North v South: a tale of two ECRL alignments

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For the sake of clarity, let me define the current debate on the alignment of the ECRL: the choice is between a northern route or via a southern route.The northern alignment refers to a line from Mentakab station to Bentong town, from where a massive tunnel is proposed through Janda Baik to Gombak before it goes westward to Serendah and then to Port Klang (North Port).The southern alignment refers to the line from Mentakab station to Kuala Kelawang passing through Lenggeng in Negeri Sembilan, with less tunnelling involved.On paper, this new ECRL line would join the current KTMB lines at Nilai after which two spur lines are proposed. The first one is to Putrajaya and the second to Banting and then to Port Klang (West Port) where it terminates.When Pakatan Harapan took over in May 2018, the ECRL project alignment was changed from the northern alignment to the southern alignment,…