7-605: The East Coast Line may refer to: KTM East Coast railway line , Malaysia East Coast Line (Sweden) East Coast Main Line , United Kingdom Howrah–Chennai main line in India Thomson–East Coast MRT line , Singapore "The East Coast Line" ( Coastal Railways with Julie Walters ) , a TV documentary episode Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
14-927: Is a single-track metre gauge railway line in Malaysia that runs between the Gemas railway station in Negeri Sembilan and the Tumpat railway station in Kelantan . Gemas is the rail junction between the West Coast line and East Coast railway line. Like the West Coast railway line , it is called the East Coast railway line (Malaysia) because it serves two of Peninsular Malaysia 's East Coast states, namely Pahang and Kelantan . In fact, it does not run along
21-503: The KTM Intercity East Coast rail link between Tumpat and Kuala Lipis. He claimed the new DMU will reduce travel time as the average speed of the train is about 100kph, compared to the conventional trains that run between 50kph and 60kph. The DMU trains, covering 216km from Tumpat and Gua Musang and 94km from Gua Musang to Kuala Lipis, would be fully operational in stages. The Tumpat-Gua Musang-Kuala Lipis route represents
28-407: The cities located in the East Coast, such as Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu . The East Coast rail line was discontinued due to floods which struck the east coast on 22 December 2014, causing extensive damage to the track infrastructure, signage equipment as well as track maintenance machinery which was submerged in water. In August 2020, Malaysian transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said
35-656: The coast at all and only meets the South China Sea when it terminates in Tumpat railway station . It runs through the interior, often through deep jungle, thus earning the nickname Jungle Railway . Terengganu is the only state in Peninsular Malaysia not served by the KTM railway network. The East Coast Rail Link is planned to have an interchange with the ECRL at Mentakab and expand the railway network to
42-492: The government had allocated RM874.7m to upgrade track infrastructure and trains at the east coast sector and the railway should resume service by 2021. On 12 April 2021, KTMB launched its KTM Class 61 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains for the east coast route between Kelantan and Pahang. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the DMU trains were being introduced specifically to replace KTM's conventional diesel trains for
49-513: The title East Coast Line . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Coast_Line&oldid=1255941694 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages KTM East Coast railway line The East Coast railway line (ECRL)
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