Beaufort railway station (Sabah)

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Beaufort Railway Station

Stesen Keretapi Beaufort
Beaufort railway station sign.svg
SabahStateRailways BeaufortRailwayStation-04.jpg
The station photographed in 2011.
General information
Location Beaufort, Sabah
Malaysia
Coordinates 5°20′37.93″N115°44′40.73″E / 5.3438694°N 115.7446472°E / 5.3438694; 115.7446472
Owned by Sabah State Railway
Operated bySabah State Railway
Line(s) Western Sabah Railway Line
(formerly North Borneo Railway Line)
Platforms Side platform
TracksMain line (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1 August 1914 (1914-08-01)
Closed2007 (2007)
Rebuilt21 February 2011 (2011-02-21)
Services
Preceding station Sabah State Railway Following station
Saliwangan
towards Tenom
Western Line Membakut
towards Secretariat

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

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History

Railway construction in Beaufort started in 1896; [1] the first construction of a minor station started at the Bakau River on the north east. [2] Another minor station was built on the bank of the Padas River in south Beaufort on 1898. [2] The main station in the town centre (which is the present station) was completed in 1903. [3] Full operation service of the North Borneo Railway started on 1 August 1914.

In 2007, the station was closed for renovation; the original wooden station building was demolished and replaced with a new concrete building. The present station began operation on 21 February 2011. During the 2015 East Malaysian floods, the station was severely flooded. [4] In 2016, a new railbus was introduced, [5] along with new diesel multiple unit (DMUs) from India for use on the Beaufort–Tenom lines. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Rob Dickinson. "The North Borneo Railway Project". The International Steam Pages. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 Dr. Johnstone; A. J. West (Officers of the Company) (3 February 1898). "North Borneo Chartered Company: North Borneo Railway; The first train in North Borneo". British North Borneo Chartered Company: Views of British North Borneo, Printed by W. Brown & co., limited, London, 1899. Malayan Railways. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Beaufort: The green orange, pineapple district in Sabah". The Borneo Post. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Railway services disrupted in flood-hit districts". The Borneo Post. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Eric Bagang (20 September 2016). "Sabah State Railway launches latest railbus". New Sabah Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "New DMU train by January". Daily Express. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.


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