Ipoh railway station
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The Ipoh railway station is a Malaysian train station located on the southwestern side of and named after the capital city of Ipoh, Perak. It serves as the main railway terminal for the state under Keretapi Tanah Melayu offering KTM ETS services, as well as handling freight trains. Although there are nine tracks, only four are electrified and three of the electrified tracks are used for the ETS service. The remaining six other tracks are used for freight trains.
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Inter-city rail and Commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Stesen Keretapi Ipoh (Malay) ஈப்போ தொடருந்து நிலையம் (Tamil) 怡保火车站 (Chinese) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 30100 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 4°35′50″N 101°04′24″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Railway Assets Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | West Coast Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Concrete building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available, two zones owned by KTMB parking system and the Ipoh City Council respectively | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Arthur Benison Hubback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Moorish Revival/Indo-Saracenic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
240 per train (40 x 6 sections) (Ticket purchased per trip) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, the current station was officially opened in 1917. Affectionately known as the Taj Mahal of Ipoh by its locals,[1] the building also houses a station hotel called the Majestic Hotel.