Pulau Aie railway station explained

Elevation:2m (07feet)
Map Type:Indonesia Sumatra South
Map Dot Label:Pulau Aie Station
Pulau Aie Station
Native Name:
Native Name Lang:id
Other Name:Puluaer Station, Pulau Air Station
Symbol Location:id
Symbol:rail
Address:Jalan Pulau Air, Pasa Gadang, Padang Selatan, Padang
Borough:West Sumatra
Country:Indonesia
Coordinates:-0.9607°N 100.366°W
Owned:Kereta Api Indonesia
Operator:Kereta Api Indonesia
Line: Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Ground
Parking:Available
Accessible:Available
Code:PLA
Opened:1 July 1891
10 February 2021 (reopened)
Closed:1980s
Classification:Class I
Former:Station Poeloe-Ajer

Pulau Aie Station (PLA), also spelled by its old name Puluaer Station or in Malay as Pulau Air Station, is a class-I railway station located in Pasa Gadang, Padang Selatan, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the first railway station built in the city, situated quite close to the historic old town of Padang. Located at the altitude of +2 m, it is operated by the Regional Division II West Sumatra of Kereta Api Indonesia as a part of railway line reactivation throughout West Sumatra.[1] It has two railway tracks with original line continues southwest to the old port of Muaro, but the line is not reactivated. Since 2007, the government of Padang City officially designated the station as a cultural property.[2]

The station was opened in 1891, closed in the 1980s, and reopened in 2021. Currently it serves as the terminal station of Minangkabau Express for .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Live Facebook-Jalur KA dari Stasiun Padang ke Stasiun Pulau Air Potensial Kembangkan Pariwisata. Tribun Padang. id-ID. 2019-08-23.
  2. Web site: Cagar Budaya Tak Bergerak Sumatera Barat. BPCB Sumatera Barat. 2018. 2019-08-24.