Padang railway station

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.

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	0.941805°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	2 island platforms 1 side 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

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

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
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
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

References

1. Buku Informasi Direktorat Jenderal Perkeretaapian 2014 (PDF) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2020.
2. "Staatsspoorwegen ter Sumatra's Westkust". searail.malayanrailways.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
3. Safwan, Mardanas; et al. (1987). Sejarah Kota Padang. Jakarta: Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, Depdikbud RI. p. 43.
4. Staatsspoorwegen (1921–1932). Verslag der Staatsspoor-en-Tramwegen in Nederlandsch-Indië 1921-1932. Batavia: Burgerlijke Openbare Werken.
5. Zuraya, Nidia (14 February 2018). "Ini Nama yang Dipilih untuk Kereta Api Bandara Minangkabau". Republika. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
6. "Trayek KA Padang-Pariaman Ditingkatkan 4 Kali Sehari" Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. Tempo.co, 2 July 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

External links

• Media related to Padang Station at Wikimedia Commons

0.941805°S 100.373696°E / -0.941805; 100.373696