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Padang railway station

Railway station in Indonesia

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Padang Station Stasiun Padang
Entrance of Padang Station, after renovated.
General information
Other names	Simpang Haru Station
Location	Jl. Stasiun No. 1, Simpang Haru, East Padang, Padang West Sumatra Indonesia
Coordinates	0°56′30″S 100°22′25″E / 0.941805°S 100.373696°E / -0.941805; 100.373696
Elevation	+8 m (26 ft)
Owned by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Operated by	Kereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)	Minangkabau Express  S  Sibinuang
Platforms	2island platforms 1side platform
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	PD • 7020[1]
Classification	Class I[1]
History
Opened	1 July 1891 (1891-07-01)
Services
Preceding station Kereta Api Indonesia Following station Tarandam towards Pulau Aie Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang Alai towards Padang Panjang Bukit Putus towards Teluk Bayur Teluk Bayur–Padang Terminus Tarandam towards Pulau Aie Minangkabau Airport Rail Link Alai towards Minangkabau International Airport Terminus Sibinuang Alai towards Naras
Location Padang Station Location in Southern Sumatra

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 mineinSawahlunto.^[3] In detail, the railroad line consists of Emmahaven (Teluk Bayur)-Padang Station which was inaugurated on 1 October 1892, and Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang on 1 July 1891.^[4]

Padang Station currently serves Sibinuang train to and from Pariaman and Naras 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	← (Alai)	S  SibinuangtoNaras dan Pauh Lima	(Pauh Lima) →
Island platform
Line 2	← (Alai)	Straight track  S  SibinuangtoNaras dan Pauh Lima	(Pauh Lima) →
Island platform
Line 1	← (Alai)	Minangkabau Express Minangkabau International Airport and Pulau Aie	(Tarandam) →
Side platform
Main building

Railway services that utilise this station:

Train	Destination
Minangkabau Express	Tabing, Duku, Minangkabau
S  Sibinuang Commuter	Pasar Alai, Air Tawar, Tabing, Lubuk Buaya, Duku, Lubuk Alung, Pauh Kambar, Kuraitaji, Pariaman

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  The entrance of the station
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  The interior of the station at night
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  Sibinuang train arriving at Padang Station
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  Locomotive shunting activity at Padang Station
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  BB 303 locomotive at the Padang locomotive depot

• Media related to Padang Station at Wikimedia Commons

0°56′30″S 100°22′25″E / 0.941805°S 100.373696°E / -0.941805; 100.373696

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