Kerteh–Kuantan Port railway line

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The Kerteh–Kuantan Port railway line is a defunct railway line in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. This 77 km long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway line connected the Petronas oil refinery in Kerteh, Terengganu, to Kuantan Port in Kuantan, Pahang.^[1] This railway line crossed the five towns in Kemaman (Kerteh, Kemasik, Ulu Chukai, Binjai and Banggul) in Terengganu and Cherating in Kuantan, Pahang. It was managed by Petronas. The rail operation was terminated in November 2010.^[2]

As of 2023, the East Coast Railway Line has partially reused most portions of the alignment and is expected to be operational by 2027.

Operational issues

Upon completion of the railway line, it faced issues such as slope stability, erosion, and settlement which significantly reduced its ability to operate. There was also a lack of utilization and slow speed. Poor maintenance and poor construction ultimately lead to the railway line being inoperable.

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 station	Cargo terminal
Kuantan Port railway station	Cargo terminal

References

^ "Petronas to build Kerteh-Kuantan railway".
^ "Notification of Termination of KTMB Operations and Maintenance Service". rosdibrhm.blogspot.my. September 1, 2010.
^ "The Kertih–Kemaman–Kuantan Railroad". Invest in Pahang.

Rail transport in Malaysia

Overview

Fares and ticketing	Token Touch 'n Go card Komuter Link Card KTMi-Card MyDebit Card
Statutory authority	Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp)

Major Operators

Inter-city rail

Main Lines

Current	KTM West Coast Line KTM East Coast Line Western Sabah Railway Line
Future	MRL East Coast Rail Link
Planning	North Eastern Sabah Railway Line Sarawak Railway Line
Shelved	Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail

Services

Commuter rail

Suburban

Current	KTM Komuter 1 Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line 2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line 1 Ipoh-Butterworth Line 2 Padang Besar-Butterworth Line

Airport Link

Current	6 KLIA Ekspres 7 KLIA Transit 10 KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line

Metro rail

LRT

Current	3 Ampang Line 4 Sri Petaling Line 5 Kelana Jaya Line
Future	11 Shah Alam Line Mutiara Line
Planning	LRT Kota Kinabalu Line

MRT

Current	9 Kajang Line 12 Putrajaya Line
Planning	13 Circle Line

ART

Future	Kuching ART

Monorail

Current	8 KL Monorail Melaka Monorail (suspended)
Planning	14 Putrajaya Monorail Kota Kinabalu Monorail

Border link

Current	KTM Intercity (Shuttle Tebrau)
Future	RTS Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System

Other rail

People mover	KLIA Aerotrain
Funicular	Penang Hill Railway
Gondola lift	Langkawi Cable Car Genting Skyway Awana Skyway Penang Hill Cable Car

Rolling stock
& manufacturers

Inter-city	KTM Class 23 KTM Class 24 KTM Class 25 YDM4 KTM Class 61 DMU KTM Class 91 EMU KTM Class 93 EMU KTM Class 94 EMU Kawasaki diesel locomotives DMU
Commuter	KTM Class 81 EMU KTM Class 82 EMU KTM Class 83 EMU KTM Class 92 EMU
Airport link	CNR Changchun ERL "Equator" EMU Siemens Desiro ET 425 M Hyundai Rotem KTM Class 83 EMU
LRT	CRRC Zhuzhou Articulated LRV "AMY" Bombardier Innovia ART 200/Metro 300
MRT	Siemens Inspiro "The Guiding Light" Hyundai Rotem EMU
Monorail	Scomi SUTRA
Others	Bombardier CX-100 Doppelmayr Garaventa 100-FUL Lugano–Stazione Doppelmayr Garaventa 6-MGD Leitner Ropeways 8-MGD

Depots

Current	Ampang (LRT) Batu Gajah (Inter-city) Bukit Tengah (Commuter) Brickfields (Monorail) Kajang (MRT) Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru (LRT) KLIA MAHB (KLIA Aerotrain) Rawang (Commuter) Salak Tinggi (ERL) Sentul (Commuter) Serdang (MRT) Seremban (Commuter) Subang (LRT) Sungai Buloh (MRT) Tanjung Aru (Inter-city)
Future	Johan Setia (LRT) Ayer Panas (MRT) Taman Midah (MRT)

2021 Kelana Jaya LRT collision

v t e East Coast Economic Region
ECER Kelantan	Central Spine Road East Coast Rail Link Gua Musang Kota Bharu Palekbang-Kota Bharu Bridge Pengkalan Chepa Rantau Panjang Second East–West Highway Sultan Ismail Petra Airport Taman Negara Tanah Merah Tok Bali Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
ECER Terengganu	Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Bandar Ketengah Jaya Chukai East Coast Expressway East Coast Rail Link Islamic Heritage Park Kenyir Lake Kerteh Kerteh-Kuantan Port Railway Line (abandoned) Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu Drawbridge Kuala Nerus Paka Perhentian Islands Rantau Abang Redang Island Second East–West Highway Sultan Mahmud Airport Taman Negara Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
ECER Pahang	Bandar Indera Mahkota Bandar Muadzam Shah Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Bera Lake Cameron Highlands Central Spine Road Cherating Chini Lake East Coast Expressway East Coast Rail Link Gambang Gebeng (MCKIP) Genting Highlands Jerantut Kerteh-Kuantan Port Railway Line (abandoned) KotaSAS Kuantan Kuantan Port Kuantan Sentral Pekan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport Taman Negara Tioman Island Universiti Malaysia Pahang
ECER Johor	Endau Endau-Rompin National Park Mersing Sibu Island Segamat Labis

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