Wangsa Maju LRT Station

KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT Station Stesen LRT Wangsa Maju 旺沙玛珠轻快铁站 வாங்கச மாசு
Kelana Jaya Line rapid transit station
Location	Jalan 1/27A and Jalan 16/27B, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°12′20″N 101°43′53″E / 3.20556°N 101.73139°E / 3.20556; 101.73139
Owned by	Syarikat Prasarana Negara (2002 to present); operated by RapidKL.
Line(s)	Kelana Jaya Line (1999 to present)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 1, 1999
Services
Preceding station   RapidKL LRT   Following station Taman Melati toward Gombak Kelana Jaya Line Sri Rampai toward Kelana Jaya

Wangsa Maju LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, forming part of the Kelana Jaya Line (formerly known as PUTRA). The station was opened on June 1, 1999, as part of the line's second segment encompassing 12 stations between Masjid Jamek station and Terminal PUTRA (not including Sri Rampai station) and an underground line.

Location

Wangsa Maju station is the third last station northwards to Gombak.

The station is situated directly within the northern Kuala Lumpur suburb of Wangsa Maju. The station, located along the main thoroughfare of Jalan 1/27A (Malay; English: 1/27A Road) running from the northwest to the southeast, is wedged between two residential estates: Section 1 of Wangsa Maju to the southwest and Desa Setapak (Setapak Countryside) to the northwest, with Section 2 of Wangsa Maju located further northwest. In addition to accessibility from Jalan 1/27A, the station is also connected via Jalan 16/27B (16/27B Road), Desa Setapak's residential road.

Due to its proximity to various shopping centres and two higher education institutions - which are TARC and UTAR - in the region, the station is usually busy during the weekdays.

Incident

Robbery

On June 3, 2007, two men wearing full face motorcycle helmets and wielding parangs robbed the Wangsa Maju station at 10:10 pm (MST) and relieved RM7,000 from its ticket counter. No injuries were reported.^[1] The robbery, having taken place at a mass transit station, is the first of its kind in the country.

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