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.
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Location | Kempas, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | KTM West Coast Line | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Parking | Available, bottom road beside station | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Previous names | Kempas Bahru | ||||||||||||||
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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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