Editing Perak (section)

=== {{anchor|Transportation}}Transport ===
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| footer = Clockwise from top right: [[Tanjung Malim railway station]], Pangkor Island ferry, [[Sultan Azlan Shah Airport]], and the [[North–South Expressway (Malaysia)|North–South Expressway]] of Ipoh
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[[File:Gloomy Sunset After The Rain in Kampar.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rush hour]] traffic at [[dusk]] in [[Kampar District|Kampar]]]]
[[File:Perak Transit bus at Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh (220806) 03 (cropped).jpg|thumb|A PerakTransit bus at Kuala Kangsar road, [[Ipoh]]]]

Malaysia's [[North–South Expressway (Malaysia)|North–South Expressway]] connects Perak with the other west coast Malaysian states and federal territories. Perak has two categories of roads, as of 2016 totalling {{convert|1516|km}} of [[Malaysian Federal Roads system|federal roads]], and {{convert|28767|km}} of [[Malaysian State Roads system|state roads]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jkr.gov.my/sites/default/files/upload/BUKU%20STATISTIK%20JALAN%20EDISI%202016.pdf|title=Statistik Jalan|trans-title=Road Statistics|language=ms|publisher=[[Malaysian Public Works Department]]|year=2016|access-date=21 October 2019|page=10/148 [6]|issn=1985-9619|archive-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915154940/https://www.jkr.gov.my/sites/default/files/upload/BUKU%20STATISTIK%20JALAN%20EDISI%202016.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> A new highway, the [[West Coast Expressway]], is being built to link the coastal areas of the state and reduce the growing [[traffic congestion]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/04/474833/west-coast-expressway-ease-traffic|title=West Coast Expressway to ease traffic|author=Mohd Noor Aswad|newspaper=New Straits Times|date=1 April 2019|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> Perak has a [[dual carriageway]] road network and follows the [[left- and right-hand traffic|left-hand traffic rule]]. Towns provide public transport, including buses, taxis, and [[Grab (company)|Grab]] services. Under the [[Eleventh Malaysia Plan]] (11MP), around 23 infrastructure projects, worth RM4.7 billion, have been implemented. These include 11 road projects for the state, involving allocations of RM1.84 billion for upgrade and expansion works carried out by the [[Malaysian Public Works Department|Public Works Department]] (PWD).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/04/360587/twenty-three-11mp-projects-worth-rm47-billion-boost-state|title=Twenty-three 11MP projects worth RM4.7 billion boost state|author=Shaarani Ismail|newspaper=New Straits Times|date=23 April 2019|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>

[[Ipoh railway station]], on Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab in the state capital, is the oldest station of Perak's rail network. It was built by the British in 1917, and upgraded in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/focus/2017/04/15/100-years-old-and-going-strong-despite-apathy-the-ipoh-railway-station-once-was-a-hive-of-activity-i/|title=100 years old and going strong despite apathy|author=T. Avineshwaran|work=The Star|date=15 April 2017|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Dominique Grele|title=100 Resorts Malaysia: Places with a Heart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7C22s1cDfmgC&pg=PA71|date=November 2004|publisher=Asiatype, Inc.|isbn=978-971-0321-03-2|pages=71–}}</ref> In 2019, an integrated development project was launched to upgrade the railway station and its surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/10/10/rm5bil-project-to-turn-ipoh-railway-station-into-transport-hub|title=RM5bil project to turn Ipoh railway station into transport hub|author=Manjit Kaur|work=The Star|date=10 October 2019|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> [[Boat service]]s provide the main transport access to Pangkor Island, in addition to air travel.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Isabel Albiston|author2=Brett Atkinson|author3=Greg Benchwick|author4=Cristian Bonetto|author5=Austin Bush|author6=Robert Kelly|author7=Simon Richmond|author8=Richard Waters|author9=Anita Isalska|title=Lonely Planet Malaysia Singapore & Brunei|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V064DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT347|date=1 August 2016|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-76034-162-6|pages=347–}}</ref> [[Sultan Azlan Shah Airport]] is Perak's main international airport, acting as the main gateway to the state. Other public airports include [[Pangkor Airport]] and [[Sitiawan Airport]], and there are private or restricted airfields such as [[Jendarata Airport]] and the military [[Taiping Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourairports.com/countries/MY/08/airports.html|title=Airports in Perak, Malaysia|publisher=OurAirports|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>