{
  "id": 865050,
  "title": "Loke: Kota Bharu-Gombak ECRL Operations Could Start As Early As December 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/loke-kota-bharu-gombak-ecrl-operations-could-start-as-early-as",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:38:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/401606/kota-bharu-gombak-ecrl-december-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Transport Minister Anthony Loke has revealed that Phase 1 of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project has attained 95.08% completion as of July this year. Although the service is scheduled to begin in January 2027, the minister is aiming to expedite the start of operations. As such, commercial operations could commence as soon as […] The post Loke: Kota Bharu-Gombak ECRL Operations Could Start As…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}