The Kuala Kubu Bharu railway station is a
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train station
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stationed at the northern side of and named after the town of
Kuala Kubu Bharu
Kuala Kubu Bharu (also spelt Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuala Kubu Bahru or Kuala Kubu Baharu; abbreviated to KKB), is the district capital of Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located 60 km north of Kuala Lumpur.
In 1883, the Sung ...
,
Selangor
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. The station provides both
Komuter and
ETS
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services. The station was opened on January 5, 2008. The station replaced the
Kuala Kubu Road railway station approximately 2.5 km northwest.
It was the fourth stop in the
Rawang-
Tanjung Malim
Tanjung Malim, or Tanjong Malim, is a town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh via the North–South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sungai ...
shuttle service (formerly known as the Rawang-Kuala Kubu Bharu shuttle service) until direct services to
Port Klang
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were introduced in 2016.
The station, as are all the other stations along the shuttle route (except the
Tanjung Malim Komuter station
ta, தஞ்சோங் மாலிம்
, type = Commuter rail and inter-city rail station
, image = Tanjung Malim KTM Station main entrance (220712).jpg
, image_caption =
, address = Kampung Stesen Tanjong Malim, 35900 Tanjung Mal ...
), is situated along two railways with two
platforms like most station halts along KTM Komuter lines, but contains facilities normally reserved for medium-to-large stations along three or more lines. In addition to ticketing facilities and basic amenities, the station contains spaces for administrative occupants, as well as a "
kiosk" and an additional footbridge (fused with a footbridge exclusively for Komuter users) for pedestrians that simply intend to cross the railway lines. The station also includes low-tech support for
disabled
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passengers. The station exits northeast into a branch road that leads east into the town center of Kuala Kubu Bharu.
The Kuala Kubu Bharu station's two
side platforms
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are designated as Platform 1 (adjoining the main station building at the east, intended for southbound trains) and Platform 2 (at the west, intended for northbound trains).
References
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External links
Kuala Kubu Bharu KTM Railway Station
Rawang-Seremban Line
Railway stations in Selangor
Rapid transit stations in Selangor
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