Sentul is a suburb located within the northern part of the city centre in

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, in the constituency of Batu. The vicinity of Sentul is sandwiched between

Segambut Segambut is a sub-district and a parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. From the high-end condominiums of Mont Kiara and Sri Hartamas to the middle-class areas of Taman Sri Segambut and Bandar Manjalara, and the rural areas of ...

and

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History

Sentul is a former railway hub famous for its old-world charm, historical temples and prewar shops. During World War II, Sentul was one of the last towns in

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that was heavily bombed by the British B-29 planes without any warning on 19 February 1945. The bomb targets were two rail complexes managed by Marai Tetsudo, the Japanese name for the former Federated Malay States Railway (FMSR). The destruction of the central workshop signified the end of the Japanese Occupation in Malaya. Most of the early residents in Sentul were Indians working in the train depot and central workshop built by the British, dating back to 1896.

Education

Primary schools

*Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sentul *Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Sentul 1 *Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Sentul 2 *Sekolah Kebangsaan La Salle (1) Sentul *Sekolah Kebangsaan Sentul 1 *Sekolah Kebangsaan Sentul 2 *Sekolah Kebangsaan Sentul Utama *Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Perak *Sekolah Kebangsaan (L) Methodist Sentul (''Methodist Boys Primary School, Sentul)'' *SJK (C) Chi Man *SJK (C) Sentul *SJK (C) Sentul Pasar *SJK (T) Sentul *SJK (T) St Joseph *SJK (T) Thamboosamy Pillai

Secondary schools

*Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sentul *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Sentul *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Maxwell *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan La Salle Sentul *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sentul Utama *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (L) Methodist Sentul (''Methodist Boys Secondary School, Sentul)''

Place of Worship

* Athi Eswaran Temple Sentul * Sri Jayanti Buddhist Temple Sentul * St. Joseph Catholic Church

Accessibility

Sentul is easily accessible via the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE), Sultan Iskandar Highway,

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, and Sentul Link, as well as through arterial roads such as

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, Jalan Ipoh, Jalan Pahang,

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, and Jalan Kepong. Sentul is serviced by two

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(LRT) stations, Sentul and Sentul Timur on the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines; and a

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station, Sentul on

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Seremban Line The Seremban Line ( ms, Laluan Seremban) or Seremban Komuter Line ( ms, Laluan Komuter Seremban) is one of the three KTM Komuter Central Sector lines provided by Keretapi Tanah Melayu. Its electric trains run between and , with some services t ...

. In the future, Sentul will also be serviced by a mass rapid transit (MRT) station, Sentul Barat, on the Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line, which is expected to be completed in 2022.

References

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