Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sabah)

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Federal Route 1
Route information
Part of AH150
Length428 km (266 mi)
Major junctions
Northeast endKudat
Major intersections FT 22 Federal Route 22
FT 500 Federal Route 500
Papar Spur Road
FT 501 Jalan Penampang
Kimanis-Keningau Highway
FT 502 Federal Route 502
SA3 Jalan Tenom-Sipitang
Southwest endSindumin (continues as Malaysia Federal Route 1 (Sarawak))
Location
CountryMalaysia
Primary
destinations
Kota Belud
Tamparuli
Kota Kinabalu
Papar
Kimanis
Beaufort
Sipitang
Highway system

The Sabah section of the Federal Route 1, Asian Highway Route AH150, is a 428-km federal highway in Sabah, Malaysia, which is also a component of the larger Pan Borneo Highway network. The route was formed in 1996 during the merging of two former routes A1 (northern route, from Kota Kinabalu to Kudat) and A2 (southern route, from Kota Kinabalu to Sindumin near the Sabah-Sarawak border).[1] The merging of the former routes formed an alternate route of Route 1 within the city of Kota Kinabalu. However, most maps still use the older route numbering scheme by referring to the northern section as A1 and the southern section as A2.

Generally, the highway runs along the west coast of Sabah. The highway continues as the Federal Route 1 (Sarawak) at the Sabah-Sarawak border.

One interesting feature about this federal highway is motorists crossing the Sabah-Sarawak border through the Federal Route 1 must pass through a customs and immigration checkpoint at Sindumin, even though the two neighbouring states are part of the federation of Malaysia.

Sabah-Sarawak state border, Sindumin