Ampang Park station

Ampang Park LRT station is an light rapid transit (LRT) station in Kuala Lumpur that is served by RapidKL's LRT Kelana Jaya Line. The 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.

 KJ9   SSP20 
Ampang Park
Light rapid transit and future Rapid transit station
LocationJalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Owned byPrasarana Malaysia (LRT)
MRT Corp (MRT)
Operated byRapid Rail
Line(s)5 Kelana Jaya Line
12 Putrajaya Line (Under construction)
Platforms1 island platform (LRT)
2 stacked side platforms (MRT)
Tracks2 (LRT)
2 (MRT)
Construction
Structure type KJ9   SSP20  Underground
ParkingNot available
Disabled accessAvailable
Other information
Station code KJ9   SSP20 
History
Opened1 June 1999 (LRT)
OpeningJuly 2022 (MRT)
Services
Preceding station     Following station
toward Gombak
Kelana Jaya Line
Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line
towards Putrajaya Sentral (under construction)

This 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".

In the future, it will be integrated with the MRT Putrajaya Line.[1]

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).

Layout

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 Line towards  KJ1  Gombak (→)
Island platform, Doors will open on the right
Platform 2 Kelana Jaya Line towards  KJ37  Putra Heights (←)

Planned interchange with MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya line
The under construction Ampang Park MRT station
another view of under construction SSP station subway entrance location

When completed, Ampang Park station will be Malaysia's first underground-to-underground railway interchange station, along with Tun Razak Exchange station.

See also

References
  1. "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.


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