Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT station
LRT station in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Bangsar LRT station (or Bank Rakyat-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons)[1] is an elevated light rapid transit (LRT) station on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line located directly above Jalan Bangsar Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Despite its name, it is located some distance away from the Bangsar town centre.
KJ16 Bank Rakyat – Bangsar | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Chinese: 孟沙 Tamil: பங்சார் | ||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Bangsar, Bangsar 59000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | ||||||||||
| System |  Rapid KL | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Rapid Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | 5 Kelana Jaya Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational | ||||||||||
| Station code | KJ16 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 September 1998 | ||||||||||
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Station naming rights program
Previously and originally known as just Bangsar LRT station since it began operations on 1 September 1998, the station was renamed to Bank Rakyat-Bangsar after Bank Rakyat was given naming rights by Prasarana Malaysia. It is the first three stations under the pilot phase of the station naming rights programme since it launched in October 2015.[2][3][4]
Facilities
There is a facility for reloading the Touch 'n Go card at the Bank Rakyat and Maybank ATMs in this station.
Station layout
| L2 | Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 1 | 5 Kelana Jaya Line towards KJ1 Gombak (→) | |
| Platform 2 | 5 Kelana Jaya Line towards KJ37 Putra Heights (←) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| L1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Counter, Shops & direct access to Menara UOA |
| GF | Street Level | Bus Terminal, Taxi Terminal |
Bus services
The Bangsar LRT station is well served by bus services, both trunk as well as feeder bus services. The bus stops are located at street level on either side of Jalan Bangsar and serve many routes, especially those between Kuala Lumpur and the western Klang Valley townships of Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang.
Trunk buses
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via | Connecting to |
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| 750 | KJ14 KG16 Pasar Seni Hub | UiTM Shah Alam | 708, 753, 754, T750, T751, T752, T753, T754 | |
| 751 | Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam | 702, T756, BET4 | ||
| 772 | Subang Suria | T802, T803 | ||
| 780 | Section 8, Kota Damansara | T801, BET1 | ||
| 782 | Petaling Jaya Old Town Terminal | 781, T640, PJ01 | ||
| 821 | Pantai Hill Park Pantai Dalam |
T791 | ||
| 822 | Bangsar Park | Mid Valley Megamall | T817 | |
| BET3 | Subang Mewah, USJ 1 | [ New Pantai Expressway |
770, 771, T776 | |
| BET4 | Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam | New Pantai Expressway |
702, 751, T756 |
Feeder buses
| Route No. | Origin | Desitination | Via |
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| T850 | KJ16 Bangsar | KG14 Semantan Pusat Bandar Damansara |
Jalan Bangsar Utama 1 Lorong Maarof Jalan Maarof Jalan Johar Jalan Semantan Jalan Dungun Jalan Gelenggang Jalan Damanlela |
Express bus routes
FirstCoach, an express bus service to Singapore departs from Lengkok Abdullah, nearby the LRT station.
Gallery
Station signange
Bangsar station taken on March 17, 2007 from the construction site of Dataran Maybank
View of Platform 2 of the station.
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