Alor Setar railway station

Alor Setar
Location Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s) KTM Intercity
Platforms 1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Parking Available
Disabled access Yes
History
Rebuilt 2014
Services
Preceding station   Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Intercity)   Following station
towards Hat Yai
North-South Line
towards Woodlands
Preceding station   State Railway of Thailand   Following station
Southern Line
Padang Besar Branch
toward Butterworth

Coordinates: 6°06′53″N 100°22′12″E / 6.11472°N 100.37000°E / 6.11472; 100.37000

The Alor Setar railway station is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the state capital city of Alor Setar, Kedah. KTM Intercity train serves this station.

The old, single-platform station, with its distinctive clock tower, was closed and replaced with a new modern station under the Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrification and Double-Tracking Project. The new station official began operations on 12 June 2014. The old station has not been demolished and sits beside the new station.

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