Getting the figures right on ECRL, KTMB

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It was recently reported that a northern alignment of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project would be much better than a southern link.Apparently, the northern alignment would carry five million passengers and 26 million tonnes of cargo in its first year of operation. These are very impressive traffic figures.If it is true, then the ECRL, with a single-line train operation, with only several passing loops in between a single straight line track, would outdo and outperform Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) immediately upon its completion and first year of operation.Base trafficKTMB, in comparison, also started as a single-track railway and has been transformed into a double-tracked railway for many years now.For the purpose of this illustration, it is referred to as the west coast railway line because it mainly serves the west coast states of Peninsular Malaysia.The west coast …