Arau railway station

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Arau
Arau Royal Station.jpg
Entrance of Arau railway station
LocationArau, Perlis, Malaysia.
Owned byKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)West Coast Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingAvailable, free.
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1917
ClosedJune 22, 2011 (2011-06-22) (old station)
Rebuilt2014
Electrified2014
Services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu
(Komuter)
Following station
Bukit Ketri
towards Padang Besar
Padang Besar Line Kodiang
towards Butterworth
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Following station
Padang Besar
Terminus
KL Sentral–Padang Besar Alor Setar
Padang Besar–Gemas Anak Bukit
towards Gemas

The Arau railway station is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the town of Arau, Perlis.

The current railway station was built as part of the Ipoh–Padang Besar Electrification and Double-Tracking Project which was completed in December 2014. The new station replaced an old wooden single platform station which was closed on 22 June 2011.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Arau Railway Station Ceases Operation". Bernama. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

Coordinates: 6°25′55″N 100°16′06″E / 6.4319°N 100.2683°E / 6.4319; 100.2683

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