Rantau Panjang railway station

The Rantau Panjang railway station was a Malaysian railway station located near Jalan Besar and named after the town of Rantau Panjang, Kelantan. Opened in 1921, it is located on the Rantau Panjang branch line, branching off from the main KTM East Coast Line at Pasir Mas. Rantau Panjang is one of the two rail border crossings on the border with Thailand (the other is Padang Besar railway station in Perlis), though currently there is no cross-border train crossing the Malaysia–Thailand border at Rantau Panjang. The Thai entrance to the Harmony rail bridge is currently sealed off by the Royal Thai Army.^[1]

Rantau Panjang
Former KTM Intercity and State Railway of Thailand station
View of Rantau Panjang railway station's tracks, platform and signboard
General information
Location	Rantau Panjang, Kelantan Malaysia
Coordinates	6°01′12″N 101°58′33″E
Owned by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)	Rantau Panjang Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Defunct
History
Opened	1921
Closed	1978
Former services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu Following station Terminus Rantau Panjang Line Gual Sitok towards Pasir Mas Rail connection to Su-ngai Kolok (Thailand) is currently suspended
Location Rantau Panjang Location within Malaysia

Services

The station was previously served by both Keretapi Tanah Melayu and State Railway of Thailand trains. Later, Thai diesel multiple units (DMUs) took up the entire schedule, which rose unexpected numbers of passengers, resulting in protests by the railcar drivers against terminating the DMU services at Wakaf Bharu and Tumpat.^{[citation needed]} The protests led to the discontinuation of the cross-border SRT services in 1978^[2][3] and the station fell into disuse.^[when?]

See also

• Rantau Panjang–Sungai Golok Bridge
• Padang Besar railway station