Cheras LRT station

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Cheras Ampang Line rapid transit station
An exterior view of the Cheras station's main entranceway and ticket area, as viewed towards the east.
Station statistics
Address	Jalan Jelawat Satu and Jalan 3/12, (northern) Sungai Besi-Taman Ikan Emas border, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°6′45″N, 101°42′51″E
Lines	Ampang Line (Sentul Timur-Sri Petaling route) (1998 to present)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	Available.
Other information
Opened	July 11, 1998
Code	S61
Owned by	Syarikat Prasarana Negara (2002 to present); operated by RapidKL.

Cheras is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Cheras. The station is part of the Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur branch of the Ampang Line (formerly known as STAR, and the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines).

The station was opened on July 11, 1998, as part of the second phase of the STAR system's opening, including 7 new stations along the Chan Sow Lin-Sri Petaling route.

Contents 1 Location 2 Design 3 Access via RapidKL buses 4 Neighbouring stations

[edit] Location

Despite its name, Cheras station is not located within or close to the Kuala Lumpur township of Cheras. Rather, the station is situated between the northern Sungai Besi region, Taman Ikan Emas (Malay; English Goldfish Estate) and Salak South, a kilometre northwest from the nearest border to Cheras. The station is thus more reachable to users from the aforementioned three areas, as well as Bandar Sri Permaisuri (Sri Permaisuri Town) to the south, than Cheras.

The station's main access point faces the southeast towards Taman Ikan Emas and is accessible via Jalan Jelawat Satu (Jelawat Road One). In the beginning of its operation, the Cheras station was primarily accessible via a footbridge crossing a ditch. Beginning June 2007, construction work was conducted directly in front of the station, demolishing the original path and requiring a temporary route around the construction site for access into the station.

Until late-2006, the western side of the station was lined along a backroad that branched off Jalan 3/12 (3/12 Road), and several industrial buildings. The area had since been partially cleared away for the construction of the Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway, slated for opening in 2008. While the station itself is unaffected, access from the west now requires crossing an overhead bridge prepared along with the expressway.

The Cheras station was constructed along two leveled tracks, reusing the now defunct Federated Malay States Railway and Malayan Railway route between Kuala Lumpur, Ampang and Salak South. The station is also the last station from the terminating Sri Petaling station before a convergence with the Ampang-bound line and the Chan Sow Lin interchange, 1.5 km northward.

[edit] Design

The Cheras station is a low-rise structure with two side platforms lined along two tracks for trains traveling in opposite direction. However, unlike the many at-grade stations dotted along the Miharja-Ampang route, the Cheras station was sited on a set of tracks significantly lower than at-grade stations (similar to the Cahaya station), and only includes a single ticket area, as opposed to two for each platform, because a deep underground tunnel was built linking both platforms. The station also serves as a public crossing by pedestrians and motorcyclists across the Ampang Line tracks between the southeast and northwest via another underground path running beneath the tracks and platforms.

The principal styling of the station is similar to most other stations in the line, featuring curved roofs supported by latticed frames, and white plastered walls and pillars. Because the underground tunnel linking both platforms are connected only by stairways, the station is not accommodative to disabled users.

[edit] Access via RapidKL buses

Cheras LRT station is easily accessible via the following RapidKL buses:-

• U44 : Bukit Bintang KL Monorail - Bandar Sri Permaisuri via Cheras Flat

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	Rail Lines (Klang Valley)			Following station
Chan Sow Lin		Ampang Line (Sentul Timur-Sri Petaling route)		Salak Selatan

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