Jalan Ampang
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Selangor Route 31 | |
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Jalan Ampang | |
Major junctions | |
West end | Ampang, Selangor |
Location | |
Country | Hulu Langat |
Highway system | |
Jalan Ampang or Ampang Road (
History
Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Sungei Lumpur (now
Ampang Road, as it was called then, has existed since the 1880s. It is one of Kuala Lumpur's earliest roads, leading from the tin mining village of Ampang to the heart of the city along the Ampang River. The road was widened in 1888 by G. T. Tickell, the then chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. In Kuala Lumpur, the street then led on to Ampang Street (now known as Leboh Ampang) to its Chinese shophouses and the Malay village of Kampung Rawa (today known as Kampung Baru).
The old Ampang Road also housed the Selangor Turf Club (present grounds of the Petronas Twin Towers) and the Griffin Inn (an old colonial bar and night-club). Adjoining and across from these properties, the houses and land were owned by Loke Chow Kit. The latter (owner of Chow Kit & Co, a department store) had his country-residence at the corner of Ampang Road and Treacher Road. Other notables who lived on Ampang Road were the families of Choo Kia Peng and Chan Chin Mun and The Bok and The Khoo families.
Pekan Ampang
Features
Notable features
- Pekan Ampangand Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang, a town along the road.
- There are five rapid transit stations along this road going west to east: KJ12 Dang Wangi LRT station, KJ10 KLCC LRT station, KJ9 Ampang Park LRT station, PY20 Ampang Park MRT station and AG18 Ampang LRT station.
- Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery
Major landmarks along the road
- 3rdNvenue Neu Suites near to Korean Embassy (Embassy Row) (KLCC)
- Great Eastern Mall
- Petronas Twin Towers at Kuala Lumpur City Centre(KLCC)
- InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
- Menara Citibank
- Empire Tower
- M Suites 283 Jalan Ampang[3][4]
- Menara Great Eastern
- Wisma Denmark
- Suria KLCC
- The Dharma Realm Guan Yin Monastery
- Several shopping malls such as the Great Eastern Mallare located along the road which also include Zouk Nightclub
- M-City Jalan Ampang
- Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Maintenance
In
Course
The road generally runs in an east–west direction, starting from the junction of Leboh Ampang and Jalan Gereja in the Masjid Jamek area. The road continues northeastward, passing Bukit Nanas on the north side of the hill and following the Klang River until Dang Wangi, where the river turns north. The road keeps running eastward past Wisma Denmark and the
List of junctions
Km | Exit | Junctions | To | Remarks | |
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Kuala Lumpur Jalan Melaka |
Southwest Jalan Melaka (Malacca Road) Jalan Tun H S Lee Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Pudu Jalan Raja Chulan |
T-junctions | |||
Jalan Ampang Start/end of road | |||||
Kuala Lumpur Jalan Munshi Abdullah |
Jalan Munshi Abdullah (Jalan --) Jalan Dang Wangi Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman |
T-junctions | |||
Kuala Lumpur Jalan Dang Wangi |
Jalan Dang Wangi (Jalan Campbell) | T-junctions No entry | |||
Kelana Jaya Line 5 |
KJ12 Dang Wangi LRT Station |
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Jalan Sultan Ismail-AKLEH | No entry | ||||
Menara Safuan | |||||
Wisma Denmark | Royal Danish Embassy | ||||
Kuala Lumpur Jalan Sultan Ismail |
Southeast Jalan P. Ramlee Jalan Raja Chulan Jalan Bukit Bintang |
Junctions | |||
Reinassance Kuala Lumpur Hotel | |||||
Pakistan High Commission | |||||
Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery * Grave of P. Ramlee and Saloma |
For Muslims only | |||
Malaysia Tourist Centre Saloma Bistro |
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Wisma Selangor Dredging | Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco | ||||
Menara Public Bank | |||||
Kuala Lumpur KLCC |
Northeast Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road) Jalan Tun Razak Southwest Jalan P Ramlee (Jalan Parry) Jalan Sultan Ismail Jalan Pinang KLCC |
Junctions | |||
Wisma Lembaga Getah Malaysia | |||||
Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) | |||||
Kelana Jaya Line 5 |
KJ10 KLCC LRT station Avenue K |
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Persiaran Hampshire | Persiaran Hampshire (Hampshire Drive) | ||||
Wisma MCA | Embassy of the Republic of Korea | ||||
Corus Hotel | |||||
Hotel Nikko Lion Tower |
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Jalan Binjai | South Jalan Binjai Persiaran Stonor Jalan Kia Peng |
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Ampang Park | |||||
Putrajaya Line 12 |
KJ9 & PY20 Ampang Park station | ||||
Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tun Razak |
Junctions | ||||
City Square | City Square Vista Tower (formerly Empire Tower) City Square The Intermark (formerly Yow Chuan Plaza) |
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British High Commission | |||||
French Embassy | |||||
Royal Thai Embassy | |||||
Royal Saudi Arabian Embassy | |||||
Embassy of the People's Republic of China | |||||
Victoria Station restaurant | |||||
Persiaran Ampang Hilir | South Persiaran Ampang Hilir Jalan Ampang Hilir Taman U-Thant |
T-junctions | |||
Wisma Chinese Chamber | Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, Embassy of Finland Royal Dutch Embassy |
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Sayfol International School | |||||
Bangunan Lembaga Getah Malaysia | |||||
Embassy of the Russian Federation | |||||
Jalan Ampang Tengah | South Jalan Ampang Tengah Jalan Ampang Tengah |
T-junctions | |||
Wisma PERKESO | |||||
M Suites, 283 Jalan Ampang[5] | |||||
Jalan Jelatek | North Jalan Jelatek Kampung Datuk Keramat Setiawangsa Wangsa Maju Setapak |
T-junctions | |||
Menara Great Eastern | |||||
Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre | Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre | ||||
Jalan Ritche | South Jalan Ritche Jalan Ampang Hilir Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir |
T-junctions | |||
Ampang Hilir | Jalan Ru Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir Desa Pahlawan |
From Ampang only | |||
Kampung Berembang | Jalan Berembang Kampung Berembang Kampung Berembang SMART Tunnel Holding Basin |
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Jalan Ampang Kiri RISDA M City |
From Kuala Lumpur only | ||||
Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang )Ampang-MRR2 |
Ulu Klang Gombak Setapak North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh East Coast Expressway Kuantan East Coast Expressway Genting Highlands FT 1 Rawang South Cheras Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang Cheras–Kajang Expressway Semenyih Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Shah Alam Expressway Klang North–South Expressway Central Link Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban |
Multi-level stacked SPUI interchange | |||
Jalan Ampang DBKL border limit | |||||
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur | |||||
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border | |||||
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border | |||||
B31 Jalan AmpangJKR and MPAJ border limit | |||||
Ampang |
North Jalan Memanda 1 Town centre Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital Ampang Point South Jalan 1 Little Korea |
T-junctions | |||
Ampang-AKLEH | Northwest Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway(AKLEH) Kuala Lumpur KLCC |
From/to Ampang only | |||
Taman Dato' Ahmad Razali | |||||
Taman Dagang | South Jalan Dagang Besar Taman Dagang Taman Nirwana Taman Putra Sulaiman Pandan Jaya |
T-junctions | |||
Kampung Melayu Ampang | North Jalan Merbau Kampung Melayu Ampang Kampung Melayu Tambahan Taman Perwira Dua Ampang Jaya |
T-junctions | |||
Ampang Line 3 |
AG18 | ||||
Pekan Ampang |
Southeast Jalan Besar Ampang Pekan Ampang |
Y-junctions | |||
Bandar Baru Ampang | North Jalan Kosas 2 Taman Kosas South Jalan Wawasan 4/2 Bandar Baru Ampang Spectrum Mall |
Junctions | |||
Ampang-SUKE | Ulu Klang |
From Lembah Jaya only | |||
Taman Kosas | Northeast Jalan Kosas Utama Taman Kosas Taman Bukit Indah Taman Ampang Indah South Jalan Wawasan Ampang Bandar Baru Ampang Kampung Ampang Campuran Pandan Indah |
Junctions | |||
Taman Sri Ampang | South Jalan Desa Ampang Taman Sri Ampang Taman Sri Watan |
T-junctions | |||
B31 Jalan AmpangStart/end of road | |||||
Jalan Taman Putra | South Jalan Taman Putra Taman Dagang Permai Taman Tasik Tambahan Taman Muda |
T-junctions | |||
Lembah Jaya | East Jalan Lembah Jaya Taman Lembah Jaya Hulu Langat Kajang |
References
- ^ "Jalan Ampang B31 - jalan raya tertua di Kuala Lumpur Overview". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b Andaya, Barbara Watson (1982). A history of Malaysia. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 139.
- ^ "M Suites, Ampang Hilir property & real estate reviews, trends, information & listings".
- ^ http://www.mahsing.com/ProjectDetails/M%20Suites
- ^ https://www.propwall.my/insight/834/m_suites
See also