SHAH ALAM – The Selangor government is planning to take up the proposal to extend the railway alignment from Klang district to the state’s north to the federal government as soon as the Selangor election is over on August 12.
Selangor caretaker menteri besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said close cooperation between the central and the state government is needed to realise the plan and a meeting with the Transport Ministry will be held to discuss the matter.
“From Klang to Kuala Selangor, it will involve an alignment of between 20 to 30 kilometres and issues such as land reserve, routes, and cost will be discussed,” he said at a media conference after opening the MiTI Open Day 2023 event here today.
He said the alignment will not only make the journey to northern Selangor shorter than going by road, but also bring an economic spillover to the areas concerned.
However, he said the project is expected to be implemented in mid-2025 to 2026.
“We do not want to burden the federal government. We will finish the MRT3, East Coast Rail Link, and LRT3 projects, which are expected to be completed between 2025 and 2027,” he said.
During the launch of the Kita Selangor manifesto by Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional on Monday, Amirudin presented the pledge to create “Jajaran Kita Selangor”, an alignment connecting the railway services in Klang to Kuala Selangor, Tanjong Karang, and Sabak Bernam.
Apart from that, the alignment will also connect the railway alignment in Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Tg Sepat and Sg Pelek so that the west coast of Selangor becomes a railway services corridor.
On the request for a special holiday ahead of the state election, Amirudin said it involves the financial consideration to the public and private sectors when the country’s economy is just recovering
“The state election has long been planned and I am confident the people will have made plans as most of the voters are around the Klang Valley and the journey will only take one to two hours,” he said. – Bernama, August 5, 2023
