The KTM Kobah Railway Station in Pendang, Kedah state (Stesen Keretapi Kobah) is located along the Malaysian Railways South - North Line and is serviced by the regular KTM Komuter Trains (commuter) that operate between Padang Besar in Perlis (on the Thai border) and Butterworth in Penang.
Komuter trains stop at Kobah Train Station every hour during the busy periods of early morning and late afternoon and every two hours at other times of the day and evening.
These services are a good cheap way to travel between the states of Penang, Kedah and Perlis.
To view the latest Komuter Train timetable, please see:
Travelling from Kobah by these trains you can get to the following stations:
To the North
and the Thai border at Padang Besar where this service terminates.
To the South
and Butterworth (Penang Sentral) where this service terminates and you can travel over to Georgetown Pulau Pinang (Penang Island) by ferry.
It is also possible to travel further south into Perak by Komuter Train by connecting at Bukit Mertajam for services to:
and Ipoh where this service terminates.
To see the full Komuter timetable between Bukit Mertajam and Ipoh click here >
From February 2017 and the introduction of the new KTMB train schedule, there are now no longer any fast Electric Train Services (ETS) stopping at Kobah Station.
The best option if you want to travel on the ETS services is to firstly take a Komuter to either Sungai Petani in the south or Alor Setar to the north.
All ETS Trains stop at these stations, so you can travel to places like KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh or down to Gemas, where you can change trains and take an Intercity service to JB Sentral in Johor Bahru and Singapore.
To view the full schedule for northbound ETS Trains click here >
To view the full schedule for southbound ETS Trains click here >
As KTM Komuter tickets are only sold on the day of departure, you just buy your ticket when you arrive at the station.
If you wish to use the long-distance ETS Trains, then advance booking is highly advisable.
ETS tickets are available in advance and can be purchased from Kobah Railway Station or any mainline KTMB station, or you can:
Book your ETS tickets online now here >