Batu Gajah railway station

Railway station in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Following station
Ipoh
Terminus
 KL Sentral–Ipoh (Express)
Future Service (opening 1st August 2024) 		Kuala Lumpur
Ipoh
towards Padang Besar
 KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Platinum) Kampar
Ipoh
towards Butterworth
 KL Sentral–Butterworth (Platinum)
Ipoh
towards Padang Besar
 Padang Besar–Gemas (Gold) Kampar
towards Gemas
Ipoh
towards Butterworth
 Butterworth–Gemas (Gold)
Ipoh
Terminus
 KL Sentral–Ipoh (Gold) Kampar
KL Sentral–Ipoh (Silver)

The new Batu Gajah railway station is a Malaysian railway station stationed on the northeastern side of and named after the town of Batu Gajah, Perak. It was officiated by Dato’ Sri Chan Kong Choy in 2008.[1]

The new station replaces an old station at Jalan Pusing in Batu Gajah town which was closed beginning 19 July 2005 when all services moved to the new station which was operating partially. The old, single-platform wooden station was to have been converted into a museum.[1]

Location and locality

The station is located in Kampung Pisang, Batu Gajah in Kinta district of Perak, Malaysia, not far from Batu Gajah town. Most of the surrounding areas are KTMB depot and Akademi KTM.

This station not only serves those from Batu Gajah but also surrounding areas like Tanjung Tualang and even Lahat and Pusing in Ipoh city areas, as well as Pengkalan residential and business areas including Station 18. Passengers to and from Seri Iskandar also alight here, especially students of Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) and Universiti Teknologi MARA campus around it.

Batu Gajah Railway Depot

Interior of Batu Gajah railway depot where Class 93/1 and Class 91 are resting

After YTL Corp had announced their intentions to use KTM's Sentul Works for their Sentul East and Sentul West masterplan, KTM was planning to close the Intercity part of the Works and the Falim Depots as well because their Intercity motive power and rolling stock rarely terminate at the Works for maintenance or scrapping and no Intercity motive power ever stopped at the Falim Depots for damage inspections for years and was used as their Museum Warehouse before the depot's closing.

By August 2009, Batu Gajah railway depot replaced Sentul Works for KTM Intercity's motive power maintenance and Falim Depot for Intercity motive power and rolling stock damage inspections. In addition, the depot is also used as a starting test ground for newly arrived motive power or rolling stock.[2]

Old Batu Gajah railway station

  • Old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002. View of the station looking north towards Lahat.
    Old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002. View of the station looking north towards Lahat.
  • Signboard at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002.
    Signboard at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002.
  • Key token machines at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002.
    Key token machines at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002.
  • Signboard at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002.
    Signboard at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002.
  • Railway yard at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002
    Railway yard at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002
  • Station master passing the key token to the fireman of the train that was waiting on the loop for another train to pass, at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002.
    Station master passing the key token to the fireman of the train that was waiting on the loop for another train to pass, at the old Batu Gajah Railway Station in 2002.

References

  1. ^ a b "KL Sentral to Batu Gajah". KTMB. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "YTL Corporation Berhad - Historical Sentul Depot to be turned into a lifestyle destination". YTL Corporation Berhad - Historical Sentul Depot to be turned into a lifestyle destination. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

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