Nibong Tebal Railway Station

Penang is constructing the RM12.5 billion Electrified Double Tracking Project (EDTP)from Ipoh to Padang Besar. Some of the old railway station have to be demolished?

The Ipoh-Padang Besar project, covering 329km, is estimated to take five years to complete, and will be undertaken by MMC Corp Bhd and Gamuda Bhd.

"The five-year construction period is expected to push up growth in the economies of Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak, to 7.5 per cent per year from the current 5.9 per cent.

The double-tracking project will probably comprise 50 main contracts and 1,200 sub-contracts, and involve 50 consultants, 700 professionals and 1,500 non-professionals.

In addition, 4.2 million tonnes of aggregate, 1.2 million tonnes of cement, 300,000 tonnes of steel and 5,000 units of plant, heavy machinery and vehicles will be used.

Construction is expected to have minimal impact on the operation of the existing track, unlike the Ipoh- Rawang project where there is a 10-hour line block.

The Old Butterworth - Ipoh Road

Still remember the Nibong Tebal Railway Bridge, but now without the railway station....I was standing at the railway bridge when I first hitch hike to Kuala Lumpur during my school days. That was 40 years ago......it is a long time and since than I did not visit the town. But when the North South Highway was not ready, using the old road, Nibong Tebal is the town you must pass through; the railway track is at the left of the entrance road to the town. After passing the Nibong Town, you will see the Railway Bridge, before reaching the Perak border. In those days, whenever we reached Nibong Tebal Railway Bridge, either by train or bus/car; the railway bridge will reminded us that Penang border was going to be over, and we were entering Perak state.....

The 10m railway bridge built by the British colonial government in the 1800s has also vanished into thin air......

The North South Highway now by pass the town. The river still remain; but the railway station has gone, the iron railway bridge has gone. The new highway took away the traffic flow from the town. Nibong Tebal is now out of the highway, away from the heavy traffic.

Another old railway station in Nibong Tebal has been demolished on 26-1-2010. It was reported that the station is close to 70-100 years. However there is no documentary evidence to provide details. That is always the reason, so not heritage lah....

I do not know why KTM cannot spare the railway station?

Now it is gone.....


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For picture of Nobong Tebal Old Railway station,please visit http://mike-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/2010/01/malyn-nibong-tebal-railway-station.html
and
http://mujibs.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/nibong-tebal-ktm-station/

Forget about the railway station now, let us have some introduction on the Nibong Tebal town in my next blog.

高渊火车站 化身历史名词
二零一零年一月二十六日 晚上七时三十四分

（威南26日讯）轰隆隆...轰隆隆...轰隆隆...呜。在童谣中，这是耳熟能详的坐火车歌曲，在现实生活中，曾几何时，这声音也是高渊一带居民所熟悉的，更是居民们的报时闹钟，因为，在整个威南区内，高渊是唯一拥有让乘客上下火车的“火车站”，而火车在抵达火车站附近时，必会响起相当长的 “呜......”笛声，再加上火车在铁道上行驶的轰隆隆声，就如童谣歌曲唱出的声音，而这声音，一响就响上几十年，如今将成为历史。

坐落在高渊槟怡大道旁，与高渊市镇咫尺之遥，并已超过近百年历史的高渊火车站，由于双轨铁道计划工程的进行，必须让路而面对拆除，据悉，政府当局配合双轨铁道的计划，有意将新火车站建设在其他地方，而随着几天前，原本的火车站拆除工作进行后，意味着长久默默为人民服务的高渊火车站将从此走进高渊的历史中。

在火车站拆除工作进行期间，为了让乘客能够继续乘搭火车，当局目前在距离车站不远处，以货柜箱充当临时办事处，以及售票处，以让日常的火车川行程序顺利操作，因此，乘客还可以继续乘搭火车到目的地。

曾是主要交通转站

这座接近百年历史火车站，是一间非常简陋的火车站，曾几何时，它是威南区的主要交通工具“火车”停歇的地方，在高渊是政府行政中心时代，扮演着非常重要的角色，除了载送乘客外，也是商家货运的主要交通转站。

随着时代的进步，威南县的政府主要行政中心，开始从高渊往双溪爪夷迁移，以及各项交通工具的发达，道路设备的提升，高渊的火车站已经逐渐的走入没落，从以往每天早、午、晚都有多趟停站的班车，演变成目前只有晚上一班停站班车，所有要乘搭火车的搭客，必须在早上办公时间定票，直到晚上才能乘搭火车南下吉隆坡。

站长：或有100年历史

根据火车站站长罗斯里（45岁）受访时表示，本身在高渊火车站工作已经23年，由于火车站并没有明显记录以及完整资料，因此，对于这座火车站的历史也不甚详细，但是可以肯定的必定超过70余年，或许会接近100年。

他说，尽管目前每天只剩晚上9时30分一班列车让搭客乘搭，但是，还是深受搭客的欢迎，每月尚有1万令吉的营业额，而若遇假期，营业额会随着增加。

对于车站拆除后，新火车站设立地点，他表示一切由高层当局的决定，但是，根据了解，可能会建在目前火车站的对面地段，也有可能建在靠近吉辇区巴里文打附近的霹雳仔。

(http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2010/01/26/143.html)

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