Bukit Nanas Monorail station

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Bukit Nanas Kuala Lumpur Monorail station
The exterior of the Bukit Nanas station, looking towards the southwest. Pineapple Hill (Malay: Bukit Nanas) and the lower portion of the Kuala Lumpur Tower are visible in the background.
Address	Sultan Ismail Road, near the Sultan Ismail Road-Ampang Road intersection, beside Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°9′22″N, 101°42′16″E
Lines	Kuala Lumpur Monorail (2003 to present)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	None
Other information
Opened	August 31, 2003
Owned by	KL Infrastructure Group Limited (KL Infra)

Bukit Nanas is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail), located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003.

1 Location
2 Interchange
3 Access via RapidKL buses
4 Neighbouring stations

[edit] Location

The station is located at the western tip of Ampang, constructed near and named after Pineapple Hill (Malay: Bukit Nanas), where the Kuala Lumpur Tower, a water treatment plant and a forest reserve are situated. The station is located above Sultan Ismail Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail), directly south from the Sultan Ismail Road-Ampang Road (Jalan Ampang) intersection. The station's two exits are located on both sides of Sultan Ismail Road.

Due to its location, the station is typically busy during rush hours as well as public holidays, weekends and school holidays when patrons use the monorail to reach the Kuala Lumpur Tower.^{[citation needed]} The station is also situated close to several commercial establishments down the roads.

[edit] Interchange

The Bukit Nanas station is located 300m from the Kelana Jaya Line's Dang Wangi station via foot along Ampang Road; both stations are described by local rapid transit maps as interchange stations between both train services. Because of this, covered walkways were erected along the road, as shelter and as a guide to either stations.

[edit] Access via RapidKL buses

Bukit Nanas KL Monorail station is easily accessible via the following Rapid KL buses:-

B103 : Titiwangsa - Bukit Bintang KL Monorail via KLCC LRT (Bukit Bintang KL Monorail bound only)

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	Rail Lines (Klang Valley)			Following station
Raja Chulan		KL Monorail		Medan Tuanku
Kampung Baru		Kelana Jaya Line 300 m to Dang Wangi		Masjid Jamek

v • d • e Train stations in Klang Valley (including Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia

Kelana Jaya Line	Terminal PUTRA • Taman Melati • Wangsa Maju • Sri Rampai (closed) • Setiawangsa • Jelatek • Dato' Keramat • Damai • Ampang Park • KLCC • Kampung Baru • Dang Wangi • Masjid Jamek • Pasar Seni • KL Sentral • Bangsar • Abdullah Hukum • Kerinchi • Universiti • Taman Jaya • Asia Jaya • Taman Paramount • Taman Bahagia • Kelana Jaya

Ampang Line	Common stations: Sentul Timur • Sentul • Titiwangsa • PWTC • Sultan Ismail • Bandaraya • Masjid Jamek • Plaza Rakyat • Hang Tuah • Pudu • Chan Sow Lin To Sri Petaling: Cheras • Salak Selatan • Bandar Tun Razak • Bandar Tasik Selatan • Sungai Besi • Bukit Jalil • Sri Petaling To Ampang: Miharja • Maluri • Pandan Jaya • Pandan Indah • Cempaka • Cahaya • Ampang

KL Monorail	KL Sentral • Tun Sambanthan • Maharajalela • Hang Tuah • Imbi • Bukit Bintang • Raja Chulan • Bukit Nanas • Medan Tuanku • Chow Kit • Titiwangsa

KLIA Ekspres	KL Sentral • KLIA

KLIA Transit	KL Sentral • Bandar Tasik Selatan • Cyberjaya/Putrajaya • Salak Tinggi • KLIA

Rawang-Seremban Route (inc. Rawang-Tanjung Malim extension)	Tanjung Malim • Kuala Kubu Bharu • Rasa • Batang Kali • Serendah • Rawang • Kuang • Sungai Buloh • Kepong Sentral • Kepong • Segambut • Putra • Bank Negara • Kuala Lumpur • KL Sentral • Mid Valley • Seputeh • Salak Selatan • Bandar Tasik Selatan • Serdang • Kajang • UKM • Bangi • Batang Benar • Nilai • Labu • Tiroi • Seremban

Sentul-Port Klang Route	Sentul • Putra • Bank Negara • Kuala Lumpur • KL Sentral • Angkasapuri • Pantai Dalam • Petaling • Jalan Templer • Kampung Dato Harun • Seri Setia • Setia Jaya • Subang Jaya • Batu Tiga • Shah Alam • Padang Jawa • Bukit Badak • Klang • Teluk Pulai • Teluk Gadong • Kampung Raja Uda • Jalan Kastam • Port Klang