Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced at today’s Budget 2017 speech the allocation of RM55 billion for the development of the East Coast Rail Line project, which is a 600 km-long line that will connect the Klang Valley with the East Coast.
The line will start from Port Klang, connecting townships such as ITT Gombak, Bentong, Mentakab, Kuantan, Kemaman, Kerteh, Kuala Terengganu, Kota Bharu and will end in Tumpat.
Meanwhile, RM100 million will be allocated for the repairs to the Gua Musang-Tumpat sector of the East Coast railway line that was destroyed during floods, while the frequency of ETS services for the Johor Bahru-Padang Besar route are to be increased.
A total of 19 sets of trains are to be acquired – at a total cost of RM1.1 billion – in stages until 2019.
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Great. Another crony projects with full of cockamamie culprits involved. While only 20% of the budget goes to the projects and the remains are to these bijan and bollocks.
Exactly
1. From the comments, we know who are wearing red shirts.
2. Those wearing lemon shirts sure pengsan seeing this astronomical figure in this kind of economic situations.
3. ‘Menggiatkan’ is a grey word.
4. Spoon feeding to the extreme, all in the name of public transport, interstate one, and during stormy season. Why not just build a bridge costing rm fifty five thousand billions to connect Johor to Sarawak and put railway and bus express lanes to make it pengangkutan awam. Me and my associates sure get more USD.
5. You know there is a perkataan seerti for sawan, that is geela babe; you minus the khinzir word and there you are, you get the conclusion.
Finally, may I suggest to Obama in USA to increase GST USA to 24%, and add 10 diferent mandatory licences for each small/big shops/businesses/ companies, each costing 10k and to be renewed 6-monthly.
we can always vote for next new gov. but please dont scrap this east coast railway project..it is much needed for equal development currently focused too much on west coast..
All project you want to assume it been given to crony. ohh.. BTW the north south double lane ETS always fully book even now have extra train. What is good, is good. Bash saja tau.
Wah, RM55 billion. Betul kah? The figure is going higher and higher. Soon, after the project, it will be RM100 billion. As with all projects in Malaysia, cost always doubles from initial cost.
Do we need such an expensive cost in the light that Government has no money and education and health sector is sending old people back home?
Hello Government of Malaysia, your rail line is not as important as your hospitals and universities. Hospital tak ada ubat and many hospitals have to close down.
University students are stranded with no money. Some even have to prostitute themselves to remain in overseas.
do u even watch the full bajet 2017? talking nonsense. hospital, education , ubat all mention in the bajet.
did it get 55b ringgit funding???
So how much it should be to ‘completely rebuild’ the railway to east cost? It including new train set is it?
Forgive this guy, he is employed to produce fake info.. Just wondering if he teach his kids to lie like him also? Pity lor.
woi bodo, dah baca lah. But more can be given to healthcare and education cause they are vital industries. Pakai hotak sikit bang
Whatever they are giving now, they cn always give more to healthcare.
Whuaaa rm55billion? Bullet train maybe?
At 20B goes to boring thru mountains, cutting thru forest, draining & leveling swamps. Quite reasonable price I say. And long overdue after 22years of that certain person.
They tot all of that is going to cost only Rm5. Ceh..
it is not cheap..of course.
but not with that price tag. during rfi, is not the cost is half of said value?
55 B for you. 3.2 B you return into my pocket….ok?
Not enuff. Need more MORE MOAR PUBLIC TRANSPORT NOW!!!
RM55b… Same as what Sarawak Report claim before…
The East Coast has NO economic Benefits to Malaysia Economy.
As a professional with Rail experience. It is ECONOMICALLY not Viable.
So whats is the REAL REASON ?
Just before Election due by 2018 ???
Add the Maths …
When Obama is not good, the only way to gain support from his party is by throwing sweets in the form of USD in USA, and send to Jupiter everyones who refuse to eat the sweets in USA.
If they run the track to Kuantan and connect with kerteh kuantan petronas track then I think there will be some economic benefit. The minimal is at least there is an option going east coast during great KL exodus during festival holidays…
do you know kuala lumpur is full of east coast people? they are economically important. it is injustice to leave out east coast.
Did you know oil and gas that Peninsular people used comes from the East Coast? Who are you to deny the east coast people their rights to a more efficient transport system? Pity them for being stuck in traffic for a long time during the festive season. At least this will marginally reduce the congestion.
With a proper rail system in place, it can spur economic development like what has happened in the West Coast.
As a professional, read, do your homework and don’t bash the government all the time.
Most if NOT all the products from the Kertih Plant are exported out thru the terminals/Ports there.Distillates,Plastics, etc.
It is Dangerous to Carry it by tankers or even cargo train. PLUS it is not economical.Unless it is used by local manufacturers in the West Coast. Not much quantity.
So , what Malaysian Govn bashing ?
Wasting Rm55 billion which can be spend in Education, Health, Water, telecommunications which will directly benefit Rakyat.
Note , who is going to managed the trains,tracks, etc when it is completed. KTM …. Bunch of $@#$!@#$#$E@
Have try the ETS before? Ohh.. make sure book your ticket early. Seem like it always full book. One of the most efficient public transport available here in MY if you ask me.
He said O&G people, not O&G product. Plus u need better infrastructure to spur growth, not the other way around. No infra, no growth. Pity those EC people (especially the Kelantanese) which have been marginalised by the previous PM (u know who)
Festival season … USES ROAD via cars and Buses.
NOT Train. Maybe you should try using the train. Which I bet you have NOT even try.
As for the Spurring the Economic growth. You need MANPOWER and with HIGH Skill.
Why has the EAST coast NOT grown even in the 1980 till 2010, billions has be pumped into the area ??? Please ADVISE.
Yea, get your facts right NumbNUTTS…Eastcoast contribute alot to the country economic growth, especially in petroleum & travel industry. Furthermore, it will be a great alternative for the EC people to travel in a more comfortable way besides via air transportation….
& yea, we might not like the way the gov do things along this time, but sometimes when they do some good things to the people, it is totally nothing wrong with that…
Experience being a train conductor ke? But u definitey do not have any experience in economy at all, it seems.
This guy had been to east cost before or not? CONOMICALLY not Viable? hahaha.. very funny.
55 Billion ????? That’s an unbelievable amount of money. I just can’t get my head around the humongous number .. 55 BILLION ????
The country made 1 TRILLION. 55B is just a percentage of that.
Better than undersea terowong.
for 55B, i would opt for 5-lane freeways from west to east coast. a sure no-no for railways..
Go try the ETS. Or you tot 55b only for the rail is it?
anak anak malaysia not having enuf to eat, no money to buy books, having much more trouble to put food on the table for the family, mounting debt nationwide…..and the joker wants to build 55 billion rail???
yeah right…..
Do u know that a majority of those anak anak MY that have not enuff to eat, no money to buy books, having much more trouble to put food on the table for the family, mounting debt nationwide, r coming from the East Coast which this rail will actually benefit them?
Basher’s mind explodes.
They cut the education & medical bugdet. & pour it on this. All for the election. Apa nk jadi…
I make water meters so I have a good chance of getting this contract. The rest of you don’t stand a chance lol.
Funny really….we have to wait for budget day to know a fund is allocated tk repair a damaged rail tract during flood which happen years ago when it should be repaired immediately.
If they really think then they know its just about connecting the state but improving the transport in the state itself.I really dont bother driving to east coast once a year i heavy jam during festive season.My concern is on day to day driving which has become worst and i dont have proper public transport at my area.
Banyak cakap geng dlm ni dok bash kerajaan. Aku nak clear tanah 60×90 buat rumah pun org dah caj 2000. Belukar tebal. Ni kau nak clear bkn 90 kaki dol. 600km. Masuk tanah org, nak kena bayar pampasan lagi. Dah bayar pampasan, nak clear tanah pulak.
Releks bro.. dorg ingat clear tanah bayar upah macam upah potong rumput RM30 ja kot. Basher logic..
Almost 92M perkilometer all in for the new ECRL. This kind of development is not suitable for yearly budget announcement. It should be under Rancangan Malaysia. On what basis does the figure 55B came from? How would it be disburse? It is like Penang spent 150M++ for feasibility study of the tunnel. Why cant we have a proper integrated planning for 20 years.
Cuz if penang can do it, why not Gov? oh wai…
Well…I think 55 billion is just a rough figure. Building rail line might cost more you have to acquire peoples land. If there are existing line it will cost less but if there is no existing line then there will have to do a fisibilaty study first. Upgrading roads might not be the only answer every year when festive season there will be traffic jam. Why not extend the east coast highway to Kelantan at the same time built rail track. For the first time Kelantan get funding from federal gov. My first thought is for the next 5 years we have an Agong from Kelantan.