Malaysia-China-Thailand port and rail links
“When completed by the third quarter of 2025, the Perlis Inland Port (PIP) is expected to handle up to 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo annually, shoring up the 150,000 TEU capacity of the existing terminal at Padang Besar, a township that sits on the border with southern Thailand and has both road and rail checkpoints.”
“The ECRL [East Coast Rail Link] project, costing RM50.27 billion, is being built by a Chinese firm with loans from China’s Exim Bank. Slated to be completed by 2028, the 665km line will connect Malaysia’s Port Klang in Selangor to the east coast states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan.”
“The Pan-Asian Railway is a proposed network connecting multiple Asian countries across South-east Asia, East Asia and South Asia. The Asean Express is a freight rail route connecting Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China.”