Maluri station

Metro station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maluri station is an integrated light rapid transit (LRT) and mass rapid transit (MRT)[1] located on the eastern fringe of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur near and named after Taman Maluri (Malay; English: Maluri Gardens), 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.

Other namesChinese: 马鲁里
Tamil: மலூரி
Coordinates3°7′23.74″N 101°43′37.06″E
SystemRapid KL (brand) Rapid KL
Quick facts AG13 KG22 Maluri, General information ...
 AG13   KG22  Maluri
Entrance to Maluri MRT station
General information
Other namesChinese: 马鲁里
Tamil: மலூரி
LocationJalan Cheras, Taman Maluri, Cheras
56000 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Coordinates3°7′23.74″N 101°43′37.06″E
SystemRapid KL (brand) Rapid KL
Owned byPrasarana Malaysia (LRT)
MRT Corp (MRT)
Operated byRapid Rail
Lines3 Ampang Line
9 Kajang Line
Platforms2 side platforms (LRT)
1 island platform (MRT)
Tracks2 (LRT)
2 (MRT)
Construction
Structure type AG13  Elevated
 KG22  Underground
ParkingAvailable with payment. 250 total parking bays and 50 motorcycle bays.
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
StatusOperational
Station code AG13   KG22 
History
Opened16 December 1996; 29 years ago (1996-12-16) (LRT)
17 July 2017; 8 years ago (2017-07-17) (MRT)
Services
Preceding station Following station
Miharja
towards Sentul Timur
Ampang Line Pandan Jaya
towards Ampang
Cochrane Kajang Line Taman Pertama
towards Kajang
Location
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The station consists of an elevated station served by the LRT Ampang Line (formerly known as STAR LRT) which was opened in 1996, and the underground station served by the MRT 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 the Malaysia Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp), the MRT station is currently known as Maluri–AEON MRT station.[2]

Station Background

Colonial era

During British colonial era and until the 1980s, the site of the present-day Maluri station was a halt on the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) network called Pudoh Ulu or Pudu Ulu.[3]

The MRT station's Entrance B (left) and Entrance D (right) on either side of Jalan Cheras.

LRT station

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, escalators and elevators. The elevators were a recent addition to the station, and hence, the station was not disabled-friendly until they were installed in 2015.

MRT station

The MRT station is one of the seven underground stations of the MRT Kajang Line. The underground station is built directly beneath Jalan Cheras. The station has two underground levels - a concourse level with fare gates, a customer service office, toilets and machinery rooms - and an island platform below.

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

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 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, and connects directly to Entrance C of the MRT station at the ground level. From Entrance C, escalators, a lift and a 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

A platform view of the Maluri LRT station towards Miharja station
The LRT platforms

KTM Ampang branch line

The alignment of the LRT Ampang Line at this location uses the alignment of the old Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) tracks which ran from Ampang Junction, where the Ampang branch line left the main West Coast Line (between today's Chan Sow Lin and Miharja stations) to head to the terminus of the branch line at Ampang town (where today's Ampang Line depot and Ampang station, the terminus of the LRT Ampang Line 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 to an elevated rail line for the construction of the LRT in the 1990s where a railway bridge was built over the road.

LRT Ampang Line

The LRT station was constructed as part of the development of the former 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

Construction of the underground MRT station began in 2012 following the official launch of the construction of the MRT Kajang Line. Since the station is located beneath Jalan Cheras, various diversions of the road had to be carried out throughout the construction of the station. 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 to Kajang.

Bus Services

MRT Feeder Bus Services

There are no MRT feeder bus services that start or end at this station. However, the station is served by other MRT feeder bus services from other stations.

More information Route No., Origin ...
MRT Feeder Bus Services at Maluri Station
Route No. Origin Destination Via Notes
T352[6]

(As a pass-by)

Taman Shamelin Perkasa  KG21  Cochrane

Jalan Perdana Utama
Pandan Perdana
Jalan Indah
Taman Cheras Indah
Sungai Besi Expressway (Pandan Indah Link)
 AG14  Pandan Jaya
Menara PGRM
FT 1 Jalan Cheras
 AG13  KG22  Maluri (Entrance B)
Jalan Shelley
Jalan Cochrane
Jalan Tun Razak
 AG13  KG22  Maluri (Entrance D)

For  KG21  Cochrane bound, the bus will stop at the bus stops near

Entrance B / LRT Entrance.

For Taman Shamelin Perkasa / Bandar Tun Razak /
Bandar Sri Permaisuri bound, the bus will stop at the bus stop near
Entrance D.

T400[7]  KG21  Cochrane Bandar Tun Razak

Jalan Tun Razak
FT 1 Jalan Cheras
 AG13  KG22  Maluri (Entrance D)
Stadium Badminton Cheras
Jalan Yaacob Latif
Velodrom Kuala Lumpur
Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (PPUKM)
Taman Midah
Bandar Tun Razak
Jalan Budiman
 AG13  KG22  Maluri (Entrance B)
Jalan Shelley

T401[8]  KG21  Cochrane Bandar Sri Permaisuri

Jalan Tun Razak
FT 1 Jalan Cheras
 AG13  KG22  Maluri (Entrance D)
Stadium Badminton Cheras
Flat Sri Sabah
Jalan Ikan Emas
Jalan Sekilau
Flat Sri Melaka
Taman Sri Permaisuri
Bandar Sri Permaisuri
Jalan Jellawat 1
 SP12  Cheras
 AG13  KG22  Maluri (Entrance B)
Jalan Shelley

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Other Bus Services

The Maluri station also provides accessibility for some other bus services.

More information Route No., Operator ...
Other Bus Services at Maluri Station
Route No. Operator Origin Destination Via Notes
450[9] Rapid KL Hentian Kajang Hub Lebuh Pudu Reko Sentral

Bandar Kajang
 KG34  Stadium Kajang
 KG33  Sungai Jernih
Sungai Sekamat
Simpang Balak
 KG31  Bukit Dukung
Cheras–Kajang Expressway
Jalan Hulu Langat
Batu 9 Cheras / Taman Suntex
Cheras Sentral /  KG26  Taman Connaught
FT 1 Jalan Cheras
 KG24  Taman Midah
 AG13  KG22  Maluri
Jalan Pasar
Jalan Pudu

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
Entrance D.

400[10] Rapid KL Damai Perdana Hub Lebuh Pudu Taman Desa Baiduri

Alam Damai
FT 1 Jalan Cheras
 KG24  Taman Midah
 AG13  KG22  Maluri
Jalan Pudu
Berjaya Times Square /  MR5  Imbi
 MR6  Bukit Bintang
 KG18A  Bukit Bintang
Jalan Raja Chulan
Jalan Tun H. S. Lee

402[11] Rapid KL  AG13  KG22  Maluri

(Entrance D)

Hub Pekeliling FT 1 Jalan Cheras

Stadium Badminton Cheras
Flat Sri Sabah
 AG13  KG22  Maluri (LRT Entrance)
Jalan Tun Razak
Masjid Jamek Alam Shah
Istana Terengganu
 KJ9  Ampang Park
KLCC
National Heart Institute (IJN)
Istana Budaya
Kuala Lumpur Hospital
 AG3  SP3  MR11  PY13  Titiwangsa

The bus technically starts from Entrance D.

However, passengers can take the bus from the LRT entrance as an alternative.

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LRT Station

MRT Station

LRT-MRT Linkway

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References

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