Merdeka MRT station
SBK17 Merdeka | |||||||||||
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| MRT station | |||||||||||
 Entrance to the walkway connecting Plaza Rakyat LRT and Merdeka MRT stations. | |||||||||||
| Other names |
مرديك (Jawi alphabet) 默迪卡 (Chinese) மெர்தேக்கா (Tamil) | ||||||||||
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°8′31.09″N 101°42′7.38″E / 3.1419694°N 101.7020500°ECoordinates: 3°8′31.09″N 101°42′7.38″E / 3.1419694°N 101.7020500°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MRT Corp | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |
9 Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line 3 Ampang Line via Plaza Rakyat 4 Sri Petaling Line via Plaza Rakyat | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Integrated station to AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat via a 180 metres paid-to-paid pedestrian walkway. | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | SBK17 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 July 2017 | ||||||||||
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The Merdeka station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) underground station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the stations on Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line and serves as an interchange station to Plaza Rakyat LRT station for LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines.
History
Merdeka MRT station was built on the location of the former Merdeka Park together with KL118. It opened on 17 July 2017, as part of Phase 2 of the SBK MRT line. The 118 storey KL118 Tower (that will be the tallest building in Malaysia) is currently under construction nearby this station. The station is also located next to Stadium Merdeka at Jalan Hang Jebat.[1]
The underground station is nearby, and lends its name from, the historical Stadium Merdeka, where Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's first Prime Minister, declared the independence of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire on 31 August 1957. As a result, the theme of Malayan independence was ultimately chosen as the interior design theme for this station.
The wall of the station concourse is lined with the text of the Rukunegara, the Malaysian national pledge. The ceiling above the escalator leading down from the station concourse to the platform level is decorated with a motif, which is essentially an exploded view of the 14-pointed star on the flag of Malaysia.[2][3] Each pillar on the station concourse is also decorated with the flags and emblems of each state of Malaysia.
Connection to Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines
Initially meant to be only a connecting station, the Merdeka MRT station now serves as an interchange station, with SP8 AG8 Plaza Rakyat on the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines via a paid-to-paid walkway link connecting between both stations. The linkway is located on the Plaza Rakyat station's concourse. Passengers are hence not required to purchase separate tickets while interchanging between both lines.
Alternately, Merdeka MRT station is somewhat within walking distance to SP9 AG9 MR4 Hang Tuah LRT and monorail station.
Bus Services
The MRT feeder buses do not operate in this station. However, it is close to Pudu Sentral, a city bus station in Kuala Lumpur.
Gallery
Platforms of the Merdeka MRT station.
Station signage at Plaza Rakyat, an integrated station with Merdeka.
External links
- ↑ http://www.mrt.com.my/stations/Merdeka_Station.htm
- ↑ http://s173.photobucket.com/user/Keith_Allenby/media/IMG_0036_zps52zemtdn.jpg.html. Retrieved 13 May 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ http://artexpress.mymrt-underground.com.my/stations/
