Tanah Merah | |||||||||||||||||
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KTM Intercity station | |||||||||||||||||
![]() Railway track lines and an island platform at Tanah Merah railway station | |||||||||||||||||
Location | Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 5°48′23″N102°08′48″E / 5.80639°N 102.14667°E | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | East Coast Line | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||
Parking | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||||||||
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The Tanah Merah railway station is a Malaysian railway station located in Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, Malaysia. It is one of the two minor railway stations of KTM's East Coast Line.
The station is often prone to floods. It is also the only KTM railway station located inside a town. Only KTM Intercity trains stop at this station.
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