Gurun railway station

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Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad Logo.svg Gurun
Electrictrainservicelogo.png KTM Komuter logo.svg
Inter-city rail and Commuter rail station
Gurun Railway Station.jpg
General information
Location Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia.
Owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s) West Coast Line
Platforms2 island platform
Tracks5
Construction
ParkingAvailable, free.
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1915
Rebuilt2014
Electrified2015
Services
Preceding station KTM Komuter logo.svg Keretapi Tanah Melayu
(Komuter)
Following station
Kobah
towards Padang Besar
Padang Besar–Butterworth Line Sungai Petani
towards Butterworth
Preceding station Electrictrainservicelogo.png Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS)Following station
Alor Setar
towards Padang Besar
Padang Besar–Gemas (Gold) Sungai Petani
towards Gemas

The Gurun railway station is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the town of Gurun, Kedah. KTM ETS trains serve this station. Gurun was also the northern terminus of the KTM Komuter Northern Sector before it was moved to Padang Besar in July 2016.

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The new Gurun railway station was built as part of the Ipoh–Padang Besar Electrification and double-tracking Project and was reopened on 11 June 2014. The new station replaces and old wooden one which was demolished.

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