A lifeline for the old Kuala Dungun town

Kuala Dungun was once upon the time a busy town

during the Bukit Besi iron ore mining heydays of 1931 till its closure in 1973.

At its peak it had railway lines running from the Bukit Besi to Kuala Dungun

for transporting of iron ore and also passengers.

This new bridge linking Seberang Pintasan to Kuala Dungun

will according to plans laid out by the townplanners,

promise to bring back the old Kuala Dungun town to its glory days.

A fleet of fishing boats anchored at Dungun river mouth off Seberang Pintasan, view from the bridge..

Kuala Dungun from the new bridge.

A new food court in a tranquil setting waiting to be occupied.

The beautiful rocks of Seberang Pintasan viewed from here.

A view of Bukit Bauk from here.

The Dungun Museum was build in 1941 as the District Officer resident

and during the Japanese occupation it served as the much feared Kempeitai

(Military Police) office.

These 45 old wooden shop house of Kuala Dungun is classified as heritage building by the

Heritage of Malaysia trust and will have to be rebuild under specified plans.

This one is already being restored.

Mean while this one across the road is already in a crumbling dilapidated shape.

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