Great Malaysian Railway Journeys
BATANG KALI

view of Kg Bukit Chandang

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THE STATION

Batang Kali Railway StationBatang Kali Railway Station

Batang Kali railway station is a stop on the Tanjung Malim - Rawang KTM Komuter line.

Trains stop here roughly once every hour in each direction between the hours of 5am and 11pm. You can see the timetable on KTMB's website.

Batang Kali is a long, spread-out town and too far to cover all of it on foot. There are a few rows of shophouses in front of the station and the village of Kg. Bukit Chandang is across the busy highway.

THE TOWN

Batang Kali is a town in Hulu Selangor district. It is best known for an infamous incident in 1948 during the Malayan Emergency in which 24 Chinese rubber plantation workers were allegedly killed in cold blood by British soldiers. This event is known as the Batang Kali Massacre. You can read more details on my Thrifty Traveller blog.

Batang Kali was a tin mining and rubber planting centre but in recent years new housing, commercial and light industrial developments have sprung up.

Here are a few photos taken within walking distance of the station.

Aquarium shop at Batang KaliAquarium shop at Batang Kali

Most of the shops in front of the station are car repair businesses but there are a few variations.

Traditional Malay house near Batang Kali railway station.Traditional Malay house near Batang Kali railway station.
Wooden houses at Kampung Bukit Chandang, Batang KaliWooden houses at Kampung Bukit Chandang, Batang Kali
Chinese temple at Kg. Bukit ChandangChinese temple at Kg. Bukit Chandang

NEARBY

An alternative, back road to Genting Highlands runs from Batang Kali. It is a pleasant drive and emerges at Gohtong Jaya near the cable car to Resorts World Genting Highlands.

The hills around Batang Kali are good for trekking and I have visited a waterfall near here which you can read about on the Thrifty Traveller link above.

Hulu Tamu Hot Spring is a naturally hot spring about seven kilometres from Batang Kali. .

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David (the one on the left) is the writer behind Malaysia Traveller, sharing first-hand travel advice from over five decades of living and travelling across Asia and the Middle East. Based in Malaysia since 2009 and now in Kuching, he has published over 790 pages on this website, personally visited every place he covers, and uses only his own photos. Readers can learn more on his About Me page. He also shares updates on Facebook and YouTube. He loves uncovering overlooked places that even some Malaysians have never visited.