Padang Besar railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Padang Besar, Perlis, Malaysia}}

{{about|railway station in Malaysia|railway station of the same name in Thailand|Padang Besar (Thai) railway station}}

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| opened = {{Start date|1918|7|1|df=y}}

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| rebuilt = January 2013

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The Padang Besar railway station (Stesen Keretapi Padang Besar) is a railway station located at and named after the town of Padang Besar, Perlis in Malaysia which is located at the Malaysia-Thailand border.

It is the northernmost station of the west coast line and the line connects to the State Railway of Thailand's rail network via its Southern Line here.

Location

This station is located in Padang Besar, Perlis in Malaysia, about 200 metres south of the actual border between Malaysia and Thailand. This station should not be confused with another station, named Padang Besar (Thai), which is located on the Thai town of Padang Besar and fully operated by SRT. The two stations are about 400 metres apart.

Despite being in Malaysian territory, owned by Malaysia's Railway Asset Corporation and operated by KTMB, the station is served by both Malaysian and Thai railway services, allowing for passengers to transfer between the two railway systems. SRT operates a ticket office for their trains operating from the station and accept both Malaysian Ringgit and Thai Baht for ticket purchases. Malaysian and Thai immigration, customs and quarantine checkpoints are also co-located within this station specifically for cross-border train passengers.

Padang Besar railway station also has a freight yard that serves as a dry port for the northern part of Malaysia and Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle.

The station can be accessed by road which is linked to Federal Route 7 just outside Padang Besar town. The station can also be accessed via a pedestrian walkway which links the station to Padang Besar town as well as the Malaysian immigration, customs, quarantine and security checkpoint for the road border crossing. Taxis and cross-border van services to the Thai city of Hat Yai are available from the station.

Train services

Padang Besar railway station is served by trains operated by both Keretapi Tanah Melayu and the State Railway of Thailand.

Train services by Keretapi Tanah Melayu{{cite web | url=http://www.ktmb.com.my/TrainTime.html | title=KTMB Train Schedules| publisher=Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad |language=en|access-date=11 June 2019}} serving Malaysian destinations are:

KTM Komuter Utara - 16 arrivals/departures a day from/to Butterworth
KTM ETS - 4 arrivals/departures per day from/to KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur
KTM ETS - 1 arrival/departure per day from/to Segamat, Johor via KL Sentral
KTM Intercity MySawadee 1004/1005 - stop-by for immigration service of train passenger between KL Sentral and Hat Yai. Seasonal trains with irregular dates each month.

Train services by the State Railway of Thailand{{cite web | url=http://procurement.railway.co.th/home2560/images/content/home/srt/timetable/southlinetxt.asp | title=Southern Line Timetable| publisher=State Railway of Thailand |language=en|access-date=12 June 2019}} serving destinations in Thailand are:

Train 45/46 Special Express - 1 arrival/departure per day from/to Krung Thep Aphiwat, combined service with Train 37/38 Special Express in Hat Yai
Trains 947/948 and 949/950 Ordinary Express - 2 arrivals/departures from/to Hat Yai

Besides the 3 Thai train services, there are currently{{when|date=March 2025}} no regular trains going across the Malaysia–Thailand border with the State Railway of Thailand's International Express no longer serving Butterworth, Malaysia and the termination of Keretapi Tanah Melayu's Senandung Langkawi and later, Ekspres Semenanjung service to Hat Yai.

KTM has introduced a seasonal Ekspres Sawadee between Kuala Lumpur and Hat Yai in October 2022, where passengers disembark at the station to go through cross-border formalities before reboarding the train for the onward journey, similar to the practice for the previous International Express and Ekspres Semenanjung.{{cite web|url=https://railtravelstation.com/ktm-berhad/ktm-intercity/mysawadee/|title=MySawadee KTM Intercity Hat Yai Seasonal Train|website=RailTravel Station}}

Below is the list of train services available as of 11/3/2024.

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KTM ETS

|9273

|07:30

|Kuala Lumpur Sentral station