Taiping railway station

Taiping
Station statistics
Address Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
Lines KTM Intercity
Platforms 1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks 3
Parking Available, free.
Other information
Opened 1885
Rebuilt Between 1890s-1900s
Accessible
Owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu

The Taiping railway station is a Malaysian train station located at and named after the town of Taiping, Perak. It is the first railway station to be constructed in 1882.

The station is currently being rebuilt, however it is unknown whether to facilitate the electrified double track from Ipoh to Padang Besar.

History

The first version of Taipiing railway station was in 1885 on where the King Edward VII Primary School now stands, it was relocated to the current mainline between the 1890s to early 1900s. The first station was officiated by Sir Hugh Low.[1][2] The station itself was also one of the stations of the initial Taiping to Port Weld (now Kuala Sepetang) railways until KTMB dismantled the rail line in the 1980s.

References

  1. ^ "Landasan Keretapi Yang Pertama di Tanah Melayu". http://www.pnm.my/yangpertama/Auto_Landasan.htm. Retrieved 1 Disember 2009. 
  2. ^ Malayan Railways 100 years 1885 - 1995

External links

Stations of Malaysian Railway
West Coast Line
Padang Besar • Chuping • Mata Ayer halt • Arau • Kodiang • Megat Dewa halt • Tunjang • Alor Merah • Alor Setar • Ladang Jenun • Simpang Empat • Guar Chempedak halt • Gurun • Sungai Lalang halt • Bedong • Sungai Petani • Butterworth (demolished, undergoing replacement) • Bukit Mertajam • Simpang Empat PP • Jawi • Nibong Tebal (demolished) • Parit Buntar • Bagan Serai • Bukit Merah • Kamunting • Taiping (undergoing rebuilding) • Padang Rengas • Kuala Kangsar (undergoing rebuilding) • Enggor (demolished) • Salak Utara • Sungai Siput • Chemor • Tanjung Rambutan • Ipoh • Menglembu • Batu Gajah • Kampar • Tapah Road • Bidor • Sungkai • Kelah • Terolak • Slim River • Behrang • Kampung Kelawar • Tanjung Malim • Kalumpang • Kerling • Kuala Kubu Bharu • Rasa • Batang Kali • Ulu Yam (defunct) • Serendah • Sungai Choh • Kuang • Rawang • Batu Arang • Sungai Buloh • Kepong Sentral • Kepong • Batu Caves • Taman Wahyu • Kampung Batu •Kuala Lumpur • Sentral KL • Sungai Besi • Serdang • Kajang • Bangi • Batang Benar • Labu • Tiroi • Nilai • Seremban • Senawang • Pedas halt • Rembau • Kota • Kendong • Tampin • Kenu halt • Tebong • Batang Melaka • Ayer Kuning Selatan • Kampung Sungai Dua
East Coast Line
Tumpat • Palekbang • Wakaf Bharu • Bunut Susu • Kampung Macang halt • Pasir Mas • Kampung Paluh Rawa halt • To' Uban • Sungai Keladi • Nukit Panau • Jelatok • Tanah Merah • Kusial • Kampung Paluh Rawa halt • Temangan • Sungai Bedal halt • Sungai Nal • Kuala Krai • Pahi • Kampung Tanjung Batu • Manik Urai • Terowong 1 • Bukit Batu • Kampung Geris • Terowong 2 • Dabong • Kemubu • Bertam • Bernam Baharu halt • Limau Kasturi • Sungai Kemudu halt • Kuala Neroh halt • Gua Musang • Mentara halt • Merapoh • Merapoh Baru • Sungai Tanum • Aur Gading halt • Bukit Tujuh • Bukit Betung • Padang Tengku • Kuala Lipis • Batu Sembilan • Kerambit • Limau Purut halt • Mela • Tembeling • Teh • Jerantut • Jenderak • Kuala Kerau • Kerdau • Mentakab • Belengu halt • Mengkarak • Menteri halt • Teriang • Mengkuang • Kemayan • Ayer Hitam • Bahau
Gemas-Singapore Line
Gemas • Batu Enam • Buluh Kasap • Segamat • Genuang • Tenang • Labis • Lenek • Bekok • Jagoh halt • Beradin • Paloh • Batang Ridan halt • Chamek • Nyior • Keluang • Mengkibol • Sungai Sayong • Segamat • Labis • Paloh • Kluang • Renggam • Layang-layang • Sedenak (demolished) • Kulai • Senai • Tampoi • Johor Bahru (defunct) • Woodlands Train Checkpoint • Bukit Timah (defunct) • Tanjong Pagar (defunct)