On August 9, 2017, the east coast railway project built by Chinese enterprises on the east coast of Malaysia was formally started. The east coast railway project in Malaysia is the largest railway project in China, with an investment of 85 billion yuan ($13 billion). 
Malaysia's east coast railway built by China's national standard level of passenger and cargo dual-use electrification railway, passenger train design speed of 160 km, freight train design speed of 80 kilometers, connecting important town on the east coast and west coast of Malaysia's economic center. The construction period is expected to be 7 years and will be completed in 2024. The railway will build a land transport corridor from southwest China to Malaysia. The project is part of a "One Belt And One Road" infrastructure project, which Malaysian prime minister najib razak has said on the day. Mr. Najib said in his speech that the completion of the railway would boost the economic development of the eastern coastal states, benefiting more than 4.4 million people and bring about 1.5 percent additional economic growth each year for the three east coast states.