Padang railway station

Padang Station (PD) is a railway station of the Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang railway and Teluk Bayur–Padang railway located at Jl. Stasiun No. 1, Simpang Haru, East Padang, Padang, West Sumatra.

Padang Station

Stasiun Padang
Kereta Api Indonesia
Entrance of Padang Station, after renovated.
General information
Other namesSimpang Haru Station
LocationJl. Stasiun No. 1, Simpang Haru, East Padang, Padang
West Sumatra
Indonesia
Coordinates0.941805°S 100.373696°E / -0.941805; 100.373696
Elevation+8 m (26 ft)
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Operated byKereta Api Indonesia
Platforms2 island platforms
1 side platform
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
Station codePD
ClassificationClass I[1]
History
Opened1 July 1891 (1891-07-01)
Services
Preceding station Kereta Api Indonesia Following station
Tarandam
towards Pulau Aie
 Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang Alai
towards Padang Panjang
Bukit Putus
towards Teluk Bayur
 Teluk Bayur–Padang Terminus
Tarandam
towards Pulau Aie
 Minangkabau Airport Rail Link Alai
towards Minangkabau International Airport
Terminus Sibinuang Alai
towards Naras
Location
Padang Station is located in Southern Sumatra
Padang Station
Padang Station
Location in Southern Sumatra

History

Staatsspoorwegen ter Sumatra's Westkust (SSS), a division of Staatsspoorwegen, was built a railroad in West Sumatra based on a concession issued by the Dutch East Indies government which was approved by the Dutch parliament in September 1887. Construction began on 6 July 1889[2] to connect Padang with the well-known Ombilin coal mine in Sawahlunto.[3] In detail, the railroad line consists of Emmahaven (Teluk Bayur)-Padang Station which was inaugurated on 1 October 1892, and Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang on 1 July 1891.[4]

Padang Station currently serves Sibinuang train to and from Pariaman and Naras and, since 2018, Minangkabau Express airport train to and from Minangkabau International Airport dedicated station.[5] Presently the railroad to Pulau Aie which starts from track 1 has been reactivated and the expansion of the station building has been carried out.[6]

Services

Railway services that utilise this station :

Train Destination
Minangkabau Express Tabing, Duku, Minangkabau
Sibinuang Commuter Pasar Alai, Air Tawar, Tabing, Lubuk Buaya, Duku, Lubuk Alung, Pauh Kambar, Kuraitaji, Pariaman

References
  1. Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian).
  2. "Staatsspoorwegen ter Sumatra's Westkust". searail.malayanrailways.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. Safwan, Mardanas; et al. (1987). Sejarah Kota Padang. Jakarta: Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Depdikbud RI. p. 43.
  4. Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932. Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
  5. Zuraya, Nidia (14 February 2018). "Ini Nama yang Dipilih untuk Kereta Api Bandara Minangkabau". Republika. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. "Trayek KA Padang-Pariaman Ditingkatkan 4 Kali Sehari" Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. Tempo.co, 2 July 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.


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