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Malaysia’s ECRL: Megaproject could shake up national, regional connectivity, but single-track design makes it ‘challenging’

The main bus station in Kota Bharu, Kelantan is a makeshift one, made up of a canteen, snack kiosks and ticket booths under a large zinc roof. This bus station, a key transport hub with multiple bays and a steady stream of boarding and alighting passengers, was never intended to be permanent, but has been in operation for more than 12 years.
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Malaysia's ECRL: Residents in opposition-controlled states laud railway’s benefits, but could it create political tension?

Kota Bharu resident Gan Chin Teng, 60, doesn’t want her home state of Kelantan to lag behind. “It’s different here,” Gan told CNA, referring to a lack of transport infrastructure such as highways and railways in the eastern coastal state, compared to states on the country’s west coast. “Kelantan needs to be more advanced and not stuck in the past. If possible, we want to move forward.”