Salak Selatan Komuter station
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The Salak Selatan Komuter station is a KTM Komuter
train station
located near and named after the Kuala Lumpur
township of Salak South
. Facing the Salak Expressway off exit 2704 of the highway, the station is situated south from the old town of Salak South, about 400m apart.
The station primarily serves Rawang-Seremban Line train services, but located along a four-lane railway (two acceptance routes at both ends and two basic routes in the middle), the station is also in charge of managing railway switches
and supports a small railway staff. The station is also linked to storage facilities for and management of machinery for track maintenance. The station, like many stations along the KTM Komuter lines, has only two platforms for northbound or southbound passengers.
The Salak Selatan LRT station
, located next to old Salak South, is also situated 400m from the Komuter station, requiring the user leaving any of the two stations to walk along a stretch of road to reach the other station. Due to the distance between both stations, they are not effectively integrated.
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KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...
train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located near and named after the Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
township of Salak South
Salak South
Salak South is an incorporated township of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the southern tip of the city. Initially centered around two rows of shophouses, the township has seen significant development, with sprawling housing, and the addition of a new satellite town, the New Salak South Village .Salak...
. Facing the Salak Expressway off exit 2704 of the highway, the station is situated south from the old town of Salak South, about 400m apart.
The station primarily serves Rawang-Seremban Line train services, but located along a four-lane railway (two acceptance routes at both ends and two basic routes in the middle), the station is also in charge of managing railway switches
Railroad switch
A railroad switch, turnout or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another at a railway junction....
and supports a small railway staff. The station is also linked to storage facilities for and management of machinery for track maintenance. The station, like many stations along the KTM Komuter lines, has only two platforms for northbound or southbound passengers.
The Salak Selatan LRT station
Salak Selatan LRT station
Salak Selatan LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Salak South . The station is part of the Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur branch of the Ampang Line .The station was opened on July 11, 1998, as part of the second phase of...
, located next to old Salak South, is also situated 400m from the Komuter station, requiring the user leaving any of the two stations to walk along a stretch of road to reach the other station. Due to the distance between both stations, they are not effectively integrated.
Connection to rapidKL buses
Salak Selatan KTM Komuter station is accessible via the following rapidKL busesRapidKL buses
RapidKL bus is the largest bus operator in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. As of 2008, it operates 167 routes with 650 buses covering 980 residential areas with a ridership of about 400,000 per day....
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