BBCC-Hang Tuah station
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AG9 SP9 MR4 BBCC – Hang Tuah | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | LRT and Monorail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
_01.jpg) Exterior of the Hang Tuah station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Chinese: 汉都亚 Tamil: ஆங் துவா | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bukit Bintang City Centre, Jalan Hang Tuah, Pudu, 55200 Kuala Lumpur | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°8′24″N 101°42′21″E / 3.14000°N 101.70583°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Rapid Rail | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 3 Ampang 4 Sri Petaling 8 KL Monorail | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 Side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (LRT) 2 (Monorail) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | AG9 SP9 and MR4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | AG9 SP9 Subsurface MR4 Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | AG9 SP9 MR4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1996 (LRT) 31 August 2003 (Monorail) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Hang Tuah station, also known as BBCC - Hang Tuah station due to the new transit hub, is an interchange station in the Pudu district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between the Ampang and Sri Petaling lines (formerly known as STAR) and the KL Monorail. Seamless physical and fare integration was achieved on 1 March 2012 when the "paid-up" or restricted areas of both the LRT and monorail stations, which previously operated as two separate stations, were linked up, allowing passengers to transfer without needing to buy new tickets for the first time since the monorail became operational in 2003.
Located right beside of Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC), the station is in the vicinity of the Methodist Boys School, Victoria Institution, Bukit Aman (Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters) and Stadium Negara.
History
[edit]Hang Tuah LRT station
[edit]The LRT station was formed in 1996[citation needed] with the completion of the Hang Tuah LRT station, a rapid transit station[1] along a reused stretch of a long abandoned railway line, used by STAR (now Ampang Line) trains traveling along the Ampang-bound line or the Putra Heights-bound line. The station was one of the first 13 STAR rapid transit stations to open in the city, part of "Phase I" of "System I".[note 1] The surface level station consists of two sheltered platforms connected to a sheltered ticketing concourse above, linked only via staircases, and exiting to Jalan Hang Tuah.
Hang Tuah KL Monorail station
[edit]The area saw the addition of the Hang Tuah KL Monorail station, a separate station that provides access to Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail) services, with the opening of the line on 31 August 2003. The station, like virtually all other KL Monorail stations, is elevated and built over Jalan Hang Tuah, but was not initially directly integrated to the nearby existing LRT station until 2012. The station had two exits that lead to either side of the road, and is adjacent to and located northeast from the LRT station. The station is only accessible via stairways and escalators. The station's length is also longer in comparison to certain KL Monorail stations.
The Hang Tuah monorail station is one of four Kuala Lumpur Monorail stations that serves the Kuala Lumpur Golden Triangle locality, the other three being the Raja Chulan station, the Bukit Bintang station and the Imbi station. The station is also one of two KL Monorail stations that is designated as an interchange to and from the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line, the other being the Titiwangsa station.
Integrated Hang Tuah Station
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The proximity of the monorail station with the LRT station meant both stations are designated in transit maps as interchange stations between the two lines, and is subsequently use heavily primarily to reach Bukit Bintang and surrounding areas via the monorail line from the Ampang Line and the Sri Petaling Line. Since 2013, the two stations have been physically linked so it is no longer required to exit one station or to use the public sidewalk outside the station to reach the other station or to change lines (monorail to LRT or vice versa).
Around the station
[edit]- Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre
- Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC)
- Victoria Institution
- Al-Bukhari Foundation Mosque
- Merdeka 118 precinct
- 118 Mall
- Kenanga Wholesale City
Notes
[edit]- ^ System I referred to the rapid transit concession operated by STAR, while System II referred to the rapid transit operated by PUTRA. Phase I of System I referred to the stretch of rapid transit line from the Ampang station to Sultan Ismail station. Phase II referred to the branch line from Chan Sow Lin station to the Sri Petaling station as well as the extension from Sultan Ismail station to Sentul Timur station.
References
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