Long-term aim to shift freight carriage from road to rail, says Transport Minister

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Long-term aim to shift freight carriage from road to rail, says Transport Minister
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PETALING JAYA: The government cannot make pronouncements to shift cargo movement from road to rail as long as the infrastructure is not ready, says Anthony Loke.

“Right now, I can not immediately say that cargo needs to be moved by rail because we depend on Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd , but its capacity is limited,"said the Transport Minister.

Stretching from Kota Baru to Port Klang, passing through Kuantan, Mentakab, and Bentong in Pahang, and Gombak in Selangor, the ECRL is expected to be completed in 2026. He had said that a well-defined public transportation network will go a long way in addressing traffic congestion issues, which impacts the country’s productivity.

“I believe with the newly opened Putrajaya MRT Line the numbers will continue to grow to more than one million passengers daily.

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