Kampung Selamat MRT station

The Kampung Selamat station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station serving the areas of Kampung Selamat and Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. The station was one of the stations on the MRT Kajang Line and was opened on 16 December 2016 under Phase One operations of the line.[1]

 PY03  Kampung Selamat
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Kampung Selamat MRT Station under Jalan Sungai Buloh, view from SqWhere Linkway.
General information
LocationSungai Buloh, Selangor
Malaysia
Coordinates3°11′50.53″N 101°34′42.33″E / 3.1973694°N 101.5784250°E / 3.1973694; 101.5784250
Owned byMRT Corp
Operated byRapid Rail
Line(s)12 Putrajaya
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable; 15 bicycle bays
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code PY03  (after 16 June 2022)
 KG02  (before 16 June 2022)
History
Opened16 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-16)
 KG02 
16 June 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-16)
 PY03 
Services
Preceding station Following station
Kwasa Damansara
Terminus
Putrajaya Line Sungai Buloh

The station name is taken from the nearby Kampung Selamat (English: Safe Village), which lies on the east side of Jalan Sungai Buloh.

Although it was previously a station as part of the MRT Kajang Line, the station is one of three which were transferred to the MRT Putrajaya Line and began operations on 16 June 2022.[2]

Station features

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Concourse level of the station.
 
Location map of station.

Station location

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The station is an elevated station located on the east side of Jalan Sungai Buloh. The design of the station is the standard elevated station design comprising two levels above the ground level. The first level is the concourse level, the two side platforms flanking the double tracks above.

The station features a long pedestrian bridge over Jalan Sungai Buloh and Jalan Welfare, linking the stations to its two entrances. The bridge also connects to link bridges directly leading into the SqWhere and D'sara Sentral developments.

Station layout

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L2 Platform Level Side platform
Platform 2 12 Putrajaya towards Kwasa Damansara  PY01  (→)
Platform 1 12 Putrajaya towards Putrajaya Sentral  PY41  (←)
Side platform
L1 Concourse Faregates to paid area, ticketing machines, customer service office, station control, shops, entrance A escalator down to ground level, pedestrian bridge across Jalan Sungai Buloh linking SqWhere and D'sara Sentral developments as well as entrance C staircase down to Jalan Welfare and entrance B escalators/lifts/stairs down to feeder bus terminal
G Ground Level Taxi lay-by, Kiss and ride lay-by, staff parking, feeder bus terminal across Jalan Sungai Buloh at Entrance B

Exits and entrances

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The station has three entrances, with Entrance A on the same side of Jalan Sungai Buloh as the station, and Entrances B and C as well as the link bridges to the SqWhere SOVO, a mixed development project by Selangor Dredging Berhad which is currently can be used for public use, and D'sara Sentral developments, a completed mixed development project by the Mah Sing Group, on the other side of Jalan Sungai Buloh from the station and linked via a long pedestrian bridge.

Putrajaya Line station
Entrance Location Destination Picture
A East side of Jalan Sungai Buloh Feeder bus stop, taxi and private vehicle lay-by  
B West side of Jalan Sungai Buloh Feeder bus stop, taxi and private vehicle lay-by  
C South side of Jalan Welfare Taxi and private vehicle lay-by  
D'Sara Sentral Pedestrian bridge to D'sara Sentral D'sara Sentral  
SqWhere Pedestrian bridge to SqWhere SqWhere SOVO  

Connection

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Feeder Bus Services

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Kampung Selamat MRT Feeder Bus Stop

With the opening of the Kajang Line in 2016 and reopening as Putrajaya Line in 2022, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus hub accessed via Entrance B across Jalan Sungai Buloh from the station via a pedestrian bridge.

Route No. Origin Desitination Via
T104[3]  PY03  Kampung Selamat station
Entrance B
Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh Jalan Welfare

Jalan Perkhidmatan
Jalan Besar

Sungai Buloh District Police Headquarters
Jalan Kati U19/F

Nearby

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References

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  1. ^ "Prime Minister Launches Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line" (PDF). Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ Project information from "Route Map". mymrt.com.my. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ^ RapidKL Route T104
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