What is the cost per kilometre for ECRL compared to other rail projects?

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ECRL is estimated at RM91.7 million per kilometre, higher than the RM44 million and RM39.8 million per kilometre double-tracking links cited by MPs

The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is estimated to cost RM55 billion for a total of 600km, which works out to RM91.7 million per kilometre. Opposition lawmakers contrasted this figure with two Malaysian double-tracking projects, the Ipoh-Padang Besar and the Gemas-Johor Bahru links. They said those projects cost RM44 million per kilometre and RM39.8 million per kilometre respectively.
ECRL’s per-kilometre estimate at RM91.7 million
The ECRL cost figure was framed as RM55 billion for 600km in total. Dividing RM55 billion by 600km yields the RM91.7 million per kilometre figure cited in the debate.
Ipoh-Padang Besar double-tracking cost RM44 million per kilometre
The Ipoh-Padang Besar link was cited as a 329km double-tracking project. Its cost was stated as RM44 million per kilometre.
Gemas-Johor Bahru double-tracking cost RM39.8 million per kilometre
The Gemas-Johor Bahru link was cited as a 179km double-tracking project. Its cost was stated as RM39.8 million per kilometre.
The comparison used to highlight the gap versus ECRL
The MPs used these two per-kilometre benchmarks to contrast with the ECRL’s RM91.7 million per kilometre estimate. In that framing, ECRL’s cited per-kilometre cost is higher than both RM44 million per kilometre for Ipoh-Padang Besar and RM39.8 million per kilometre for Gemas-Johor Bahru.

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