Kempas Baru-Pasir Gudang cargo rail line may carry passengers soon
A railway line stretching 40km from Kempas Baru to Pasir Gudang, used exclusively to transport containers from the port, is now set to carry passengers.
Johor public works, transport, infrastructure and communications committee chairman Fazli Salleh said the plan by the state government and Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) includes the development of several railway stations along the route, Bernama reported.
Fazli said such a service could shorten travel time between Pasir Gudang and other areas such as Kempas and JB Sentral, while also helping to reduce road congestion in Pasir Gudang, Masai, Tampoi and around Johor Bahru city.
“A 25km stretch by train would take about 30 minutes, compared with more than an hour by car during peak hours,” he said in a Facebook post.
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