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Tanjung Aru railway station (Malay: Stesen Keretapi Tanjung Aru) is one of four main railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

Tanjung Aru Railway Station Stesen Keretapi Tanjung Aru
General information
Location	Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia
Coordinates	5°56′51.3″N 116°3′36.8″E
Owned by	Sabah State Railway
Operated by	Sabah State Railway
Line(s)	Western Sabah Railway Line (formerly North Borneo Railway Line)
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	Main line (2)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	1 August 1914 (1914-08-01)
Closed	2007 (2007)
Rebuilt	30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
Services
Preceding station Sabah State Railway Following station Putatan towards Tenom Western Line Secretariat Terminus

History

As part of the development of rail networks in North Borneo, construction of rail networks have started since 1896 with the networks from Tanjung Aru passing through the major towns of Kinarut, Papar and Beaufort.[1] Full operation service of the North Borneo Railway was launched on 1 August 1914. In 2007, the station was closed for renovation works with the station building which is originally built from wood are demolished and replaced with a new concrete building. This previous station located at 5°56′47″N 116°3′30″E and began its operation on 21 February 2011.

In 2016, new diesel multiple unit (DMUs) from Japan for use in the Tanjung Aru–Beaufort lines was introduced.[2] Previously, there is a main station in Jesselton (present-day Kota Kinabalu) but were closed in 1974, leaving Tanjung Aru station as the starting point for the rail service in the city.[3] Following the completion of Aeropod, the station was moved into its current location with new building and additional facilities for light rail transit (LRT).[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Stesen Tanjung Aru at Wikimedia Commons

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