Sungkai railway station

The Sungkai railway station is a Malaysian train station stationed at the north eastern side of and named after the town of Sungkai, Perak, Malaysia.

Sungkai
KTM_ETS_Logo | Inter-city rail station
General information
Location35600 Sungkai, Perak, Malaysia.
Owned byKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s) ETS  KTM ETS
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingAvailable, free.
AccessibleYes
History
Rebuilt2007
Electrified2007
Services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Following station
Tapah Road
towards Ipoh
KL Sentral–Ipoh (Gold) Slim River
KL Sentral–Ipoh (Silver)

The station was reopened and electrified in March 2007 as part of the double tracking project between Rawang and Ipoh. 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 edit

This station is located in Taman Permai Jaya, Sungkai, in Batang Padang district of Perak, Malaysia and is very close to Sungkai town. It is accessible directly via junction to the station at Route A189 which stretch between FELDA Besout estates, Changkat Sulaiman and Sungkai town. It is also easy to access from Federal Route 1 main road via junction to Sungkai town.

Other than Sungkai, the station also serves Bidor town, another main town in Batang Padang since Bidor don't have a station of their own anymore and this station is the nearest alternative the town has. It is also near to Kuala Bikam town.

External links edit

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