IPOH RAILWAY STATION
Sent by KKKhor from Ipoh, the state capital of Perak, Malaysia.
The Ipoh railway station is a Malaysian train station located in the heart of and named after Ipoh, the capital city of the state of Perak. It serves as the main railway terminal for the state. Owned and operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), the station is served by several KTM ETS services, as well as being the southern terminus of KTM Komuter Northern Sector's Butterworth-Ipoh Line. The station also handles freight trains. Although there are nine tracks, only four are electrified and three of the electrified tracks are used for the ETS and Komuter services. The remaining six other tracks are used for freight trains.
Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, the current station was officially opened in 1917. Affectionately known as the Taj Mahal of Ipoh by its locals, the building also houses a station hotel called the Majestic Hotel.
The station is located on Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab. Along the road, there is also the Ipoh Main Post Office, Ipoh Court Complex and the Ipoh Town Hall. Other places like the Birch Memorial Clock Tower, Padang Ipoh, Tun Razak Library and State Mosque are also nearby.
This station generally serves the Ipoh city area with passengers coming from many parts of the city, except southwestern parts of the city like Lahat and Pengkalan which are closer to Batu Gajah station instead. Accessibility and service factors also influence passengers from some other towns nearby to alight at this station, even coming from as far as Sungai Siput despite having its own dedicated station at Sungai Siput (read more).
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