Beaufort Railway Station | |
Native Name: | Stesen Keretapi Beaufort |
Native Name Lang: | ms |
Address: | Beaufort, Sabah |
Country: | Malaysia |
Coordinates: | 5.3439°N 115.7446°W |
Owned: | Sabah State Railway |
Operator: | Sabah State Railway |
Line: | Western Sabah Railway Line (formerly North Borneo Railway Line) |
Platforms: | Side platform |
Levels: | 1 |
Tracks: | Main line (2) |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | No |
Beaufort railway station (Malay: Stesen Keretapi Beaufort) is one of four main railway stations on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia.
Railway construction in Beaufort started in 1896;[1] the first construction of a minor station started at the Bakau River on the north east.[2] Another minor station was built on the bank of the Padas River in south Beaufort on 1898.[2] The main station in the town centre (which is the present station) was completed in 1903.[3] Full operation service of the North Borneo Railway started on 1 August 1914.
In 2007, the station was closed for renovation; the original wooden station building was demolished and replaced with a new concrete building. The present station began operation on 21 February 2011. During the 2015 East Malaysian floods, the station was severely flooded.[4] In 2016, a new railbus was introduced,[5] along with new diesel multiple unit (DMUs) from India for use on the Beaufort–Tenom lines.[6]