Among other facilities in Bandar Tun Razak are Kuala Lumpur Stadium, a velodrome, a public swimming pool, a sports centre, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM), DBKL branch office and a fire station.

The town is served by the  SP14  Bandar Tun Razak LRT station on the Sri Petaling line of Kuala Lumpur's light rail transit system.

Bandar Tun Razak was once a very small town in Kuala Lumpur in the 1970s, previously known as Kampung Konggo (or Congo Village).

It was named Kampung Konggo as this area was a settlement for retired Malaysian army personnel who served in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 1960s under the United Nations.

Kampung Konggo was renamed as Bandar Tun Razak on 1 February 1982 by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Federal Territory.

Bandar Tun Razak was a stronghold for UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN) until the 2008 General Election which was won by PKR, Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim, former CEO of Guthrie Berhad.

Since Bandar Tun Razak became a Constituency of Kuala Lumpur in the late 1990s, it has been represented by a member of parliament (Malay: Ahli Parlimen).

There are two institutes used for teachers' training: There are two hospitals in Bandar Tun Razak: There are numerous other clinics throughout Taman Midah, Taman Mulia and Flat Sri Kota, including Klinik Kesihatan Cheras, a large medical and dental clinic run by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia.

It was formerly a tin mine that, as part of an urban regeneration strategy, was turned into an area for leisure, recreation and sports as the focus for the development of Bandar Tun Razak.

Residents from Cheras, Bandar Tun Razak and Kuala Lumpur use the gardens for jogging, picnicking and other recreational purposes.

[citation needed] There are yoga classes conducted in the gardens in the morning while the park is filled with children and joggers in the evening.

There are some shoplots in the capital, such as 7-Eleven, Food Courts, BHP petrol station, post office, CIMB Bank, a maternity clinic and a mini supermarket.

The Malaysian Road Transport Department (Malay language: Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia/JPJ) office is in Bandar Sri Permaisuri.

The town is served by the  SP14  Bandar Tun Razak LRT station on the Sri Petaling line of Kuala Lumpur's light rail transit system.