Sungai Buloh Depot
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Sungai Buloh Depot (Malay: Depoh Sungai Buloh) is a railway yard near
Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim (commune) and a Dewan Rakyat, parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means ''bamboo river'' in the Malay language. It is located ...
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Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...
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, serving the MRT
Kajang Line The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line, is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is the second fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley region afte ...
and the Putrajaya Line. It is located behind
Kwasa Damansara MRT station The Kwasa Damansara station is a Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, mass rapid transit (MRT) station that serves the future township of Kwasa Damansara in Selangor, Malaysia, which is currently being developed. It is the first station of both the MR ...
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Background

The depot was built at the site of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) estate, near the development project of
Kwasa Damansara Kwasa Damansara is a new township located in the Sungai Buloh (federal constituency), Sungai Buloh constituency of Selangor, Malaysia. Located 14 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur's central business district, it borders Kota Damansara to the south and S ...
. The depot houses a central maintenance facility with overhauling functions for trains of both the
Kajang Line The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line, is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is the second fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley region afte ...
and the Putrajaya Line. It is one of two yards for the Kajang Line, the other being the Kajang Depot, as well as being one of
Rapid Rail Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd is the operator of the rapid transit (metro) system serving Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley area in Malaysia. A subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia, it is the sole operator of five rapid transit lines which collectively form t ...
's six yards in its network, the others being Kajang, Ampang, Kuala Sungai Baru, Subang and
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. Buildings and structures in Selangor Petaling District Rail yards in Malaysia {{Malaysia-rail-transport-stub