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 would connect 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 started, with around RM1 million being allocated.[4][5]

Until 2021, Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Bung Mokhtar Radin explained that the proposed line was still in the planning stage with the study to be implemented by the following year, in 2022.[6]

Expansion proposal and connection of Borneo railway systems

Once the project is complete, there is also a proposal to connect the rail networks of Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia with the provinces of Kalimantan in Indonesia that will be called the "Trans-Borneo Railway",[7] as Indonesia is currently developing the railway network on its side.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. "RM1mil study to establish new rail link in Sabah". The Star. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. Paul Mu (9 December 2021). "Railway tracks between Kota Kinabalu and Kudat at planning stage". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. "Work on trans-Borneo rail line begins in November". New Straits Times. 15 April 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  8. Fauzan Al-Rasyid (20 November 2015). "Pembangunan Rel Kereta Api di Kalimantan Resmi Dimulai" (in Indonesian). RBTH Indonesia. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  9. Angga Aliya ZRF (19 May 2017). "Peta Rel Kereta Kalimantan Rencana Jokowi" (in Indonesian). DetikFinance. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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