Bangi Komuter station
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Bangi Komuter station is a KTM Komuter
train station
located at and named after the small town of Bangi
, Selangor
. The station is situated on the northeast tip of the town, and is primarily assigned to serve Rawang-Seremban Line train services.
As are larger stations along the Komuter lines, the Bangi station is situated along four lanes of railway lines (two acceptance routes at both ends and two basic routes in the middle). As such the station is also in charge of managing railway switches
and supports a small railway staff.
The Bangi Komuter station has a slightly unusual track and platform configuration. The station contains a side platform
(platform 1) adjoining the station building and an island platform
(platforms 2 and 3) connected by a pedestrian bridge; two railway lines run between the platforms, while one line runs on the other side of the island platform. This basically allows Komuter services to utilise all three tracks along the line, but in practice, KTM Komuter trains are only assigned to travel along the station's two outlying tracks (platforms 1 and 3), while the remaining track in between (connected to platform 2) is assigned as a basic route for southbound trains that are simply passing through. The track along platform 1 is a basic route.
Due to its relatively close proximity to the town of Bangi
, the station receives a fair number of patrons using the Komuter service.
KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...
train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located at and named after the small town of Bangi
Bangi
Bangi is a small town situated on the south of the district of Hulu Langat, in Selangor, Malaysia. It is roughly situated between the towns of Kajang and Putrajaya , and is linked to KTM Komuter commuter train services via the Bangi Komuter station...
, Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
. The station is situated on the northeast tip of the town, and is primarily assigned to serve Rawang-Seremban Line train services.
As are larger stations along the Komuter lines, the Bangi station is situated along four lanes of railway lines (two acceptance routes at both ends and two basic routes in the middle). As such the station is also in charge of managing railway switches
Railroad switch
A railroad switch, turnout or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another at a railway junction....
and supports a small railway staff.
The Bangi Komuter station has a slightly unusual track and platform configuration. The station contains a side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
(platform 1) adjoining the station building and an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
(platforms 2 and 3) connected by a pedestrian bridge; two railway lines run between the platforms, while one line runs on the other side of the island platform. This basically allows Komuter services to utilise all three tracks along the line, but in practice, KTM Komuter trains are only assigned to travel along the station's two outlying tracks (platforms 1 and 3), while the remaining track in between (connected to platform 2) is assigned as a basic route for southbound trains that are simply passing through. The track along platform 1 is a basic route.
Due to its relatively close proximity to the town of Bangi
Bangi
Bangi is a small town situated on the south of the district of Hulu Langat, in Selangor, Malaysia. It is roughly situated between the towns of Kajang and Putrajaya , and is linked to KTM Komuter commuter train services via the Bangi Komuter station...
, the station receives a fair number of patrons using the Komuter service.