North Eastern Sabah Railway Line
The North Eastern Sabah Railway Line (Malay: Laluan Keretapi Utara Timur Sabah) is a proposed railway line from the city of Kota Kinabalu that will connecting Kudat, Sandakan and Tawau as part of the Sabah State Railway line extension plan.[1][2] The plan was supported by the Malaysian federal government represented by Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai on 17 September 2015.[3] On 21 March 2017, the study to establish the line to Kudat has started, with around RM1 million has been allocated.[4][5]
Expansion proposal and connection of Borneo railway systems
Once if the project is complete, there is also a proposal to connecting the rail networks of Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia with the provinces of Kalimantan in Indonesia that will be called as "Trans-Borneo Railway",[6] as Indonesia were currently developing the railway network on their side.[7][8]
References
- "Study on railway line from KK to S'kan, Tawau". Daily Express. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Rail links mulled for north, east Sabah". Bernama. The Rakyat Post. 20 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- "Federal Govt supports Sabah railway expansion plan – Liow". The Borneo Post. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- Neil Chan (21 March 2017). "By rail to Kudat and S'kan". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "RM1mil study to establish new rail link in Sabah". The Star. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Work on trans-Borneo rail line begins in November". New Straits Times. 15 April 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- Fauzan Al-Rasyid (20 November 2015). "Pembangunan Rel Kereta Api di Kalimantan Resmi Dimulai" (in Indonesian). RBTH Indonesia. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- Angga Aliya ZRF (19 May 2017). "Peta Rel Kereta Kalimantan Rencana Jokowi" (in Indonesian). DetikFinance. Retrieved 29 May 2017.