East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a major rail project designed to connect the country’s less-developed east coast states with the Klang Valley economic hub, entered into its testing and commissioning phase following the completion of track construction and key system installations.

This article first appeared in the Industrial Special Report in November 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): The fare structure for Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is expected to be finalised by the end of this year, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.

Advancecon said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Advancecon Infra Sdn Bhd, received the adjudication decision on Tuesday (Dec 2), with the adjudicator ordering CCC to pay RM3.

According to Bernama, the driver of the car which was impacted by the steel structure escaped unharmed.

Advancecon said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Advancecon Infra Sdn Bhd, was awarded RM7 million following proceedings administered by the Asian International Arbitration Centre.

Anthony Loke said this comes as the ECRL uses the standard gauge track, which is wider, while Thailand’s State Railway (SRT) operates on a metre gauge, creating a mismatch or a lack of alignment between the two systems.