Maluri station
AG13 KG22 Maluri | ||||||||||||||||
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 | LRT and MRT station | ||||||||||||||||
 Entrance to Maluri MRT station. | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Cheras, Taman Maluri, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°7′23.74″N 101°43′37.06″E / 3.1232611°N 101.7269611°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia (LRT) MRT Corp (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Rapid Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 3 Ampang 9 Kajang | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms (LRT) 1 island platform (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (LRT) 2 (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Integrative station between AG13 and KG22 via paid-to-paid linkway. | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | AG13 Elevated KG22 Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available with payment | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | AG13 KG22 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1996 (LRT) 17 July 2017 (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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The Maluri station is an integrated light rapid transit (LRT) and mass rapid transit (MRT)[1] located on the eastern fringe of Kuala Lumpur near and named after Taman Maluri (Malay; English: Maluri Garden), a residential housing estate. The station is located along Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras (English: Cheras Road) opposite the AEON Taman Maluri shopping centre and Sunway Velocity Mall. The Kerayong River also runs beside the station.
The station consists of an elevated station served by the Ampang Line (formerly known as STAR LRT) which was opened in 1996, and the underground station served by the Kajang Line which was opened on 17 July 2017. Both stations are connected via a paid-area-to-paid-area elevated pedestrian linkway.
Under the station naming rights granted by Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp), the MRT station is currently known as AEON–Maluri MRT station.[2]
Station Background
[edit]Colonial era
[edit]During British colonial era and until the 1980s, the site of the present-day Maluri station was a halt on the KTMB network called Pudoh Ulu or Pudu Ulu.[3]
LRT Ampang Line station
[edit]The older elevated station serves the LRT Ampang Line which is built according to the standard design of the Ampang Line elevated stations.
It consists of two side platforms flanking the double elevated tracks, above a concourse level where the fare gates are located. Both platforms can be reached from the concourse level via stairways and escalators. Previously, there were no elevators, and hence, the station was not disabled-friendly until they were fitted in 2015.
MRT Kajang Line station
[edit]The MRT station is one of the seven underground stations of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line. The underground station is built directly beneath Jalan Cheras. The station has two underground levels - a concourse level with fare gates, customer service office, toilets and machinery rooms - and a platform below with an island platform configuration.
The theme given for the design of the station is "New Generation" and features colourful panels on the exterior and interior walls of the station.[4][5]
The MRT station is the last underground station before the line resurfaces and heads towards Kajang.
LRT-MRT Linkway
[edit]The Maluri station comprises two separate station buildings which are connected via an elevated linkway. An elevated linkway connecting the paid areas of both the LRT and MRT stations allows commuters to transfer seamlessly between the LRT Ampang Line and the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line at this station.
The linkway was built together with the MRT station. It connects the LRT station at the paid area of the concourse level while at the MRT station, the linkway connects directly to Entrance C which is located one level above ground level. From Entrance C, escalators, a lift and staircase go directly down to the paid area of the underground concourse level.
As the linkway is part of the paid area of both stations, there are no direct exits to/from the outside. Unlike the MRT station, the linkway is not air-conditioned.
History
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KTM Ampang branch line
[edit]The alignment of the LRT Ampang Line at this location uses the alignment of the old Federated Malay States Railways tracks which ran from Ampang Junction, where the Ampang branch line left the West Coast Main Line (between today's Chan Sow Lin LRT station and Miharja LRT station) to head to the branch line terminus at Ampang town (where today's Ampang Line depot and Ampang LRT station is located).
This branch line was opened on 1 May 1914 and was mostly to cater to the tin mines in the Ampang area. However, no railway station is known to have existed at this location during this period.
The tracks crossed Jalan Cheras as a level crossing until the alignment was converted for the construction of the LRT in the 1990s where a railway bridge was built over the road.
LRT Ampang Line station
[edit]The LRT station was constructed as part of the development of the STAR LRT project in the 1990s. It was completed and opened together with the line on 16 December 1996, along with 13 other stations between the Sultan Ismail and the Ampang.
The line was the first LRT line to be operational in Malaysia.
MRT Kajang Line station
[edit]Construction of the underground MRT station began in 2012 following the official launch of the construction of the MRT Kajang Line. The station is located beneath Jalan Cheras. As a result, throughout the construction of the station, various diversions of the road had to be carried out. Decking above the work site was also erected to enable traffic to run while station box excavation and other construction work proceeded underneath.
The station was opened on 17 July 2017 together with the opening of Phase Two of the MRT line from Muzium Negara MRT station to Kajang MRT station.
Bus Services
[edit]MRT Feeder Bus Services
[edit]There is no MRT feeder bus services which starts or ends at this station. However, the station provides some other MRT feeder bus services from other stations.
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T352[6]
(As a pass-by) |
Taman Shamelin Perkasa | KG21 MRT Cochrane | Jalan Perdana Utama
Pandan Perdana |
For KG21 MRT Cochrane bound, the bus will stop at the bus stops near
Entrance B / LRT Entrance. For Taman Shamelin Perkasa / Bandar Tun Razak / |
| T400[7] | KG21 MRT Cochrane | Bandar Tun Razak | Jalan Tun Razak
Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras | |
| T401[8] | KG21 MRT Cochrane | Bandar Sri Permaisuri | Jalan Tun Razak
Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras |
Other Bus Services
[edit]The Maluri station also provides accessibility for some other bus services.
| Route No. | Operator | Origin | Destination | Via | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450[9] | Rapid KL | Hentian Kajang | Hub Lebuh Pudu | Reko Sentral
Bandar Kajang |
For KL-bound, the bus will stop at the bus stop near the LRT Entrance.
For Kajang / Damai Perdana bound, the bus will stop at the bus stop near |
| 400[10] | Rapid KL | Damai Perdana | Hub Lebuh Pudu | Taman Desa Baiduri
Alam Damai | |
| 402[11] | Rapid KL | KG22 AG13
MRT/LRT Maluri |
Hub Pekeliling | Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras
Stadium Badminton Cheras |
The bus technically starts from Entrance D.
However, passengers can take the bus from the LRT entrance as an alternative. |
Nearby
[edit]- AEON Taman Maluri Shopping Centre
- Sunway Velocity Mall
- Rapid Bus Maluri Depot
- IPD Cheras
Gallery
[edit]LRT Station
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The tracks as seen from the station, heading towards Pandan Jaya LRT station. -
The bus hub at Maluri LRT, as taken in January 2006. -
The Maluri LRT station from the exterior, as taken in 2007.
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MRT Station
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The platform level in the Maluri MRT station. The space is almost twice as wide as Masjid Jamek's platform level. -
View of the platform level. -
Entrance B with the Sunway Velocity Shopping Complex in the background. -
Covered walkway leading to the Sunway Velocity Shopping Complex from Entrance B.
LRT-MRT Linkway
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View of the LRT to MRT linkway at Maluri Station. -
Entrance C (right) of the Maluri MRT Station which leads to the linkway (left). -
Escalators at concourse paid area to the linkway. -
External view of the LRT-MRT linkway entering the MRT station.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SBK Line Full Opening Boosts Coverage of Kuala Lumpur's Urban Rail Network" (PDF). Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Four Stations to Kick Off MRT Corp's Station Naming Rights Programme" (PDF). Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Map of British Malaya : including the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, and Malay states not included in the federation". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Seven hidden gems of the MRT". The Star. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "MRT stations designed to tell the story of M'sia". The Star. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Maluri MRT Feeder Bus T352 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Cochrane MRT Feeder Bus T400 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Cochrane MRT Feeder Bus T401 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Line Route 450 - rapidKL Bus - Bus Schedules". Moovit. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Line Route 400 - rapidKL Bus - Bus Schedules". Moovit. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "402 Route: Time Schedules, Stops & Maps - Hab Titiwangsa". moovitapp.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
