Alor Setar railway station

Alor Setar
Inter-city rail and Commuter rail station
General information
Other names	ستيسين كريتاڤي الور ستار (Jawi)
Location	Alor Setar, Kedah Malaysia
Owned by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Operated by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)	West Coast Line
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Connections	K100 Alor Setar
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	4 October 1915
Rebuilt	2014
Electrified	2015
Services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Komuter) Following station Anak Bukit towards Padang Besar Padang Besar–Butterworth Line Kobah towards Butterworth Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Following station Arau towards Padang Besar KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Express) Sungai Petani towards Kuala Lumpur Sentral KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Platinum) Anak Bukit towards Padang Besar Padang Besar–Segamat (Gold) Gurun towards Segamat

The Alor Setar railway station is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the state capital city of Alor Setar, Kedah. The station is served by both the KTM ETS and KTM Komuter Northern Sector services.

The old Alor Setar railway station in 2012, prior to its closure and conversion.

The old, single-platform station, with its distinctive clock tower, was closed 29 January 2013 to facilitate the construction of a new modern station under the Ipoh–Padang Besar electrification and double-tracking project. ^[1] A temporary station opposite the old station was constructed along Jalan Tanjung Bendahara, which remained in operation until the new station adjacent to the old one began operations on 12 June 2014. ^[2] The old station has been conserved and transformed into the Railway Tavern restaurant and bar. ^[3] In 2020, a century-old Hindu shrine, Sri Madurai Veeran, situated at the entrance of the station, was demolished to make way for a road project despite local objections. ^{[4] [5]} It was built by Indian labourers who laid tracks from Butterworth to the northern frontier in the early 20th century. It was featured in the Malaysian film Ombak Rindu , in 2011.

Bus Services

Feeder bus service

Feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing and commercial areas in Alor Setar, maintained by Bas.My Kota Setar.

Route No.	Origin	Desitination	Via
K100   [6]	KTM Alor Setar	Shahab Perdana, Alor Setar	Shahab Perdana Pekan Rabu KTM Alor Setar Stadium Darul Aman

Around the station

• Kedah State Art Gallery
• Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Gallery

References

1. "Alor Setar railway station to be closed on Jan 29". astroawani.com. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
2. "Four new KTM railway stations begin operations in stages". Malay Mail . 13 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
3. Teh Leam Seng, Alan (5 May 2019). "The former Alor Setar Railway Station gets a new breath of life!". New Straits Times . Retrieved 25 February 2023.
4. Siti (25 June 2020). "Century-old Hindu shrine outside Alor Setar railway station faces demolition". malaysiamarketing.my. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
5. "Century-old Hindu Shrine In Alor Setar Demolished!". astroulagam.com.my. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
6. "LALUAN BAS.MY KOTA SETAR". bas.my. Retrieved 2025-08-17.

External links

• Kuala Lumpur MRT & KTM Intercity Integrations

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