Malayan Railway Building
Wisma Kastam, formerly known as the Malayan Railway Building, is a defunct train station in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang.Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Malayan Railways Building” and “Wisma Kastam”
- Address: Gat Lebuh China, George Town, 10300
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penang State Assembly Building and Kapitan Keling Mosque.
Penang State Assembly Building
Government office
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY 2.5.
The Penang State Assembly Building is the home of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. It is located at Light Street in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia, within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Penang State Assembly Building is situated 420 metres north of Malayan Railway Building.
Kapitan Keling Mosque
Mosque
The Kapitan Keling Mosque is a mosque built in the 19th century by Indian Muslim traders in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is situated on the corner of Buckingham Street and Pitt Street. Kapitan Keling Mosque is situated 610 metres west of Malayan Railway Building.
Sri Maha Mariammam Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: jetsun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arulmigu Sri Mahamariamman Temple is a Hindu temple within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The oldest Hindu temple in the state, it was built in 1833, and features sculptures of gods and goddesses over its main entrance and facade. Sri Maha Mariammam Temple is situated 500 metres west of Malayan Railway Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include George Town and Sungai Pinang.
George Town
Photo: Gp song, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Town is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.
Sungai Pinang
Quarter
Photo: arches, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungai Pinang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The neighbourhood lies along the southern bank of the Pinang River and is bounded by Jalan Sungai Pinang to the south. Sungai Pinang is situated 2½ km southwest of Malayan Railway Building.
Butterworth
Photo: arches, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butterworth is the main town on the mainland side of Penang state in Malaysia. It was named after William John Butterworth, governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843-1855.
Malayan Railway Building
- Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.41555° or 5° 24′ 56″ northLongitude
100.34251° or 100° 20′ 33″ eastInception
1907Levels
3Open location code
6PQ2C88V+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 184390387OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q123179655
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In Other Languages
“Malayan Railway Building” goes by many names.
- German: “Wisma Kastam”
- “Wisma Kastam”
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