Kepong Baru MRT station is an elevated
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in
Kepong
Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround", as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.
Places of interest
* FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)
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Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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. Serving the
Putrajaya Line
The MRT Putrajaya Line is the second Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Klang Valley, Malaysia, and the third fully automated and driverless rail system in region. The line stretches from to Putrajaya and runs through densely populated areas ...
, the station is located along
Jalan Kepong
Federal Route 54, or Jalan Kuala Selangor–Kepong or Jalan Kepong in Kuala Lumpur side, is a main federal road in Selangor, Malaysia. The road connects Asam Jawa near Kuala Selangor to Kepong near Kuala Lumpur. It is a main route to Kuala Lumpur ...
near the junction with Jalan Api Api 1.
The station began operations on 16 June 2022 as part of ''Phase One'' operations of the Putrajaya Line. Like the other elevated stations on the line, Kepong Baru station will have a Serambi-style design with the Japanese zen designs. The station is designed by Ong&Ong.
Location
The station is located along .
There is a Buddhist temple called ''Jing Si Hall'' (Chinese: 靜思堂), affiliated with the
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
ese Buddhist order
Tzu Chi
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, located 250m southeast of the station.
Station features
* Elevated station with island platform
References
External links
Kepong Baru MRT Station , mrt.com.myKlang Valley Mass Rapid TransitMRT Hawk-Eye View
Rapid transit stations in Kuala Lumpur
Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line
Railway stations opened in 2022
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