Batu Caves Komuter station

Batu Caves 黑风洞
Station statistics
Address	Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Lines	KTM Komuter
Platforms	1 side platform 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Parking	Available, free.
Other information
Opened	1905
Rebuilt	April 2010
Electrified	April 2010
Accessible
Owned by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Services
Preceding station   Keretapi Tanah Melayu   Following station Terminus Sentul-Port Klang Line Taman Wahyu toward Port Klang

The Batu Caves Komuter station (formerly Batu Caves railway station) is a Malaysian commuter train station located at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur. Reopened in August 2010, it is now a new terminus for the KTM Komuter network.

History

The Batu Caves railway station was constructed on November 1, 1905 in Malaysia. However, the station was in a bad condition, as its surroundings was quiet and the village looks deserted. After the double tracking and electrification of the railway track between Kuala Lumpur and Sentul under the Sixth Malaysia Plan (1990-1995), the line between Sentul and Batu Caves was not part of it. However, it was changed in the mid-1990s. The existing single railway track between Sentul to Batu Caves will be refitted with double tracks and electrified, as well as new stations and halts, including Taman Wahyu, Kampung Batu, and Batu Kentonmen. This project was slated to start before the year 2001, with DRB-Hicom Berhad as a contractor. The letter of intent was issued by the Transport Ministry to the company on 13 April 2001. Instead, no letter of award was issued and there was no movement until 2006 when site possession was given to contractor YTL Corporation on November 17, 2006. The project is expected to be completed by April 2010. The Sentul station is part of the Sentul Raya masterplan development under YTL Corporation Berhad. This station, expected to be opened by July 2010, was instead opened a a month later in August 2010.