Padang Station | |
Address: | Jl. Stasiun No. 1, Simpang Haru, East Padang, Padang |
Other Name: | Simpang Haru Station |
Platform: | 2 island platforms 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 7 |
Parking: | Available |
Accessible: | Available |
Code: | PD • 7020 |
Owned: | Kereta Api Indonesia |
Classification: | Class I[1] |
Map Type: | Indonesia Sumatra South |
Coordinates: | -0.9418°N 100.3737°W |
Structure: | Ground |
Elevation: | 8m (26feet) |
Native Name: | |
Symbol Location: | id |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | West Sumatra |
Country: | Indonesia |
Operator: | Kereta Api Indonesia |
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, Eastern Padang, Padang, West Sumatra.
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 – on 1 July 1891.[4]
Padang Station currently serves Sibinuang train to and from and 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]
Line 7 | Rail siding | |||
Line 6 | ||||
Line 5 | ||||
Line 4 | ||||
Line 3 | ← | Sibinuang to dan | → | |
Line 2 | ← | Straight track Sibinuang to dan | → | |
Line 1 | ← | Minangkabau Express and | → | |
Main building |
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 |
Trans Padang | 6 | City Center–Unand Limau Manis Campus |