Scenic route
Sabah State Railway
Kota Kinabalu → Tenom · Malaysia
Borneo’s only railway, opened to Tenom in 1905: a metre-gauge survivor that squeezes through the roaring Padas Gorge on its jungle climb inland.
- Distance
- 134 km
- Fastest time
- ~4 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 30 km/h
- Top speed
- 90 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmTanjung Aru
- 6 kmPutatan
- 15 kmKinarut
- 22 kmKawang
- 33 kmPapar
- 47 kmKimanis
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- 57 kmBongawan
- 67 kmMembakut
- 77 kmLumat Centre
- 85 kmBeaufort
- 100 kmSaliwangan
- 105 kmHalogilat
- 114 kmRayoh
- 123 kmPangi
- 134 kmTenom
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4458210: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Sabah State Railway?
The Sabah State Railway runs 134 km from Kota Kinabalu to Tenom.
How long does the Sabah State Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ~4 h 30 min for the 134 km. That is an average of 30 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 90 km/h.
Who runs the Sabah State Railway?
Sabah State Railway, with Two-car diesel railcars.
How old is the Sabah State Railway?
The line has been in service since 1905. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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