Padang railway station
Railway station in Indonesia
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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.
West Sumatra
Indonesia
Padang Station Stasiun Padang  | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | 0.941805°S 100.373696°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | +8 m (26 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Kereta Api Indonesia | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kereta Api Indonesia | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking |  Available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | PD • 7020[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Classification | Class I[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1891 | |||||||||||||||
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History
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 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]
Station layout
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| Line 7 | Rail siding | ||
| Line 6 | |||
| Line 5 | |||
| Line 4 | |||
| Line 3 | ← (Alai) | S Sibinuang to Naras dan Pauh Lima | (Pauh Lima) → |
| Island platform | |||
| Line 2 | ← (Alai) | Straight track
S Sibinuang to Naras dan Pauh Lima |
(Pauh Lima) → |
| Island platform | |||
| Line 1 | ← (Alai) |  Minangkabau Express Minangkabau International Airport and Pulau Aie |
(Tarandam) → |
| Side platform | |||
| Main building | |||
Services
Railway services that utilise this station:
| Train | Destination |
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| Minangkabau Express |
Tabing, Duku, Minangkabau |
| S Sibinuang Commuter | Pasar Alai, Air Tawar, Tabing, Lubuk Buaya, Duku, Lubuk Alung, Pauh Kambar, Kuraitaji, Pariaman |
Supporting transportation
| Public transportation type | Route | Destination |
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| Trans Padang | 6 | City Center–Unand Limau Manis Campus |
Gallery
The entrance of the station
The interior of the station at night
Sibinuang train arriving at Padang Station
Locomotive shunting activity at Padang Station
BB 303 locomotive at the Padang locomotive depot
![The entrance of the station](#/media/File:"++"_stasiun_Padang_dari_arah_jalan_raya_2022.jpg)
