Short facts about transportation in Malaysia
| Railways: |
total: 1,801 km
narrow gauge: 1,801 km 1.000-m gauge (148 km
electrified) (2000) |
| Highways: |
total: 64,672 km
paved: 48,707 km (including 1,192 km of
expressways)
unpaved: 15,965 km
note: in addition
to these national and main regional roads, Malaysia has thousands of kilometers
of local roads that are maintained by local jurisdictions
(1999) |
| Waterways: |
7,296 km
note:
Peninsular Malaysia 3,209 km, Sabah 1,569 km, Sarawak 2,518
km |
| Pipelines: |
crude oil 1,307 km; natural gas 379
km |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan,
Kuching, Kudat, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, Pasir Gudang, Penang, Port
Dickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjung Berhala, Tanjung Kidurong,
Tawau |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 362 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,103,657 GRT/7,574,999
DWT
ships by type: bulk 62, cargo 110, chemical tanker 35,
container 60, liquefied gas 20, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum
tanker 58, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 1,
vehicle carrier 6 (2000 est.) |
| Airports: |
115 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 33
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m:
6
under 914 m: 7 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 82
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m:
8
under 914 m: 73 (2000
est.) |
Source: World Factbook |
