In the case of ECRL, it is where there’s rail, there’s Internet,” he said in his speech after witnessing the handover of the letter of appointment from Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) to Maxis Bhd as the preferred telecommunications provider for the ECRL alignment that stretches from Kota Baru to Port Klang. On the new train sets, Loke affirmed the government’s focus on ensuring that national infrastructure projects will continue to be rolled out in a sustainable manner. On the ECRL project, Loke said it has recorded 91.7% construction progress as of January, with the focus now shifting to operational preparations. The 665km ECRL project has allocated 11 six-car EMU train sets for passenger services and 12 E-Loco for cargo purposes. So far, two EMU train sets and two E-Loco have arrived in Malaysia at the end of last year and were officially launched yesterday.

Source: The Star February 12, 2026 12:30 UTC