Malaysia Transportation 1997

Railways
total: 1,806 km (Peninsular Malaysia 1,672 km; Sabah 134 km; Sarawak 0 km)
narrow gauge: 1,806 km 1.000-m gauge (Peninsular Malaysia 1,672 km; Sabah 134 km)

Highways
total: 93,975 km
paved: 70,481 km (including 575 km of expressways)
unpaved: 23,494 km (1995 est.)

Waterways 7,296 km (Peninsular Malaysia 3,209 km, Sabah 1,569 km, Sarawak 2,518km)

Pipelines crude oil 1,307 km; natural gas 379 km

Ports and harbors Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri,Pasir Gudang, Penang, Port Dickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjong Berhala,Tanjong Kidurong, Tawau

Merchant marine
total: 299 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,904,915 GRT/5,860,095 DWT
ships by type: bulk 51, cargo 103, chemical tanker 16, combination bulk 3, container35, liquefied gas tanker 16, oil tanker 62, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-offcargo 5, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 6 (1996 est.)

Airports 106 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways
total : 99
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m : 6
under 914 m: 73 (1996 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (1996 est.)

Heliports 2 (1996 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Malaysia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malaysia Transportation 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malaysia Transportation 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.