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.
Beaufort Railway Station Stesen Keretapi Beaufort  | |||||||||||
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 The station photographed in 2011. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Beaufort, Sabah Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 5°20′37.93″N 115°44′40.73″E / 5.3438694°N 115.7446472°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sabah State Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sabah State Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Sabah Railway Line (formerly North Borneo Railway Line) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Main line (2) | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 August 1914 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2007 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 21 February 2011 | ||||||||||
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History
editRailway 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]
References
edit- ^ Rob Dickinson. "The North Borneo Railway Project". The International Steam Pages. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New DMU train by January". Daily Express. 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
External links
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