SHAH ALAM, Aug 5 — The Selangor government is planning to take up the proposal to extend the railway alignment from Klang district to the northern part of the state to the federal government as soon as the Selangor state election is over on August 12.

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the close cooperation between the central and the state government is needed to realise the plan and a meeting with the Transport Ministry (MoT) 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, route and cost will be discussed,” he said at a media conference after opening Miti Open Day 2023 here today.

He said the alignment will not only shorten the journey to northern Selangor compared to by road but will also give economic spillover to the areas concerned.

However, he said the project is expected to be implemented in mid-2025 to 2026. — Bernama