ECRL would be a game changer for Malaysia. It would unlock most the interior & unproductive area of peninsular. More over, Malaysia didn't need to pay tolls to transport the goods from west coast to east coast.
@@BehindAsia More importantly it will be vital for enhancing trade with Thailand, and eventually Vietnam if they can manage to build the Cambodian rail link.
@@NozomuYume You are right! This will enable better and stronger trade. Hopefully, one day we can connect Southeast Asia mainland to better the trade options.
@@BehindAsia Sadly the backward-thinking folks have only designed the future Malacca bridge for road and not for rail. =( They could move so much more goods and people with a rail bridge.
Similar project will be coming in Indian State, Kerala (K rail Silverline project) - 532 km from Kasaragod to Capital Trivandrum . It takes around 10-12 hrs now to travel between these two place right now but will be reduced to under 4 hrs. Difference is that Krail project will have max speed of 220km/hr. DPR is sent to central govt and approval is delayed but will be approved soon..Est completion time 2025-26
Hope this project will stimulate east coast economic activities and development..and not centralized in klang valley only. traveling by car 12 hours from klang valley to east coast during raya holiday is a nightmare. time is gold
problem is the scarce population in Borneo, plus ECRL is only being built because of China’s ambition to bypass Singapore Strait. It’s their insurance.
@@AzmiBesar Sabah and Sarawak population combine together is less than 7 million compared to Malaya with 27 million people, and also the tax payer money from Malaya to develop those healthcare, education, etc in Sabah and Sarawak
What brought changes in West Coast Peninsular Malaysia 1) North South Highway 2) Penang bridge A lot of people were also against both of the above projects. Now no one can imagined without the highway and Penang bridge. Hopefully ECRL would bring the economic benefits in not so distant future
Yes. I was one of those naysayers with regards the Penang Bridge back in the 1980s and if I recall right, the opposition (political parties and NGOs) were expressing concerns that it would become a "white elephant" but now that the opposition is the Penang state government, there are two Penang bridges and a proposed undersea tunnel. Same naysaying with regards the LRT lines and monorail in the Klang Valley back in the 1990s, which are a great public convenience and very affordable today, which is heavily used, except less now due to COVID-19. Also RE the MRT to Kajang, which is packed especially during peak periods, though perhaps less now due to COVID-19.
The first phase of MRT Putrajaya will start operation in Nov 2021. MRT Putrajaya is often termed as MRT 2 MRT 1runs from Sv Buloh to Kajang and starts operation in 2017
wait till the fares are announced, then we can start to comment whether it is a GOOD transport option for car-driven Malaysians. MRTs and LRTs and double-track Kommuters are a good sign of what ECRL is in store for the future. Just how well a game changer did those manage to perform?
PAS had been too radical these days... they actually do acknowledged that they play a crucial part in developing their areas of influence like Kelantan but their radicalism had taken their ignorance to the next level. They should've to recall back the history of golden age of islamic empires, where while europe was still in the dark ages Islamic empires like Abbasid and Ummayah caliphates flourished. I'm advocating for equal development for both coasts respectively, and PAS must wake up to serve the people.
Wish the project finalized soon and bring prosperity to Malaysian people! love from 🇮🇩 Btw can you make an analysis video about Indonesian HSR project? It's already near 80% you should've check that out! also can you make an analysis about Vietnam MRT, Vientiane - Kunming railway, or Thailand HSR as an addition? I would appreciate :)
@@BehindAsia Hmmm... You could take Laos Vientiane - Kunming railway project first since it's almost finished and will be opened to public this year :)
@@mirizid9667 I will definitely look at that! thanks for suggesting, if you have anymore you would like for us to show just comment anytime and we'll get back to you :)❤
@@mirizid9667 Laos/Vietnam - Kunming rail link, heard about it. "open to public"? I highly doubt so. Do you see any financial analysis for this project? Perhaps it appeals to personal tourism curiosity prospective only.
This project was Initiated by Najib Razak but due to negative narratives of an old man, M, this project was delayed. Good to see it is going smoothly now
@Random Potato Infrastructure and development cannot be mixed with politics. The old man proudly said he saved the cost because he canceled several stations along the route, changed the route to avoid long tunneling job in Bentong/Gombak. Of course the cost will be reduced. Canceling or delaying the project will paint the bad image to the Belt and Road initiative. That was why NED was happy as reported. His cronies also benefited when the new route goes south. So, better not to talk politics for the equal development of the nation.
I believe that it will bring the economic benefits claimed, especially if and when the ECRL is connected to that leg of the MSR from Bangkok, when it will enable rail transport all the way to Kunming, China.
This megaproject will pay itself many times over in the coming decades. The Straits of Malacca is too congested for Chinese goods to sail through Singapore.
I have worked on rail projects in Malaysia in the past and I can say from experience that this project is just what the country needs and should be a great success. However, I am concerned that the Chinese are so heavily involved in it as I suspect that they are likely to impose rather stringent financial maintenance conditions on the Malaysian Government upon completion.
Standard gauge track 1435mm, 6 car set emu, CRRC fuxing based, 160kmh. China-Laos just completed. Malaysia and Thailand(loans?) still in-progress. Dual gauge track upgrade on KTM for port Klang to port tanjong pelapas?
Such a shame this rail project has been hijacked by the opposition party (which ruled the country for a short period), they had done smear campaigns and cutting the budget & specs (PLUS all other rail projects in Malaysia) to make them look good at saving Malaysia; and wanted to create another national car brand instead... Still, quite a lot of educated urban folks hate this project because it is going to less advanced states, saying this will be a white elephant project.
@Gopal Keishnan NED celebrate cancellation of Chinese project in Malaysia in 2018. Less they know, the project is revived after Malaysia install new government in 2020.
Follow Chinese saying.... if your country want to be rich, first must build roads.....or railways. If you follow America, just build more roads and you will soon meet with congestions.....
@@Hotkoplo agree. considering the population in the those states, the demand is lesser compared to West Malaysia. A lot of factors need to be calculated in huge investment like this such as how long will it take to reach ROI. It's not a case if Malaysia is a super rich country
Sarawak and sabah made up 60% of Malaysia land mass. But with only 20% population there. Human capital is not enough to kickstart economic growth especially there’s a strict law for peninsular people to visit sabah and sarawak because we only have 90 days stay permit. Doing business there is difficult in many ways. Scarce population is one of the challenges. However state capital of kuching should already have lrt or similar trains to accommodate economic activities there. Kuching to sabah is not feasible at the moment
I respect your opinion, but we dont want to rely on The mainland chinese government very much, or we're cu*t colonies, so we are developing our own after those najib era projects
Actually it won't change because it only stopped at Kota Bharu. Originally they stopped at Pengkalan Kubor So the Thai People Easily Come to KL. But now they only stopped at Kota Bharu. So they should Extand to Pengkalan Kubor so Economic will be better.
@@LexDomo The original plan which Najib presented was single tracking for phase one. I think since the train schedule is not like a commuter train, so that is why it's single tracking. So the schedule is like 3-4 train service per day. So whopping cost given was actually a single track cost. Just imagine if it's double track.
@@frankiechiuh3401 It was single track all along for the first phase. That is why it was alarming when Najib presented the cost of the project since it's only single track.
Why the decision on standard gauge? Isn't Malaysia using meter gauge? I'm not from Malaysia, but since this project expects freight use too, I would think a common gauge is even more important so freight trains from elsewhere can use as well.
Standard gauge is more or less international standard for both passenger and freight trains, used in Britain, US, China etc. Do not know what you referring as common. India board gouge or Russian gauge? The long term plan is a pan South East Asia rail network connecting with China, all Standard Gauge.
Most if not all ASEAN members use the meter gauge though to link to the Eurasian systems, this gauge is an issue. Being located south of China, the immediate is via China to the rest of Eurasian landmass, then the international standard gauge of 1.483 will jive with China and EU, though in between you still have the Soviet gauge of 1.520 m to cope with. I believe the proposed China-Russian HSR is based on the international gauge. As far as ASEAN members are concerned, notwithstanding their meter gauge, the axle load rating also differ, hence the complication of the issue of standardization across ASEAN! The China-Laos link is based on standard international gauge which will the same when the Bangkok line is linked to it! It would appear only Malaysian lines are new but with the exception of the ECRL line, the rest is meter gauge!
they should have done a HSR that connects every states in the peninsula. and plan another major HSR project with Indonesia to connect the Borneo Island if possible the whole ASEAN. if China can do it, we can too.
1st of all HSR is expensive. I dont think folks in Kedah prepare to fork out rm300 for a journey from ASetar to KL. Thts y MY 1st HSR is to link KL - SG cuz these two cities are wealthy enough to sustain the route even at rm300 - rm400 tickets per journey. 2nd, China is has trillion in Reserve. Then CAN build as many HSR they want with the gigantic size of their economy.
Large infrastructure projects always have its pros & cons, what more when it’s a railway project. Railway returns are always challenging during the operation stage & this makes Governments apprehensive to invest. However if railways are seen as infrastructure preparing the nation for people’s mobility, jobs creation & enhancing the economic competitiveness, then it’s definitely worth the investment.
Geography wise, it's 50/50 probability of east coast would be as populous as the westside, since the terrain is mostly comprised of untouched forests, marshes, peat bogs and mountains. Population tends to centralize in coastal areas than in the interior, but areas in central pahang like temerloh and maran may experience rapid development from this project, including bentong, given credit to its proximity to KL and the former. Bentong is most likely to enter a drastic transition from a sleepy town to a bustling satellite city of KL, just like Seremban, since both are quite close to KL. Aside of this, another initiative to ensure both coasts are equally developed is to promote foreign investment to promising cities of the eastside like Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu. Next, besides the Klang-Kuantan line, rail connections between ports of the west coast and the east coast must be increased, so my suggestions would be Tanjung Pelepas - Kuantan and Penang - either to Pengkalan Chepa or to Kuantan as well.
@@matdanih Interesting! I believe the same as well. Every project has its risk and opportunities, knowing that, they may have estimated that the risk is tolerable while the opportunities is a good chase!
the hsr would be the ones connecting kl to johor to singapore..the ecrl did not replace the hsr..ecrl n hsr are two separate projects but the hsr project was put on hold by ph govt n eventually got cancelled of by the next gov.
The ecrl already planned before they plan to build hsr...... The hsr only benefiting Singapore side not Malaysia so that's why government didn't want to launch this project.
Definitely a game changer to port of Singapore for ships from Japan & China bound for West Asia, EU & Africa. Ships from Japan and China just need to unload their goods at Port of Kuantan in the east coast & use the trains to transfer them to port Klang on the west coast to continue their journey to the west via the Indian ocean bypassing Port of Singapore saving time & money. Smart move Malaysia & China. While China helps build nations peacefully, America bullies small nations to suppress China's global dominance by blackmailing them with threats & interfere with local governments. Who's the real bully now?
Is a case of opening up the less developed part of peninsula Malaysia. Freight will benefit more than passenger as local may not afford the fares. Only tourist and foreigner. Local politics and religion may affect trade.
For local passengers, travel to the east coast by own or public road transport will costs more and time consuming (time is money). Further, this is not a HSR, the fare at the most will be equal to the business class KTM electric train in the west coast. Talking about politics, sure enough, the economic aspects of this project will be effected in the event the dumb Oppositions once again take control of the government through the general election.
Another narrow minded who kept negativity about local politics and religion. The fares, of course will be aligned like ETS and definitely affordable for everyone. Gov won't spend billions of dollar just to accommodate foreigners and tourist only.
I hope that if the ecrl route from Port Klang, he will build a bridge because he wants to pass in my village area, Klang long region, his area. It's a bit difficult to connect if he builds a train on land, so he has to build it like in Japan. on the ground because the area there is open land unlike in Klang the land area is mostly dense so it is better to build a bridge, moreover it is the final station built in the future, it could be an issue for the surrounding residents
If there are any issues affecting residents such as yourself, you can bring it up with the relevant authorities or your MP and propose that the line be run on elevated tracks or routed through less densely populated areas.
ETS from KL to Padang Besar cost around RM80 for normal seats & RM110 for business seats. i think ECRL maybe will slightly more expensive cause faster train. maybe ticket will cost RM90++ normal seats & RM120++ for business seats. I hope it will be affordable for everyone to encourage them to take train
The tickets will be price competitively with ETS. Took business class ETS from KL - Alor Setar @ rm150 and all seats in BClass r fully booked. Demand r high for ETS. ECRL would do juz fine. There r millions of immigrants from East Cost tht reside in Klang Valley. These already enough to sustain demand.
@@PadecMaybeReal There is only ONE military base in Djibouti. Others are temporary post. Not base. If you call them bases, then US must have millions of bases already. LOL. And ONE + a million constructions vs 800 BASES + a million constructions, destroyed. Yeah，you r the best.
@@nastysourceX Bruh, High speed rail, Do you know the cost of that? If we assume the ECRL will be going at a max speed of 320km/hour, then it would cost over 200 Billion USD. Our ENTIRE economy is at 400 Billion USD.
obviously ECRL helps, but its just that the najib era projects like this are tryna make us fully dependent on a single nation, thus we have to develop ourselves, not a pro-chinese or a pro what the mainlanders call "western", its for our own sake to start develop being creative and build our own, make rocket engines of our own, make anything it can, we already have resources for it, we currently have 3 private spacce companies, one of them is making a 2-3 million USD$ payload rocket
@@BehindAsia yes, more goods can be transported by freight trains, thus ruduced the number of lorry/truck on the highway. Driving to the east cost will be much easier and safer
A lot of things need to factor in before deciding to invest huge amount of rakyat's money. If the government build such ECRL from Kuching to Tawau, how long do you think the project will reach ROI considering the number of population in Sabah & Sarawak plus Brunei. At least for the east coast the container cargo train from North Port to Kuantan Port will sustain & expedite the ROI since it's expected to generate 70% income. The cargo train will cut short time taken to ferry containers from Europe, Middle East & South Asia to China. Unload at North Port and reload again at Kuantan Port for faster shipping to China. Only 30% is contributed by commuters.
I really doubt the train can have any chance of touching 400kmh, unless you are talking about a one-stop trip from KL to SG or viceversa. If you put in some stations n between, guess the train has to start decelerating even before achieving 200kmh, else how to make sure train can stop at Melaka without misshap? Last time before SG Buloh Kepong MRT was completed… they say it can achieve 70KMH, when finally commissioned to run in real life, the only stretch where it can briefly touch 70 is somewhere between Kelana and Sg Buloh. Within KL, I see most of the stretches get an average 35kmh? Because there are many stretches where the train has to climb a gradient and manuveur snaky curves, you cannot push that to 70 without jumping the rail.
Malaysians say that Indonesian government stupid to make deal with China to make bullet train but they're also make deal with China to make the same things what ever Majulah Malaysia dan Indonesia untuk kepentingan bangsa, negara dan bersama!
@@hassankhuzmawi2834 , Well, many are simply ignorant of the impact of a well managed railway system in any country though the love for the road where individual can continue to pollute the environment without they really know the impact on the population. Congestion of any kind costs the national millions though not many seem to be bothered!
*Hello i would love of your could make one for Pakistani mega projects:* - River Ravi City (35-40 Billion USD) - Bundel Island City (50 Billion USD) - Chand Tara Island (10 Billion USD) - Gwadar City expansion (4-5 Billion USD) - CPEC (62 Billion USD) - 10 Billion Tree Tsunami (10 billion trees, est cost is unkown but around 700-800 Million USD) - KPT Tower (600 meters tall) - Bahria town Karachi (1 Billion USD) - Karachi Circular Railway, KCR (1.5 Billion USD) - Crescent Bay by Emaar (2.4 Billion USD) - Oil refinery by China (15 Billion USD) - Gilgit Development Package ( 2.5 Billion USD) - Karachi Development Package (6.5 Billion USD) - Baluchistan Development Package (3.5 Billion USD)
An eye opener to the naysayer in Malaysia. China is investing heavily in Pakistan (part of their B&R initiative) to have land route for the oil and gas from middle east straight to South-Western China. They will no longer need Straits of Melaka. We have to catch up and develop the east coast especially its ports. It is a two pronged strategy just in case Thailand gets go ahead with its southern part development of ports and railway linking in the east and west of Kra Isthmus, so Kota Baru Port (Tok Bali) will be used to export our goods instead of Port Klang. It is our long term strategy.
Well, ETS and ECRL are both semi high speed rails, which have the speed higher than conventional rail (around 100 - 199 km/h) but no higher than a HSR. In order to achieve HSR status, the rolling stock's operational speed must exceed 200 km/h and above. But i also hope that the government must reconsider the HSR and Bandar Malaysia project.
Go ahead do it. High time msia get out of d box. Ignare d pessimists, dooms ayers. Every time malays do it, never gud enough. Waste of money. Not now. Wen Chinese do it, they shut up. Not even a whimper. So govt of msia s rakyat I say go ahead. LET WE MALAYS B GREAT AGAIN. 💖👍💖👍💖👍
Don't make me laugh? Malaysia commuter volume isn't enough to sustain the running costs of this redundant transport system. Look at the MRT and LRT system, which is located in the most populous region of Malaysia, how many times did the management has to change hands, and continually require government subsidy and bailout in order to keep running. I have seen better days where the LRT runs with 6-8 coaches per trip, now they only have 4 at most. And talking about spillover effects, LOL. I have yet to see any Mall or appartmet complex that builds next to a rail station being able to flourish. Please, Malaysians are so used to driving in their cars and stopping right in front(lazy to walk) of the shop they intend to patronise, that their legs arebecoming less and less capable of walking far distances. Talk about rail stations, you need to do a lot of walking after alighting from the train.
It can sustain, just wait Malaysia had a bunch of public holiday, the kelantanese and Terengganureans will commute with this ecrl, especially kelantanese during public holiday or hari raya, the bus will always full and the demand skyrocket everytime when public holiday come, this is why i have never seen bas express company in Kelantan never goes bankrupt
@@AlimAzemiGood lord ,they can't even afford bus tickets ride for the whole family to KL , the train ticket will be more than what they can afford 😂😂😂😂 Keep up the masterbation 😂😂😂😂
Indonesia was deceived by China The last amount Japan offered was $ 6.1 billion China is $ 5.5 billion. No need for financial burden from Indonesia.It was a contract to say... But now it's over $ 6.6 billion. Eventually expected to exceed $ 8 billion. Interest rate in Japan is 0.1%. Interest rate in China is 2%. If nothing is done, the joint venture railway company will go bankrupt. Widdo has invested national funds... China is not keeping its promise... Not a safe and high quality Shinkansen. I chose the Chinese high-speed rail, which ignored safety and environmental measures. As a result, deceived by China(;'∀')!!!
I don't agree we have many local capable companies. Most importantly the local must be hired to be part of the project instead of importing people from other countries to build this.
I can feel weebs are coming for furiously getting angry that malaysia bargained with both China and japan for most discounts instead of making overpriced deal with japan while doing a dogeza
Sayangnya tiada satupun gedung tinggi dapat dibina di Indon. Malaysia sudah mempunyai gedung tertinggi di Asia Tenggara dan ke 2 dunia. Indon terus menerus frustrasi karena gagal mengejar ketertinggalan. Biaya hsr di Indon didanai oleh China dan Jepang. Amat memalukan karena terdesak sanggup berhutang. Jakarta pula bakal tenggelam 2050😂
done report. bye haters of Malaysia... mostly from uneducated Indonesian who always has personal hate towards Malaysia. i believe 99% of Indonesian are not being hatred towards Malaysia. Mostly... Indonesian are friendly and kind.
Nope... This project is not going to be a game changer project. The project goes to the most unproductive part of Malaysia. Even the decade old completed highway is still virtually empty. Only the Port Klang - Kuantan part make economic sense.
@@stephenlock7236 The better alternative is to build high speed rail from JB to the border of Thailand. At least this is more viable and prudent than ECRL. Kelantan and Terengganu always have been underperformers. The East-West highway didn't spur much economic activities. East coast highway also failed.
@@shamshulanuar7718 and ECRL is not expensive? Just scrap the unproductive Kuantan - KB part of the line. Likewise, there is already a rail line to KB too, ... and it's the most unproductive and unprofitable rail line in KTM history. KTM have been subsidizing this existing line endlessly for decades.
Without proper infrastructure, Sabah and Sarawak is "unproductive" too. It's the unwillingness of the government to invest in Malays heartland. Always focusing too much on Klang Valley.
China is financing in large part. Malaysia is already caught in China’s trap, and there’s no escape from it. The terms are very damaging to the economy. This project is being mainly financed by China Exim Bank. Country need to reduce the national debt and liabilities - which 80 per cent of its GDP. This project is not going to serve any purpose, it is not going to give any returns. Interestingly, Malaysia couldn't afford to terminate the agreement as it would mean a compensation of RM21.78 billion would have to be paid to Beijing.
Why do we need to cancel the project when it will bring a lot of investment to the rural part of the country? Your statement are dumb and short sighted clearly if you start thinking it wont serve anything in return. No wonder India is so backward with a lot of problems.
Abhik Debt is often viewed in relation to GDP Japan has debt double of its GDP. Singapore'sdebt is more than 100% of it s GDP. Malaysia's debt is more than 95% in RM
Singapore is the most indebted country in South East Asia with debts of about 110% plus of its GDP. But it is also a well developed economy. Malaysia has much lesser debt than Singapore and has already paid off most of its Chinese debt over the last 3 years. Its exposure to China debt is less than 7% now. Also Malaysia has better contractual terms in its contracts with China that enables it to cancel projects when deemed necessary, without having to be obligated contractually. Therefore China or any other country have not been able to exert their authority in their dealings with Malaysia as they did in Sri Lanka, South Asia and Africa. Also no country can take legal action to exert territorial rights in Malaysia and China is fully aware of it even in the sea. Which is why they waived half the loans to Malaysia when there was a dispute, to maintain good relationship with Malaysia, one of their biggest trading partners in the world.
China's debt-trap diplomacy encourages dependency using opaque contracts, predatory loan practices, and corrupt deals that mire nations in debt and undercut their sovereignty, denying them their long-term, self-sustaining growth. Remember what happened with Srilanka, Pakistan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Montenegro (to build a national highway), as part of the BRI. These countries (corrupt government) borrowed a lot of money and could not pay to China. China will take over your country very soon and your future generation will bear the burden. Indonesian people are now start realizing and fight against Chinese investments. So, if you love your country, wake up before you blaming yourself and being Chinese puppet.
@Alexandria School of Science This is not just about Malaysia. China Is Expanding Global Influence via Debt Trap Diplomacy. BRI is one of the tools to achieve this objective. China’s expansionism drive, from the East and South China seas to the Himalayas and Central Asia, is making Asia more volatile and unstable. Along with the spread of the Wuhan-originating coronavirus, this has also given rise to growing anti-China sentiment. China expanded beyond the Great Wall and started to annex more territories in process. No one can ignore China. How do you ignore world second largest economy? China is so integrated into the global economy now that any shift will be “neither quick nor painless".
I afraid this is a disaster, in many terms including financial. The project unlikely to cause increase of business activities. The route is resided mostly of Malays -- very limited business activities, except that the Malays, would want free service for personal benefits only. I see this obviously a political plot to put big public fund to gain votes.
What a myopic and repulsive view of the Malay world. It's comments as yours that shaped the negative views all around. Sad really, since you're living in Nusantara... not adjacent to the Great Wall ...😒
@@manzsin6294 Facts don't hurt but your racist comments are a testimonial to what the Chinese are thought of in Malay minds. Plenty of decent Chinese but you certainly aren't. Pity.
Malaysia still gonna be richer than indoensia cause malaysia have port middle in the bussiest cargo ship way ... While Indonesian port was far from it .... "Im singaporean"
ECRL would be a game changer for Malaysia. It would unlock most the interior & unproductive area of peninsular. More over, Malaysia didn't need to pay tolls to transport the goods from west coast to east coast.
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@@BehindAsia More importantly it will be vital for enhancing trade with Thailand, and eventually Vietnam if they can manage to build the Cambodian rail link.
@@NozomuYume You are right! This will enable better and stronger trade. Hopefully, one day we can connect Southeast Asia mainland to better the trade options.
@@BehindAsia Sadly the backward-thinking folks have only designed the future Malacca bridge for road and not for rail. =( They could move so much more goods and people with a rail bridge.
@@NozomuYume I don't think the bridge thing going to happen anytime soon.
I likec to go to East Coast for holiday... But driving from KL to East coast is a nightmare.. With ECRL, We can have our East coast vacation anytime
Completely year 2027
Similar project will be coming in Indian State, Kerala (K rail Silverline project) - 532 km from Kasaragod to Capital Trivandrum . It takes around 10-12 hrs now to travel between these two place right now but will be reduced to under 4 hrs. Difference is that Krail project will have max speed of 220km/hr. DPR is sent to central govt and approval is delayed but will be approved soon..Est completion time 2025-26
Kan dah ada lebuhraya pantai timur . Jalan pun bagus
Why night mare boss
its like travel by ets from south to north malaysia
Hope this project will stimulate east coast economic activities and development..and not centralized in klang valley only. traveling by car 12 hours from klang valley to east coast during raya holiday is a nightmare. time is gold
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We need one in East Malaysia, linking the tip of Sarawak to the northern tip of Sabah.
We'll get there!
I think That project will Not started until a long time
problem is the scarce population in Borneo, plus ECRL is only being built because of China’s ambition to bypass Singapore Strait. It’s their insurance.
They use money from Borneo to develop Peninsular. Thank you for your petrol but no railway for you
@@AzmiBesar Sabah and Sarawak population combine together is less than 7 million compared to Malaya with 27 million people, and also the tax payer money from Malaya to develop those healthcare, education, etc in Sabah and Sarawak
What brought changes in West Coast Peninsular Malaysia
1) North South Highway
2) Penang bridge
A lot of people were also against both of the above projects. Now no one can imagined without the highway and Penang bridge. Hopefully ECRL would bring the economic benefits in not so distant future
Definitley! major projects have a lot of oppositions due to risks but once it does prove to be of use, it changes the perception of everyone❤
Yes. I was one of those naysayers with regards the Penang Bridge back in the 1980s and if I recall right, the opposition (political parties and NGOs) were expressing concerns that it would become a "white elephant" but now that the opposition is the Penang state government, there are two Penang bridges and a proposed undersea tunnel.
Same naysaying with regards the LRT lines and monorail in the Klang Valley back in the 1990s, which are a great public convenience and very affordable today, which is heavily used, except less now due to COVID-19. Also RE the MRT to Kajang, which is packed especially during peak periods, though perhaps less now due to COVID-19.
penang will have new lrt and maybe can connect to ipoh
Can you do video about KL MRT Putrajaya line? One of the longest driverless metro in South East Asia
Definitely! It has already been considered. Will do it soon, thanks!
The first phase of MRT Putrajaya will start operation in Nov 2021.
MRT Putrajaya is often termed as MRT 2
MRT 1runs from Sv Buloh to Kajang and starts operation in 2017
Great project for Malaysia and the people and economy growths.....
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wait till the fares are announced, then we can start to comment whether it is a GOOD transport option for car-driven Malaysians. MRTs and LRTs and double-track Kommuters are a good sign of what ECRL is in store for the future. Just how well a game changer did those manage to perform?
@@woodyblahblah5241 Good input! You are right, let us do wait, only time will tell if it really is a good investment.
india should have one not just doing hsr with japan its expensive
East coast of Wast Malaysia is less develop compared to West Coast,
So, ECRL is assential
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@@BehindAsia Less they know, East Coast of Malay Peninsular has almost 5 million people.
Bcoz, mostly rules by Pundex Lobai PAS
Corrupted govt n flash their Merc Benz using Budget money given by Putrajaya!!!😥
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Asalkan kerajaan melayu isle heheeh
PAS had been too radical these days... they actually do acknowledged that they play a crucial part in developing their areas of influence like Kelantan but their radicalism had taken their ignorance to the next level. They should've to recall back the history of golden age of islamic empires, where while europe was still in the dark ages Islamic empires like Abbasid and Ummayah caliphates flourished. I'm advocating for equal development for both coasts respectively, and PAS must wake up to serve the people.
Wish the project finalized soon and bring prosperity to Malaysian people! love from 🇮🇩
Btw can you make an analysis video about Indonesian HSR project? It's already near 80% you should've check that out!
also can you make an analysis about Vietnam MRT, Vientiane - Kunming railway, or Thailand HSR as an addition? I would appreciate :)
Yes, I have heard about all these projects. I'm just ordering them on what I should do first. What would you suggest?
@@BehindAsia Hmmm... You could take Laos Vientiane - Kunming railway project first since it's almost finished and will be opened to public this year :)
@@mirizid9667 I will definitely look at that! thanks for suggesting, if you have anymore you would like for us to show just comment anytime and we'll get back to you :)❤
@@mirizid9667 Laos/Vietnam - Kunming rail link, heard about it. "open to public"? I highly doubt so. Do you see any financial analysis for this project? Perhaps it appeals to personal tourism curiosity prospective only.
@@BehindAsia please do make video about jakarta - bandung HSR
This project was Initiated by Najib Razak but due to negative narratives of an old man, M, this project was delayed. Good to see it is going smoothly now
@Random Potato Infrastructure and development cannot be mixed with politics. The old man proudly said he saved the cost because he canceled several stations along the route, changed the route to avoid long tunneling job in Bentong/Gombak. Of course the cost will be reduced. Canceling or delaying the project will paint the bad image to the Belt and Road initiative. That was why NED was happy as reported. His cronies also benefited when the new route goes south. So, better not to talk politics for the equal development of the nation.
@Alexandria School of Science so pathetic of you!
@Annoyed Cat err actually Mahathir downsized the project. So actually , he did not reduce the cost
Gombak and Bentong Toll Traffic jam....
@@asiaone9609 ignore her. She's a Racist.
It shd hv been done 20 yrs ago...anyway, it's a great project that brings benefits to many sectors...tq
Yes, the best time to invest was yesterday, the next best time is today.
I believe that it will bring the economic benefits claimed, especially if and when the ECRL is connected to that leg of the MSR from Bangkok, when it will enable rail transport all the way to Kunming, China.
As well as stimulating the economic growth of the east coast area too.
Super project
This megaproject will pay itself many times over in the coming decades. The Straits of Malacca is too congested for Chinese goods to sail through Singapore.
Definitely! especially once it expands itself to accommodate a broader audience.
@Gopal Keishnan what are u trying to say..could u just be a little literate..
@Gopal Keishnan Learn to write some proper English please.
@Gopal Keishnan my god both ur bm and english is awful..learn some languages than tamil if ure malaysian
English fail, BM also fail.
I have worked on rail projects in Malaysia in the past and I can say from experience that this project is just what the country needs and should be a great success. However, I am concerned that the Chinese are so heavily involved in it as I suspect that they are likely to impose rather stringent financial maintenance conditions on the Malaysian Government upon completion.
Standard gauge track 1435mm, 6 car set emu, CRRC fuxing based, 160kmh. China-Laos just completed. Malaysia and Thailand(loans?) still in-progress. Dual gauge track upgrade on KTM for port Klang to port tanjong pelapas?
Such a shame this rail project has been hijacked by the opposition party (which ruled the country for a short period), they had done smear campaigns and cutting the budget & specs (PLUS all other rail projects in Malaysia) to make them look good at saving Malaysia; and wanted to create another national car brand instead...
Still, quite a lot of educated urban folks hate this project because it is going to less advanced states, saying this will be a white elephant project.
NED admit that they help opposition parties to win so that they can cancel Chinese projects in Malaysia.
@Gopal Keishnan NED celebrate cancellation of Chinese project in Malaysia in 2018. Less they know, the project is revived after Malaysia install new government in 2020.
People vote…. Not opposition can just hijack 🥶🥶
@Alexandria School of Science and how do you derived at your biased decision?
@@frankiechiuh3401 people vote ?. Nah
Follow Chinese saying.... if your country want to be rich, first must build roads.....or railways. If you follow America, just build more roads and you will soon meet with congestions.....
Every country has it limit you can't roast or moocking each others because sometimes humans has trouble and more issues.
@@harizhaziq5460 👍
@@frankiechiuh3401 please stop provokings people, just think tht people are surrounding you be positive, I hope this learn some lesson for us. 🇲🇾❤️
@@harizhaziq5460 Not provoking the people…. But to provoke those unscrupulous & greedy politicians with no plans for the people !
@@frankiechiuh3401 but you know some humans attitudes aren't the same and some human opinion are neither same just understand each other.
china is connecting everyone to the way to progress and success
Yes, the so called belt and road initiative.
you meant the belt and road initiative meant to save face for china?
Malaysia is the most sensible country in Asean. Only pay the things that you need!
Thank you for being cheap labours in Singapore, it helps our economy.
it would be great if this project also done in east malaysia borneo, connecting sabah-brunei-sarawak..
The project is viable for expansions in the future anyway. Meaning that it is possible for it to connect to several landmarks
A country built railway based on demand. Sabah/sarawak are basically remote n rural area, road n highway are more suitable them.
@@Hotkoplo agree. considering the population in the those states, the demand is lesser compared to West Malaysia. A lot of factors need to be calculated in huge investment like this such as how long will it take to reach ROI. It's not a case if Malaysia is a super rich country
Population influence the cost of the maintenance.. income is important to cover others.. but i hope it will launch in SS
Sarawak and sabah made up 60% of Malaysia land mass. But with only 20% population there. Human capital is not enough to kickstart economic growth especially there’s a strict law for peninsular people to visit sabah and sarawak because we only have 90 days stay permit. Doing business there is difficult in many ways. Scarce population is one of the challenges. However state capital of kuching should already have lrt or similar trains to accommodate economic activities there. Kuching to sabah is not feasible at the moment
Another achievement of BRI🇲🇾🇨🇳💪💪
I respect your opinion, but we dont want to rely on The mainland chinese government very much, or we're cu*t colonies, so we are developing our own after those najib era projects
Actually it won't change because it only stopped at Kota Bharu. Originally they stopped at Pengkalan Kubor So the Thai People Easily Come to KL. But now they only stopped at Kota Bharu.
So they should Extand to Pengkalan Kubor so Economic will be better.
Surely they will extend this further! Just like other rail systems around the world they take it from one phase to another.
@@BehindAsia don't get happy for it.
They already got reserved land to upgrade into the line in the future. no worries.
Great traveling via rail . 👍
Pne solution, move all factories in Klang Valley to Kelantan and Terengganu
Wow, impressive.
In my fictional world, This project already finished and successful
Nice to see SEA is moving to correct path. Cant believe this region was like Africa just 30-40 years ago.
If the leaders of SEA weren’t so corrupt we would’ve advanced at least 20 yrs in the future would be completed by today.
@@Iceyfire12 i agree, but we dont have any choices, at least some of the plan still running. better than nothing at all.
great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Semi Train Railway goodluck and goodjob #Malaysia🇲🇾 from #CentralJava🇮🇩
It's not a double tracking for the first phase even if in the picture they showed it as double tracking ..
BN to PH to PN back to BN.... hope it will be double tracks all ths way...and no more re-alignment, no mors delay.
Not making it double track would be extremely stupid. I hope they reconsider. Why not just use the original plan because I think it was the best.
@@LexDomo The original plan which Najib presented was single tracking for phase one. I think since the train schedule is not like a commuter train, so that is why it's single tracking. So the schedule is like 3-4 train service per day. So whopping cost given was actually a single track cost. Just imagine if it's double track.
@@frankiechiuh3401 It was single track all along for the first phase. That is why it was alarming when Najib presented the cost of the project since it's only single track.
@@TreiHutchinson Yes noted, single track and yet cost so high…😱😱😱
Why the decision on standard gauge? Isn't Malaysia using meter gauge? I'm not from Malaysia, but since this project expects freight use too, I would think a common gauge is even more important so freight trains from elsewhere can use as well.
Standard gauge is more or less international standard for both passenger and freight trains, used in Britain, US, China etc. Do not know what you referring as common. India board gouge or Russian gauge?
The long term plan is a pan South East Asia rail network connecting with China, all Standard Gauge.
Most if not all ASEAN members use the meter gauge though to link to the Eurasian systems, this gauge is an issue. Being located south of China, the immediate is via China to the rest of Eurasian landmass, then the international standard gauge of 1.483 will jive with China and EU, though in between you still have the Soviet gauge of 1.520 m to cope with. I believe the proposed China-Russian HSR is based on the international gauge.
As far as ASEAN members are concerned, notwithstanding their meter gauge, the axle load rating also differ, hence the complication of the issue of standardization across ASEAN! The China-Laos link is based on standard international gauge which will the same when the Bangkok line is linked to it! It would appear only Malaysian lines are new but with the exception of the ECRL line, the rest is meter gauge!
Bodoh 3 ekor atas ni 👆Lansung xmembantu menerangkan. Hey bodoh. Malaysia buat standard gauge TU supaya senang pd masa dpn nk upgrade ke Sistem hsr.
they should have done a HSR that connects every states in the peninsula. and plan another major HSR project with Indonesia to connect the Borneo Island if possible the whole ASEAN. if China can do it, we can too.
I think this project will be the start of a bigger project
@@BehindAsia i hope so. im afraid it will be the start of a bigger corruption scheme. but im praying the best for my country.
@@blurpblurp Hoping for the best❤
@@kanding3369 hahahahaa just tryna pleased the Malays here. they can't stand being behind the 'communist' country.
1st of all HSR is expensive. I dont think folks in Kedah prepare to fork out rm300 for a journey from ASetar to KL. Thts y MY 1st HSR is to link KL - SG cuz these two cities are wealthy enough to sustain the route even at rm300 - rm400 tickets per journey. 2nd, China is has trillion in Reserve. Then CAN build as many HSR they want with the gigantic size of their economy.
About time east coast has updated infrastructure.
Large infrastructure projects always have its pros & cons, what more when it’s a railway project. Railway returns are always challenging during the operation stage & this makes Governments apprehensive to invest. However if railways are seen as infrastructure preparing the nation for people’s mobility, jobs creation & enhancing the economic competitiveness, then it’s definitely worth the investment.
Well said! Mega projects are definitely seen as a risky factor but in a long term view, they will show its benefits.
U
Najib former minister idea
Yeah but he's still bad because a big corrupter
In the next 50 years, East Coast of Malay Peninsular will have more people than West Coast.
Interesting
I think maybe this are dream due to lack of infrustructures in east coast.
Geography wise, it's 50/50 probability of east coast would be as populous as the westside, since the terrain is mostly comprised of untouched forests, marshes, peat bogs and mountains. Population tends to centralize in coastal areas than in the interior, but areas in central pahang like temerloh and maran may experience rapid development from this project, including bentong, given credit to its proximity to KL and the former. Bentong is most likely to enter a drastic transition from a sleepy town to a bustling satellite city of KL, just like Seremban, since both are quite close to KL. Aside of this, another initiative to ensure both coasts are equally developed is to promote foreign investment to promising cities of the eastside like Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu. Next, besides the Klang-Kuantan line, rail connections between ports of the west coast and the east coast must be increased, so my suggestions would be Tanjung Pelepas - Kuantan and Penang - either to Pengkalan Chepa or to Kuantan as well.
@@matdanih Interesting! I believe the same as well. Every project has its risk and opportunities, knowing that, they may have estimated that the risk is tolerable while the opportunities is a good chase!
There are many East Coast people working in West Coast already. This is their chance to make their home state prosper.
Once passenger and family members arrived in a Te4rengganu or Kelantan ECRL station, how are they going to travel to their kampung?
Think out of the box...
Pity they replaced the high speed rail for this. Malaysia could have a HSR like Taiwan.
the hsr would be the ones connecting kl to johor to singapore..the ecrl did not replace the hsr..ecrl n hsr are two separate projects but the hsr project was put on hold by ph govt n eventually got cancelled of by the next gov.
The ecrl already planned before they plan to build hsr...... The hsr only benefiting Singapore side not Malaysia so that's why government didn't want to launch this project.
Both project are importance
If Malaysia originally followed through China's proposal for the HSR, Malaysia would've had the system by now.
Hsr is connected Singapore to KL
Goooood to see national project on going.
Yes to future growth❤
Definitely a game changer to port of Singapore for ships from Japan & China bound for West Asia, EU & Africa. Ships from Japan and China just need to unload their goods at Port of Kuantan in the east coast & use the trains to transfer them to port Klang on the west coast to continue their journey to the west via the Indian ocean bypassing Port of Singapore saving time & money. Smart move Malaysia & China. While China helps build nations peacefully, America bullies small nations to suppress China's global dominance by blackmailing them with threats & interfere with local governments. Who's the real bully now?
Theres Chinese idiom says: "build roads, then u will prosper" while toilet less nation: "hail cows, then u will prosper"
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@My Bro that subcontinet is a pain in the arse
@Random Potato funny thing indians eat bats too and so thailand, malaysia, phillipines
@Random Potato cow dung make wall & biogas chemical change to variant voids.
@@metagde6402 Nobody eats Bats in Malaysia
Is a case of opening up the less developed part of peninsula Malaysia. Freight will benefit more than passenger as local may not afford the fares. Only tourist and foreigner. Local politics and religion may affect trade.
Increasing freight productivity will also increase lower income families through better job opportunities, higher wages and a lot more.
Lol
What do you mean local politics and religion may affect trade?
For local passengers, travel to the east coast by own or public road transport will costs more and time consuming (time is money). Further, this is not a HSR, the fare at the most will be equal to the business class KTM electric train in the west coast. Talking about politics, sure enough, the economic aspects of this project will be effected in the event the dumb Oppositions once again take control of the government through the general election.
Another narrow minded who kept negativity about local politics and religion. The fares, of course will be aligned like ETS and definitely affordable for everyone. Gov won't spend billions of dollar just to accommodate foreigners and tourist only.
You are only half right. The alignment to West Port will be delayed! And the problem of congestion around Port Klang will continue!
fantastic .....
Cheers
Can you make a video about the PNR south long haul?
We will try to make a video about every Asian project there is, so stay tuned!
I hope that if the ecrl route from Port Klang, he will build a bridge because he wants to pass in my village area, Klang long region, his area. It's a bit difficult to connect if he builds a train on land, so he has to build it like in Japan. on the ground because the area there is open land unlike in Klang the land area is mostly dense so it is better to build a bridge, moreover it is the final station built in the future, it could be an issue for the surrounding residents
Thanks for your comment! I'm sure that they will continue to expand this in the future, even passing all the areas beside you.
If there are any issues affecting residents such as yourself, you can bring it up with the relevant authorities or your MP and propose that the line be run on elevated tracks or routed through less densely populated areas.
Hopefully the fare is acceptable worth it for most of times. It will compete with road infrastructure. Petronas proved the cost is high before this.
ETS from KL to Padang Besar cost around RM80 for normal seats & RM110 for business seats. i think ECRL maybe will slightly more expensive cause faster train. maybe ticket will cost RM90++ normal seats & RM120++ for business seats. I hope it will be affordable for everyone to encourage them to take train
The tickets will be price competitively with ETS. Took business class ETS from KL - Alor Setar @ rm150 and all seats in BClass r fully booked. Demand r high for ETS. ECRL would do juz fine. There r millions of immigrants from East Cost tht reside in Klang Valley. These already enough to sustain demand.
i hope after ecrl complete they do it at sabah and sarawak need train fast like this
I dont understand, why East Coast Rail Link choose standard gauge? compared to the other lines that they are use metre gauge.
Malasya train is using engine called Bancuh Siemens.. just info.. 👍
Wow that's pretty detailed, thanks!
Lol, nice pun of yours
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A a
With due respect, can you spell Malaysia properly
transport system are so important like the arteries in the human body.
Malaysia does not have a good track record when comes to implementing mega projects. Don’t count your chickens before it has hatch
Can you please make a video on Krail Silverline Project
I'll look it up thanks!
@@BehindAsia thank you for considering🙏
Both China and US built in other countries like crazy.
US built military bases and prisons.
China built infrastructures and plants.
I guesd the bases at Djibouti, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Spratly islands and Pakistan dont count.
@@PadecMaybeReal There is only ONE military base in Djibouti. Others are temporary post. Not base. If you call them bases, then US must have millions of bases already. LOL. And ONE + a million constructions vs 800 BASES + a million constructions, destroyed.
Yeah，you r the best.
@@ZZZ-zl4mz is this railway also from China？
@@zhz243 yes cancel it
Oh wait malaysia already did by kicking out some of its own cities
160km/hour
that's kinda disappointed because no high speed rail
@@nastysourceX Bruh, High speed rail, Do you know the cost of that? If we assume the ECRL will be going at a max speed of 320km/hour, then it would cost over 200 Billion USD. Our ENTIRE economy is at 400 Billion USD.
Interesting! something new to learn everyday.
160 km/h should be enough. plus it can be upgraded in the future. no need to worries.
reduce more traffic accidents in major highways.
obviously ECRL helps, but its just that the najib era projects like this are tryna make us fully dependent on a single nation, thus we have to develop ourselves, not a pro-chinese or a pro what the mainlanders call "western", its for our own sake to start develop being creative and build our own, make rocket engines of our own, make anything it can, we already have resources for it, we currently have 3 private spacce companies, one of them is making a 2-3 million USD$ payload rocket
America and Britain will detail it.
Thier are trouble makers
Malaysia boleh lah 🇲🇾
What’s the track width? Meter track or standard track?
standard gauge
Im you biggest fan
Thank you! :)
Very good. When fully operational there will be less lorries on the roads. 🤣✋
Lorries?
@@BehindAsia yes, more goods can be transported by freight trains, thus ruduced the number of lorry/truck on the highway. Driving to the east cost will be much easier and safer
@@matmotor7572 Oh, that is true! to future success and development❤
railway kelantan to kedah,create new FTZ 1 hour high speed train. world class train rail builder, or kuala kangsar to gua musang rail
This project is good , Najib is a good PM
Oh yes, he is the best robber n the smart looter wooiiiii 😮😮😮
I wonder what products will be transported from Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu to Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang. Budu? Kerupok lekor?
LPG from Kerteh,local produce,imported products,heavy machinery etc
Only in the West Malaysia... East Malaysia is ignored again and again and again...
A lot of things need to factor in before deciding to invest huge amount of rakyat's money. If the government build such ECRL from Kuching to Tawau, how long do you think the project will reach ROI considering the number of population in Sabah & Sarawak plus Brunei. At least for the east coast the container cargo train from North Port to Kuantan Port will sustain & expedite the ROI since it's expected to generate 70% income. The cargo train will cut short time taken to ferry containers from Europe, Middle East & South Asia to China. Unload at North Port and reload again at Kuantan Port for faster shipping to China. Only 30% is contributed by commuters.
Additional new debt of $12 B for 2021, way to go, Malaysia! 👷🏻♂️👷🏻♀️
If you don’t have any debt, you will not own your car, house, etc. That’s how economy’s function
@@Amiramirfaris97 Actually it is how backward country's economy function.😎
@@bowlampar okay kid
@@Amiramirfaris97 Very well, old man! 👦🏻
@@bowlampar 😆
KL - JB HSR SHINKANSEN 400KM/H 💪⚡💪⚡
❤🚄❤
I really doubt the train can have any chance of touching 400kmh, unless you are talking about a one-stop trip from KL to SG or viceversa. If you put in some stations n between, guess the train has to start decelerating even before achieving 200kmh, else how to make sure train can stop at Melaka without misshap?
Last time before SG Buloh Kepong MRT was completed… they say it can achieve 70KMH, when finally commissioned to run in real life, the only stretch where it can briefly touch 70 is somewhere between Kelana and Sg Buloh. Within KL, I see most of the stretches get an average 35kmh? Because there are many stretches where the train has to climb a gradient and manuveur snaky curves, you cannot push that to 70 without jumping the rail.
don't let the HORSE galloping the railway , otherwise it will damaged.
We still see no light at the end of the tunnel for KL-Singapore HSR.
Did you see this East coast route has bypassed Singapore?
Why not use high speed train
super expansive
No need. peninsular not that big. 160kmh should be more than enough speed.
Malaysians say that Indonesian government stupid to make deal with China to make bullet train but they're also make deal with China to make the same things what ever
Majulah Malaysia dan Indonesia untuk kepentingan bangsa, negara dan bersama!
Those who hate HSR is Toxic Pro Ph
@@hassankhuzmawi2834 , Well, many are simply ignorant of the impact of a well managed railway system in any country though the love for the road where individual can continue to pollute the environment without they really know the impact on the population. Congestion of any kind costs the national millions though not many seem to be bothered!
@@pahatpahat9566 Yup, that's the awnser
they build "forest city" with china too, that's why malaysian ppl is so hillaroius ahaha.
@@hassankhuzmawi2834 malay say indo bangun project with china and bla bla bla, but they build forest city with china too. lmao
If you want create a fortune, build the road to it.
(Where that I heard that? Anyway a good advice)
*Hello i would love of your could make one for Pakistani mega projects:*
- River Ravi City (35-40 Billion USD)
- Bundel Island City (50 Billion USD)
- Chand Tara Island (10 Billion USD)
- Gwadar City expansion (4-5 Billion USD)
- CPEC (62 Billion USD)
- 10 Billion Tree Tsunami (10 billion trees, est cost is unkown but around 700-800 Million USD)
- KPT Tower (600 meters tall)
- Bahria town Karachi (1 Billion USD)
- Karachi Circular Railway, KCR (1.5 Billion USD)
- Crescent Bay by Emaar (2.4 Billion USD)
- Oil refinery by China (15 Billion USD)
- Gilgit Development Package ( 2.5 Billion USD)
- Karachi Development Package (6.5 Billion USD)
- Baluchistan Development Package (3.5 Billion USD)
Hi Zeco, this is a wonderful list and will do so in the future, thank you so much for this!
@@BehindAsia 🤍🤍💚💚 *my pleasure* 😇
An eye opener to the naysayer in Malaysia. China is investing heavily in Pakistan (part of their B&R initiative) to have land route for the oil and gas from middle east straight to South-Western China. They will no longer need Straits of Melaka. We have to catch up and develop the east coast especially its ports. It is a two pronged strategy just in case Thailand gets go ahead with its southern part development of ports and railway linking in the east and west of Kra Isthmus, so Kota Baru Port (Tok Bali) will be used to export our goods instead of Port Klang. It is our long term strategy.
High speed rail in Thailand & Indonesia but slow rail in Malaysia, sad....
Well, ETS and ECRL are both semi high speed rails, which have the speed higher than conventional rail (around 100 - 199 km/h) but no higher than a HSR. In order to achieve HSR status, the rolling stock's operational speed must exceed 200 km/h and above. But i also hope that the government must reconsider the HSR and Bandar Malaysia project.
They wanna do politics and china bad no trade while their economy depends upon china
Let them suffer lol thailand and indo will be ahead
@@metagde6402 its funny knowing that malaysia is far away from indo and thai lmao
u must consider economics, both thai n indo have more populations
How nice to have many Thai people visit Malaysia with HSR and spend their money here
Go ahead do it. High time msia get out of d box. Ignare d pessimists, dooms ayers. Every time malays do it, never gud enough. Waste of money. Not now.
Wen Chinese do it, they shut up. Not even a whimper. So govt of msia s rakyat I say go ahead. LET WE MALAYS B GREAT AGAIN. 💖👍💖👍💖👍
Don't make me laugh? Malaysia commuter volume isn't enough to sustain the running costs of this redundant transport system. Look at the MRT and LRT system, which is located in the most populous region of Malaysia, how many times did the management has to change hands, and continually require government subsidy and bailout in order to keep running. I have seen better days where the LRT runs with 6-8 coaches per trip, now they only have 4 at most. And talking about spillover effects, LOL. I have yet to see any Mall or appartmet complex that builds next to a rail station being able to flourish. Please, Malaysians are so used to driving in their cars and stopping right in front(lazy to walk) of the shop they intend to patronise, that their legs arebecoming less and less capable of walking far distances. Talk about rail stations, you need to do a lot of walking after alighting from the train.
Thanks for your input! I hope that they have taken all the future volume in to account to justify its construction. Hoping for the best!
MRT low ride because of pandemic. Now it catching up. Just wait.
It can sustain, just wait Malaysia had a bunch of public holiday, the kelantanese and Terengganureans will commute with this ecrl, especially kelantanese during public holiday or hari raya, the bus will always full and the demand skyrocket everytime when public holiday come, this is why i have never seen bas express company in Kelantan never goes bankrupt
@@AlimAzemiGood lord ,they can't even afford bus tickets ride for the whole family to KL , the train ticket will be more than what they can afford 😂😂😂😂
Keep up the masterbation 😂😂😂😂
Indonesia was deceived by China
The last amount Japan offered was $ 6.1 billion
China is $ 5.5 billion. No need for financial burden from Indonesia.It was a contract to say...
But now it's over $ 6.6 billion. Eventually expected to exceed $ 8 billion.
Interest rate in Japan is 0.1%. Interest rate in China is 2%.
If nothing is done, the joint venture railway company will go bankrupt. Widdo has invested national funds...
China is not keeping its promise...
Not a safe and high quality Shinkansen. I chose the Chinese high-speed rail, which ignored safety and environmental measures.
As a result, deceived by China(;'∀')!!!
shudve considered japanese tech even if it worths more
KL-SG HSR got cancelled 👎
Sadly, however, i'm sure in the near future they'll bring it up again.
KL-SG HSR going back to revival👍👍
China high speed train number one in the world
In accidents and toufu dreg construction sites 😂
I FELT SAD THIS IS NOT BUILT BY LOCAL COMPANY BUT INSTEAD BY CHINA.
Maybe because the Chinese have experience with HSR construction and Malaysia doesn't.
That is a good statement to make
Not built by locals because locals not capable!
@@AnnieT369 To ensure project success
I don't agree we have many local capable companies. Most importantly the local must be hired to be part of the project instead of importing people from other countries to build this.
Should let Japanese build it, faster and cheaper, that's Vietnamese" choice!
I can feel weebs are coming for furiously getting angry that malaysia bargained with both China and japan for most discounts
instead of making overpriced deal with japan while doing a dogeza
Western idiots alway implement problem to Asia. Don't fall in their traps.
This is also problem in Indonesia.
GOD BLESS 🇲🇾🇮🇱
No
nope
Only Malaysia flag not Zionist Israel flag..
Indonesia jauh lebih baik daripada negara malingsial ini fakta Indonesia adalah raja dunia seluruh dunia harus ada dibawah kaki Indonesia
Sayangnya tiada satupun gedung tinggi dapat dibina di Indon. Malaysia sudah mempunyai gedung tertinggi di Asia Tenggara dan ke 2 dunia. Indon terus menerus frustrasi karena gagal mengejar ketertinggalan. Biaya hsr di Indon didanai oleh China dan Jepang. Amat memalukan karena terdesak sanggup berhutang. Jakarta pula bakal tenggelam 2050😂
Hanya negara miskin sahaja akan ckap begitu 😱
done report. bye haters of Malaysia... mostly from uneducated Indonesian who always has personal hate towards Malaysia. i believe 99% of Indonesian are not being hatred towards Malaysia. Mostly... Indonesian are friendly and kind.
@@hakimnazir6998 malingsial terlalu banyak bermimpi kebanyakan makan dadah akhir nya menghayal terus 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Malaysian Government: *This is never gonna happen*
Apa yang never gonna happen?? Sekarang memang tengah on construction
Zaman ph ja
What you mean.
Zaman phancing ja yang cakap tu
It's purely poliitcs.....
Most of the jobs are for China’s company, local only has very few jobs added.
Can you justify your comment with any statistical evidence?
The accusations has been debunked
local companies had what advanced tech in hsr ?
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SLOW TRAIN SPEED
It's a semi HSR since it operates on the speed of 160 km/h. A conventional rail runs at speed below 100km/h.
Super project at wrong side .
Nonsense
And you also Nonsence
Justify it
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Nope... This project is not going to be a game changer project. The project goes to the most unproductive part of Malaysia. Even the decade old completed highway is still virtually empty. Only the Port Klang - Kuantan part make economic sense.
A chicken and egg question. You want to wait for demand to happen first or you want to create and stimulate demand.
@@stephenlock7236 The better alternative is to build high speed rail from JB to the border of Thailand. At least this is more viable and prudent than ECRL.
Kelantan and Terengganu always have been underperformers. The East-West highway didn't spur much economic activities. East coast highway also failed.
@@jon_nomad the cost is prohibitive.
Besides we already have rail line from JB right to Padang Besar.
And Malaysia is upgrading it's rail line.
@@shamshulanuar7718 and ECRL is not expensive? Just scrap the unproductive Kuantan - KB part of the line. Likewise, there is already a rail line to KB too, ... and it's the most unproductive and unprofitable rail line in KTM history. KTM have been subsidizing this existing line endlessly for decades.
Without proper infrastructure, Sabah and Sarawak is "unproductive" too. It's the unwillingness of the government to invest in Malays heartland. Always focusing too much on Klang Valley.
best way to talibanise KL....
China is financing in large part. Malaysia is already caught in China’s trap, and there’s no escape from it. The terms are very damaging to the economy. This project is being mainly financed by China Exim Bank. Country need to reduce the national debt and liabilities - which 80 per cent of its GDP. This project is not going to serve any purpose, it is not going to give any returns. Interestingly, Malaysia couldn't afford to terminate the agreement as it would mean a compensation of RM21.78 billion would have to be paid to Beijing.
come and indebt to us, the Anglosaxon and see how we overtake ur sh1tty country.
@Alexandria School of Science just a indian just ignore it
Why do we need to cancel the project when it will bring a lot of investment to the rural part of the country? Your statement are dumb and short sighted clearly if you start thinking it wont serve anything in return. No wonder India is so backward with a lot of problems.
Abhik
Debt is often viewed in relation to GDP
Japan has debt double of its GDP. Singapore'sdebt is more than 100% of it s GDP.
Malaysia's debt is more than 95% in RM
Singapore is the most indebted country in South East Asia with debts of about 110% plus of its GDP. But it is also a well developed economy. Malaysia has much lesser debt than Singapore and has already paid off most of its Chinese debt over the last 3 years. Its exposure to China debt is less than 7% now. Also Malaysia has better contractual terms in its contracts with China that enables it to cancel projects when deemed necessary, without having to be obligated contractually. Therefore China or any other country have not been able to exert their authority in their dealings with Malaysia as they did in Sri Lanka, South Asia and Africa. Also no country can take legal action to exert territorial rights in Malaysia and China is fully aware of it even in the sea. Which is why they waived half the loans to Malaysia when there was a dispute, to maintain good relationship with Malaysia, one of their biggest trading partners in the world.
Stay away from Chinese investments... It's debt trap
Abshik kar, are u from India? If so, don't impose your negative minded and Anti- China to others
Y you like bad mouthing China , mine your own country business sucker.
China's debt-trap diplomacy encourages dependency using opaque contracts, predatory loan practices, and corrupt deals that mire nations in debt and undercut their sovereignty, denying them their long-term, self-sustaining growth. Remember what happened with Srilanka, Pakistan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Montenegro (to build a national highway), as part of the BRI. These countries (corrupt government) borrowed a lot of money and could not pay to China. China will take over your country very soon and your future generation will bear the burden. Indonesian people are now start realizing and fight against Chinese investments. So, if you love your country, wake up before you blaming yourself and being Chinese puppet.
@Alexandria School of Science This is not just about Malaysia. China Is Expanding Global Influence via Debt Trap Diplomacy. BRI is one of the tools to achieve this objective. China’s expansionism drive, from the East and South China seas to the Himalayas and Central Asia, is making Asia more volatile and unstable. Along with the spread of the Wuhan-originating coronavirus, this has also given rise to growing anti-China sentiment. China expanded beyond the Great Wall and started to annex more territories in process.
No one can ignore China. How do you ignore world second largest economy? China is so integrated into the global economy now that any shift will be “neither quick nor painless".
@@abhik1981 kumar🤣
I afraid this is a disaster, in many terms including financial. The project unlikely to cause increase of business activities. The route is resided mostly of Malays -- very limited business activities, except that the Malays, would want free service for personal benefits only. I see this obviously a political plot to put big public fund to gain votes.
What a myopic and repulsive view of the Malay world. It's comments as yours that shaped the negative views all around. Sad really, since
you're living in Nusantara... not adjacent to the Great Wall ...😒
@@m.salleh5919 Facts hurt. You are unable to provide facts to dispute my contention. You are the product of racial discrimination for your living.
@@manzsin6294 you too are unable to provide facts.
Ecrl links areas in Selangor right to Kelantan passing through Trengganu and Pahang
Another bs project for corrupt gov to siphon money
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Facts don't hurt but your racist comments are a testimonial to what the Chinese are thought of in Malay minds. Plenty of decent Chinese but you certainly aren't. Pity.
Malaysia is doomed due to the restrictive policies.
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It's all I can say here.
@@cb250nighthawk3 what do you mean
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@@cb250nighthawk3 Huh?
Malon makin miskin jauh tertinggal dri Indonesia 🙈
Malaysia still gonna be richer than indoensia cause malaysia have port middle in the bussiest cargo ship way ... While Indonesian port was far from it .... "Im singaporean"
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@@faizierazali3494 yes bro, but future in
batam build 20 million teus port....if you know...
port.....if thailand finish kra kanal...what your opinion ?
@@iy1840 well ... Malaysia still have a chance like create a port at p.langkawi and a port at north state ... But the one gonna wasted is my country