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KTM Commuter Train Northern Line Schedule
If you want to travel around the states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak by cheap commuter train, the KTM Komuter Utara Route (Laluan) has two lines:
- one from Ipoh to Bukit Mertajam (Interchange Station) and Butterworth.
- one from Butterworth to Padang Besar on the Malaysia / Thailand border.
Butterworth, Penang to Padang Besar, Perlis Komuter Route (Laluan)
By far the most popular of the two routes is the train that operates between Penang (from Butterworth Railway Station on the mainland - just across the water from Georgetown on Penang Island), to Padang Besar railway Station which is located just inside Malaysia, on the border with Thailand.
This northern commuter line takes you from Butterworth, north to:
Bukit Tengah - Bukit Mertajam - Tasek Gelugor - Sungai Petani - Gurun - Kobah - Alor Setar - Anak Bukit - Kodiang - Arau - Bukit Ketri - Padang Besar.
KTM Komuter Utara route mapFrom September the 16th 2023 - this route has been extended south of Padang Rengas to Kuala Kangsar, Sungai Siput and Ipoh.
If you want to check the latest Komuter timetables direct from the official KTM website:
click here go to the KTM Komuter timetable page >
If you are travel from Penang to Thailand by train, you can connect with the Shuttle Train services from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Junction or you can connect to the Padang Besar to Bangkok train that travels overnight to the Thai capital.
Alternatively, you can leave the station and cross over the main border crossing at Padang Besar, where you can then take a local bus or minibus to Hat Yai.
For more about travelling between Padang Besar and Hat Yai click here >>
If you want to continue your journey further south, you have to get off at Bukit Mertajam, where the other northern commuter route trains connect, heading south to the state of Perak.
Butterworth / Bukit Mertajam to Ipoh Komuter Utara Route
Travelling south from Butterworth is the other commuter line that uses Bukit Mertajam as the main Interchange Station.
These trains stop at the following stations from Butterworth (Penang Sentral):
Bukit Tengah - Bukit Mertajam - Simpang Ampat - Nibong Tebal - Parit Buntar - Bagan Serai - Kamunting - Taiping - Padang Rengas - Kuala Kangsar - Sungai Siput - Ipoh.
For information about the Butterworth Railway Station click here >
For information about the ferry between Penang Island and Butterworth click here >
Butterworth trains main page >
Related Pages:
How to travel from Sungai Petani to Penang >
Bukit Mertajam to Padang Besar (for Hat Yai) train schedule >
Bukit Mertajam to Sungai Petani train timetable >
Butterworth to Kuala Kedah Jetty >
Butterworth to Kuala Perlis Jetty >
Sungai Petani to Padang Besar train schedule >