Hang Tuah station

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Hang Tuah
Ampang Line rapid transit and
Kuala Lumpur Monorail stations

The platforms of the Ampang Line's Hang Tuah station. The Kuala Lumpur Monorail's Hang Tuah station is visible in the background on the upper right side.
Station statistics
Address Jalan Imbi, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates 3°8′24″N, 101°42′21″E
Lines Ampang Line (common) (1996 to present)
Kuala Lumpur Monorail (2003 to present)
Platforms 2 side platforms (Ampang Line)
2 side platforms (KL Monorail)
Tracks 2 (Ampang Line)
2 (KL Monorail)
Parking None
Other information
Opened December 16, 1996 (Ampang Line)
August 31, 2003 (KL Monorail)
Code S10 (Ampang Line)
Owned by Rapid KL (Ampang Line)
KL Infrastructure Group Limited (KL Infra) (KL Monorail)

Hang Tuah is a designated interchange station in the Pudu district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, consisting of two stations that are part of two different railway-based transit systems: The Ampang Line (formerly known as STAR, and the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines) and the Kuala Lumpur Monorail.

Located on the northwestern tip of Pudu, the station is in the vicinity of the Victoria Institution, the former Pudu Prison, the Hang Tuah police station and the National Stadium.

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[edit] Railway stations

[edit] Hang Tuah LRT station

The Hang Tuah station was formed in 1996 with the completion of the Hang Tuah LRT station, a rapid transit station along a reused stretch of a long abandoned Ampang-bound Pudu railway line, used by STAR trains traveling along the Ampang-bound line or the Sri Petaling-bound line. The station was one of the first 13 STAR rapid transit stations to open in the city, part of "Phase I" of "System I".[1] The surface level station consists of two sheltered platforms connected to a sheltered ticketing concourse above, linked only via staircases, and exiting to Jalan Imbi (Malay; English: Imbi Road).

[edit] Hang Tuah KL Monorail station

The area saw the addition of the Hang Tuah KL Monorail station, a separate station that provides access to Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail) services, with the opening of the line on August 31, 2003. The station, like virtually all other KL Monorail stations, is elevated and built over Jalan Imbi, but is not directly integrated to the existing Ampang Line station. The station has two exits that lead to either side of the road, and is directly located northeast from the Ampang Line station. The station is only accessible via stairways and escalators. The station's length is also longer in comparison to certain KL Monorail stations.

The Hang Tuah monorail station is one of four Kuala Lumpur Monorail stations that serves the Kuala Lumpur Golden Triangle locality, the other three being the Raja Chulan station, the Bukit Bintang station and the Imbi station (connected to the Ampang Line). The station is also one of two KL Monorail stations that is designated as an interchange to and from the Ampang Line, the other being the Titiwangsa station.

[edit] Interconnectivity

The proximity of the monorail station with the Ampang Line station meant both stations are designated in transit maps as interchange stations between the two lines, and is subsequently use heavily primarily to reach Bukit Bintang (Star Hill) and surrounding areas via the monorail line from the Ampang Line. The sheltered sidewalk between the southwestern exit of the monorail station and the main entrance of the Ampang Line station serves as an impromptu connection between the two stations.

[edit] Access via RapidKL buses

Hang Tuah LRT & monorail stations is easily accessible via the following Rapid KL buses:-

[edit] Additional images

The exterior of the Hang Tuah monorail station, as seen from the entranceway of the Ampang Line's Hang Tuah station.

The entranceway of the Ampang Line's Hang Tuah station.

[edit] Note

  1. ^ System I referred to the rapid transit concession operated by STAR, while System II referred to the rapid transit operated by PUTRA. Phase I of System I referred to the stretch of rapid transit line from the Ampang station to Sultan Ismail station. Phase II referred to the branch line from Chan Sow Lin station to the Sri Petaling station as well as the extension from Sultan Ismail station to Sentul Timur station.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station Rail Lines (Klang Valley) Following station
Plaza Rakyat   Ampang Line (Sentul Timur-Sri Petaling route)   Pudu
Plaza Rakyat   Ampang Line (Sentul Timur-Ampang route)   Pudu
Maharajalela   KL Monorail   Imbi
v • d • e
Train stations in Klang Valley (including Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia
Kelana Jaya Line
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
KLIA Ekspres
KLIA Transit
Rawang-Seremban Route
(inc. Rawang-Tanjung Malim extension)
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
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