Gemas railway station
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The Gemas railway station is a Malaysian train station
located at the eastern side of and named after the town of Gemas
, Negeri Sembilan
. Built in 1922, the station is also a 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 Gemas station will be rebuilt as another hub for railway operation.
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 the eastern side of and named after the town of Gemas
Gemas
Gemas is a small town in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, just near the Negeri Sembilan-Johor state border. The town is located approximately 165 km from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. It is the meeting place of Malaysian west and east coast rail lines operated by Malayan Railways. For this...
, Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....
. Built in 1922, the station is also a 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
Railway electrification in Malaysia
Railway electrification comprised a single system in geographical areas of Malaysia.-Rawang-Ipoh:The double-tracking and electrification of 179 km of the main West Coast line will enable KTMB to run trains at a maximum speed of 160 km/h between Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh...
, the Gemas station will be rebuilt as another hub for railway operation.