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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Kentonmen Station

The Kentonmen MRT station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station that serves the suburbs of Taman Bamboo, Taman Eastern, Taman Kok Lian, Taman Impian and Taman Rainbow in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

It is one of the stations being built as part of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) project on the Putrajaya Line  PYL . The station is located on Jalan Ipoh as well as being named after the Batu Cantonment Army Camp, or Kem Batu Kentonmen in Malay. The station design is quite unique as only consist of one elevated platform level and two side concourse access area from two exits.

Station details

Location

The station is strategically located near landmarks such as Bamboo Hills and Cantonment Exchange Complex.

Nearby neighborhoods covered by this station:

  • Taman Bamboo
  • Taman Eastern
  • Taman Impian
  • Taman Kok Lian
  • Taman Rainbow

Nearby high-rise buildings covered by this station:

  • Pelangi Indah Condominium
  • Sri Intan 1 Condominium
  • Sri Intan 2 Condominium
  • Seri Gembira Apartment
  • Desa Alpha Condominium
  • Seri Anggun Condominium
  • Villa Angsana Condominium
Bamboo Hills commercial area

In fact, this station can walk to the Bamboo Hills commercial area through Entrance B, which is about 13 minutes and 800m walk, but there is no dedicated pedestrian walkway and passengers need to cross the DUKE highway exit.

Connection with KTM Komuter

Linkway to KTM Komuter station.

The station is within walking distance to, but not integrated with  KC02  Batu Kentonmen station on the KTM Komuter Seremban Line.

Exits and entrances

The station has a total of 2 entrances. Entrance A is located near to Taman Rainbow and Taman Eastern while Entrance B is placed near to Taman Bamboo. The feeder bus serves at the feeder bus stop located at Entrance A.

In the future, a link bridge to the Bamboo Hills development will be built along with the construction of Bamboo Hills Residences. The bridge will connect with the concourse level where Entrance B is located.

Putrajaya Line station
Entrance Location Destination Picture
A Jalan Batu Kentonmen Park and Ride, feeder bus stop, Taxi and E-hailing Layby, Jalan Ipoh (east side), Cantonment Exchange Complex, Kem Batu Kentonmen, KTM Batu Kentonmen, Taman Rainbow, Taman Eastern, Taman Impian, Desa Alpha and Seri Anggun Condominium
B Jalan Cenderuh 2 Bus stop, Jalan Ipoh (west side), Jalan Cenderuh, Taman Bamboo, Pelangi Indah, Sri Intan 2 and Sri Intan 1 Condominiums

Bus service

T119 bus departure schedule.

Bus service is located at Entrance A of the station, near Jalan Batu Kentonmen and Entrance B of the station, near Jalan Ipoh.

  • Rapid Bus (MRT Feeder Bus):
    • T119 (MRT Kentonmen–Perindustrian Taman Segambut)
  • Rapid Bus (Local bus):
    • 173 (Taman Jasa Utama–Hab Medan Pasar via MRT Kentonmen)
  • Selangor Omnibus:
    • 103 (Hab Lebuh Pudu–Damansara Damai via MRT Kentonmen)
    • 104 (Hab Lebuh Pudu–Wangsa Permai via MRT Kentonmen)
    • 107 (Hab Lebuh Pudu–Bestari Jaya via MRT Kentonmen)
    • 120 (Hab Lebuh Pudu–Jinjang Utara via MRT Kentonmen)

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