Ampang LRT station
AG18 Ampang | |||||||||||
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LRT station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°9′1″N 101°45′36″E / 3.15028°N 101.76000°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia (2002 to present); operated by Rapid Rail. | ||||||||||
Line(s) | 3 Ampang Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Surface | ||||||||||
Parking | Available with payment. 1360 total parking bays. | ||||||||||
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Station code | AG18 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 16 December 1996 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Ampang LRT station is a
Features
Ticketing machines and a
A multi-storey car park, similar to the one at Gombak, was added in 2014. Only Touch 'n Go cards were accepted for payment at the carpark, which charges a flat rate of MYR 4 per day.
History
The station was opened on December 16, 1996, as part of the first phase of the STAR system's opening, alongside 13 adjoining stations along the Sultan Ismail-Ampang route. This station also housed a depot for the LRT train services and maintenances.
Ampang-Chan Sow Lin shuttle service
Between July and December 2016, upon the opening of the
Direct travel between Ampang and Sentul Timur, as it was before July 2016, was restored on 1 December 2016, following the completion of the upgrading of the signalling system on the Ampang-Chan Sow Lin stretch, which also sees the wholesale replacement of the old Adtranz trains with the new CSR Zhuzhou trains.[1]
Yard
Location | |
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Location | Jalan Ampang, Ampang, Selangor |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Ampang Line |
History | |
Opened | 1996 |
The station is also co-located with the Ampang Depot, one of two
See also
- List of rail transit stations in Klang Valley
References
- ^ "DIRECT TRAVEL BETWEEN AMPANG AND SENTUL TIMUR FROM THURSDAY". Archived from the original on 2016-11-30. Retrieved 30 November 2016.