Padang Station (PD) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

of the Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang railway and Teluk Bayur–Padang railway located at Jl. Stasiun No. 1, Simpang Haru, Eastern Padang,

Padang Padang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 909,040 at the 2020 Census;Bad ...

West Sumatra West Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. West Sumatra borders the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the provinces of ...

History

Staatsspoorwegen ter Sumatra's Westkust (SSS), a division of

Staatsspoorwegen ''Staatsspoorwegen'' ( Dutch for State Railways, full name: ''Dienst der Staatsspoor- en Tramwegen in Nederlandsch–Indië'' (State Railways and Tramways Service in the Netherlands Indies, ''SS en T''), commonly abbreviated as SS) was a state-ow ...

, was built a railroad in West Sumatra based on a concession issued by the

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (; ), was a Dutch Empire, Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared independence on 17 Au ...

government which was approved by the Dutch parliament in September 1887. Construction began on 6 July 1889 to connect Padang with the well-known Ombilin coal mine in

Sawahlunto Sawahlunto ( Jawi: ) is a city in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It lies 90 kilometres (a 2-hour drive) from Padang, the provincial capital. Sawahlunto is known as the site for the oldest coal mining site in Southeast Asia. Sawahlunto is geographically ...

. In detail, the railroad line consists of Emmahaven (

Teluk Bayur Teluk Bayur ( Minangkabau: ''Taluak Bayua'') formerly known as Emma Haven or Emmahaven is a port located in Bayur Bay of Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The port, the largest and busiest on the western coast of Sumatra Sumatra () is on ...

)-Padang Station which was inaugurated on 1 October 1892, and – on 1 July 1891. Padang Station currently serves Sibinuang train to and from and and, since 2018,

Minangkabau Express Minangkabau Express () is an airport rail link service in West Sumatra, Indonesia. This line was built to cut travel time from Padang city centre to the Minangkabau International Airport in Padang Pariaman Regency, as roads connecting the airport ...

airport train to and from

Minangkabau International Airport Minangkabau International Airport is an airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located at Ketaping, Padang Pariaman Regency which is about 23 km north-west of Padang, Indonesia, Padang city ...

dedicated station. Presently the railroad to Pulau Aie which starts from track 1 has been reactivated and the expansion of the station building has been carried out."Trayek KA Padang-Pariaman Ditingkatkan 4 Kali Sehari"
. '' Tempo.co'', 2 July 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

Station layout

Services

Railway services that utilise this station:

Supporting transportation

Gallery

File:"++" stasiun Padang dari arah jalan raya 2022.jpg, The entrance of the station File:Stasiun Padang malam hari.jpg, The interior of the station at night File:Sibinuang Arrived Padang.jpg, Sibinuang train arriving at Padang Station File:BB 303 Shunting Padang.jpg, Locomotive shunting activity at Padang Station File:BB 303 Dipo Padang.jpg, BB 303 locomotive at the Padang locomotive depot

References

External links

* Buildings and structures in Padang Railway stations in West Sumatra Transport in Padang Stations of Divre II West Sumatra {{Indonesia-railstation-stub