Sungai Buloh station

The Sungai Buloh station is an integrated train station serving the suburb of Sungai Buloh in Selangor, Malaysia. It is located to the northwest of Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur.

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

The station was the northern terminus of the MRT Kajang Line until October 2021, after which the MRT portion of the station was closed along with Kampung Selamat and Kwasa Damansara until the opening of the MRT Putrajaya Line.^[2] This closure was executed to facilitate the transfer of the three MRT stations to the newly completed MRT Putrajaya Line, which officially commenced operations on 16 June 2022.^[3]

The station is situated north of Jalan Kuala Selangor, near its intersection with Jalan Sungai Buloh and Jalan Hospital. Notably, the integrated station complex sits across two different local government and district boundaries. The KTM portion of the station and its tracks are located within the jurisdiction of the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) in the Petaling District, whereas the MRT portion and its elevated structures fall under the jurisdiction of the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) in the Gombak District. The current complex was built on the site of the former Sungai Buloh railway station, integrating parts of the original structure into the new development.^[4]

The first Sungai Buloh railway station opened in 1892 when the section of the main railway line (now the KTM West Coast railway line) between Batu Junction and Rawang was completed and opened for service.

The station underwent massive refurbishment as part of the Klang Valley electrification and double-tracking project, which saw the station becoming one of the stops for the new KTM Komuter service in 1995. The station was originally on the Rawang-Seremban line until 2016, when a revamp of the KTM Komuter service network saw the station serving the Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line, with trains running between Tanjung Malim and Port Klang.

The station was built with four tracks, comprising two side platforms serving the two outer tracks, and two inner tracks serving as bypass routes for freight trains that did not stop at the station. A pedestrian overhead bridge, which was later retrofitted with lifts to make it disabled-friendly, linked the two platforms. The main entrance, along with the main station building, was located on the southbound platform. In 2010, KTM ETS intercity services were introduced to the station and have been serving it ever since.

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

The new station was constructed next to the then-existing KTM station building, occupying what was previously an at-grade open-air car park. The MRT section and the common concourse of the station, which partially spans over the KTM tracks, were built while the KTM station remained fully operational throughout the construction period. The integrated station was officially opened as part of the Phase One launch 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 administrative offices were relocated 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 permanently sealed off. The platforms were renovated to enable direct access to the new KTM concourse.

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 provides 1,236 parking bays for cars and 258 for motorcycles. The parking charge is RM4.30 per day for cars and RM1.10 for motorcycles. Parking fees can only be paid using Touch 'n Go cards.^[6]

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

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM)
  • KTM Komuter Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line
  • KTM ETS Express, Platinum, and Gold trains
• Putrajaya Line

When Phase One operations for the MRT Putrajaya Line began on 16 June 2022, this station became a part of this new line and ceased to be part of the MRT Kajang Line. The portion of the alignment between this station and Kwasa Damansara was transferred to the MRT Putrajaya Line, effectively making Kwasa Damansara the new northern terminus and the interchange point for both the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line.^[7]

During the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating, linking the station with several housing areas and villages in and around Sungai Buloh. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus hub, which is accessed via Entrance A.^[8] Four initial feeder bus routes (T100, T101, T102, and T103) were introduced during the opening of the MRT station in 2016, though route T103 was later relocated to Damansara Damai station in June 2022. Feeder bus route T105 was introduced on 1 December 2017. Two additional feeder bus routes, T154 and T155, were introduced in December 2023 and ran on a trial period until September 2024.

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

• Subang Jaya and Kajang stations, which are designed in a similar fashion.

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