KUALA LUMPUR: The estimated cost for the new East Coast Rail Line project which will link Klang Valley, Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan is RM55 billion.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced this in the 2017 Budget, adding that the government was committed to upgrading public transport in rural areas.
The 600-km rail will connect townships such as Port Klang, ITT Gombak, Bentong, Mentakab, Kuantan, Kemaman, Kerteh, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu and Tumpat.
The project, which is part of the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) will be developed in several phases.