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• The East Coast Rail Link is a 665 km-long railway project being developed by Malaysia Rail Link. ECRL is said to be the biggest economic and trade cooperation project between China and Malaysia.
• ECRL will connect Kota Bharu on the Kelantan river, close to Malaysia’s northeastern coast with Port Klang on the strategically important Strait of Malacca on the country’s west coast.
• The massive investment in the project is expected to bring enormous economic benefits through improved connectivity, including the movement of freight, and tourism.
• Work on the ECRL began in 2017, but suffered due to funding constraints, and remained stalled for several years. It is now expected to be completed by 2027.