Minangkabau International Airport railway station
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Minangkabau International Airport Station (BIM) is a class I airport railway station located on airport complex in Katapiang, Batang Anai, Padang Pariaman Regency. The position of this station is to the northeast of the airport's passenger terminal. The station, which is located at an altitude of +2 meters, is included in the Regional Division II West Sumatra.
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Location | Jl. Bandara Minangkabau, Katapiang, Batang Anai, Padang Pariaman Regency West Sumatra Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 0.783436°S 100.286383°E / -0.783436; 100.286383 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | +2 m (6.6 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Kereta Api Indonesia | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Available | ||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Rumah Gadang | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | BIM[1] | ||||||||||||||
IATA code | PDG | ||||||||||||||
Classification | Class I[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 21 May 2018 (2018-05-21) [2] | ||||||||||||||
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This station was completed in 2016–2017[3] and only started operating with the inauguration of the Minangkabau Airport Rail Link by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on 21 May 2018.[2]
The station is the third airport railway station in Indonesia, after Maguwo station and Kualanamu station.[4]