Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT Station

 KJ16 
BANK RAKYAT-Bangsar Rapid KL
LRT station
Location Jalan Bangsar
Owned by Prasarana and operated by Rapid Rail
Line(s)  5  Kelana Jaya Line (1998 to present)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Available
History
Opened September 1, 1998
Services
Preceding station   RapidKL LRT   Following station
toward Gombak
Kelana Jaya Line
toward Kelana Jaya

Bangsar (or BANK RAKYAT-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons) [1] is a LRT station on the Kelana Jaya Line located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is an elevated station exactly located above Jalan Bangsar. Although it is located at Jalan Bangsar, it is located at quite a distance from most parts of Bangsar, namely Bangsar Baru.

Station Naming Rights Program

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

There is a facility for reloading the Touch 'n Go card at the Bank Rakyat & Maybank ATM in this station.

Station layout

L2
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Kelana Jaya Line towards  KJ1  Gombak (→)
Platform 2 Kelana Jaya Line towards  KJ24  Kelana Jaya (←)
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 connections

The bus stops located at street level and serve many bus routes, especially those between Kuala Lumpur and the western Klang Valley townships of Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang.

TEMPATAN bus routes

UTAMA bus routes via Bangsar LRT station

EXPRESS bus routes

FirstCoach, an express bus service to Singapore departs from Lengkok Abdullah, nearby the LRT station.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/10/bangsar-lrt-station-now-known-bank-rakyat-bangsar-lrt-station
  2. ↑ IT’S NOW BANK RAKYAT – BANGSAR LRT STATION
  3. ↑ Prasarana's station naming rights programme gains traction among corporates
  4. ↑ Bangsar LRT station now ‘Bank Rakyat-Bangsar’ station

Coordinates: 3°09′24″N 101°42′06″E / 3.1567°N 101.7017°E / 3.1567; 101.7017

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