Behrang railway station

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Behrang
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General information
Location Behrang, Perak, Malaysia.
Owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s) KTM ETS
Platforms1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingAvailable, free.
AccessibleYes
History
Electrified2007
Former services
Preceding station Electrictrainservicelogo.png Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS)Following station
Slim River
towards Padang Besar
Electric Train Service Tanjung Malim
The original Behrang KTM railway station in 2002, which was demolished and rebuilt for the Rawang-Ipoh electrification double tracking project, completed in 2008. Behrang 3.jpg
The original Behrang KTM railway station in 2002, which was demolished and rebuilt for the Rawang-Ipoh electrification double tracking project, completed in 2008.

The Behrang railway station is a Malaysian train station located approximately 500m to the Southeast of the town of Behrang Stesen in Perak. The station demolished and rebuilt for the Rawang-Ipoh Electrified Double Tracking Project in 2008. At present, the station is not in used as the KTM ETS, which services the line, does not stop here. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Location and locality

Located nearby Behrang Stesen town in Muallim District of Perak, it was intended to serve the nearby areas of Behrang as well as Sultan Azlan Shah Polytechnic (3.6 km away).

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References

  1. "Electrified Double Track Project Between Rawang and Ipoh". Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
  2. Jenrry Francis (26 November 2008). "RM2 from Ipoh to KL and back". Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  3. "Behrang Train Station | Easybook®(MY)". www.easybook.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  4. "Behrang Stesen – TV Smith's Blog". 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2024-07-02.

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