Pulau Sebang/Tampin railway station

Pulau Sebang / Tampin
Pulau Sebang / Tampin
	Main entrance of the Pulau Sebang Railway Station
General information
Other names	Malay: ڤولاو سبڠ/تمڤيڠ (Jawi) ; Chinese: 普罗士邦/淡边
Location	Pulau Sebang, Alor Gajah District; Malacca; Malaysia
Owned by	Railway Assets Corporation
Operated by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line	West Coast Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	Available
Accessible	Y
Other information
Station code	KB18
History
Opened	1905
Rebuilt	1995 (reconstruction); 2013 (actual rebuild)
Electrified	2013
Previous names	Tampin
Services
Location
Location

The Pulau Sebang/Tampin railway station (formerly Tampin railway station) is a Malaysian train station on the West Coast Line located near and named after the bordering towns of Pulau Sebang, Malacca and Tampin, Negeri Sembilan. The station itself is situated in Malaccan territory, being one of the two stations on the West Coast Line that serves the state of Malacca, the other being Batang Melaka.

The station is served by KTM ETS services and KTM Komuter's Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line. The station is the southern terminus of the Komuter line and was formerly the northern terminus of KTM Intercity's Ekspres Selatan service from JB Sentral.^[1]

Location and locality

This station is located in Pulau Sebang in the Alor Gajah District of the state Malacca, and is just a few minutes walk from the Tampin town centre in Negeri Sembilan. Tampin and Pulau Sebang itself have been blending their development between these borders that any differences look hard to distinguish between the borders originally marked in the town.

Being a station between the border of two states, near a major town and the terminus of a major commuter line makes the station quite strategic to travellers. It serves both Tampin and Pulau Sebang localities in general and attracts passengers as far as central Melaka as there's a bus route of SBST Melaka bus service T20 that goes from Melaka Sentral to Tampin bus terminal.

Naming dispute

Initially, the station was named "Tampin railway station", despite the station being situated geographically in Pulau Sebang, and not Tampin. There was an unresolved dispute to what the railway station is named as. The people in Negeri Sembilan called the railway station "Tampin railway station" while the people in Malacca called it "Pulau Sebang railway station". KTM also confirmed that the railway station's name is "Tampin" not "Pulau Sebang". Even after a signboard that read "TAMPIN/PULAU SEBANG" was put up on the platforms, the dispute was still ongoing. However, on 4 January 2013, KTM resolved the naming dispute by changing the station's name from just Tampin to Pulau Sebang/Tampin on the orders of the Melaka state government. But since 2018, all signboard bearing the station's name have only the name "PULAU SEBANG" with the word "(TAMPIN)" removed. This change was most probably done informally due to the KTMB ticketing system and train information display still bearing the original station name though some KTM Class 93 rolling stock was seen with an infographic mentioning Pulau Sebang only.

History

The station began operations on 15 July 1905 when construction of the West Coast Line reached Tampin from Seremban.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[a] Later on 1 December 1905, the 34-kilometre (21 mi) Tampin-Malacca Line was opened.^[6] The main trunk line to Gemas was only opened about a year later on 1 October 1906. The Tampin-Malacca Line was later dismantled by the Japanese Empire in World War II, with the dismantled tracks transported to Thailand and Myanmar to build the infamous Thai-Burma Death Railway.^[7]^[8]^[9]

The original station building underwent a reconstruction in 1995, and was then demolished and rebuilt in 2013 during the Seremban-Gemas electrification and double-tracking project on the West Coast Line.^[10] The new station building was officially opened on 10 October 2015.^[11]^[12]

In conjunction with the opening of the new station and electrified line in 2015, KTM Komuter introduced a new route, a shuttle service between Seremban and Gemas stations with an intermediate stop at Pulau Sebang/Tampin.^[13]^[14] Southbound Komuter passengers (from Kuala Lumpur) will have to alight at Seremban station, and wait for the shuttle train services to Gemas railway station|Gemas. The shuttle service was cut short on 20 June 2016 to Pulau Sebang/Tampin, removing both Batang Melaka and Gemas from the line. This system operated until 11 July 2016, when then KTM Komuter Seremban Line was extended to Pulau Sebang/Tampin, effectively merging the shuttle service with the Komuter line. The Seremban Line would eventually be renamed the Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line to reflect the current termini of the line.

The station was the starting point of KTM Intercity's Ekspres Selatan service, which terminated at JB Sentral. However, in 2021, KTM truncated the service to start from Gemas instead. The station has since been served by several KTM ETS services.

Services

Pulau Sebang/Tampin railway station serves as a station for KTM ETS and KTM Komuter services. Below is the list of train services available as of 24 February 2026. ^[15]

KTM ETS (Electric Train Service)
Service	Train no.	Departure	Towards
ETS Platinum	9523	09:42	JB Sentral
ETS Gold	9442	10:18	Padang Besar
ETS Platinum	9524	11:14	KL Sentral
ETS Platinum	9326	12:19	Butterworth
ETS Platinum	9323	12:57	JB Sentral
ETS Platinum	9428	13:49	Padang Besar
ETS Gold	9343	14:07	Segamat
ETS Platinum	9528	15:19	KL Sentral
ETS Platinum	9425	15:32	JB Sentral
ETS Gold	9352	16:23	Butterworth
ETS Platinum	9531	17:02	JB Sentral
ETS Platinum	9532	18:54	KL Sentral
ETS Platinum	9533	19:22	JB Sentral
ETS Gold	9449	19:45	JB Sentral
ETS Platinum	9537	22:57	JB Sentral
ETS Platinum	9536	23:04	KL Sentral

KTM Komuter (Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line)
Train no.	Departure	Towards	Service type
2000	04:30	Batu Caves	Weekdays only
2004	05:30
2006	05:50
2008	06:05
2016	08:05
2020	09:05
2030	10:55
2040	14:05
2044	16:00	Kajang
2054	18:20	Batu Caves
2058	19:40
2066	21:15
2206	05:50	Batu Caves	Weekends only
2212	06:50
2216	08:00
2220	08:55
2230	20:55
2240	14:05
2244	16:00	Kajang
2254	18:20	Batu Caves
2258	19:40
2266	21:15

References

^ Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad. "KTMB | Book ticket online for ETS Train, Intercity Train and View Train Timetable in Malaysia | Map & Routes". www.ktmb.com.my. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "Current Topics". The Straits Echo (Mail Edition). 14 July 1905. p. 611. Retrieved 6 June 2025. THE railway from Seremban to Tampin will be opened for traffic from the 15th inst. Two "up" and two "down" trains will run each day, stopping at Kendong, Rembau and Sungei Gadut as intermediate stations.
^ "Johore Railway". The Straits Times. 6 May 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
^ "Saturday, April 29, 1905". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 4 May 1905. p. 279. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
^ "By Rail". The Straits Times. 21 December 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
^ "Opening of The Malacca Railway". The Straits Budget. 7 December 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
^ "We can revive Tampin-Malacca rail service | New Straits Times". 24 July 2015.
^ Murali, R.S.N. (26 July 2020). "Alor Gajah railroad in ruins". The Star. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
^ Murali, R.S.N. (26 July 2020). "Great-grandmother shares memories of Melaka railway, hopes its history will be revived". The Star. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
^ Surach, G. (6 February 2013). "Goodbye to Tampin rail station". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013.
^ ""电动火车好快哦" · 淡边人初体验好兴奋" ["The electric train is so fast!" Tampin residents are excited about the first experience]. Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 12 October 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
^ 林丽虹; 王蓉 (11 July 2016). "森4电动火车站可直通隆市" [Negeri Sembilan 4 train station will now able to directly reach KL]. Oriental Daily Online (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
^ "KTMB perkenal perkhidmatan komuter baharu dari Seremban ke Gemas" [KTMB introduces new commuter service from Seremban to Gemas]. Berita Harian (in Malay). BERNAMA. 1 October 2015.
^ "Komuter guna jadual baru mulai esok" [Komuter will use new schedule starting tomorrow]. MalaysiaKini (in Malay). BERNAMA. 2 February 2018.
^ "KTMB Timetable Search". KTMB Integrated Ticketing System (KITS). Retrieved 23 February 2026.

Notes

^ Some earlier sources said that the railway station would be opened on 1 July 1905, however a later source published on 14 July 1905 said that the railway station would be opened on 15 July 1905 instead. The later is taken as the correct date until proven otherwise.

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[1] Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad. "KTMB | Book ticket online for ETS Train, Intercity Train and View Train Timetable in Malaysia | Map & Routes". www.ktmb.com.my. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[2] "Current Topics". The Straits Echo (Mail Edition). 14 July 1905. p. 611. Retrieved 6 June 2025. THE railway from Seremban to Tampin will be opened for traffic from the 15th inst. Two "up" and two "down" trains will run each day, stopping at Kendong, Rembau and Sungei Gadut as intermediate stations.

[3] "Johore Railway". The Straits Times. 6 May 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[4] "Saturday, April 29, 1905". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 4 May 1905. p. 279. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[5] "By Rail". The Straits Times. 21 December 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[7] "Opening of The Malacca Railway". The Straits Budget. 7 December 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[8] "We can revive Tampin-Malacca rail service | New Straits Times". 24 July 2015.

[9] Murali, R.S.N. (26 July 2020). "Alor Gajah railroad in ruins". The Star. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[10] Murali, R.S.N. (26 July 2020). "Great-grandmother shares memories of Melaka railway, hopes its history will be revived". The Star. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[11] Surach, G. (6 February 2013). "Goodbye to Tampin rail station". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013.

[12] ""电动火车好快哦" · 淡边人初体验好兴奋" ["The electric train is so fast!" Tampin residents are excited about the first experience]. Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 12 October 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[13] 林丽虹; 王蓉 (11 July 2016). "森4电动火车站可直通隆市" [Negeri Sembilan 4 train station will now able to directly reach KL]. Oriental Daily Online (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[14] "KTMB perkenal perkhidmatan komuter baharu dari Seremban ke Gemas" [KTMB introduces new commuter service from Seremban to Gemas]. Berita Harian (in Malay). BERNAMA. 1 October 2015.

[15] "Komuter guna jadual baru mulai esok" [Komuter will use new schedule starting tomorrow]. MalaysiaKini (in Malay). BERNAMA. 2 February 2018.

[16] "KTMB Timetable Search". KTMB Integrated Ticketing System (KITS). Retrieved 23 February 2026.

[6] Some earlier sources said that the railway station would be opened on 1 July 1905, however a later source published on 14 July 1905 said that the railway station would be opened on 15 July 1905 instead. The later is taken as the correct date until proven otherwise.

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v t e West Coast railway line stations
Main Line	Padang Besar Bukit Ketri Arau Kodiang Anak Bukit Alor Setar Kobah Gurun Sungai Petani Tasek Gelugor Simpang Ampat (to Butterworth branch line) Nibong Tebal Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Kamunting Taiping Padang Rengas Kuala Kangsar Sungai Siput Tasek (not in use) Ipoh Lahat (freights only) Batu Gajah Kota Bharu (freights only) Kampar Tapah Road Sungkai Slim River Behrang (not in use) Tanjung Malim Kuala Kubu Bharu Rasa Batang Kali Serendah Rawang Kuang Sungai Buloh Kepong Sentral Kepong Segambut Utara Segambut Jalan Kuching Putra (to Batu Caves branch line) Bank Negara Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Sentral (to Port Klang branch line) Mid Valley Seputeh Salak Selatan Bandar Tasik Selatan Serdang Kajang Kajang 2 UKM Bangi Batang Benar Nilai Labu Tiroi Seremban Senawang Sungai Gadut Rembau Pulau Sebang/Tampin Batang Melaka Gemas (to East Coast Line) Segamat Genuang (freights only) Tenang Labis Bekok Paloh Chamek Kluang Mengkibol (freights only) Renggam Layang-Layang Kulai Senai (to Tanjung Pelepas) Kempas Baru (to Pasir Gudang) Johor Bahru Sentral Woodlands Train Checkpoint
Batu Caves Branch Line	Sentul (to Putra) Batu Kentonmen Kampung Batu Taman Wahyu Batu Caves
Port Klang Branch Line	Abdullah Hukum (to KL Sentral) Angkasapuri Pantai Dalam Petaling Jalan Templer Kampung Dato Harun Seri Setia Setia Jaya Subang Jaya Terminal Skypark Batu Tiga Shah Alam Padang Jawa Bukit Badak Klang Teluk Pulai Teluk Gadong Kampung Raja Uda Jalan Kastam Port Klang (to Pulau Indah)
Butterworth Branch Line	Bukit Mertajam (to Simpang Ampat) Bukit Tengah Butterworth (to Penang Port)
Stations in italics are planned or under construction