Gombak LRT station
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| Other names | ڬومبق(Jawi) Ngỗng mạ(Chinese) கோம்பாக்(Tamil) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Terminal Putra,Taman Melati 53100,Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Rapid Rail[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 5Kelana Jaya Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1Island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available with payment. 1439 total parking bays. (with 24 disabilities parking bays and 155 women parking bays)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KJ1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 June 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Terminal PUTRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gombak LRT station(previously known as the Terminal PUTRA) is alight rapid transit(LRT) station in theGombak District,Selangor,Malaysia.It is the northern terminus of theLRT Kelana Jaya Line.
There is a ticket counter for buses toGenting Highlands,with buses departing to theGenting Skyway stationevery half-hour.[3]These buses are operated byResorts World Berhad.This station is normally utilised by residents ofKuala Lumpur,especially those living aroundSetapakarea when they are going to Genting.
The Gombak toll plaza, the beginning of the
East Coast Expressway,is one kilometre north from this station.
Currently, this station is the northernmost station in theRapid KLtransport network.
Plans
[edit]Under theNinth Malaysia Plan,a transportation hub known as the Gombak Integrated Transportation Terminal (GITT) was planned to cater for express buses coming in from the east coast of Malaysia, similar toTerminal Bersepadu Selatan,an integrated hub inBandar Tasik Selatan.[4]As of 2022, construction has started and will also provide the LRT station with a connection to the futureEast Coast Rail Link(ECRL).[5][6][7]
Connections
[edit]| Route No. | Via | Connecting to | Reachable |
|---|---|---|---|
 T200
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Jalan Taman Melati 1/5 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2(MRR2) Lingkaran UIA |
200 | IIUM |
| T201
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Jalan Taman Melati 1/5 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2(MRR2) Lebuh Utama Sri Gombak Jalan Makmur Jalan Lintang Jalan Permai Jalan Gombak Permai 2 |
170 171 202 BET17 |
Al-Khairiah Mosques(Taman Seri Gombak) Sri Gombak Commercial Centre SMK Hillcrest Taman Prima Sri Gombak |
| MPS1
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Jalan Taman Melati 1/5 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2(MRR2) Jalan Sungai Pusu Jalan Gombak KC05Batu Caves Komuter station Jalan Sungai Tua Selayang Baru Kepong–Selayang Highway Bandar Baru Selayang |
151 | SBP Integrasi Gombak SK Gombak Utara SK Sungai Pusu Gombak Vocational College Sri Gombak Commercial Centre Giant HypermarketBatu Caves Sungai Chinchin Mosques |
| Genting Express
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East Coast Expressway(KARAK) | Awana Skyway | Genting Highlands Chin Swee Caves Temple Genting Highlands Premium Outlets |
| 509
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East Coast Expressway(KARAK) | Terminal Bas EkspresRaub | Bukit Tinggi Bentong |
See also
[edit]- Kelana Jaya line
- MRL East Coast Rail Link
- Klang Valley Integrated Transit System
- Rail transport in Malaysia
References
[edit]- ^"ABOUT RAPID RAIL".RetrievedMay 8,2020.
- ^"Stations with Park N' Ride".Myrapid.Archived fromthe originalon 6 November 2018.Retrieved8 May2020.
- ^Berhad, Genting Malaysia."Resorts World Genting".rwgenting.Retrieved2020-05-08.
- ^"Gombak transport hub to be ready by 2019".thesundaily.my.Retrieved2020-05-08.
- ^Minderjeet Kaur (2006-04-01)."9MP Report: Transport hubs to ease travel woes".New Straits Times. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-05-27.Retrieved2008-07-01.
- ^"Mahathir explains why ECRL realigned to the south".Malaysiakini.2019-04-15.Retrieved2020-05-08.
- ^Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin (13 April 2019)."New ECRL route without Gombak stop defeats its original purpose, says Najib".Malay Mail.Retrieved8 May2020.
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