Tumpat railway station

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Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad Logo.svg Tumpat
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General information
Location Tumpat District, Kelantan
Malaysia
Owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s) East Coast Line
Platforms1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeConcrete building
ParkingAvailable, free.
History
Rebuilt2018
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Ktmintercitylogo.png Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Intercity)Following station
Terminus Ekspres Rakyat Timuran Wakaf Bharu
Shuttle Timur
Wakaf Bharu
towards Kuala Lipis
Kampung Kok Pasir Halt
towards Gua Musang
Kampung Kok Pasir Halt
towards Dabong
Location
Malaysia location map.svg
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Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad Logo.svg Tumpat
Location within Malaysia

The Tumpat railway station is a Malaysian railway station stationed at and named after the town of Tumpat, Kelantan. It is also the northern terminus of KTM's East Coast Line. [1]

Contents

In 2018, Tumpat station begins to upgrade project and build the depot. Tumpat train station will also be upgraded to accommodate an estimated passenger capacity of 1,500 people per day. The upgrade work of the railway station will involve the construction of a new building, an existing platform level, a full roof and a footbridge. The depot will be built with an area of 4.7 hectares to accommodate 13 units artificiality rail Diesel Multiple Units (DMU). [2] [3]

Train services

Around the station

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References

  1. "Tempat Menarik di Kelantan 2021 (Aktiviti Percutian Best)". 22 June 2016.
  2. Idris, Siti Rohana (September 27, 2018). "Peruntukan RM500 juta dilulus bagi projek besarkan LTSIP". Berita Harian.
  3. "September 2018 – Page 40 – PORTAL SINARHARIAN". PORTAL SINARHARIAN. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

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