Ampang Park station
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2020) |
KJ9 PY20 Ampang Park | ||||||||||||||||
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 Light rapid transit (LRT) & Mass rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||
_(cropped).jpg) Ampang Park Transit Stations | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia (LRT) MRT Corp (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Rapid Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 5 Kelana Jaya 12 Putrajaya | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (LRT) 2 stacked side platforms (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (LRT) 2 (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | KJ9 PY20 Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Available | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KJ9 PY20 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1999 (LRT) 16 March 2023 (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
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Ampang Park station is a metro station in Kuala Lumpur that is served by RapidKL's LRT Kelana Jaya Line and the newly-constructed MRT Putrajaya Line. The LRT station is the last underground station on the Kelana Jaya Line before the line heads above ground again at Damai LRT station. It is located opposite the site of the former Ampang Park Shopping Centre along Jalan Ampang, near the Jalan Tun Razak intersection.
The LRT station is close to the Citibank's Malaysian headquarters, as well as the US Embassy, the Singapore High Commission, the Canadian High Commission, and the British High Commission which are all located in the area of Jalan Tun Razak, known as "Embassy Row". Meanwhile, the MRT station is built at the former site of the first Malaysian shopping centre, Ampang Park Shopping Centre, located opposite Intermark Mall along the busy stretch of Jalan Tun Razak.
History
This station was opened on 1 June 1999, as Phase Two of the PUTRA LRT system, which ran from Masjid Jamek to Terminal PUTRA (Gombak). The exterior building design of the Ampang Park LRT underground station is done by NEUformation. The station shape, created as a series of inclined glass planar surfaces, implies motion in keeping with the concept of the LRT system as a future mode of transit.[1]
Layout
Kelana Jaya Line
The station consists of three levels, with the entrance on ground level while the ticketing area, concourse and platforms are underground. Similar to all Kelana Jaya Line underground stations, the Ampang Park station features an island platform sandwiched between two railway tracks for each direction.
| G | Street Level | Jalan Ampang, Ampang Park Mall, Bus Hub, Citibank, Intercontinental Hotel |
| C | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Shops |
| P | Platform 1 | Kelana Jaya towards KJ1 Gombak (→) |
| Island platform, Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | Kelana Jaya towards KJ37 Putra Heights (←) | |
Putrajaya Line
Paid-to-paid interchange between the Kelana Jaya Line and the Putrajaya Line, both underground, was planned for Ampang Park station; the integration was scrapped in favour of an out-of-station interchange due to cost-cutting measures.[2] Passengers will have to tap out from one line, resurface to ground level, and enter the other underground station when changing between the two lines.
The MRT station's entrance will be facing Jalan Tun Razak, opposite the KL Trillion commercial development and the Jalan Tun Razak fire station.
Exits and Entrances
| Kelana Jaya Line station | ||
| Entrance | Destination | Picture |
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| North | Street level access. north side of Jalan Ampang future Ampang Park MRT station Entrance (former Ampang Park Shopping Centre site)
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| South | Street level access. south side of Jalan Ampang Access to Jalan Tun Razak Pedestrian Walkway to Intermark Mall , The LINC |
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 Plan of Ampang Park MRT station Source: MRT Corp |
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See also
References
- ^ "Project | Neuformation Architect". web.archive.org. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "MYMRT | MRT Corp - Official webpage for the Klang Valley My Rapid Transit". www.mymrt.com.my. Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
