Kampung Batu station
railway station in Batu, Malaysia
Kampung Batu station is a Malaysian commuter rail and mass rapid transit (MRT) train station located on the west side of and named after the village of Kampung Batu (Batu Village) in northern Kuala Lumpur. It was built on the location of the disused colonial-era Batu Village railway station. The station is served by the KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line.
Location and locality
The station is located near the Permai Ria condominium complex, which is part of the Taman Batu Permai housing area. The station is accessible from Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah (formerly known as Jalan Ipoh).
The station mainly serves the residents of Taman Batu Permai, Pekan Batu, Kampung Batu Muda, PPR Batu Muda, Ampat Tin military family quarters and the Taman Koperasi Polis housing area. The station is also accessible to Batu Caves and Sentul via bus services.
Taman Metropolitan Batu, a local lake park, is also situated nearby.
KTM Komuter
The station was constructed between the Batu Caves and the Sentul railway stations as part of a single-track, unelectrified line that branches off the main West Coast Line. It fell into disuse, as with the rest of the railway line from Sentul to Batu Caves.
The public source identifies “Kampung Batu station” as railway station in Batu, Malaysia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kampung, Batu and station.
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