Pulau Aie railway station

Pulau Aie Station

Stasiun Pulau Aie
Kereta Api Indonesia
Pulau Aie Station platform in 2022
General information
Other namesPuluaer Station, Pulau Air Station
LocationJalan Pulau Air, Pasa Gadang, Padang Selatan, Padang
West Sumatra
Indonesia
Coordinates0°57′39″S 100°21′58″E / 0.960701°S 100.366013°E / -0.960701; 100.366013
Elevation+2 m (6.6 ft)
Owned byKereta Api Indonesia
Operated byKereta Api Indonesia
Line(s)Kereta Api Indonesia Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
Station codePLA
ClassificationClass I
History
Opened1 July 1891
10 February 2021 (reopened)
Closed1980s
Previous namesStation Poeloe-Ajer
Services
Preceding station Kereta Api Indonesia Following station
Terminus Pulau Aie–Padang Panjang Tarandam
towards Padang Panjang
Minangkabau Airport Rail Link Tarandam
towards Minangkabau International Airport
Location
Pulau Aie Station is located in Southern Sumatra
Pulau Aie Station
Pulau Aie Station
Location in southern Sumatra

Pulau Aie Station (PLA), also spelled by its old name Puluaer Station or in Malay as Pulau Air Station, is a class-I railway station located in Pasa Gadang, Padang Selatan, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the first railway station built in the city, situated quite close to the historic old town of Padang. Located at the altitude of +2 m, it is operated by the Regional Division II West Sumatra of Kereta Api Indonesia as a part of railway line reactivation throughout West Sumatra.[1] It has two railway tracks with original line continues southwest to the old port of Muaro, but the line is not reactivated. Since 2007, the government of Padang City officially designated the station as a cultural property.[2]

The station was opened in 1891, closed in the 1980s, and reopened in 2021. Currently it serves as the terminal station of Minangkabau Express for Minangkabau International Airport.

Services

  • Pulau Aie Station before renovation, 2014
    Pulau Aie Station before renovation, 2014
  • Pulau Aie Station before renovation, 2019
    Pulau Aie Station before renovation, 2019
  • Reactivated track testing at Pulau Aie Station, March 2020
    Reactivated track testing at Pulau Aie Station, March 2020

References

  1. ^ "Live Facebook-Jalur KA dari Stasiun Padang ke Stasiun Pulau Air Potensial Kembangkan Pariwisata". Tribun Padang (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. ^ BPCB Sumatera Barat (2018). "Cagar Budaya Tak Bergerak Sumatera Barat" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-08-24.