Tun Sambanthan station

Tun Sambanthan station, is a Malaysian elevated monorail station that forms a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail)^[1] located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the line and other adjoining monorail stations on 31 August 2003.

Othernames

• • Malay: تون سمبنثان (Jawi)
  • Chinese: 敦善班丹
  • Tamil: துன் சம்பந்தன்

LocationSouth side of the Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4-Jalan Tebing, Brickfields
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Coordinates3°7′53″N 101°41′26″E

System Rapid KL

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MR2  Tun Sambanthan
The exterior of the Tun Sambanthan station, as seen towards the southeast.
General information
Other names	Malay: تون سمبنثان (Jawi) Chinese: 敦善班丹 Tamil: துன் சம்பந்தன்
Location	South side of the Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4-Jalan Tebing, Brickfields 50470 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Coordinates	3°7′53″N 101°41′26″E
System	Rapid KL
Owner	Prasarana Malaysia
Operator	Rapid Rail
Line	8 KL Monorail
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Not available
Cycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	MR2
History
Opened	31 August 2003; 23 years ago (2003-08-31)
Services
Preceding station Following station Kuala Lumpur Sentral Terminus KL Monorail Maharajalela towards Titiwangsa
Location

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Situated at the south side of the Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4-Jalan Tebing (English: Tun Sambanthan Road 4-River Bank Road) intersection in the Brickfields district of Kuala Lumpur, the station resides on the western bank of the Klang River (or the left bank of the river), just beside Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL),^[2] and the Malaysian Association of the Blind (MAB) centre opposite Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4. The station is situated close to a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Klang River, connecting the area to Jalan Syed Putra that adjoins the Federal Highway and the Kuen Cheng High School just opposite the river. The station has only one exit which connects to the west side of Jalan Tebing.

The station is named after V. T. Sambanthan, a notable figure in the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). Jalan Tun Sambanthan (English: Tun Sambanthan Road), a main road in Brickfields, is also named after V. T. Sambanthan and is the location of the preceding KL Sentral monorail terminus station.^[3]