Padang Besar railway station
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The Padang Besar railway station is a Malaysian train station
located at and named after the town of Padang Besar
, Perlis
. It is the northern-most station of the west coast line
, connecting to the State Railway of Thailand
's rail network.
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 town of Padang Besar
Padang Besar
Padang Besar is a border town located in the northern part of Perlis state in Malaysia. It is situated on the border with Songkhla province, Thailand, 35 kilometers northeast of Kangar and about 70 km southwest of Hat Yai...
, Perlis
Perlis
Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has Satun and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand on its northern border. It is bordered by the state of Kedah to the south...
. It is the northern-most station of the west coast line
West Coast line, Malaysia
The West Coast Line is a railway serving the west coast of Malaysia. The line links Padang Besar on the Malaysia–Thailand border in Perlis. There, it connects with the State Railway of Thailand to Singapore via Butterworth, Penang for connections to Penang and the capital of Kuala...
, connecting to the State Railway of Thailand
State Railway of Thailand
The State Railway of Thailand is the state-owned rail operator in Thailand. The network sees around 50 million passengers per annum.-History:SRT was founded as the Royal State Railways of Siam in 1890...
's rail network.