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Kepong | |
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Town | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | كڤوڠ |
• Chinese | 甲洞 |
Coordinates: 3°12′51.2″N101°38′20.1″E / 3.214222°N 101.638917°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur |
Constituency | Kepong |
Government | |
• Local Authority | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur |
• Mayor | Mahadi Che Ngah |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
Postcode | 52xxx, 51xxx |
Dialling code | +603-62 |
Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround", [1] as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.
DUKE Highway Phase 2, a 7.4 km elevated tolled highway which connects Bandar Sri Damansara and Segambut. This highway has interchanges located at Menjalara and Segambut. [4]
There are two KTM stations: KA06 Kepong station and the later built KA07 Kepong Sentral station (which is a connecting station to the MRT Putrajaya line). Both stations are located on the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line. Kepong Sentral is also served by a limited number of ETS services (KL to Ipoh).
The MRT Putrajaya line has five stations serving Kepong, which are PY08 Sri Damansara Timur (connecting station to Kepong Sentral KTM), PY09 Metro Prima, PY10 Kepong Baru, PY11 Jinjang and PY12 Sri Delima stations. The stations opened in June 2022 as part of the line's Phase One operation. [5] [6]
RapidKL, SJ Bus and Selangor Omnibus provides bus transport in the area.
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