Gombak LRT station (previously known as the Terminal PUTRA) is a

light rapid transit A medium-capacity system (MCS), also known as light rapid transit or light metro, is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but less than typical heavy-rail rapid transit. MCS trains are usually 1 to 4 cars. Most medi ...

(LRT) station in the

Gombak District The Gombak District is an administrative Districts of Malaysia, district located in the eastern-central part of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal T ...

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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. It is the northern terminus of the LRT Kelana Jaya Line. There is a ticket counter for buses to

Genting Highlands Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang, it was established in 1965 by the late Malaysian busi ...

, with buses departing to the Genting Skyway station every half-hour. These buses are operated by Resorts World Berhad. This station is normally utilised by residents of

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, especially those living around Setapak area when they are going to Genting. The Gombak toll plaza, the beginning of the , is one kilometre north from this station. Currently, this station is the northernmost station in the

Rapid KL Rapid KL (stylized as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for , which translates to Kuala Lumpur Integrated Rapid Transit Net ...

transport network. It is integrated with the Terminal Bersepadu Gombak (TBG) and connected to the future East Coast Rail Link (ECRL). Gombak LRT - 2

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Under the

Ninth Malaysia Plan The Ninth Malaysian Plan (), abbreviated as '9MP', is a comprehensive blueprint prepared by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister's Department and the Finance Ministry of Malaysia with approval by the Cabinet of Malaysia. The pla ...

, a transportation hub known as the Gombak Integrated Transportation Terminal (GITT, now Terminal Bersepadu Gombak) was planned to cater for express buses coming in from the east coast of Malaysia, similar to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS), an integrated hub in Bandar Tasik Selatan. As of 2022, construction has started and will also provide the LRT station with a connection to the future East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

Terminal Bersepadu Gombak

Terminal Bersepadu Gombak (TBG, lit.: Gombak Integrated Terminal) is a large long-distance bus terminal in

Gombak The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the eastern-central part of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. History Go ...

at near the Selangor-Kuala Lumpur border. It is connected to the adjacent Gombak LRT station via a covered pedestrian walkway. TBG is one of the three planned Integrated Transport Terminal (ITT) in Kuala Lumpur ( Bandar Tasik Selatan ITT, Gombak ITT and Sungai Buloh ITT), and it is the second ITT to start operate. TBG was intended to serve as an express bus terminal serving buses bound for the East Coast region.

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Kuala Lumpur MRT & LRT Integration

Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd

Terminal Bersepadu Gombak (TBG)
{{Coord, 3, 13, 52.4, N, 101, 43, 27.9, E, type:railwaystation_region:MY, display=title Railway stations in Malaysia opened in 1999 Gombak District Kelana Jaya Line

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Terminal Bersepadu Gombak

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