Surface transport within Sumatra also needs to consider role of railways, including
the rail lines between Rantau Prapat –Duri – Dumai port and between Banda Aceh and
Rantau Prapat. More broadly, there is a need to undertake a thorough feasibility study of
railway transportation in Sumatra. Sumatra also needs to review airport development,
including accelerating implementation of new airport in Medan. Given the wide diversity of
investment needs in infrastructure in Sumatra, including roads, ports, airports and railways,
and in view of the large amounts of investments required, there is a need for IMT-GT to
promote and support development of a Transport Sector Master Plan for Sumatra. At a
subsequent stage, the Sumatra Master Plan could be extended to develop an integrated
master plan for the entire IMT-GT transport sector