Johor Bahru Sentral railway station
Encyclopedia
Johor Bahru
Sentral railway station is a Malaysian inter-city
train station
in Johor
, similar to KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. It is the successor to the closed Johor Bahru railway station
. The total area of JB Sentral will be 79,000 square metres, almost twice as large as KL Sentral (42,000 sqm). It opened on 21 October 2010 and will house a bus station, which occupies an area of 9500 square metres. The bus station is expected to handle approximately 15,000 bus passengers per hour, to reduce traffic congestion at the 20 year-old Larkin Terminal Station. There will be 2,000 parking spaces.
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
Sentral railway station is a Malaysian inter-city
Inter-city rail
Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.There is no precise definition of inter-city rail. Its meaning may vary from country to country...
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...
in Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...
, similar to KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. It is the successor to the closed Johor Bahru railway station
Johor Bahru railway station
Johor Bahru railway station was a Malaysian inter-city station.By law, it was the railway immigration control outpost of the Malaysian Customs and Immigration, but immigration facilities were available only for southbound passengers, heading towards Singapore...
. The total area of JB Sentral will be 79,000 square metres, almost twice as large as KL Sentral (42,000 sqm). It opened on 21 October 2010 and will house a bus station, which occupies an area of 9500 square metres. The bus station is expected to handle approximately 15,000 bus passengers per hour, to reduce traffic congestion at the 20 year-old Larkin Terminal Station. There will be 2,000 parking spaces.