Johor Bahru railway station
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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
. Northbound passengers from Singapore clear Malaysian Customs and Immigration before boarding the train at Woodlands Train Checkpoint
(before 1 July 2011 at Tanjong Pagar railway station
in central Singapore).
of the Southern Integrated Gateway
project on 21 October 2010, causing the old station building to be closed and conserved as a KTMB Mini Museum for the Southern Region. As of October 2010, the old JB station had its platform 2 and its tracks dismantled with one track and platform remaining for the future mini museum exhibits.
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
railway station was 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...
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...
.
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
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. Northbound passengers from Singapore clear Malaysian Customs and Immigration before boarding the train at Woodlands Train Checkpoint
Woodlands train Checkpoint
Woodlands Train Checkpoint is a train checkpoint in Woodlands, Singapore co-owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu, the Malaysian rail operator, and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore...
(before 1 July 2011 at Tanjong Pagar railway station
Tanjong Pagar railway station
Tanjong Pagar railway station , also called Keppel Road railway station or Singapore railway station, was until 30 June 2011 the southern terminus of the network operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu , the main railway operator in Malaysia. The land on which the station and the KTM railway tracks are...
in central Singapore).
Status of the station building
The old JB station building was replaced by JB SentralJohor Bahru Sentral railway station
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...
of the Southern Integrated Gateway
Southern Integrated Gateway
The Southern Integrated Gateway refers to a complex in Johor Bahru, Malaysia incorporating the city's main railway station, JB Sentral, and a customs, immigration, and quarantine complex , the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex or Sultan Iskandar Complex The Southern...
project on 21 October 2010, causing the old station building to be closed and conserved as a KTMB Mini Museum for the Southern Region. As of October 2010, the old JB station had its platform 2 and its tracks dismantled with one track and platform remaining for the future mini museum exhibits.