Tanjung Aru railway station

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| name = Tanjung Aru Railway Station

| native_name = Stesen Keretapi Tanjung Aru
File:Tanjung Aru railway station sign.svg

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| address = Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

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| country = Malaysia

| coordinates = {{coord|5|56|51.3|N|116|3|36.8|E|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Sabah State Railway

| operator = Sabah State Railway

| line = Western Sabah Railway Line
(formerly North Borneo Railway Line)

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| platforms = Side platform

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| opened = {{start date|1914|08|01|df=y}}

| closed = {{start date|2007|df=y}}

| rebuilt = {{start date|2016|09|30|df=y}}

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Tanjung Aru railway station ({{langx|ms|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.

History

File:SabahStateRailways TanjungAruRailwayStation-01.jpg

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/borneo.htm|title=The North Borneo Railway Project|author=Rob Dickinson|publisher=The International Steam Pages|accessdate=9 May 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328052920/http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/borneo.htm|archivedate=28 March 2013|url-status=dead}} 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 {{coord|5|56|47|N|116|3|30|E|display=inline}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.2427junction.com/mysjknscar8500.html|script-title=ja: 『サバ州立鉄道(JKNS)元名鉄キハ8500系』|trans-title=|language=Japanese|publisher=2427 Junction|accessdate=8 May 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412022622/http://www.2427junction.com/mysjknscar8500.html|archivedate=12 April 2017|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://m.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1327507/rail-thing|title=The rail thing|author=David Sutton|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=12 October 2013|accessdate=9 May 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507092620/http://m.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1327507/rail-thing|archivedate=7 May 2017|url-status=dead}} Following the completion of Aeropod, the station was moved into its current location with new building and additional facilities for light rail transit (LRT).{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=102904|title=Provision for LRT in Aeropod project|publisher=Daily Express|date=4 September 2015|accessdate=9 May 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309182539/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=102904|archivedate=9 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

References

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{{commons category-inline|Stesen Tanjung Aru}}

Category:Railway stations in Sabah

Category:Railway stations in Malaysia opened in 1914

Category:Railway stations in Malaysia closed in 2007