Arau railway station

The Arau railway station is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the town of Arau, Perlis.

  • Stesen Diraja Arau
  • ستيسين دراج اراو

Inter-city rail and Commuter rail station
Entrance of Arau railway station
General information
LocationArau, Perlis, Malaysia.
Owned byKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)West Coast Line
Platforms2 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingAvailable, paid.
AccessibleYes
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 (Platinum) Alor Setar
Padang Besar–Gemas (Gold) Anak Bukit
towards Gemas
Track layout
to Bukit Kerti
3
2
Railway Station
4
1
Istana Arau
to Kodiang

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.

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