Arau railway station

  • Arau Royal Station
  • ستيسين دراج اراو
Entrance of Arau railway station
General information
LocationArau
Perlis
Malaysia
Owned byRailway Assets Corporation
Operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu
LineWest Coast Line
Platforms2 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsR10 Kangar - Arau - Changlun 

R14 Kangar - Arau - Jitra - Alor Setar 

Construction
ParkingAvailable, paid.
AccessibleY
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–Butterworth Line Kodiang
towards Butterworth
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Following station
Padang Besar
Terminus
KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Express) Alor Setar
KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Platinum)
Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Platinum) Alor Setar
Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Gold) Anak Bukit
Track layout
to Bukit Kerti
3
2
Railway Station
4
1
Istana Arau
to Kodiang
Location

Arau railway station, officially Arau Royal railway station (Malay: Stesen Diraja Arau), is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the town of Arau in the state of 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 that closed on 22 June 2011.