Tanjung Aru railway station

Tanjung Aru railway station (Malay: Stesen Keretapi Tanjung Aru) is one of four main railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Tanjung Aru Railway Station

Stesen Keretapi Tanjung Aru
General information
LocationTanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Malaysia
Coordinates5°56′51.3″N 116°3′36.8″E
Owned bySabah State Railway
Operated bySabah State Railway
Line(s)Western Sabah Railway Line
(formerly North Borneo Railway Line)
PlatformsSide platform
TracksMain line (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1 August 1914 (1914-08-01)
Closed2007 (2007)
Rebuilt30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
Services
Preceding station Sabah State Railway Following station
Putatan
towards Tenom
 Western Line Secretariat
Terminus

History
The old station photographed in 2011.

As part of the development of rail networks in North Borneo, construction of rail networks have started since 1896 with the networks from Tanjung Aru passing through the major towns of Kinarut, Papar and Beaufort.[1] Full operation service of the North Borneo Railway was launched on 1 August 1914. In 2007, the station was closed for renovation works with the station building which is originally built from wood are demolished and replaced with a new concrete building. This previous station located at 5°56′47″N 116°3′30″E and began its operation on 21 February 2011.

In 2016, new diesel multiple unit (DMUs) from Japan for use in the Tanjung Aru–Beaufort lines was introduced.[2] Previously, there is a main station in Jesselton (present-day Kota Kinabalu) but were closed in 1974, leaving Tanjung Aru station as the starting point for the rail service in the city.[3] Following the completion of Aeropod, the station was moved into its current location with new building and additional facilities for light rail transit (LRT).[4]

References
  1. Rob Dickinson. "The North Borneo Railway Project". The International Steam Pages. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. 『サバ州立鉄道(JKNS)元 名鉄キハ8500系』 (in Japanese). 2427 Junction. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. David Sutton (12 October 2013). "The rail thing". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. "Provision for LRT in Aeropod project". Daily Express. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.


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