Tanjung Malim railway station
The Tanjung Malim railway station is a Malaysian train station stationed at the north eastern side of and named after the town of Tanjung Malim, Perak. The station provides both KTM Komuter and KTM ETS services.
The station was first constructed in 1900 and at the time, served as a halt for KTM Intercity trains. As part of the Rawang-Ipoh double tracking and electrification project, it was rebuilt in 2007 and reopened two years later, on 1 June 2009, as the final stop on the then Rawang–Tanjung Malim shuttle service of the KTM Komuter (formerly known as the Rawang–Kuala Kubu Bharu shuttle service). The service has since been merged with KTM Komuter's main Port Klang Line, making Tanjung Malim the northern terminus of the line. The line was effectively renamed the Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line and became an integral part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. Tanjung Malim station is currently the northernmost station in the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System as well the KTM Komuter Central Sector system.
On 12 August 2010, KTM ETS services were introduced to the station.
The station, unlike the four other stations along the former shuttle route, is situated along three tracks with three platforms. Its only similarity with the other stations on the shuttle route is that it also contains facilities normally reserved for medium-to-large stations along three or more lines. In addition to ticketing facilities and basic amenities, the station contains spaces for administrative occupants, as well as a kiosk and an additional foot bridge (fused with a foot bridge exclusively for Komuter users) for pedestrians that simply intend to cross the railway lines. The station also includes low-tech support for disabled passengers. The station exits northeast into a branch road that leads west into the town centre of Tanjung Malim.
The Tanjung Malim station's one side platform and one island platform are designated as Platform 1 (adjoining the main station building at the east, intended for southbound trains), Platform 2 (at the west, intended for northbound trains), and Platform 3.
Location and locality
It is located in Tanjung Malim town in the Muallim District of the state of Perak. This station is very close to the Sultan Idris Education University's (UPSI) old campus and is in reasonably near distance to its new campus in Proton City, which also contains Proton's production plant. The Sultan Azlan Shah Polytechnic also is nearby the station.
Apart from Tanjung Malim, the station is the main station serving the town of Behrang Stesen. Despite having its own station, Behrang station is currently not in use and not served by any train services. Tanjung Malim station also serves the bordering towns of the Hulu Selangor District in the state of Selangor like Hulu Bernam town and Kalumpang.
Train services
- ETS Platinum Train No. 9223/9224, 9225/9226 & 9233/9238: KL Sentral-Padang Besar
- ETS Platinum Train No. 9121/9124, 9123/9130, 9133/9136, 9135/9138: KL Sentral-Butterworth
- ETS Platinum Train No. 9323/9326: Butterworth-JB Sentral
- ETS Platinum Train No. 9425/9428: Padang Besar-JB Sentral
- ETS Gold Train No. 9449/9442: JB Sentral-Padang Besar
- ETS Gold Train No. 9343/9352: Segamat-Butterworth
- ETS Gold Train No. 9041/9044, 9045/9052, 9049/9056 & 9055/9058: KL Sentral-Ipoh
- KTM Komuter Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line services
References
- "KTM Komuter Services For Rawang - Rasa Sector Launched". Official Keretapi Tanah Melayu website. 21 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
- "KTM Komuter New Route : Rawang - Kuala Kubu Bharu". Official Keretapi Tanah Melayu website. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
- "KTM Komuter service to Tanjung Malim, Perak (Perkhidmatan KTM Komuter Ke Tanjung Malim, Perak)". Official Keretapi Tanah Melayu website. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.