ECRL

EAST COAST RAIL LINE

The Southern Option

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ECRL Alignment The Southern Option
(and its integration with ERL and KTM Lines)
 ECRL Alignment A comparison
Alignment
Northern: MARANBENTONGGOMBAKPORT KLANG
Southern: MARANKUALA KLAWANGPUTRAJAYAPORT KLANG
Track Length (Maran to Port Klang)
Northern: 217.8 km*
Southern: 213.5 km

*Source: Malaysia Rail Link website & news report

 Why the Southern Alignment is a
better option
Cost factor
significantly cheaper to build despite similar track length
Integration with ERL track
allow direct passenger services from/to the East Coast
to/from Bandar Malaysia or KL Sentral
Integration with KTM track (existing lines &
proposed Freight Relief Line)
help complete the Klang Valley Rail Freight Bypass which
would assist KTM to achieve better operational efficiency
 Cost factor Klang Valley
The Southern alignment traverses less
developed section of Klang Valley (cheaper
land acquisition cost; potential for future
development)
The Southern alignment traverses
topographically flat section of Klang Valley
(cheaper railway construction cost)
Traverse less developed and topographically flat
section of Klang Valley (i.e. Kuala Langat, Sepang)
 Cost factor Titiwangsa Main Range
The Southern alignment traverses less hilly
section of the Titiwangsa Main Range in
Negeri Sembilan (cheaper construction cost)
Estimated to require only circa 7 km tunneling
(from Lenggeng to Jalan Kuala Klawang in
Negeri Sembilan)
In comparison, the more hilly Northern alignment (Gombak-
Bentong) requires 50 km* tunneling in total

*Source: News report

 Southern
Alignment
traverses
markedly
less hilly
section of
the
Titiwangsa
Main Range
in Negeri
Sembilan
 Cost Factor Overall
The Southern alignment may potentially result
in overall cost reduction estimated at between
RM8 billion to RM15 billion
The savings would be utilized to:
take over the financially-stressed operator of ERL (Source: News report)
finance the construction of 67-km KTM Freight Relief Line
Integration with ERL track at Putrajaya
ECRL southern alignment intersects with ERL
alignment at Precinct 20, Putrajaya
Integration of ECRL/ERL railway track via a
grade-separated interchange
The interchange would be utilized only for
passenger services between ERL and ECRL
railways (e.g. from/to Bandar Malaysia
to/from the East Coast)
 Integration of ECRL/ERL railway track via a grade-
separated interchange near Precinct 20, Putrajaya
Integration with ERL track Key Benefits
Passenger rail services to/from the East Coast
may originate/end at Bandar Malaysia (rail
connection with MRT2, HSR, ERL , KTM) or KL
Sentral (rail connection with KJ Line, Monorail,
MRT1, ERL, KTM)
In comparison, the ECRL northern alignment has ITT Gombak
(rail connection with KJ Line only) as the main gateway to Kuala
Lumpur
Also enable convenient transfer to/from KLIA
from/to the East Coast via Precinct 20 station
Integration with KTM track at 3 points
ECRL southern alignment intersects with KTM
existing lines at (1) Batang Benar (Negeri
Sembilan), and (2) Teriang (Pahang), as well as
with the proposed KTM Freight Relief Line at
(3) Port Klang (Selangor)
Integration with KTM track Dual-gauge
Integration of ECRL/KTM railway track via
grade-level interchanges
ECRL stretch from Teriang to Port Klang would
be dual-gauge (i.e. standard & metre)
ECRL to adopt the Standard (1.435m) rail gauge
while KTM operates on Metre (1.000m) gauge
Integration with KTM track Key Benefits
ECRL southern alignment forms part of Klang
Valley Rail Freight Bypass KVRFB (KVRFB)
KVRFB would enable the track utilization from
Rawang (north) to Nilai (south) and Batu
Caves (east) to Klang (west) to be exclusively
for passenger services only
KVRFB would help KTM to achieve better
operational efficiency particularly in regard to
the KTM Komuter services
Klang Valley
Rail Freight
Bypass
=
KTM Freight
Relief Line
+
ECRL (from
Port Klang
to Batang
Benar)
Integration with KTM track Key Benefits
Provide interior regions of Pahang & Kelantan
(e.g. Kuala Lipis, Gua Musang) with a more
direct rail connection to Klang Valley, Port
Klang and Northern west coast states
KTM existing lines
+
ECRL (from
Teriang to Port
Klang)
=
Provide interior
regions of Pahang
& Kelantan (e.g.
Gua Musang)
with a more
direct rail
connection to
Klang Valley, Port
Klang and
Northern west
coast states
Thank You

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