KOTA KINABALU, April 8 -- Sabah is reviewing its railway fares and studying a potential new rail route as part of efforts to strengthen the state's public transport network, Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Ewon Benedick said.

Ewon, who is also Sabah Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport Minister, said the Sabah State Railway Department is undertaking two key studies - a fare review and a feasibility study for a proposed line from Putatan to Kota Kinabalu, extending to the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) and Sepanggar Port.

"The fare review has reached about 90 per cent completion and will be presented to the ministry before being brought to the State Cabinet for further consideration," he told reporters after atten...