Gemas railway station

ETS
Gemas
ETS ; Gemas;
	Inter-city rail station
	The new Gemas Railway Station
Location	Gemas, Tampin, Negeri Sembilan; Malaysia
Owned by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)	ETS KTM ETS; KTM Intercity Ekspres Selatan; KTM Intercity Ekspres Rakyat Timuran
Platforms	3 island platforms
Construction
Parking	Available, free.
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1922
Rebuilt	2012
Electrified	2014
Services
Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Intercity)

Gemas railway station is a Malaysian train station located at the eastern side of and named after the town of Gemas, Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan. Built in 1922, the station is the meeting point of and the railway junction connecting the West Coast Line (Padang Besar - Singapore) with the East Coast Line (Tumpat - Gemas).

As part of the Seremban-Gemas double tracking and electrification, the tracks were realigned and a new station building was built adjacent to the old station building. The old station building, platforms and a section of the railway tracks have been spared demolition and preserved.

History

The Gemas station was constructed sometime in 1922 as a hub for trains from Penang, Seremban, and Kuala Lumpur. The station also houses a railyard to store active motive power and rolling stock, the railyard also has another function as well: a scrapyard for old, broken down motive power and rolling stock to be scrapped off as cheap metal.

KTM Komuter

Between October 2015 and June 2016 KTM Komuter also served the stretch between Seremban and this station.^[1] However, passengers to Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves or Tanjong Malim are required to switch trains at Seremban station then. Following a rescheduling exercise in June 2016 the shuttle service service was cut short and ended at Pulau/Sebang Tampin, removing Gemas and Batang Melaka from the line. Direct trains all the way to Tanjung Malim (and later to Batu Caves) was established from Pulau Sebang/Tampin and passengers were no longer required to change trains at Seremban. However, both Gemas and Batang Melaka were not included into the Seremban Line.

KTM ETS

On 10 October 2015 KTM ETS services were extended to Gemas.

Gallery

View of the new Gemas Railway Station which was constructed as part of the Seremban-Gemas Double Tracking and Electrification Project.
Platforms of the new Gemas Railway Station.
Platforms of the new Gemas Railway Station with a KTM ETS train.
View of the waiting area and ticketing counter of the new Gemas Railway Station.
Notice of closure of the KTM Komuter Shuttle Service to/from Batang Melaka railway station and Gemas. images captured at the KTM Pulau Sebang (Tampin) train station.
View of the entrance of the old Gemas Railway Station, prior to the construction of the new station.
View looking north from the Gemas station prior to reconstruction under the Seremban-Gemas Double Tracking and Electrification Project. Left, the main line to Kuala Lumpur. Right, the Jungle Line to Tumpat, Gemas.

References

↑ "KTMB introduces new commuter service from Seremban to Gemas". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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Coordinates: 2°34′48″N 102°36′43″E / 2.58000°N 102.61194°E / 2.58000; 102.61194

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[1] "KTMB introduces new commuter service from Seremban to Gemas". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.