Between Ipoh (probably Tasek) and Chemor, the railway line will be re-routed to shorten the distance. Consequently Tanjung Rambuntan and Chemor stations are already closed.
Trains no longer stop at Tanjung Rambuntan, but they do stop at Chemor as they have to do the key drop. The next station to the north where trains stop is Sungai Siput.
Tg Rambutan station -
Tg Rambutan ticket window
The station is now occupied by food stalls.
The back of the station
The old line is overgrown
Driving to Chemor, there are two bridges across the road, for the old and new lines
This is the old line -
Chemor station approach -
Chemor station is now empty. However there is still a station master as trains do stop. Hassan kindly showed us around his office. We saw the machines for the keys - the train drops off a key, which is inserted into the machine which opens the circuit for the train to continue beyond the station.
Hassan
Chemor key drop
Chemor station opened in 1896. At that time it also served as the post office for about 20 years. It is likely that the station will be demolished. The new elevated track is almost as high as the station building. The new station will be built about 1 km north.
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Chemor station was demolished in July or August 2012.
See the demolished view Sept 2013.
© Liz Price
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