Kempas Baru railway station

The Kempas Baru railway station (formerly Kempas Bahru railway station) is a Malaysian train station located at and named after the town of Kempas, Johor Bahru District, Johor.

Kempas Baru
Inter-city rail station
LocationKempas, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Owned byKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)KTM West Coast Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingAvailable, bottom road beside station
Disabled accessYes
History
Previous namesKempas Bahru
Services
Preceding station   Keretapi Tanah Melayu   Following station
Ekspres Selatan Line
Terminus
towards Tumpat
Ekspres Rakyat Timuran Line

History

Originally a predecessor station was built for the Federated Malay States Railway (FMSR) approximately 100 metres away from the current station, however Kempas Lama railway station as most railway fans named it was destroyed by the Japanese in World War II but was rebuilt after the war and demolished a few years later. After years of abandonment, the Malayan Railways ordered for a new railway station built and "Kempas Baru" (which means "New Kempas" in Malay) was chosen as the new station's name.

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