Sungai Buloh Depot (Malay: Depoh Sungai Buloh) is a
railway yard
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near
Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim (commune) and a parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means ''bamboo river'' in the Malay language. It is located 16 km NW ...
,
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
,
Malaysia
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, serving the MRT
Kajang Line and 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 area ...
. It is located behind
Kwasa Damansara MRT station
The Kwasa Damansara station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station that serves the future township of Kwasa Damansara in Selangor, Malaysia, which is currently being developed. It is one of the stations on the MRT Kajang Line and MRT Putrajaya L ...
.
Background
The depot was built at the site of the
Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia
The Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM; ms, Institut Penyelidikan Getah Malaysia) is a research center for problems and matters pertaining to rubber and its industry in Malaysia.
History
On 29 June 1925, the bill to incorporate the Rubb ...
(RRIM) estate, near the development project of
Kwasa Damansara.
The depot houses a central maintenance facility with overhauling functions for trains of both the
Kajang Line and the upcoming
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 area ...
.
It is one of two yards for the Kajang Line, the other being the
Kajang Depot, as well as being one of
Rapid Rail
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's six yards in its network, the others being Kajang,
Ampang,
Kuala Sungai Baru
Kuala Sungai Baru is a mukim and town in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia, with fishing as main economic activity. It is situated midway between Kuala Linggi and Pengkalan Balak and is approximately 15 kilometers from Masjid Tanah.
E ...
,
Subang
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* Subang, Kuningan, a town and district in Kuningan Regency, West Java
* Subang Regency, a regency of West Java
** Subang, Subang, a town and district in Subang Regency, West Java
Malaysia
*Subang (federal constitue ...
and
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*Brickfie ...
.
Buildings and structures in Selangor
Petaling District
Rail yards in Malaysia
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