Minangkabau International Airport railway station explained

Elevation:2m (07feet)
Map Type:Indonesia Sumatra South
Minangkabau International Airport Station
Native Name:
Native Name Lang:id
Symbol Location:id
Symbol:rail
Address:Jl. Bandara Minangkabau, Katapiang, Batang Anai, Padang Pariaman Regency
Borough:West Sumatra
Country:Indonesia
Coordinates:-0.7834°N 100.2864°W
Owned:Kereta Api Indonesia
Operator:Kereta Api Indonesia
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Ground
Parking: Available
Accessible: Available
Code:BIM
Iata:PDG
Classification:Class I[1]
Architectural Style:Rumah Gadang

Minangkabau International Airport Station (BIM) is a class I airport railway station located on airport complex in Katapiang, Batang Anai, Padang Pariaman Regency. The position of this station is to the northeast of the airport's passenger terminal. The station, which is located at an altitude of +2 meters, is included in the Regional Division II West Sumatra.

This station was completed in 2016–2017[2] and only started operating with the inauguration of the Minangkabau Airport Rail Link by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on 21 May 2018.[3]

The station is the third airport railway station in Indonesia, after station and Kualanamu station.[4]

Station layout

This station only have two railway tracks with line 2 is a straight track.

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Exit/entrance gate

Line 1 Lembah Anai Railbus from and towards
Line 2Straight track Minangkabau Express from and towards

Services

The following is a list of train services at the Minangkabau International Airport Station.

Passenger services

Notes and References

  1. Book: Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101050243/http://ppid.dephub.go.id/files/dataka/BI_Final_RevMei.pdf. 2020-01-01. id.
  2. Web site: Progres Kereta Bandara Minangkabau Capai 90%. Kusuma. Hendra. detikfinance. 25 February 2021. id.
  3. News: Jokowi Resmikan Pengoperasian Kereta Bandara Internasional Minangkabau. 21 May 2018. KOMPAS.com. id. 25 February 2021.
  4. News: Kereta Bandara Minangkabau Diuji Coba Februari 2018. Chandra. Ardan Adhi. detikfinance. 25 February 2021. id.