Taman Connaught MRT station
MRT station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The Taman Connaught MRT station is an elevated mass rapid transit station on the MRT Kajang Line, located in Taman Connaught, in the subdistrict of Cheras in southeastern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its exact location is next to the Cheras Sentral shopping mall, where the southern end of the Cheras Highway (Federal Route 1, also known as Jalan Cheras) meets the northern end of the Cheras-Kajang Expressway (CKE), close to the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor state border.
56100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Rapid KL KG26 Taman Connaught | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Overview of the station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | |||||||||||
| Location | Kajang-bound carriageway of the Cheras Highway, Taman Connaught, Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°12′23″N 101°34′49″E | ||||||||||
| System | Rapid KL | ||||||||||
| Owner | MRT Corp | ||||||||||
| Operator | Rapid Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | 9 Kajang Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Link bridge to Cheras Sentral mall. | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KG26 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 July 2017 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Plaza Phoenix[1] | ||||||||||
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The station is also near the Cheras-Kajang Interchange of the Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE). The elevated expressway was built even higher above the road than the already towering MRT tracks.
It was opened on 17 July 2017, along with 19 adjoining stations (from Muzium Negara to Kajang) as part of Phase 2 of the system.
The station was provisionally named Phoenix Plaza station during construction. Plaza Phoenix was the former name of the Cheras Sentral shopping centre.
Station Background
Station Layout
The station has a layout and design similar to that of most other elevated stations on the line (except the termini), with the platform level on the topmost floor, consisting of two sheltered side platforms along a double tracked railway line and a single concourse housing ticketing facilities between the ground level and the platform level. Lifts, stairways and escalators link all levels.
| L2 | Platform Level | Side platform |
| Platform 1: 9 Kajang Line towards KG35 Kajang (→) | ||
| Platform 2: 9 Kajang Line towards KG04 Kwasa Damansara (←) | ||
| Side platform | ||
| L1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Office, Station Control, Shops, pedestrian linkway to Cheras Sentral and Entrance C |
| Entrance C | Feeder Bus Stop, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan 3/144A | |
| G | Ground Level | Entrances A and B, Feeder Bus Stops, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan Cheras |
Exits and entrances
The station has three entrances - Entrance A and Entrance B on either side of the Cheras Highway (Jalan Cheras), and Entrance C on Jalan 3/144A inside Taman Connaught. A link bridge also connects the station via the link bridges to Entrance A and Entrance C with the Cheras Sentral shopping mall.
Each entrance has a separate feeder bus service line.
| Kajang Line station | |||
| Entrance | Location | Destination | Picture |
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| A | West side of Jalan Cheras | Feeder bus stop, Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall (Ground Floor), Silka Cheras Hotel |  |
| B | East side of Jalan Cheras | Feeder bus stop |  |
| C | North side of Jalan 3/114A | Feeder bus stop, Cheria Heights Apartments |  |
| Cheras Sentral Linkway | Cheras Sentral 3rd Floor | Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall |  |
Bus Services
Feeder Bus Services
With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing areas around the Taman Connaught, Sungai Besi, Cheras Awana and Alam Damai areas.
Feeder bus lines at this station operate at each of the entrances.
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via |
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| T410[2] | KG26 Taman Connaught (Entrance A) | KB04 SP15 KT2 Bandar Tasik Selatan and returns to KG26 Taman Connaught (Entrance B) |  East–West Link ExpresswayDesa Tun Razak Taman Taynton View |
| T411[3] | KG26 Taman Connaught (Entrance B) | Taman Cheras Awana |  Cheras–Kajang ExpresswayJalan Medan Masria Jalan Coop Cuepacs JB Persiaran Awana  FT 1 Cheras Highway (Jalan Cheras) |
| T412[4] | KG26 Taman Connaught (Entrance C) | Alam Damai | Jalan 1/144A Jalan 2/154 Jalan Desa Cheras Persiaran Alam Damai Jalan Alam Damai |
Other Bus Services
The MRT station also is also served by other bus services.
| Route No. | Operator | Origin | Destination | Via | Notes |
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| 450[5] | Rapid KL | Hentian Kajang | Hub Lebuh Pudu | Reko Sentral Bandar Kajang KG34 Stadium Kajang KG31 Bukit Dukung Jalan Hulu Langat Batu 9 Cheras / Taman Suntex Cheras Sentral / KG26 Taman Connaught FT 1 Cheras Highway (Jalan Cheras)KG24 Taman Midah AG13 KG22 Maluri Jalan Cheras Jalan Pasar Jalan Pudu |
For KL-bound only. The bus stops at the Cheras Sentral bus stop. |
Planned Interchange
Taman Connaught station, or rather Plaza Phoenix station, was initially planned to be an interchange between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line when the MRT lines were first announced. The alignment was eventually changed and the interchange was changed to the Tun Razak Exchange station instead.