Together with its neighbour of
Sabah, Sarawak once had a small railway line, about 10 miles (16 km) long serving
the region of Kuching, providing cargo and passenger services. It was opened in August 1915 and was ordered closed in 1931 due to financial losses, amidst the
Great Depression. In the following years it was used occasionally to haul stone from the quarry at the 10th mile of the line, and during
World War II it was taken over by the
Japanese. The line was finally closed in 1947; the tracks were sold for scrap in Singapore in 1959. During operation, the passenger coaches were acquired from
Burma while the goods wagons were bought second-hand from
FMSR. To date, Sarawak, as Malaysia's largest state by area, has no rail transport. In the modern days, the Malaysian government is planning to revive the Sarawak railway system back beside upgrading the rail network in Sabah. == Expansion proposal and connection of Borneo railway systems ==