Parking Available, free. Opened 1 July 1918 Platforms in use 1 | Disabled access Yes Rebuilt January 2013 Tracks 3 | |
Owned by Keretapi Tanah MelayuState Railway of Thailand Similar Ban Thung Pho Junction, Khao Chum Thong Ju, Butterworth railway station, Photharam Railway Station, Hin Gong Railway Halt | ||
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.
The Padang Besar railway station has Malaysia's only integrated customs, immigration and quarantine facility for Malaysia and Thailand and rail passengers are processed for exiting Malaysia and entering Thailand (or vice versa if traveling the other direction) in the station. The Padang Besar station in Thailand only serves as a domestic station.
Padang Besar railway station serve as a dryport in Northern Malaysia and IMT-GT, its land for cargo is limited by compare to the grow rate of the cargo, government noticed the future development restriction by expand the reservation land for cargo.