The Alor Setar railway station is a

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located at and named after the state capital city of

Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Kedah Malay: ) is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is home to the third-tallest ...

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ...

. The station is served by both the

KTM ETS The KTM ETS, commercially known as ETS (Electric Train Service), is an inter-city rail, inter-city higher-speed rail service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). The KTM ETS is the second electric train service to be operated by t ...

and

KTM Komuter Northern Sector The ''KTM Komuter Northern Sector'' () is one of the five KTM Komuter services run by Malaysian rail operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). The service was introduced on 11 September 2015 following the completion of the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electr ...

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

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shrine, Sri

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, 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 ''Ombak Rindu'' ( English: ''Love Waves'') is 2011 Malaysian Malay-language romantic drama film directed by Osman Ali, starring Aaron Aziz, Maya Karin, Lisa Surihani and Bront Palarae. The film was adapted from the 2002 novel of the same name ...

'','' in 2011.

Around the station

Kedah State Art Gallery The Kedah State Art Gallery () is an art gallery in Alor Setar, Kota Setar District, Kedah, Malaysia. History The construction of the building started on 21 January 1893 and finished in 1912 and was officially opened by Kedah Sultan Abdul Hamid ...

Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Gallery The Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Gallery () is a gallery in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia showcasing the history and artifacts of Kedah Sultan Abdul Halim ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah. History The building was originally completed in Nove ...

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Kuala Lumpur MRT & KTM Intercity Integrations
Alor Setar KTM ETS railway stations Railway stations in Malaysia opened in 1915 1915 establishments in British Malaya Railway stations in Kedah {{Malaysia-railstation-stub