#SerumpunDiaries:
Gue ngerasa begitu banyak kebahagiaan setiap kali berkunjung dan bersilaturahmi ke sinagoga, pura Hindu, vihara, dan gereja. Di tempat-tempat seperti ini, rasanya begitu mudah menemukan Tuhan.
#gombak #selangor #malaysia #bricstourism #hinduism #mogotes #caves #limestonecaves #temples #architecture #dravidianarchitecture #statues #icongraphy #seetheirfaces #people #shotoniphone #apple #laterfed #vsco The #EastCoastRailLink (#ECRL) has achieved 62.4% progress overall
Construction is proceeding smoothly, with the #Kelantan phase of the project at 75.8% so far
Two stations are being constructed in Kelantan: #KotaBharu for #passengers only & #PasirPuteh for passengers & cargo
The alignment to the integrated transport terminal in #Gombak, #Selangor, is expected to be completed on schedule in Dec 2026 and services will commence in Jan 2027
Read more: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/03/25/ecrl-more-than-60-complete-says-malaysia-rail/
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ECRL more than 60% complete, says Malaysia Rail
Malaysia Rail Link chief executive officer Darwis Abdul Razak said services between Kota Bharu and Gombak are expected to commence in January 2027. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) has achieved 62.4% progress overall, Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) chief executive officer Darwis Abdul Razak said.He added that construction is proceeding smoothly, with the Kelantan phase of the project at 75.8% so far, Bernama reported.“The 43km ECRL alignment in Kelantan involves the construction of two stations, Kota Bharu for passengers only and Pasir Puteh Station for passengers and cargo.“The alignment from Kota Bharu to the integrated transport terminal in Gombak, Selangor, is expected to be completed on schedule in December 2026 and services will commence in January 2027.“Meanwhile, the ECRL alignment from Gombak to Port Klang is scheduled to be completed by December 2027,” he said after attending an MRL breaking of fast event in Kota Bharu last night.Darwis said work in Kelantan showed commendable progress, including land acquisition, which is complete.He added that the construction of bridges for elevated sections was also progressing smoothly.“Recently, we successfully dug through three tunnels, bringing the total to 30 (tunnels) out of 41.According to Darwis, 92.2km of track had been laid from Kuantan to Dungun.The ECRL project is a 665km RM50.3 billion rail network that connects the east coast and the west coast, namely Kota Bharu in Kelantan to Gombak (Selangor). It is expected that travel time between these points will drop to four hours from the current seven-hour road journey, or more than 12 hours during festive seasons.
Azimah and her husband scrimped and saved for years to buy their first home in Desa Mukmin Warisan, but they’ll soon have to vacate their house.
In late November, the government shocked local residents when it notified them that they had only 20 days to leave.
The abrupt evictions are the latest #controversy related to the East Coast #Rail Link (#ECRL).
Read more: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/malaysian/china-backed-rail-project-displacement-12062023152857.html
#Gombak #KlangValley #EastCoast #Malaysia #EastCoastRailLink #BRI #BeltRoadInitiative #eviction #railway
China-backed Malaysian rail project to uproot entire village with scant notice: Residents
And all this upheaval is for a project that will mostly serve Beijing’s strategic interests, one analyst says.
A lot of #finetuning will be required to ensure that #passenger journeys on the #EastCoastRailLink (#ECRL) from #KotaBharu in #Kelantan to #Gombak in #Selangor can be completed in four hours while ensuring cargo movements can take place without fuss.
Cost cutting led to the deferment of #doubletracking, though #civilwork such as #tunnel, #bridge, elevated segments and earthworks are built now to allow for speedy addition of another track later
Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/12/01/ensuring-fuss-free-speeds
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Ensuring fuss-free speeds
KUALA LUMPUR: A lot of fine-tuning will be required to ensure that passenger journeys on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) from Kota Baru in Kelantan to Selangor’s Gombak Integrated Transport Terminal can be completed in four hours while ensuring cargo movements can take place without fuss, say experts.
Maria Celina
Malaysia Public Transport
