Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT station
KJ16 Bank Rakyat – Bangsar | |||||||||||
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| LRT station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Jalan Bangsar, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | ||||||||||
Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia | ||||||||||
Operated by | Rapid Rail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | 5 Kelana Jaya | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | KJ16 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 September 1998 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Bangsar (or Bank Rakyat-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons)[1] is a light rapid transit (LRT) station on the Kelana Jaya Line located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is an elevated station located directly above Jalan Bangsar. Although located at Jalan Bangsar, it is quite some distance from most parts of Bangsar, namely Bangsar Baru.
Station Naming Rights Program
[edit]Formerly known as Bangsar since its operation on September 1, 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 pilot program of Station Naming Rights since launched in October 2015.[2][3][4]
Facilities
[edit]There is a facility for reloading the Touch 'n Go card at the Bank Rakyat & Maybank ATM in this station.
Station layout
[edit]L2 | Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
Platform 1 | 5 Kelana Jaya towards KJ1 Gombak (→) | |
Platform 2 | 5 Kelana Jaya 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
[edit]The Bangsar LRT station is well served by bus services, both trunk as well as feeder bus services. The bus stops located at street level and serve many routes, especially those between Kuala Lumpur and the western Klang Valley townships of Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang.
Trunk buses
[edit]Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via | Connecting to |
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750 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | UiTM Shah Alam | 708, 753, 754, T750, T751, T752, T753, T754 | |
751 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam | 702, T756, BET4 | |
772 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | Subang Suria | T802, T803 | |
780 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | Section 8, Kota Damansara | T801, BET1 | |
782 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | Petaling Jaya Old Town Terminal | 781, T640, PJ01 | |
821 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | Pantai Hill Park Pantai Dalam |
T791 | |
822 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | Bangsar Park | Mid Valley Megamall | T817 |
BET3 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | Subang Mewah, USJ 1 | New Pantai Expressway | 770, 771, T776 |
BET4 | KJ14 SBK16 Pasar Seni Hub | Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam | New Pantai Expressway | 702, 751, T756 |
Feeder buses
[edit]Route No. | Origin | Desitination | Via |
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T850 | KJ16 Bangsar LRT station | SBK14 MRT Semantan Pusat Bandar Damansara |
Jalan Bangsar Utama 1 Lorong Maarof Jalan Maarof Jalan Johar Jalan Semantan Jalan Dungun SBK14 Jalan Gelenggang Jalan Damanlela |
EXPRESS bus routes
[edit]FirstCoach, an express bus service to Singapore departs from Lengkok Abdullah, nearby the LRT station.
Gallery
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Bangsar station signange.
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Bangsar station taken on 17 March 2007 from construction site of Dataran Maybank.
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Platform 2
References
[edit]- ^ Daim, Nuradzimmah (October 13, 2015). "Bangsar LRT Station now known as the Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT Station". New Straits Times.
- ^ "IT'S NOW BANK RAKYAT – BANGSAR LRT STATION". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Tamrin, Shahrim (October 13, 2015). "Prasarana's station naming rights programme gains traction among corporates". The Sun Daily. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
- ^ Azlee, Aizyl (October 12, 2015). "Bangsar LRT station now 'Bank Rakyat-Bangsar' station". Malay Mail.