Introduction
Which are the key means of transportation in Malaysia? Malaysia has transport systems like Rail, Air, Pipeline, etc, with Waterways of about 7,200 km (2011) (Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km). The Civil aircraft registration country code prefix is 9M
Transportation in Malaysia
| Number of Airports | 102 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Heliports | 24 (2024) |
| Pipelines | 354 km condensate, 6,439 km gas, 155 km liquid petroleum gas, 1,937 km oil, 43 km oil/gas/water, 114 km refined products, 26 km water (2013) |
| Railways | |
| Total | 1,851 km (2014) |
| Standard gauge | 59 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (59 km electrified) |
| Narrow gauge | 1,792 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge (339 km electrified) |
| Roadways | |
| Total | 144,403 km (excludes local roads) |
| Paved | 116,169 km (includes 1,821 km of expressways) |
| Unpaved | 28,234 km (2010) |
| National air transport system | |
| Number of registered air carriers | 13 (2020) |
| Inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers | 270 |
| Annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers | 60,481,772 (2018) |
| Annual freight traffic on registered air carriers | 1,404,410,000 (2018) mt-km |
| Merchant marine | |
| Total | 1,750 (2023) |
| By type | bulk carrier 14, container ship 35, general cargo 169, oil tanker 148, other 1,384 |
All Important Facts about Malaysia
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