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   SBK01   SSP04  Sungai Buloh
Commuter rail, Inter-city rail and Rapid transit station
The station's new signboard at entrance B.
Other names	سوڠاي بولوه (Jawi) 双溪毛糯 (Chinese) சுங்கை பூலோ (Tamil)
Location	Sungai Buloh, Selangor Malaysia
Coordinates	3°12′22″N 101°34′49″E
Owned by	MRT Corp Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Operated by	Rapid Rail Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)	2 Port Klang Line 9 Kajang Line 12 Putrajaya Line (Future)  ETS  KTM ETS
Platforms	1 side platform (KTM) 1 island platform (MRT)
Tracks	4 (KTM) 2 (MRT)
Construction
Structure type	KA08  Surface  SBK01   SSP04  Elevated
Parking	Available with payment. 1236 parking bays, 258 motorcycle bays.
Bicycle facilities	Available. 30 bicycle bays.
Other information
Station code	KA08   SBK01   SSP04
History
Opened	1892 (KTM) 16 December 2016 (MRT)
Rebuilt	2016 (KTM)
Electrified	1995 (KTM)
Services
Preceding station     Following station Kuang towards Tanjung Malim Port Klang Line Kepong Sentral towards Port Klang Keretapi Tanah Melayu (ETS) Rawang towards Padang Besar ETS Transit Kepong Sentral towards Gemas Terminus Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line Kampung Selamat towards Kajang Kampung Selamat towards Kwasa Damansara Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line (under construction) Damansara Damai towards Putrajaya Sentral (under construction)

It is an interchange station, with one section catering to the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line and KTM ETS services, and another section for the MRT Kajang Line. There is however no paid-area-to-paid-area integration 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 is currently the northern terminus of the Kajang Line. When the MRT Putrajaya Line begins expected operations in 2021, this station, along with Kampung Selamat, will be transferred to the Putrajaya Line. The Kajang Line will terminate at Kwasa Damansara station.[2]

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.[3]

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 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 KTM ETS or 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

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 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.[4]

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 1	9 Kajang Line towards  SBK35  Kajang (→)
		Island platform
		Platform 2	Terminus
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 1	2 Port Klang Line towards  KA16  Tanjung Malim (→)  ETS  towards Padang Besar (→)
		Bypass Track
		Bypass Track
		Platform 2	2 Port Klang Line 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 KTM and the other 2 tracks and a platform is serviced by the MRT.[5]

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.

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Exits and entrances

The station has three 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 and C is located at the south side of the common concourse and is linked to a staircase down to both sides of Jalan Kuala Selangor.[9]

Kajang 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
C	Access via pedestrian bridge from Jalan Kuala Selangor	Trunk bus stop, taxi lay-by

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 about 1,200 parking bays. The parking charge is RM4.30 per day and can only be paid by using Touch 'n Go cards.[10]

Train services

The MRT Sungai Buloh station platform.

A KTM Class 92 arriving at the KTM Komuter platform before renovations were completed.

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

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM)
  • 2 Port Klang Line
  •  ETS  KTM ETS (limited number of trains)
• 9 MRT Kajang Line

When Phase One operations for the MRT Putrajaya Line begin, expected to be in 2021, this station will become part of this line. It will cease to be part of the Kajang Line. The portion of the line between this station and Kwasa Damansara will be transferred to the Putrajaya Line, making Kwasa Damansara the new northern terminus of the Kajang Line as well as the Putrajaya Line.[11]

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.[12]

Route No.	Origin	Desitination	Via
T100[13]	KA08  SBK01  Sungai Buloh	Hospital Sungai Buloh UiTM Sungai Buloh	Jalan Hospital Hospital Sungai Buloh UiTM Sungai Buloh
T101[14]	KA08  SBK01  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[15]	KA08  SBK01  Sungai Buloh	Kampung Paya Jaras Kubu Gajah Aman Suria	Jalan Kuala Selangor Jalan Paya Jaras Tengah Jalan Kubu Gajah
T103[16]	KA08  SBK01  Sungai Buloh	Damansara Damai	Jalan Kuala Selangor Jalan PJU 10/1
T105[17]	KA08  SBK01  Sungai Buloh	Matang Pagar	Jalan Kusta Jalan Kampung Melayu Sungai Buloh Jalan Matang Pagar Jalan SP 4 Jalan SP 17

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  SBK01  Sungai Buloh
107	Medan Pasar, Kuala Lumpur	Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)	Ijok

Gallery

• 
  The common concourse of the Sungai Buloh KTM and MRT Station, with the fare gates into the MRT station directly ahead.
• 
  The KTM ticketing counter (left) at the common concourse of the Sungai Buloh KTM and MRT Station.
• 
  The KTM counter at the Sungai Buloh Station located at the common councourse.
• 
  The KTM counter and the entrance to the KTM station area from the common concourse.
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  The station map at Sungai Buloh railway station.
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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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  Ticketing booths for the MRT.
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  KTM Komuter ticketing booths at Sungai Buloh.
• 
  Shops at the new Sungai Buloh railway station's concourse, in particular Nora's Bakery (left) and Circle K (right).
• 
  Ticketing gates for KTM Komuter's platforms.
• 
  The paid area for Sungai Buloh's KTM Komuter. Stairs lead to platform.

See also

 KD09  KS02  KJ28  Subang Jaya and  KB06  SBK35  Kajang stations are designed in a similar fashion to the Sungai Buloh station.

References

1. "Prime Minister Launches Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line" (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. Project information from "Route Map". mymrt.com.my. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
3. "Sungai Buloh Station - KLIA2 Info". Malaysia Airport KLIA2. July 17, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
4. "Stations List". Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
5. "Sungai Buloh Station - KLIA2 Info". Malaysia Airport KLIA2. July 17, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
6. "Sungai Buloh Station - KLIA2 Info". Malaysia Airport KLIA2. July 17, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
7. "Sungai Buloh Station - KLIA2 Info". Malaysia Airport KLIA2. July 17, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
8. "Merge three public transport cards into one". Malaysiakini. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
9. "Sungai Buloh MRT Station". Greater Kuala Lumpur. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
10. "Park and Ride Information". Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
11. "MYMRT | MRT Corp - Official webpage for the Klang Valley My Rapid Transit". www.mymrt.com.my. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
12. "Feeder Bus Routes". Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
13. RapidKL Route T100
14. RapidKL Route T101
15. RapidKL Route 102
16. RapidKL Route T103
17. RapidKL Route T105

External links

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