Kerteh–Kuantan Port railway line

The Kerteh–Kuantan Port railway line is the only railway line in the East Coast of Peninsula Malaysia. This 77 km long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge railway line connects the Petronas oil refinery in Kerteh, Terengganu, to Kuantan Port in Kuantan, Pahang.[1] This railway line crosses the five towns in Kemaman (Kerteh, Kemasik, Ulu Chukai, Binjai and Banggul) in Terengganu and Sungai Karang in Kuantan, Pahang. It was managed by Petronas. The rail operation was terminated on November 2010.[2]

Features

The line features:[3]

  • Single railway track linking the Petronas refinery complex and the nearby town Kerteh, Terengganu and Gebeng petrochemical complex in Kuantan Port in Kuantan, Pahang
  • Three depots in Kerteh, Gebeng and Kuantan
  • Two locomotives
  • 50 wagons with a capacity of 60 metric tons each
  • Two units of the BGVs

Stations

Name Type Notes
Kerteh railway stationCargo terminal
Kuantan Port railway station Cargo terminal

References

  1. ↑ https://www.icis.com/resources/news/1998/07/21/62779/petronas-to-build-kerteh-kuantan-railway/
  2. ↑ "Notification of Termination of KTMB Operations and Maintenance Service". rosdibrhm.blogspot.my. September 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Kertih–Kemaman–Kuantan Railroad". Invest in Pahang.


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