Bandar Utama MRT station

SBK09   BK1  Bandar Utama
MRT and LRT station
Platform 2 of the Bandar Utama station towards Sungai Buloh.
Other names	بندر اوتام (Jawi alphabet) 万达镇 (Chinese) பந்தர் உத்தாமாவில் (Tamil)
Location	Bandar Utama, Selangor Malaysia
Coordinates	3°8′47.92″N 101°37′7.49″E / 3.1466444°N 101.6187472°E / 3.1466444; 101.6187472Coordinates: 3°8′47.92″N 101°37′7.49″E / 3.1466444°N 101.6187472°E / 3.1466444; 101.6187472
Owned by	MRT Corp
Line(s)	9  Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line  11  Bandar Utama-Klang Line (Under construction)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Future integrative station with  BK1 .
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available with payment. 500 total parking bays.
Other information
Station code	SBK09   BK1
History
Opened	SBK09  16 December 2016
Opening	BK1  Opening 2020
Services
Preceding station   KVMRT   Following station Mutiara Damansara toward Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line Taman Tun Dr Ismail toward Semantan

The Bandar Utama station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station serving the suburb of Bandar Utama in Selangor, Malaysia. It is one of the stations on the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line which was opened on 16 December 2016 under Phase One operations of the line.^[1]

This station will serve as an interchange station to the proposed LRT 3 line (tentatively named the Bandar Utama-Klang Line) which links Bandar Utama to Johan Setia in Klang. The station is located adjacent to Sri Pentas (the headquarters of Media Prima/TV3) and will in future be connected to the 1 Utama shopping centre.

Station Layout

Concourse level of the station.

The pedestrian link bridge between the station and 1 Powerhouse.

The station is located beside the Damansara-Puchong Expressway directly behind the Sri Pentas Building in Bandar Utama. The station's support columns are located between the expressway and the water channel which runs parallel to the expressway.

The station adopts the standard elevated station design for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line with two side platforms above the concourse level. However, unlike the other elevated stations, there are no escalators, lifts or staircases linking the station directly with the ground level. Neither are there any lay-bys for buses, taxis and cars at the ground level directly below the station. Commuters need to go via neighbouring buildings in order to access the station.

Access

Access to the station is via two pedestrian link bridges connecting the two entrances of the station with neighbouring buildings, namely the 1 Powerhouse Building and the 1 Utama Shopping Centre. The link from Entrance A to the second level of the 1 Powerhouse Building was opened on 16 December 2016 together with the start of Phase One operations of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line but the link bridge from Entrance B to 1Utama Shopping Complex is still under construction as at 1 July 2017.

MRT passengers using the MRT feeder bus services also have to access the station via the 1 Powerhouse Building as the feeder bus stop is located at the ground level of the building. Taxi and private vehicle drop-off areas are also located here.

The 1 Powerhouse Building also houses the park and ride facility for the station and occupied two basement levels of the building.

Station layout

Bus Services

Feeder buses

With the opening of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the residential areas in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Bandar Utama and Kampung Sungai Penchala. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus stop at the adjacent 1 Powerhouse building accessed via Entrance A of the station.

Other buses

Gallery

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  View of the station from the MRT tracks over the Damansara-Puchong Expressway.
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  Evening view of an MRT train crossing the Damansara-Puchong Expressway.
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  The station is located near the 1Utama Shopping Complex.
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  An electronic board at the entrance of the station.
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  The pedestrian link bridge connecting the station with 1Utama Shopping Complex being constructed as at the end of June 2017.

External links

• Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website
• Unofficial information resource on the MRT

References

1. ↑ "Prime Minister Launches Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line" (PDF). Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 1 April 2017.