Malaysia Federal Route 78

Federal Route 78
Kuala Kedah Highway
Route information
Length:	8.7 km (5.4 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Kuala Kedah
	K365 Jalan Tok Pasai K1 Jalan Pantai Barat Kedah Sultanah Bahiyah Highway Sultan Abdul Halim Highway
East end:	Alor Star
Location
Primary destinations:	Langkawi Island Kota Kuala Kedah Alor Janggus
Highway system
Highways in Malaysia Expressways Federal State

Kuala Kedah Highway, Federal Route is a major highway in Kedah, Malaysia. It is also a main route to Langkawi Island via Kuala Kedah.

Route background

The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 78 starts at Kuala Kedah.

Features

Notable features

At most section, the Federal Route 78 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

List of junctions and towns

Km	Exit	Junctions	To	Remarks
8.7		ALOR SETAR	SULTAN ABDUL HALIM HIGHWAY NORTH City Centre SOUTH Kota Sarang Semut Gurun Sungai Petani	T-junctions
KUALA KEDAH HIGHWAY Start/End of highway
8		Sultanah Bahiyah Highway	SULTANAH BAHIYAH HIGHWAY NORTH Kangar Alor Janggus Kepala Batas Jitra NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE Hat Yai (Thailand) Bukit Kayu Hitam SOUTH Sungai Petani Gurun Kota Sarang Semut NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Penang Pendang	Junctions
		Taman Pelangi
		Kampung Teluk Chengai	Kampung Masjid Lama
		Kampung Teluk Kechai
		Kampung Teluk Layang
		Kampung Lorong Ayer Masin
		Jalan Pantai Barat Kedah	SOUTH K1 JALAN PANTAI BARAT KEDAH Yan	T-junctions
		Taman Juragan
		Taman Bahtera
KUALA KEDAH HIGHWAY Start/End of highway
0		KUALA KEDAH	K365 JALAN TOK PASAI WEST Kuala Kedah ferry terminal (Ferry to Langkawi Island) EAST Kota Kuala Kedah	Junctions