Alor Setar railway station

Alor Setar
General information
Other namesستيسين كريتاڤي الور ستار (Jawi)
LocationAlor Setar
Kedah
Malaysia
Owned byRailway Assets Corporation
Operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu
LineWest Coast Line
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsK100 Alor Setar 
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
History
Opened4 October 1915
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 (Express) Sungai Petani
KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Platinum)
Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Platinum) Sungai Petani
Anak Bukit
towards Padang Besar
Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Gold) Gurun
Location

The Alor Setar railway station is a Malaysian railway station located in 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, 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. 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. The old station has been conserved and transformed into the Railway Tavern restaurant and bar. 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. 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.