Batu Caves Railway Station

Between Sentul and Batu Caves

The 5.5 KM track between Kuala Lumpur and Sentul has been renewed and double tracked as part of the railway modernisation programme under the Sixth Malaysia Plan (1990-1995). Nevertheless, the remaining sector between Sentul and Batu Caves with a distance of about 7.5 km was not considered in this development since it was not viable at that time to upgrade the stretch due to low demand and ridership.

However, the scenario has changed in the mid-90's as the populations in this sector has increased tremendously due to rapid development in commercial, industrial and residential sectors between Sentul and Batu Caves.

The existing single track route from Sentul to Batu Caves will be upgraded to double tracks and equiped with new infrastructure that includes new bridges, a new Batu Caves Station, halts at Taman Wahyu, Kampung Batu and Batu Kantomen, Electrification System and modern signalling and communication systems. The execution of this project is expected to commence before the year 2001 and is expected to be completed within 30 months.

The extension of the Klang Valley commuter network to Batu Caves will cater to passengers' demands. This project will provide an alternative to road users and attract them to utilise the rail based public transportation. This approach is consistent with the Government's policy to alleviate congestion on roads in Kuala Lumpur.

I took this Batu Caves Railway Station pictures on 2 June 2002. It is a very small station so it should be called 'Stop'. The station is in very bad condition. The surrounding area is very quiet and looks like a ghost town. There is also a cement factory at the end of the tracks. Click here for a KTMB Intercity map to see where this station is. For panaroma views of the station, please go to Multimedia section.

KTMB will soon replace this station. It will be made into KTM Komuter Station. The following was taken from KTMB's 2000 Annual report: