The 600 km long East Coast Rail Line project which is set to connect the Klang Valley to the east coast will serve as a game changer in boosting the country’s economy, while also acting as a ‘mindset changer’ for those living in rural areas in the east coast states, prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
“When I saw their expression after seeing the modern train, I knew that the project will not only become a game changer but also a mindset changer. The project will open up the mind of those in the rural areas there that the modern era has arrived for the east coast,” he said of the RM55 billion East Coast Rail Line project.
Based on studies, the three east coast states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan stand to experience an additional growth of 1.5% once the ECRL is completed, Najib added. “With this, the east coast will become a more attractive and competitive regional development area,” he said.
The RM55 billion rail project is meant to bridge the economic divide between the east coast and the west coast, according to the prime minister, who is also finance minister. “If we want to attract investments, one of its prerequisites is connectivity. ECRL will connect the east coast to other areas such as Port Klang,” Najib said.
As laid out in the Budget 2017 speech, RM100 million will be earmarked for repairs to the Gua Musang-Tumpat sector of the rail line, while a total of 19 train sets are to be acquired in stages, at a total cost of RM1.1 billion by 2019.
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Rakyat alr ubah mindset. Proton Iriz, game-changer.
Not enuff when still got nutters who demand for cheap cars. PM need to tax 200% on all new vehicles, 200% road tax on existing vehicle and congestion charges to truly make a mindset changer for pipu to use public transport.
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Could have save billions if we upgrade the existing line rather than building new.
We dun have an existing line going thru Banjaran Titiwangsa.
Tongkang mari so no problemo.
Basher please think before give comment haiya
Using nice words “improve economy”, “game changer”. But what we get in the end? Mega corruptions, money went to his pockets, huge debts, huge loses.
The only game changer here is asking/conditioning its people to accept GST & Corruption as a way of life.
Just like MultiMedia Super Corridor, Biotech Valley, Pork Klang Free Zone (PKFZ). ANYONE STILL REMEMBER?
How many billions upon billions to put these cow poo poo into condos?
more tax more tax more tax more tax more tax …….
Cost RM55billion, end up less than 10 train running it everyday.
Just like our KTMB double tracking, cost billion to built but train no where to see, there just 5 daily trip between KL to Butterworth.
Sure or not.. If you frequently use the ETS u may notice that is difficult to get tickets. Balik Ipoh pun susah have to get tickets a week early.
u just proven his point. difficult to get tickets because so few trains running.
My mind already set dron future transport.
Good luck in trying to get East Coaster to change mindset, especially Kelante.
BTW, why doesn’t this ECR link to Port Klang (especially if it’s to move goods cheaply & efficiently).
Not all goods go to Port Klang, deswai need an interchange hub 1st.
Singapora more strategic efficient..
Mindset changer,gamechanger….r just ‘MARKETING’ VOCAB coined by Prof,philip Kotler…a world renown marketing mgmt guru.
Now, any politician can use this SWEETENING PHRASE to sweet talk taxpayers the viability of a rm 55 B GARGANTUAN MEGA project.
The question is “isnt the Karak highway n other connecting highways doing its intended purpose?”
RM 55 B is a LOT LOT LOT of taxpayers money.We r not saying ease n speed of travel is wrong.
But come to reason it out,apart from RAYA,CNY,DEEPAVALI n other major holidays…tell us,how well utilised r the karak highways ?
Look at the double tracking utilisation North to South during non peak holiday seasons.The train driver can afford to go on cruise control n read a novel before the next stop.
Mind u,it does not stop at rm 55 Billion.With variation orders n hiccups…it can overshoot rm 60 Billion.
OK now the double tracking almost or completed.How much of growth can we quantify? Rm12-15 billion spent,who smiled its way to the banks? Just shambolic.
Proton is envisaged to be a global gamechanger.What change has it brought,besides rm billions n billions of bailout taxdollars?
World renowned Physicist Albert Einstein ,said” Doing the same thing over n over again but expecting different results is INSANITY.”
You are right, Thomas A. Edison said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
We have to endure 9,999 more times…
Well, u partially have a point.
Comparing this rail with the double track of north-south is not quite right. Travellers on the north-south route have the alternative of “good” highway which brings people to have a second thought to use the rail. Why go with public transport when I can enjoy private cruising by car? In contrast, the east coasters travellers, especially kelantanese, have no such privilege. Look at the federal road connecting bentong to central spine highway, and then gua musang to kota bharu, it’s still a single carriageway! yes, the LPT is there but the distance difference is almost 100km. Think twice.
With this train, it gives a good alternative, especially for people in their golden age, to travel more convenient. Personally, I think this is a necessity, which should be done since Tun’s M era.
Perhaps they have forgotten that there is already a rail line to the east coast which is older than anyone in the room during the launch. It only needs modernisation and extension. Not a total new line, needing tunneling under the man range.
I also wonder hoe the RM55 billion was arrived at, so quickly, without even a study.
Current rail line is not really an east coast rail. From KL to Kelantan will require to travel down to Gemas & up to north again.
ECRL is good but cost is way too high. We could get 2/3 of the price through competitive open tender.
Creative statement used to describe a railway line. I tot only P1 was good at coming up with game changer & betul2x onzzz !!!