Inter-city rail and Commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | West Coast Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Available, free. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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