Slim River railway station

The Slim River railway station is a Malaysian train station stationed at the north eastern side of and named after the town of Slim River, Muallim District, Perak.

Slim River
| Inter-city rail station
General information
Location	Slim River, Perak, Malaysia.
Owned by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)	KTM ETS
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Available, free.
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1903
Rebuilt	2007
Electrified	2007
Services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Following station Sungkai towards Ipoh KL Sentral–Ipoh (Gold) Tanjung Malim towards Kuala Lumpur Sentral KL Sentral–Ipoh (Silver)

The station is owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu and provides KTM ETS services. Built in 1903, the original station is among the oldest of the railway stations in Malaysia. In March 2007, as part of the electrified double tracking project between Rawang and Ipoh, it was rebuilt, with the old station building being retained. At one end of this station, there is a freight yard. It was made prior to the Rawang-Ipoh Electrified Double Tracking Project.

Location and locality

The station is located exactly in Slim River town, and is accessible by road either from Federal Route 1 or Route A134 (Besout - Kuala Slim - Slim River).

The station not only serves Slim River and the surrounding areas, but also FELDA Trolak and FELDA Besout settlement areas due to their reasonably near distance between those places and this station, as well as Ulu Bernam estates. Slim River Vocational College and Trolak campus of MARA Junior Science College also located near here.

See also

• Rail transport in Malaysia

External links

• Slim River Railway Station