Alor Setar
KTM_ETS_Logo KTM_Komuter_Logo
Inter-city rail and Commuter rail station
General information
Other namesستيسين كريتاڤي الور ستار (Jawi)
LocationAlor Setar, Kedah
Malaysia
Owned byKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Operated byKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)West Coast Line
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1914
Rebuilt2014
Electrified2015
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 (Platinum) Sungai Petani
towards Kuala Lumpur Sentral
Anak Bukit
towards Padang Besar
 Padang Besar–Gemas (Gold) Gurun
towards Gemas

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 when still in use in 2012.

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.

Around the station

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.
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