Sungai Buloh station

The Sungai Buloh station is an integrated railway station serving the suburb of Sungai Buloh in Selangor, Malaysia, which is located to the northwest of Kuala Lumpur.

KA08   PY04  Sungai Buloh
Commuter rail, Inter-city rail and MRT station
The station's signboard after being transferred to Putrajaya Line and the trainset is entering the station from Kampung Batu.
General information
Other names	Malay: سوڠاي بولوه (Jawi) Chinese: 双溪毛糯 Tamil: சுங்கை பூலோ
Location	Sungai Buloh, Selangor Malaysia
Coordinates	3°12′22″N 101°34′49″E / 3.20611°N 101.58028°E / 3.20611; 101.58028
Owned by	MRT Corp Railway Assets Corporation
Operated by	Rapid Rail Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Platforms	2 side platform (KTM) 1 island platform (MRT)
Tracks	4 (KTM) 2 (MRT)
Construction
Structure type	KA08  At-grade  PY04  Elevated
Parking	Available with payment. 1236 parking bays, 258 motorcycle bays.
Bicycle facilities	Available. 16 bicycle bays.
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KA08   PY04  (after 16 June 2022)  KG01  (before 16 June 2022)
History
Opened	1892 (KTM) 16 December 2016  KG01  16 June 2022  PY04
Rebuilt	2016 (KTM)
Electrified	1995 (KTM)
Services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Komuter) Following station Kuang towards Tanjung Malim Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line Kepong Sentral towards Port Klang Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Following station Rawang towards Ipoh KL Sentral–Ipoh (Gold) Kepong Sentral towards Kuala Lumpur Sentral KL Sentral–Ipoh (Silver) Tanjung Malim towards Padang Besar KL Sentral–Padang Besar (Platinum) Kuala Lumpur towards Kuala Lumpur Sentral Tanjung Malim towards Butterworth KL Sentral–Butterworth (Platinum) Rawang towards Padang Besar Padang Besar–Gemas (Gold) Kuala Lumpur towards Gemas Batang Kali towards Butterworth Butterworth–Gemas (Gold) Preceding station Following station Kampung Selamat towards Kwasa Damansara Putrajaya Line Damansara Damai towards Putrajaya Sentral

It is an interchange station, with one section catering to the KTM Komuter Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line and KTM ETS services, and another section for the MRT Putrajaya Line (formerly the MRT Kajang line). However, there is no paid-area integration between both sections as the two services use different ticketing systems. The newly built integrated station was opened on 16 December 2016 together with the opening of the first phase of the Kajang Line.^[1]

The station was the northern terminus of the Kajang Line until October 2021. The MRT station was closed along with  PY03  Kampung Selamat and  KG04  PY01  Kwasa Damansara until the opening of the Putrajaya line.^[2] Their transfer to the Putrajaya line was completed when it began partial operations on 16 June 2022.^[3]

Location

The station is located north of Jalan Kuala Selangor near the intersection with Jalan Sungai Buloh, and also Jalan Hospital. The station is located at the same location as the former Sungai Buloh railway station, of which part of the structure is still being used and integrated with the new station.^[4]

History

First station

The first Sungai Buloh railway station opened in 1892 when the section of the main railway line, now the KTM West Coast Line between Batu Junction and Rawang was opened.

Old KTM Komuter station

 

The old railway station being dismantled.

The station underwent refurbishment as part of the Klang Valley Electrification and Double Tracking Project which saw the station becoming one of the stations of the KTM Komuter service in 1995. The station was originally on the Rawang-Seremban Line until 2016 when a revamp of the KTM Komuter service saw the station serving the KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line with trains running between Tanjung Malim and Port Klang.

The station had four tracks, with two side platforms serving the two outer tracks, and the two inner tracks served as bypass tracks for freight trains that did not stop at the station. A pedestrian overhead bridge, which later had lifts to make the bridge disabled friendly, linked to the two platforms. The main entrance together with the main station building was located on the south-bound platform.

Integrated interchange station

 

Sungai Buloh MRT station

When construction of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Project began in 2010, the MRT station was designed to be one of four interchange stations between the MRT Kajang Line (prior to the switch to the Putrajaya Line) and the Keretapi Tanah Melayu railway network. The other interchange stations are Muzium Negara (to KL Sentral), Pasar Seni (to Kuala Lumpur) and Kajang.

The new station was constructed next to then existing KTM station building, occupying what was previously the at-grade open-air car park. The MRT section and common concourse of the station, which is partially over KTM tracks, was built while the KTM station remained in-operation throughout the construction period.

The integrated station opened as part of the opening of Phase One of the MRT Kajang Line on 16 December 2016.^[5]

With the completion and opening of the new integrated station, the old KTM station structure was dismantled. The KTM ticketing office and other offices were relocated from the old station to the common concourse of the new station building. Only the original KTM station platforms were retained, while the old entrance at the southbound platform was sealed off. The platforms were renovated to enable access to the new KTM concourse.

Station layout

L3	MRT platform level	Platform 2	12 Putrajaya towards  PY01  Kwasa Damansara (→)
		Island platform
		Platform 1	12 Putrajaya towards  PY41  Putrajaya Sentral (←)
L2	MRT concourse	Toilets, MRT station machinery rooms
L1	Common concourse	KTM faregates, MRT faregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Offices, Station Control, Shops, Entrance B pedestrian bridge to both sides of Jalan Kuala Selangor
G	KTM platform level	Side platform
		Platform 2	2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang towards  KA16  Tanjung Malim (→)  ETS  towards Padang Besar (→)
		Bypass Track
		Bypass Track
		Platform 1	2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang towards  KD19  Port Klang (←)  ETS  towards Gemas (←)
		Side platform
	Street side area	Entrance A, Feeder Bus Terminal, taxi lay-by, kiss and ride lay-by, staff parking, walkway to multi-storey park and ride building

The station has a total of six tracks and three platforms, of which 4 tracks and 2 platforms are serviced by the KTM and the other 2 tracks and a platform is serviced by the MRT.^[4]

 

The common concourse of the Sungai Buloh KTM and MRT Station, with the fare gates to the KTM section on the left and the MRT gates to the right at the far end.

 

Exterior view of MRT concourse and MRT upper concourse from Entrance B.

The station has a common elevated concourse shared by the MRT and the KTM. The ticket vending machines and ticketing offices for both services, as well as two retail outlets are located at this common concourse. The concourse was constructed over the four KTM tracks.^[4]

From this common concourse, stairs, escalators and lifts descend from within the KTM paid area beyond the faregates to the two at-grade side platforms which were the existing platforms of the previous KTM station. Similarly beyond the MRT faregates, stairs, escalators and lifts bring passengers up to the MRT concourse level and the a further level up to the single island platform of the MRT line.^[4]

The paid areas for both services however are not connected and there is no paid-area-to-paid-area integration. This is because the KTM and MRT use different ticketing systems.^[6]

Exits and entrances

The station has two entrances. The main entrance is Entrance A which has escalators, stairs and lifts rising from at-grade level to the common concourse, serving both MRT and KTM users. The other entrance is Entrance B is located at the south side of the common concourse and is linked to a staircase down to both sides of Jalan Kuala Selangor (Federal Highway 54).^[7]

Putrajaya Line station
Entrance	Location	Destination	Picture
A	Dedicated station road from Jalan Hospital and Jalan Kusta	Feeder bus terminal, taxi and private vehicle lay-by, multi storey park and ride, Masjid Jamek Pekan Sungai Buloh, Kampung Masjid, SJK(T) Saraswathy
B	Access via pedestrian bridge from Jalan Kuala Selangor	Trunk bus stop, taxi lay-by, Kem Sungai Buloh

Park and ride facility

As part of the construction of the MRT Kajang Line, a six-storey multi-storey park and ride facility was also constructed at this station. The facility has 1,236 parking bays for cars and 258 for motorcycles. The parking charge is RM4.30 per day far cars and RM1.10 for motorcycles. Parking can only be paid by using Touch 'n Go cards.^[8]

Train services

 

The MRT Sungai Buloh station platform before the transference to Putrajaya Line.

 

A KTM Class 83 at the KTM Komuter platform for Tanjung Malim-Sungai Buloh route shuttle service.

The Sungai Buloh station is served by the following train services:

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM)
  • 2 KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line
  •  ETS  KTM ETS
• 12 MRT Putrajaya Line

When Phase One operations for the MRT Putrajaya Line began on 16 June 2022, this station became a part of this line. It ceased to be part of the Kajang Line. The portion of the line between this station and Kwasa Damansara was transferred to the Putrajaya Line, making Kwasa Damansara the new northern terminus of the Kajang Line as well as the Putrajaya Line.^[9]

Bus Services

Feeder Bus Services

 

The MRT feeder buses at Sungai Buloh railway station.

With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing areas and villages in and near Sungai Buloh. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus hub accessed via Entrance A of the station.^[10]

Route No.	Origin	Desitination	Via	Image
T100^[11]	KA08  PY04  Sungai Buloh	Hospital Sungai Buloh UiTM Sungai Buloh	Jalan Hospital Hospital Sungai Buloh UiTM Sungai Buloh
T101^[12]	KA08  PY04  Sungai Buloh	Bukit Rahman Putra	Jalan Hospital Jalan Kusta Kampung Melayu Sungai Buloh Persiaran Bukit Rahman 3 Persiaran Bukit Rahman Putra 1 Jalan Besar Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Jalan Kuala Selangor
T102^[13]	KA08  PY04  Sungai Buloh	Kampung Paya Jaras Kubu Gajah Aman Suria	Jalan Kuala Selangor Jalan Paya Jaras Tengah Jalan Kubu Gajah
T105^[14]	KA08  PY04  Sungai Buloh	Matang Pagar	Jalan Kusta Jalan Kampung Melayu Sungai Buloh Jalan Matang Pagar Jalan SP 4 Jalan SP 17
T154^[15]	KA08  PY04  Sungai Buloh	Kuang	Kundang Gamuda Gardens Gamuda Luge Kampung Setia
T155^[16]	KA08  PY04  Sungai Buloh	Kota Puteri	Batu Arang Bandar Seri Coalfields Taman Desa Coalfields Sungai Pelong Paya Jaras

Trunk Bus Services

Trunk bus services do not enter the station area but stop at bus stops along Jalan Kuala Selangor. From these bus stops, access to the station is via the overhead pedestrian bridge to Entrance B of the station.

Route No.	Origin	Desitination	Via
Selangor Omnibus Service
100	Medan Pasar, Kuala Lumpur ( AG7  SP7  KJ13  Masjid Jamek)	Kuala Selangor
101	Bandar Saujana Utama	KA08  PY04  Sungai Buloh
107	Medan Pasar, Kuala Lumpur	Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)	Ijok

Gallery

Concourse and platform

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  The common concourse of the Sungai Buloh KTM and MRT Station, with the fare gates into the MRT station directly ahead.
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  The KTM ticketing counter (left) at the common concourse of the Sungai Buloh KTM and MRT Station.
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  The KTM counter at the Sungai Buloh Station located at the common councourse.
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  The KTM counter and the entrance to the KTM station area from the common concourse.
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  The location map at Sungai Buloh MRT station.
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  Ticketing booths for the MRT.
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  KTM Komuter ticketing booths at Sungai Buloh.
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  Shops at the new Sungai Buloh railway station's concourse, in particular Nora's Bakery (left) and Circle K (right).
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  Ticketing gates for KTM Komuter's platforms.
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  The paid area for Sungai Buloh's KTM Komuter. Stairs lead to platform.
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  Train of MRT Putrajaya Line opening in the station platform.
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  The MRT platform level
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  Platform 1 of the MRT station.
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  Platform 2 of the station.
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  Paid zone of MRT common concourse.
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  Escalator and stairs to Upper Concourse of MRT.
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  To platform, view from paid zone of upper concourse MRT.
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  Upper concourse of Sungai Buloh MRT.

Entrance

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  Entrance A signboard of Sungai Buloh railway station. Behind the construction bars is the old railway station being dismantled.
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  Escalator and stairs at Entrance A of station.
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  Walkway from Entrance A to MSPR Sungai Buloh.
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  Entrance B destination sign.
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  Linkway to Entrance B from common concourse.
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  View of Entrance B.

See also

 KD09  KS02  KJ28  Subang Jaya and  KB06  KG35  Kajang stations are designed in a similar fashion to the Sungai Buloh station.

References

1. (PDF). Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. "Three MRT stations closed temporarily". The Star Online. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
3. Ibrahim, Junaid (16 June 2022). "New Putrajaya Line source of enthusiasm, optimism for commuters". The Star. Sungai Buloh, Selangor. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
4. "Sungai Buloh Station - KLIA2 Info". Malaysia Airport KLIA2. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
5. . Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
6. "Merge three public transport cards into one". Malaysiakini. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
7. "Sungai Buloh MRT Station". Greater Kuala Lumpur. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
8. . Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
9. . www.mymrt.com.my. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
10. . Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
11. RapidKL Route T100
12. RapidKL Route T101
13. RapidKL Route 102
14. RapidKL Route T105
15. "MyRapid - Bus Kiosk | T154". Rapid KL. 27 Jun 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
16. "MyRapid - Bus Kiosk | T155". Rapid KL. 27 Jun 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

External links

• Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website
• MRT Sungai Buloh Station
• KL MRT and KTM Komuter Integration