The 51km MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line begins from Sungai Buloh station, located to the north-west of Kuala Lumpur, and runs through the city centre of Malaysia’s capital city before ending in Kajang station, a fast developing town to the south-east of the city.
The MRT Sungai Buloh – Kajang line runs underground for a distance of 9.5km beneath the centre of Kuala Lumpur while the rest of the alignment is elevated. The line has 31 stations of which seven are underground. You may want to check out some construction pictures of MRT stations.
The train frequency at peak hours is about 3 minutes. The end-to-end journey from Sungai Buloh station to Kajang station takes about 84 minutes.
- Use the MRT to go to KLIA / klia2
- Connect to Ampang / Sri Petaling line LRT
- Connect to Kelana Jaya line LRT
- Connect to KL Monorail
- Connect to KTM Komuter
- Shopping & healthcare along MRT line
- Check MRT, LRT, and Monorail fare
- Summary of stations for MRT Sungai Buloh – Kajang line
The MRT Line provides connectivity to other rail lines, as this would allow rail users to transfer from one rail service to another, allowing the reach of the rails services to expand even further through this connectivity.
Overview of MRT Sungai Buloh – Kajang line
Announced in 2006, the MRT Sungai Buloh – Kajang line was initially planned as a LRT at 43 km in length, linking the densely populated areas of Damansara in the northwest and Cheras in the southeast, through the central business district of Kuala Lumpur city.
After much evaluation and studies, the government then decided to extend the alignment at both ends to Sungai Buloh and Kajang respectively, adding 8 km to the line for a total of 51 km. In addition, the line was changed to an MRT system, with higher capacity trains.
Each train set serving the line have four cars, allowing a total capacity of 1,200 passengers. The daily ridership is estimated to be about 400,000 passengers. Trains will run at a frequency of 3.5 minutes.
A total of 300 feeder buses would be deployed to support 49 routes at 23 MRT stations and the operating hours are from 5.30am to 11.30pm.
The rolling stock is manufactured by Siemens/CSR Nanjing Puzhen in a partnership with SMH Rail Consortium Sdn Bhd. The trains will be driverless with a capacity of 1,200 passengers in a 4-car trainsets formation.
The 4-car trainsets are maintained at 2 purpose built facilities, Sungai Buloh and Kajang depots, located nearby Kwasa Damansara station and Sungai Jernih station respectively.
The MRT Sungai Buloh – Kajang line is operated by a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd, which already runs the Ampang / Sri Petaling Line LRT, the Kelana Jaya line LRT and KL Monorail.
Check MRT, LRT & Monorail Fare
You can easily check the train fare here by choosing the origin and destination station then click the Check Fare button.
Go to KLIA / klia2
Go to KLIA / klia2 – There is no direct connection from any MRT station to the KLIA / klia2 airport.
However, if you take the MRT, you can stop at Muzium Negara station and take a short walk to KL Sentral to hop on the ERL train (KLIA Ekspres or KLIA Transit) to go to the airport.
Commuters can take the KLIA Ekspres trains at KL Sentral to go to the airports.
Connect to Ampang / Sri Petaling line LRT
Switch to Ampang / Sri Petaling line LRT – To connect to Ampang / Sri Petaling line LRT, you can stop at Merdeka station or Maluri station then take a short walk to the nearby LRT station.
Both the Merdeka MRT station and Maluri MRT station have covered pedestrian walkway connecting to the LRT station.
Connect to Kelana Jaya line LRT
Switch to Kelana Jaya line LRT – To connect to Kelana Jaya line LRT, you can stop at Muzium Negara station or Pasar Seni station then take a short walk to the nearby LRT station.
Both the Muzium Negara MRT station and Pasar Seni MRT station have covered pedestrian walkway connecting to the LRT station.
Connect to KL Monorail line
Switch to KL Monorail – To connect to KL Monorail, you can stop at Muzium Negara station or Bukit Bintang station then take a short walk to the nearby monorail station.
The Muzium Negara MRT station is a short walk away from the KL Sentral monorail station and the Bukit Bintang MRT station is about 100 meters away from the Bukit Bintang monorail station.
Connect to KTM Komuter Line
Switch to KTM Komuter – To connect to the KTM Komuter, these are the stations accommodate easy transfer from the MRT to KTM Komuter within short walking distance.
Shopping and healthcare along MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line
The completion of the MRT Sungai Buloh – Kajang line accommodates easy and convenient access to many shopping malls and hospitals.
Here is a list of the 19 MRT stations along the 31-station Sungai Buloh-Kajang route which provide access to shopping outlets, based on information provided by MRT Corp.
Other shopping spots not mentioned in the infographic are Sunway Nexis and Giant Kota Damansara which are accessible from the Surian MRT station; eCurve and Tesco Kota Damansara from Mutiara Damansara station; Glo Damansara Mall and Hero Supermarket from Taman Tun Dr Ismail station.
The BB Plaza that is being redeveloped, Fahrenheit 88, Starhill Gallery and Imbi Plaza can be easily accessed from Bukit Bintang station; and Aeon Big Jalan Peel from Cochrane station.
In total, there are 43 shopping malls, supermarkets, wet markets and street markets for the convenience of the passengers. Also, there are also around 11 hospitals or healthcare providers along the MRT SBK line.
Summary for stations for MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line
The MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line comprises 31 stations, with 7 stations located along a 9.5 kilometre underground railway system.
The following is a simplified table showing the integrations and connections of MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line with other rail systems to complete the Greater KL / Klang Valley Integrated Transit System.
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Role of MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line
Greater KL / Klang Valley Integrated Transit System – For better visualization of MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line in the integrated system, please review Line 9 – MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line on the following integrated transit map.
The Klang Valley Integrated Transit System consists of the following rail systems that operate seamlessly together: