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Arau railway station

Railway station in Arau, Perlis, Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Othernames
LocationArau
Perlis
Malaysia
OwnerRailway Assets Corporation
Quick facts General information, Other names ...
  • Arau Royal Station
  • ستيسين دراج اراو
Entrance of Arau railway station
General information
Other names
LocationArau
Perlis
Malaysia
OwnerRailway Assets Corporation
OperatorKeretapi Tanah Melayu 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 KTM Komuter Following station
Bukit Ketri
towards Padang Besar
Padang Besar–Butterworth Line Kodiang
towards Butterworth
Preceding station ETS Following station
Padang Besar
Terminus
KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Express) Alor Setar
towards KL Sentral
KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Platinum)
Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Platinum) Alor Setar
towards JB Sentral
Padang Besar–JB Sentral (Gold) Anak Bukit
towards JB Sentral
Track layout
to Bukit Kerti
3
2
Railway Station
4
1
Istana Arau
to Kodiang
Location
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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.[1]

Location and locality

Platform at Arau station

As the name denotes, it is located in the town of Arau, Perlis and being a royal town (seat of the ruler of Perlis), it is located near the Arau Palace where the Raja of Perlis resides. The stations current name also denotes its significance to the royal town, the first and only railway station in Malaysia to have royal title. It is also located around 10 kilometres from the state capital, Kangar.

The station is served by KTM ETS and KTM Komuter Northern Sector services. The station is located near the Arau bus station, served by bus routes to Kangar, Changlun and Alor Setar, as well as taxi services to Kuala Perlis, the main jetty serving Langkawi Island.

The station also serves the University of Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), MARA University of Technology's (UiTM) Arau Campus, Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) and the Perlis Matriculation College (KMP).

Bus Services

Feeder buses also began operating linking the nearby bus terminal with several housing and commercial areas in Arau, maintained by Bas.My Kangar.

More information Route Type, Route No. ...
Route Type Route No. Origin Destination Via
BAS.MY Kangar R10 Terminal Bukit Lagi, Kangar Terminal Bas Changlun Pauh
R14 Shahab Perdana, Alor Setar Kodiang

Jitra

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