The Slim River railway station is a
Malaysian
train station stationed at the north eastern side of and named after the town of
Slim River,
Muallim District,
Perak
Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...
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The station is owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu and provides
KTM ETS services. Built in 1903, the original station is among the oldest of the railway stations in Malaysia. In March 2007, as part of the electrified double tracking project between Rawang and Ipoh, it was rebuilt, with the old station building being retained. 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
The station is located exactly in Slim River town, and is accessible by road either from Federal Route 1 or Route A134 (Besout - Kuala Slim - Slim River).
The station not only serves Slim River and the surrounding areas, but also FELDA Trolak and FELDA Besout settlement areas due to their reasonably near distance between those places and this station, as well as Ulu Bernam estates. Slim River Vocational College and Trolak campus of MARA Junior Science College also located near here.
See also
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Rail transport in Malaysia
External links
Slim River Railway Station
KTM ETS railway stations
Muallim District
Railway stations in Perak
Railway stations opened in 1903
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