Maluri station
Metro station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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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.
56000 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
AG13 KG22 Maluri | ||||||||||||||||
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Entrance to Maluri MRT station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Chinese: 马鲁里 Tamil: மலூரி | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Cheras, Taman Maluri, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°7′23.74″N 101°43′37.06″E | |||||||||||||||
| System | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia (LRT) MRT Corp (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Rapid Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | 3 Ampang Line 9 Kajang Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms (LRT) 1 island platform (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (LRT) 2 (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | AG13 Elevated KG22 Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available with payment. 250 total parking bays and 50 motorcycle bays. | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Available | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | AG13 KG22 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1996 (LRT) 17 July 2017 (MRT) | |||||||||||||||
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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]

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

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.
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T352[6]
(As a pass-by) |
Taman Shamelin Perkasa | KG21 Cochrane |
Jalan Perdana Utama |
For KG21 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 Cochrane | Bandar Tun Razak |
Jalan Tun Razak | |
| T401[8] | KG21 Cochrane | Bandar Sri Permaisuri |
Jalan Tun Razak |
Other Bus Services
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 | AG13 KG22 Maluri (Entrance D) |
Hub Pekeliling | Stadium Badminton Cheras |
The bus technically starts from Entrance D.
However, passengers can take the bus from the LRT entrance as an alternative. |
Nearby
- AEON Taman Maluri Shopping Centre
- Sunway Velocity Mall
- Rapid Bus Maluri Depot
- IPD Cheras
Gallery
LRT Station
- 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
MRT Station
- 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
- 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
