KUANTAN Pierre Desir Colts Jersey , Malaysia, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A mega railway to be builtby China was officially launched on Wednesday in the Malaysian cityof Kuantan, a milestone for China-Malaysia ties as China pushedforward the Belt and Road Initiative.
At a cost of 55 billion ringgit (12.83 billion U.S. dollars),the 688-km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will help upgrade publictransportation infrastructure in the east coast Nate Hairston Colts Jersey , said MalaysianPrime Minister Najib Razak when inaugurating a ground-breakingceremony of the project.
The ECRL is the first artery railway built in the east coast,which has been connected to the west coast only "via a network ofroads and highways, and small rail lines that were woefullyinadequate."
Describing the project as a game-changer for Malaysia, Najibsaid it will significantly cut travel time from Gombak in suburbanKuala Lumpur to Kota Baru in the northeastern state of Kelantanfrom seven to four hours.
The railway will be built by China Communications ConstructionCompany Ltd. Jeremiah George Colts Jersey , a leading transportation infrastructure group thatalso built a landmark bridge in the northwestern state ofPenang.
Chinese State Councillor Wang Yong also attended theceremony.
When meeting with Najib prior to the ceremony, Wang praised theECRL as a "flagship project" jointly built by the two countriesunder the Belt and Road Initiative, which will boost economictransformation and balanced development of different regions inMalaysia.
He expressed his hope that both China and Malaysia could seizethe historic opportunity brought by the Belt and Road Initiative toachieve win-win results and joint development.
China is willing to work closely with the Malaysian side andbuild the rail link into another landmark project so as to benefitthe Malaysian people as soon as possible and help realize regionaldevelopment and prosperity, Wang added.
The ECRL will be an electric railway line crossing Kelantan Rashaan Melvin Colts Jersey ,Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor states. It will accommodatepassenger trains at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour and goodstrains at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour. Construction of therail link is expected to be completed by 2024.
The project will benefit the 4.4 million population along itsroute, said Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia's minister of transport in astatement on Wednesday. He estimated that the ECRL will serve 5.4million passengers annually by 2030.
The Export-Import Bank of China financed 85 percent of therailway with soft loans Antonio Morrison Colts Jersey , while the Malaysian government providedthe remaining 15 percent via issuing bonds, according to Najib.Enditem
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