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 Alor Setar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Inter-city rail and Commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | ستيسين كريتاڤي الور ستار (Jawi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Alor Setar, Kedah Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | West Coast Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 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.
- ^ "Alor Setar railway station to be closed on Jan 29". astroawani.com. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Four new KTM railway stations begin operations in stages". Malay Mail. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Siti (25 June 2020). "Century-old Hindu shrine outside Alor Setar railway station faces demolition". malaysiamarketing.my. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Century-old Hindu Shrine In Alor Setar Demolished!". astroulagam.com.my. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2022.