Masjid Jamek LRT station

Coordinates: 3°8′58.8″N 101°41′47.1″E / 3.149667°N 101.696417°E / 3.149667; 101.696417
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3°8′58.8″N 101°41′47.1″E / 3.149667°N 101.696417°E / 3.149667; 101.696417

 AG7   SP7   KJ13  Masjid Jamek
side platforms (Ampang & Sri Petaling Lines)
1 island platform
(Kelana Jaya Line)
Tracks2 (Ampang & Sri Petaling Lines)
2 (Kelana Jaya Line)
ConnectionsIntegrated station between  AG7  SP7  and  KJ13  via paid-to-paid linkway.
Construction
Structure type AG7   SP7  Elevated
 KJ13  Underground
Platform levels4
ParkingNot available
History
Opened16 December 1996 (Ampang & Sri Petaling Lines)
1 June 1999 (Kelana Jaya Line)
Services
Preceding station Following station
Sentul Timur
Ampang Line
Ampang
Sri Petaling Line Plaza Rakyat
Dang Wangi
towards Gombak
Kelana Jaya Line Pasar Seni

Masjid Jamek LRT station is a

Masjid Jamek in central Kuala Lumpur
.

Despite being called an interchange station, up until 28 November 2011, there were effectively two Masjid Jamek stations in operational terms. An elevated Masjid Jamek station served the

Kelana Jaya Line
, each having their respective ticketing systems, which were not integrated. Commuters had to exit one system, and purchase a new ticket before entering the other system if they wanted to transfer from one line to the other.

Prior to 2006, when a plaza was built above the

Kelana Jaya Line's Masjid Jamek station were two physically separate buildings. There were limited pedestrian walkways between the two stations resulting in commuters having to be exposed to the sun and rain and even having to cross the busy Jalan Tun Perak to change from one line to the other.[1]

On 28 November 2011, the fare gates that separated the two systems were removed, and the plaza that physically linked the two stations became part of the "paid (or restricted) zone" of a physically integrated Masjid Jamek station. This allowed commuters to transfer from one line to another without leaving the system for the first time since the two stations became operational.

History

Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line station

The platform of the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling lines of Masjid Jamek station. This is a station with high ridership for both lines (and LRT Kelana Jaya line as well).

Opened on 16 December 1996 as part of the first phase of the then STAR system (Phase 1), the Ampang and Sri Petaling Line station was constructed directly above a bridge along Jalan Tun Perak that crosses the Klang River shortly before the Klang River-Gombak River confluence: Its elevated tracks and side platforms are suspended above Jalan Tun Perak, while the ticketing concourses are located over the Klang River, at street level.

The station, similar to surface-level stations from the

Chan Sow Lin-Ampang route, has one ticketing concourse for each of the two platforms. The two concourses and their exits are located on both sides of Jalan Tun Perak, and were previously not integrated. The northern concourse and platform is designated for trains bound for either the Ampang and Putra Heights (previously, Sri Petaling station) stations, while the southern concourse and platform are designated for trains bound for the Sentul Timur station
at the northern end of the line.

Kelana Jaya Line station

The Kelana Jaya line platform of Masjid Jamek station, one of only five underground stations for this line.

The second Masjid Jamek rapid transit station was opened on 1 June 1999 as part of the second phase of the

Kelana Jaya Line
(then known as PUTRA LRT) (known as Section 2).

The Kelana Jaya Line station, like other stations along the subway stretch of the

Kelana Jaya Line, is an underground rapid transit station that consists of a single island platform (separated from the tracks by platform screen doors
) connected to a single ticketing concourse via stairways, escalators and an elevator.

The main entrance of the

Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines
. As such, the former exit at the end of the tunnel to Jalan Benteng has been closed. (see below)

Integrated Masjid Jamek station

The ground-level transfer plaza concourse between Ampang and Sri Petaling lines and Kelana Jaya line.

Despite the proximity of the Masjid Jamek Ampang and Sri Petaling Line and Masjid Jamek Kelana Jaya Line stations, they were essentially two separate stations operating independently from each other, which did not provide any transfer convenience to passengers switching from one line to the other. In fact, even passengers on the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling who wanted to change their direction of travel at this station could not do so without exiting the turnstiles at the concourse of one side of Jalan Tun Perak, crossing Jalan Tun Perak, and then buying a new ticket at the concourse on the other side of the road to resume their journey.[1]

When Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad took over the ownership of both the Ampang Line and Kelana Jaya Line, the opportunity came to integrate the two lines physically and in terms of ticketing systems. In November 2006, construction of a plaza over the Klang River which would eventually create a physical linkage between the Kelana Jaya Line station with the concourse of Platform 2 of the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines station, began. Called Phase 1 of the Integrated Masjid Jamek station project, the works were completed in October 2008 and the plaza was opened to the public on 15 November 2008.[2] However, as the two lines still had two separate ticketing systems, the actual physical linkage could not be opened and both stations still had separate entrances.

Phase 2 of efforts to integrate the two Masjid Jamek stations, which began in April 2010, then saw the physical linking up of the plaza with the concourse for Ampang- and then Sri Petaling-bound trains of the then Ampang Line (Platform 2); the reconfiguration of the entrances, turnstiles and ticketing office of this concourse; and the raising of the floor level of this concourse to be the same level as the plaza. The station was also upgraded to include lifts and ramps to make it accessible to the disabled.

The final steps in the integration process involved the relocation of the turnstiles for the Kelana Jaya Line from Level B1 to the Ground Level Transit Plaza. This essentially converted the entire Level B1 of the Kelana Jaya Line station into a paid area (previously, it was partially paid and unpaid). At the same time, part of the Ground Level Plaza became a paid area with the new entrance into the Kelana Jaya Line (as well as the entrance for Ampang- and then Sri Petaling-bound trains of the Ampang Line) being relocated to this level. The underpass, which previously allowed passengers to access Jalan Benteng without needing to cross Jalan Tun Perak from the Kelana Jaya concourse Level B1 was converted into a paid area for passengers transferring between the Kelana Jaya Line and the Ampang Line Station Platform 1 (Sentul Timur-bound). As the underpass was now a restricted area, access to and from Jalan Benteng was sealed-off. The Kelana Jaya Line ticketing office on Level B1 was then closed and integrated with what was previously the Ampang Line ticketing office at the Ground Level Plaza.

On 28 November 2011, the integration process was completed. For the first time, passengers from the Kelana Jaya Line could transfer onto the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and vice versa without needing to buy new tickets.

Station layout

L1 Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line Platform Level Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1
Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines common route towards  AG1  SP1  Sentul Timur
(→)
Platform 2 3 Ampang towards  AG18  Ampang or 4 Sri Petaling towards  SP31  Putra Heights Interchange (←)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
G Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line Platform 1 concourse Ticketing Machines, Faregates and Exit to Jalan Tun Perak, Station Control, Staircase and Escalator to/from Transit Linkway to Transit Plaza, Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line Platform 2 concourse and Kelana Jaya Line Concourse
Street Level Jalan Tun Perak, Bus Stop, Taxi Lay-by, Pedestrian Crossing
Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line Platform 2 concourse
Transfer Plaza
Ticketing Machines, Ticketing Counters, Faregates and Exit to Jalan Tun Perak, Jalan Melaka and Jalan Melayu, Station Control
B1 Kelana Jaya Line Concourse Station Control
Transfer Linkway Transfer Linkway between Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines Platform 1 and Kelana Jaya Line Concourse, Escalator and Stairs from Transfer Linkway to Sri Petaling Line Platform 1 Concourse
B2 Kelana Jaya Line Platform Level Platform 1 5 Kelana Jaya towards  KJ1  Gombak (→)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 5 Kelana Jaya towards  KJ37  Putra Heights Interchange (←)

Bus services

Masjid Jamek station was adjacent to two bus hubs: Old Market Square bus hub, in front of the headquarters of HSBC Bank Malaysia, and the Kota Raya bus hub. Trunk bus routes radiate (and converge) here from adjacent suburbs and towns e.g. Sungai Buloh, Ampang, Segambut/Mont Kiara, Kuala Selangor, Kajang, Putrajaya, Subang Jaya and Jalan Klang Lama.

Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub

The Lebuh Pudu bus hub located near the Maybank tower and Mydin Sinar Kota branches.

Route No. Operator Origin Destination Via
100 Selangor Omnibus Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(West Sinar Kota)
Terminal Malawati, Kuala Selangor
Chow Kit Monorail station
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail

Jalan Dang Wangi
103 Selangor Omnibus Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(West Sinar Kota)
Damansara Damai Jalan PJU 10/1
Chow Kit Monorail station
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail

Jalan Dang Wangi
104 Selangor Omnibus Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(West Sinar Kota)
Wangsa Permai Desa Aman Puri
Persiaran Cemara
Persiaran Jati
Kepong-Kuala Selangor Highway
 PY04  KA08  Sungai Buloh KTM/MRT station (Overhead bridge access to Entrance B)
 KA07  Kepong Sentral Komuter station
 PY09  Metro Prima MRT station
 PY10  Kepong Baru MRT station
 PY11  Jinjang MRT station

 PY12 

Chow Kit Monorail station
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail

Jalan Dang Wangi

107 Selangor Omnibus Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(West Sinar Kota)
Bestari Jaya
Chow Kit Monorail station
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail

Jalan Dang Wangi
120 Selangor Omnibus Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(West Sinar Kota)
North Jinjang
Chow Kit Monorail station
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail

Jalan Dang Wangi
150 MARA Liner Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(North Sinar Kota)
Rawang Bus Terminal
Chow Kit Monorail station
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail

Jalan Dang Wangi
151 RapidKL Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(North Sinar Kota)
Bandar Baru Selayang Jalan Besar Selayang Baru
Chow Kit Monorail station
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail

Jalan Dang Wangi
152 MARA Liner Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(North Sinar Kota)
Taman Intan Baiduri, Selayang Jalan Bidara
Jalan Selayang Jaya 14
Chow Kit Monorail station
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail

Jalan Dang Wangi
190 RapidKL Medan Pasar bus hub
Lin Ho department store
Mont Kiara / Segambut Dalam Jalan Segambut
 KA05  KTM Segambut
Jalan Ipoh
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
 SP5  AG5  LRT Sultan Ismail
400 RapidKL Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(South Sinar Kota)
Damai Perdana Taman Desa Baiduri
Jalan Tun H.S. Lee
(KL-bound only)
450 RapidKL Lebuh Pudu Bus Hub
(South Sinar Kota)
Kajang Bus Terminal Reko Sentral
Jalan Reko
Kajang town
 KG34  Stadium Kajang MRT station
 KG35  Sungai Jernih MRT station
Sungai Sekamat
Simpang Balak
 KG31  Bukit Dukung MRT station
FT 1 Cheras–Kajang Expressway
Jalan Hulu Langat
Batu 9 Cheras / Taman Suntex
 KG26  Taman Connaught MRT station
 KG25  Taman Mutiara MRT station / Cheras Leisure Mall
 KG24  Taman Midah MRT station
 KG22   AG13  Maluri MRT/LRT station
Jalan Pudu
Jalan Pasar
523 KR City Bus
(KR Travel & Tours)
Medan Pasar bus hub  KT3  PY41  Putrajaya Sentral Jalan Enggang P9
Jalan Tempua P9B
Lebuh Perdana Barat
Alamanda Putrajaya
Serdang Komuter station
Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway (Putrajaya-bound only)
 KJ14   KG16  Pasar Seni LRT/MRT station

Additional images

  • Old rolling stock of Ampang Line train at Masjid Jamek
    Old rolling stock of
    Ampang Line
    train at Masjid Jamek
  • Partial exterior view of the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling's Masjid Jamek station as seen towards the southwest.
    Partial exterior view of the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling's Masjid Jamek station as seen towards the southwest.
  • The platform level of the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line's Masjid Jamek station.
    The platform level of the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line's Masjid Jamek station.
  • The northern entrance of the Kelana Jaya Line's Masjid Jamek subway station as seen towards the north.
    The northern entrance of the Kelana Jaya Line's Masjid Jamek subway station as seen towards the north.
  • The underground platform level of the Kelana Jaya Line's Masjid Jamek subway station.
    The underground platform level of the Kelana Jaya Line's Masjid Jamek subway station.
  • Plaza connecting the two stations under construction.
    Plaza connecting the two stations under construction.
  • A street level view of Masjid Jamek LRT station along Jalan Tun Perak in 2014.
    A street level view of Masjid Jamek LRT station along Jalan Tun Perak in 2014.

Around the Station

References

  1. ^ a b "LRT Update: Proposals for improvements for Masjid Jamek Interchange". Transit Malaysia. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ Fazleena Aziz (7 November 2008). "Masjid Jamek Plaza to open on Nov 15". The Star. Archived from the original on 10 November 2008.