The Kota Kinabalu Line ( ms, Laluan Kota Kinabalu) is a proposed

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(LRT) system network in

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as one of the method to ease

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in the city. The proposal has been considered, and as reported in the government website, the project was in the

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process under the Kota Kinabalu development plan. The current under construction project of the ''

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'' rail station in

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also has made a provision for LRT in their plan. In early 2017, an assemblyman from

Inanam Inanam is a suburb and sub-district of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia. It is situated 10 kilometres from the city centre. History OKK Majimbun Majangkin is known as one of the key player in Inanam development. During the World War II, Inana ...

Roland Chia stressed the importance of having an LRT system to solve the present traffic congestion in Kota Kinabalu which is getting worse. Proposing to the government to look at examples from other

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cities such as in

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and the

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which provide rail transport on the basis of need rather than population size. As a response, the state government is looking to study the proposal with the state capital mayor who claims the project must be effective and bring economic returns. Following the change of government in 2018, the new federal government through Deputy Works Minister

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has stated in early 2019 that LRT will still be on the state development plan. The priority will be given first to complete the road networks in Sabah. On 27 August 2019, the

Kota Kinabalu City Hall The Kota Kinabalu City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu, abbreviated DBKK; is the city council which administers the city and district of Kota Kinabalu in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four ...

(DBKK) has submitted a proposal to build LRT or mass rapid transit (MRT) to the federal government. The city authorities are currently waiting for budget on the project.

References

{{Urban Rail Transit in ASEAN Proposed rail infrastructure in Malaysia

See also

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