Kuala Lumpur Sentral
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Kuala Lumpur Sentral or Sentral Kuala Lumpur is a transit-oriented development
Transit-oriented development
A transit-oriented development is a mixed-use residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership...

 that houses the main railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on 16 April 2001, despite its name it is actually even less central than the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station
Kuala Lumpur Railway Station
Kuala Lumpur Railway Station is a train station located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Completed in 1910 to replace an older station on the same site, the station was Kuala Lumpur's railway hub in the city for the Federated Malay States Railways and Malayan Railway , before Kuala Lumpur Sentral...

, a colonial-era landmark that now remains open for local commuter trains only. KL Sentral is the largest railway station in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

.

KL Sentral was designed as an intermodal transportation hub. Most of Kuala Lumpur's passenger rail lines serve KL Sentral, while many intercity trains serving Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...

 and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 start there. All the railway components of the scheme have been completed, but some other parts such as shopping malls, offices and apartments are still under construction and are expected to be complete by 2015. It was also designed to be a new business and financial hub for Kuala Lumpur.

Overview

KL Sentral refers to the entire 290,000 square metres of development built on the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin...

 marshalling yard in Brickfields
Brickfields
Brickfields is a small to medium-sized town and residential neighbourhood located just outside central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India due to the high percentage of Indian residents and businesses.- History :In 1881, a flood swept through Kuala Lumpur following...

. The development includes the transportation hub, hotels, office towers, condominiums and shopping malls and is expected to be completed in 2015.

KL Sentral has been divided into 14 land parcels, each representing a different function. Some of these lots have been fully constructed and are already in use, while others are either in the process of being built, or are still awaiting development, according to the phased programme.

KL Sentral is being developed by a consortium made up of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd.

History

In 1994, with the objective to enhance Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

 city’s public transportation, the Government of Malaysia awarded a contract to a consortium to transform 72 acres (291,373.9 m²) at Kuala Lumpur’s old railway marshalling yard into a modern transit hub within a self-contained urban development.

The consortium, led by Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) appointed renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa and Associates, who also designed the Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...

 (KLIA) among many prominent structures around the world, to design the master plan for the entire development. To ensure that the components planned are market driven and conform to market demand Jones Lang Wootton was commissioned in 1995 to work on the master plan for the entire development and was able to advise on market driven components and ensure that each component complemented each other – co-existing in harmony.

KL Sentral’s recent achievement of being awarded Malaysia’s first Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) cybercentre launched the development into a new privileged status, allowing it to amplify its world-class physical and information infrastructure and further complement the MSC hub, Cyberjaya
Cyberjaya
Cyberjaya is a town with a science park as the core that forms a key part of the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia. It is located in the district of Sepang, Selangor and is situated about 50 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia...

, by providing another option for companies that want to reap the benefits of MSC status and be closer to their customers.

Development Zones

KL Sentral is a huge place with mixed developments. The area is divided into several plots of land, each with a specific purpose. All development should complete by 2015.
Lot Development Type Name Notes
A Office CIMB
CIMB
CIMB Group CIMB Group is a regional universal bank operating in high growth economies in ASEAN. CIMB Group has the widest retail branch network across the region and is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank....

 Headquarters (Menara CIMB)
Under construction, completion date 2011
B Office Q Sentral Announced on July 2010. Originally to be developed by MRCB, Kuwait Finance House and Quill Group, but later MRCB bought all of KFH and Quill shares in the venture. Construction began in Q4 2010 with target completion date in 2014
C Hotel/Residential St. Regis
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is a hospitality ownership and management organization, headquartered in White Plains, New York. One of the world's largest hotel companies, it owns, operates, franchises and manages hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties...

 Hotel and Residence
Construction started in Q4 2010 with a target completion date in 2014.
D Residential Sentral Residence MRCB together with Capitaland and the Quill Group of companies will develop a 52-story residential tower. Construction has commence and expected to complete by end-2015.
E Office KL Sentral Park Currently under construction and fully developed by MRCB. Completion expected by 2011.
F Office Unannounced yet The base is used for a furniture exhibition mall and Food and Beverage (F&B) centre
G Hotel/Commercial/Office Nu Sentral A joint venture company between Aseana Investment (Ireka) Limited and MRCB has been set up to develop a hotel and an office tower. MRCB and a Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Bhd subsidiary formed a joint venture develop a retail mall and office tower. Constructions for all buildings began in H2 2008 and expected to be done by 2012. Will be the location of Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
The MRT Line 1 or Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line is a proposed new line under the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur rail transit system. Announced in 2006, the line was initially planned as a Light Rail Transit at 43 km in length, linking the densely populated areas of Damansara in the northwest and Cheras...

 and offer connectivity to Stesen Sentral and also offer integration with KL Monorail.

Two office towers, a 27-story and 37-story, will be built on top of the mall. A 28-story hotel also will be will on top of the mall.
H Transportation Stesen Sentral Completed in 2000, serving KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...

, KTM Intercity
KTM Intercity
KTM Intercity is the brand name for a group of diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad . Most services operate from Kuala Lumpur Sentral station in the Malaysian capital. A few operate solely along the East...

, KLIA Transit
KLIA Transit
KLIA Transit is a rail service linking Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia and KL International Airport as well as three other stops in between...

, KLIA Ekspres and Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

. Also act as a RapidKL buses
RapidKL buses
RapidKL bus is the largest bus operator in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. As of 2008, it operates 167 routes with 650 buses covering 980 residential areas with a ridership of about 400,000 per day....

 hub. KL Monorail is within walking distance.
I Hotel Hilton
Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...

 KL & Le Méridien
Le Méridien
Le Méridien is an international hotel brand with a European perspective, formerly headquartered in the United Kingdom, with 130 properties. It is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide....

 Hotels
Completed in 2004
J Commercial & Office Sooka Sentral, UEM
UEM Group
United Engineers Malaysia Berhad or UEM Group is a Malaysian company of Engineering and Constructions, Township and Property Development, Expressways and Asset Facilities Management....

 Headquarters (Mercu UEM), MIDA office, Company Commission of Malaysia Headquarters, Quill 7 and offices of Axiata 
Sooka Sentral opened in 2008. Office towers completes in 2009
K Residential Suasana Sentral Completed in 2002
L Residential Suasana Sentral Loft Completed in 2008
M Office Plaza Sentral Phase 1 completed in 2001. Phase 2 completed in 2007.
N Office 1 Sentral Tower Completed in 2007. Sold to Tabung Haji
Tabung Haji
Tabung Haji or Lembaga Tabung Haji is the Malaysian hajj pilgrims fund board. It was formerly known as Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung Haji . The main headquarters is located at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur. Tabung Haji facilitates savings for the pilgrimage to Makkah through investment in...


Office zones

Office zones in KL Sentral account for more than 50% of the total land area. The developer intends that KL Sentral will ultimately be the business and financial hub of Kuala Lumpur.

Lot A: CIMB Headquarters (Menara CIMB)

Lot A will be the new headquarters for CIMB
CIMB
CIMB Group CIMB Group is a regional universal bank operating in high growth economies in ASEAN. CIMB Group has the widest retail branch network across the region and is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank....

 Group which is located facing the National Museum. As of June 2011, the new headquarters' name which appears on the construction site is Menara CIMB (CIMB Tower). The company acquired the land in July 2008, and construction is expected to begin in Q4 2007 and complete in 2011. It is unknown how many floors there will be but it should have around 600000 sq ft (55,741.8 m²) of office space available.

Lot M: Plaza Sentral

Lot M or Plaza Sentral is a completed office complex in the west of KL Sentral. The complex was completed in two stages.
  • Phase I was completed in June 2001, comprising three blocks and total gross floor area of 785000 sq ft (72,928.9 m²). Offering prestigious office suites, Plaza Sentral was sold and quickly taken up by multinationals and Malaysian companies alike, eager to take advantage of the global connectivity and convenience of working in KL Sentral. Its take-up rate is reaching 100%.

  • Phase II was launched in September 2003 due to the escalating demand for premium office space. It has since been fully taken up. Comprising two towers - 18-storey and 26-storey - made up of four blocks and a total gross floor area of 879381 sq ft (81,697.2 m²), the building was completed in 2006. Tenants include British Telecom and Maxis Communications
    Maxis Communications
    Maxis Communications Berhad is a Malaysian cellular operator company headquartered at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was started in the year 1993. It uses the dialing pref ix identifier of "012" , "017" and “0142”. Their mobile services are provided over the 900 & 1800 MHz GSM band and as July 2005,...

    .

  • Sentral Tower, a purpose-built 30-storey office tower, was sold to Lembaga Tabung Haji
    Tabung Haji
    Tabung Haji or Lembaga Tabung Haji is the Malaysian hajj pilgrims fund board. It was formerly known as Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung Haji . The main headquarters is located at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur. Tabung Haji facilitates savings for the pilgrimage to Makkah through investment in...

     for RM161.46mil in March 2004.

Lot J: Sooka Sentral & 4 Office Towers

Lot J is a development lot for four 35-storey office towers of identical architecture.

Lot J was sold to United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM) in May 2005 with plans for four towers. Tower A was built by UEM for its corporate headquarters called Mercu UEM on the prime piece of land with a gross floor area of 1300000 sq ft (120,774 m²). Tower B will be an office tower for the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority. Tower C was built by Quill Realty Sdn Bhd and sold to Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) for its corporate headquarters. Tower D is an office building built by Quill, named Quill 7.

A development on Lot J is the 180000 sq ft (16,722.5 m²) six-storey lifestyle centre which houses a fitness and spa centre, business centre, food court, restaurants and alfresco dining facilities. This development, called Sooka Sentral, opened its doors in December 2007.

Lot N: 1 Sentral Tower

1 Sentral Tower is an office tower, offering a gross floor area of 453000 sq ft (42,085.1 m²). Construction was completed in 2007. It houses companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, MRCB and General Electric.

Others

Lot B has been proposed as a financial area for KL Sentral. No construction has taken place.

Lot F is planned for a future office block. Currently, the base is used for a furniture exhibition mall and Food and Beverage (F&B) centre.

Entertainment zones

Lot E will be a hub for entertainment and convention centre in making KL Sentral an entertainment hub of Kuala Lumpur. The deck of this development has been completed.

Lot G: Nu Sentral

Lot G, located in the south of KL Sentral will consist of 1200000 sq ft (111,483.6 m²) shopping complex, 600000 sq ft (55,741.8 m²) office block, 500000 sq ft (46,451.5 m²) serviced apartments, and a 546000 sq ft (50,725.1 m²) three-star hotel. Nu Sentral, as it will be called, will offer an integrated connection with the KL Monorail Sentral station and it will be the station of the new Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
The MRT Line 1 or Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line is a proposed new line under the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur rail transit system. Announced in 2006, the line was initially planned as a Light Rail Transit at 43 km in length, linking the densely populated areas of Damansara in the northwest and Cheras...

. Development works commenced in 2H2008 and is expected to be completed in 2012. The land was previously used as a parking lot and a short-cut for pedestrians from Brickfields and the KL Sentral Monorail station to KL Sentral proper. For some time there was an open-air market on the land but it was closed down in preparation for construction.

In January 2008 MRCB set up a joint venture company with Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Bhd (PHBB) named Jewel Surprises Sdn Bhd to develop the area. The new company will hold a lease on the plot of land for 99 years.

Lot H: Stesen Sentral

Stesen Sentral (Central Station) is the name of Lot H, which is designated the transportation hub within its KL Sentral development project, although both the public and connected transit lines generally refer to the station itself as "KL Sentral".

Stesen Sentral, designed to house six rail networks, was completed in December 2000 and the rail, retail and food and beverage operations began in April 2001. Standing on 9.3 acres (37,635.8 m²), the main building has a gross floor area of half a million sq ft and the specifications were based on passenger projections up to the year 2020, which is when Malaysia aspires to be a fully developed nation.

In 2008, Stesen Sentral registered over 100,000 passengers daily, which translates into 36.5 million people a year.

Rail services

The following services serve Stesen Sentral:
  • Express Rail Link
    Express Rail Link
    The Express Rail Link is a standard gauge and electrified airport rail link in Malaysia that connects the Kuala Lumpur International Airport with the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transportation hub, 57 kilometres apart...

     (ERL):
    high-speed airport train
    • KLIA Ekspres: high-speed direct train to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
    • KLIA Transit
      KLIA Transit
      KLIA Transit is a rail service linking Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia and KL International Airport as well as three other stops in between...

      : high-speed commuter train service to KLIA

  • KTM Komuter
    KTM Komuter
    KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...

    :
    Klang Valley electric commuter train service
    • Sentul-Port Klang Line
    • Rawang-Seremban Line with the Rawang-Kuala Kubu Bharu Shuttle Route

  • KTM intercity trains
    KTM Intercity
    KTM Intercity is the brand name for a group of diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad . Most services operate from Kuala Lumpur Sentral station in the Malaysian capital. A few operate solely along the East...

    :
    intercity trains
    • Intercity trains that connects from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok
      Bangkok
      Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

       and Singapore
      Singapore
      Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

      .

  • RapidKL Rail
    • Kelana Jaya Line
      Kelana Jaya Line
      The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

      : Kelana Jaya-Gombak light rail transit (LRT) service


KL Monorail's KL Sentral station is across busy Jalan Tun Sambanthan, a 410 m walk away by covered walkway.

My Rapid Transit (MRT)'s KL Sentral station will be built nearly across Jalan Travers.

Stesen Sentral is divided into separate sections for different rail services:
  • Level One of Transit Concourse for urban public transit services: KTM Komuter, KLIA Transit and the Kelana Jaya Line
    Kelana Jaya Line
    The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

     light rail line.
  • Level Two of Transit Concourse for KTM intercity trains.
  • KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) on Level One for the KLIA Ekspres
    KLIA Ekspres
    KLIA Ekspres is a non-stop, airport rail link service between Kuala Lumpur Sentral and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport ERL station in Malaysia. The service is run by Express Rail Link Sdn. Bhd. which began its operations on 14 April 2002...

    , the dedicated fast rail service to Kuala Lumpur International Airport
    Kuala Lumpur International Airport
    Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...

     (KLIA) (see section below).


Stesen Sentral also has retail and food outlets and a food court. Hidden from public view is KTM's maintenance depot beneath the complex. There is a facility for purchasing and reloading the Touch 'n Go
Touch 'n Go
The Touch 'n Go or smart card is used by Malaysian toll expressway and highway operators as the sole electronic payment system . The credit card sized smartcard made of plastic with Philips' MIFARE microchip technology embedded in it....

 card in this station.

Stesen Sentral will be able to accommodate 50 million passengers a year and up to 100 million by 2020 (KL Sentral website).

Lot G : Nu Sentral

It is expected that Lot G will serve Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
The MRT Line 1 or Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line is a proposed new line under the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur rail transit system. Announced in 2006, the line was initially planned as a Light Rail Transit at 43 km in length, linking the densely populated areas of Damansara in the northwest and Cheras...

 and provide integration with KL Monorail station and other lines in Stesen Sentral.

KL City Air Terminal

Located within Stesen Sentral, the KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) is virtually an extension of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It is recognised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a city destination, with the code XKL. It was officially opened together with the KLIA Ekspres rail line on 14 April 2002.

Besides being the departure and arrival point for the KLIA Ekspres, KL CAT also has luggage check-in services. Passengers flying Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Malaysian Airline System Berhad , DBA Malaysia Airlines , is the government-owned flag carrier of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its eastern hub in Kota Kinabalu. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz...

, Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport, although the airline's registered office is on the 33rd floor of One Pacific Place...

, Emirates Airline
Emirates Airline
Emirates is the airline based in the Emirate of Dubai part of the United Arab Emirates . Based at Dubai International Airport it is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 2,400 flights per week, from its hub at Terminal 3, to 111 cities in 62 countries across six continents...

 and Royal Brunei Airlines may check in luggage at KL CAT. The minimum check-in time is two hours before flight departure time. On 13 July 2007, Express Rail Link Sendirian Berhad, the operator of KLIA Ekspres, announced that from 23 July 2007 onwards, passengers flying on all 43 airlines serving the Kuala Lumpur International Airport would be able to check in their luggage at KL CAT should the airline offer city check-in service.

There were plans to offer check-out services but these have not materialised.

Lot C: St Regis Hotel

Lot C will house the St Regis Hotel. The site is currently under construction and it is expected to complete by 2014. The hotel will feature 200 guest rooms and 200 whole ownership St Regis branded Residence.

Lot D: 60-storey Residential Tower

Lot D will consist a single 60-storey residential tower overlooking the Lake Gardens and the city. It will be jointly developed by MRCB, Capitaland
CapitaLand
CapitaLand Limited is the result of a merger in the year 2000 of then DBS Land and Pidemco Land. It is one of Asia's largest real estate companies. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, the company's core businesses are real estate development, hospitality and real estate financial services...

 and Quill Group. It is currently pending approval from the city hall.

Lot I : Hilton KL & Le Méridien Hotels

Lot I consists of two skyscraper hotels occupied by Hilton Kuala Lumpur
Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...

 & Le Méridien, owned by Daito Asia Development Sdn. Bhd. and Daisho Asia Development Sdn. Bhd. respectively. The hotels opened for business in September and October 2004 respectively.

Lot K and L: Suasana Sentral and Suasana Sentral Loft

Lot K is the location of a serviced apartment, Suasana Sentral. Suasana Sentral consists of two blocks, or 400 units of apartments. It was completed in 2002 and is fully sold and occupied, with about 40% of the buyers coming from the international community.

The second phase of condominiums on Lot L, Suasana Sentral Loft was launched in early 2005 and began occupancy in early 2008. The 37 and 38-storey apartment towers have a total of 600 units. All have been sold.

Others

In December 2006, a joint venture company acquired Lot D and will develop residential and serviced apartments with supporting retail amenities. This luxury development will face the National Museum, Lake Gardens as well as KL City Centre. Construction is expected to commence by early 2008 and to be completed in 2010.

In June 2007, a joint venture company purchased Lot C for the development of a 6-star hotel, 6-star residences and prime offices. Work on the 1400000 sq ft (130,064.3 m²) development is expected to start in 2008.

KL Sentral Monorail station

The Kuala Lumpur Monorail
Kuala Lumpur Monorail
The KL Monorail is an urban monorail system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It opened on 31 August 2003, and serves 11 stations running with two parallel elevated tracks. It connects the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transport hub with the "Golden Triangle"...

 station is not directly connected to the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transport hub. Despite its proximity to the building, passengers must walk a 410-metre path around a construction site (Lot G, above). It stands on Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields. The station is a terminating stop
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...

 for the KL Monorail line. There are plans to move the monorail station closer to the main station by integrating it into the main shopping center at Lot G. The station uses the Spanish solution
Spanish solution
The Spanish solution is a method of using two railway platforms, one on each side of the track, in order to speed up boarding and alighting from trains. Alighting passengers get off the train on one side and boarding passengers get on from the other...

, having one rail line with a platform on each side, for passengers embarking and disembarking the train separately.

KL Sentral as a bus hub

KL Sentral has also been made a city bus hub by rapidKL as part of its bus network revamp. It is the bus hub for city shuttle (BANDAR) bus routes and trunk (UTAMA) bus routes.

Buses to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Main and Low Cost Carrier Terminals (LCCT) operate from KL Sentral, while other bus operators go near KL Sentral along Jalan Tun Sambanthan.

rapidKL buses
RapidKL buses
RapidKL bus is the largest bus operator in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. As of 2008, it operates 167 routes with 650 buses covering 980 residential areas with a ridership of about 400,000 per day....

:

  • City Shuttle: B112
  • Trunk buses: U60, U63, U64, U65, U66, U67, U68, U69, U70, U71, U72, U73, U74, U75, U76, U80, U81, U82, U83, U84, U85, U87, U88
  • Express buses: E1, E4

The rapidKL routes radiating out from KL Sentral with connecting City shuttles, Trunk shuttles, Local shuttles and Express buses.
Route Origin Via Destination Connecting To
B112 KL Sentral Jalan Tun Sambanthan - Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station - Kuala Lumpur KTM Komuter - Pasar Seni LRT
Pasar Seni LRT station
The Pasar Seni LRT station is an LRT station in Kuala Lumpur that is served by rapid KL's Kelana Jaya Line. The station was named after the neighbouring Central Market.The Kuala Lumpur Railway Station which the KTM Komuter serves, is a 400 m walk away...

- Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock - Kota Raya - Puduraya - Jalan Pudu - Tung Shin Hospital - Magnum Plaza - Jalan Hang Tuah - Pudu Jail - Hang Tuah LRT
Hang Tuah station
Hang Tuah station is a designated interchange station in the Pudu district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, consisting of two stations that are part of two different railway-based transit systems: The Ampang Line and the Kuala Lumpur Monorail.Located on the northwestern tip of Pudu, the station is in...

- Hang Tuah KL Monorail - Balai Bomba Jalan Hang Tuah - Victoria Institution - Jalan Loke Yew - Sek Men Tsun Jin - SRJK (C) Chung Kwo - Jalan Sungai Besi - Wisma SCA - Jalan Pudu - Pudu Post Office - Jalan Tun Razak - Wisma Indah - Jalan Cochrane - SM Cochrane Perkasa - Jalan Mahkota - Taman Maluri - Jalan Jejaka - Jusco Taman Maluri - Jalan Cheras
Maluri LRT
Maluri LRT station
Maluri LRT station is a Malaysian elevated rapid transit station on the eastern fringe of Kuala Lumpur, situated near and named after Taman Maluri...

via Kota Raya
B114, U27, U40, U44, U45, U46, U47, U48, U49, T326, T327, T329
U76 KL Sentral Jalan Tun Sambanthan - Balai Polis Brickfields - Mid Valley Megamall
Mid Valley Megamall
Mid Valley Megamall is a complex comprising a shopping mall, an office tower block, 30 signature offices and 2 hotels located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in November 1999. The mall has 4.5 million square feet of total floor area, out of which 1.7 million square feet is leasable...

 - Jalan Klang Lama - Wisma Buddhist - Batu 3 Jalan Klang Lama - Simpang Taman Desa - SRJK (C) Choong Wen - Pasar Jalan Klang Lama - Simpang Jalan Kuchai Lama - Pearl Point - Simpang Taman Overseas Union - Simpang Jalan Puchong - Balai Polis Jalan Klang Lama - Simpang Jalan Templer - New Pantai Expressway
New Pantai Expressway
New Pantai Expressway, ' is a major expressway in the Klang Valley region of Malaysia. The expressway has provided an easier access to Kuala Lumpur from Subang Jaya and Bandar Sunway to avoid the traffic jams on the Federal Highway route during rush hour...

 (NPE) - Kampung Dato' Harun KTM Komuter - Seri Setia KTM Komuter - Guinness Malaysia Berhad - Kontena Nasional - Damansara-Puchong Expressway
Damansara-Puchong Expressway
The Damansara–Puchong Expressway or Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong, LDP, is a major expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor in Malaysia. It links major townships in Damansara and Puchong and decreases travel time between them...

 (LDP) - New Pantai Expressway
New Pantai Expressway
New Pantai Expressway, ' is a major expressway in the Klang Valley region of Malaysia. The expressway has provided an easier access to Kuala Lumpur from Subang Jaya and Bandar Sunway to avoid the traffic jams on the Federal Highway route during rush hour...

 (NPE) - Mentari Business Centre - Sunway Pyramid
Sunway Pyramid
Sunway Pyramid is a distinctive retail landmark located in the heart of Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya. It was opened in July 1997 as Malaysia's first themed shopping and entertainment mall....

 - Sunway Lagoon - Kompleks 3C - Persiaran Kewajipan - Sek Sri Kuala Lumpur - Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya (SDMCSJ) - Jalan Kemajuan Subang - Bangunan IBM Mesiniaga - Carrefour Subang Jaya
Subang Parade (near Subang Jaya KTM Komuter
Subang Jaya Komuter station
The Subang Jaya KTM Komuter station is a commuter station located in SS16, Subang Jaya and served by the Sentul-Port Klang Route.The station is situated behind Subang Parade and Carrefour and is a popular train and bus hub...

) via Jalan Klang Lama
U62, U67, U623, T523
U82 KL Sentral Jalan Tun Sambanthan - Jalan Travers - Jalan Damansara - Duta Vista Condominium - Jalan Semantan - Peninsula Residence - Bangunan CIMB - Damansara Heights - Pusat Bandar Damansara - Menara Millennium - Sprint Expressway
Sprint Expressway
Sprint Expressway is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The of expressway is divided into three sections. This sections included the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link...

 - Victoria Station - Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia - Phileo Damansara I & II - Section 17 Petaling Jaya - Desa Kiara Condominium - Damansara Intan - Tropicana City Mall - Jalan SS 21/1 - Damansara Utama
Damansara Utama
Damansara Utama is a suburb of Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is composed of two parts, namely SS20 and SS21, which are separated by the Damansara-Puchong Expressway, a heavily-used 6 lane highway...

 (Uptown) - Jalan SS 21/56 - Damansara-Puchong Expressway
Damansara-Puchong Expressway
The Damansara–Puchong Expressway or Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong, LDP, is a major expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor in Malaysia. It links major townships in Damansara and Puchong and decreases travel time between them...

 (LDP) - Sprint Expressway
Sprint Expressway
Sprint Expressway is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The of expressway is divided into three sections. This sections included the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link...

 - Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad - Plaza VADS - Jalan Datuk Sulaiman - Taman Tun Dr Ismail - Persiaran Za'aba - Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi 2 - Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi 1 - Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi - Lebuh Bandar Utama - Dataran Bandar Utama - Central Park Avenue - 1 Utama Shopping Centre
Bandar Utama
Bandar Utama bus hub
Bandar Utama bus hub is a bus interchange in Petaling Jaya in Malaysia. It is located next to the newly expanded New Wing of 1 Utama Shopping Centre at the Central Park Avenue...

via Pusat Bandar Damansara
U43, U86, U89
U83 KL Sentral Jalan Tun Sambanthan - Jalan Travers - Jalan Damansara - Jalan Duta - Duta Vista Condominium - Jalan Semantan - Bangunan CIMB - Peninsula Residence - Pusat Bandar Damansara - Menara Millennium - Jalan Johar - Jalan Beringin - Jalan Setiabudi - Jalan Setiamurni - Plaza Damansara - Persiaran Bukit Kiara - National Science Centre - Jalan Bukit Kiara - SMK Sri Hartamas - Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 - Plaza Damas, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1 - Puncak Prima Condominium - Jalan Khidmat Usaha - Hartamas Regency Condominium - MATRADE - Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan - Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur Kompleks Kerajaan Jalan Duta via Pusat Bandar Damansara B115, U618


Other KL buses:
  • Metrobus
  • SJ Bus


Please see Buses in Kuala Lumpur
Buses in Kuala Lumpur
Buses in Kuala Lumpur are run by many transport operators and have many uses.-Local buses:Local buses or stage buses are run by the integrated network operator Rapid KL as well as privately owned Metrobus, Triton, Len Seng, Selangor Omnibus and SJ Bus.Metrobus and Rapid KL are the two main bus...

 for details.


Airport coaches:

Airport Coach runs coaches between KL Sentral and the main terminal building of Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...

. These coaches used to depart from Hentian Duta and Chan Sow Lin LRT station. Skybus and Aerobus both operate between KL Sentral and Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...

's low-cost carrier terminal. A new SkyVans bring passengers from KL Sentral to selected hotels in Kuala Lumpur.

See also

  • JB Sentral
    Johor Bahru Sentral railway station
    Johor Bahru Sentral railway station is a Malaysian inter-city train station in Johor, similar to KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. It is the successor to the closed Johor Bahru railway station. The total area of JB Sentral will be 79,000 square metres, almost twice as large as KL Sentral...

  • KLIA Ekspres
    KLIA Ekspres
    KLIA Ekspres is a non-stop, airport rail link service between Kuala Lumpur Sentral and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport ERL station in Malaysia. The service is run by Express Rail Link Sdn. Bhd. which began its operations on 14 April 2002...

  • KLIA Transit
    KLIA Transit
    KLIA Transit is a rail service linking Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia and KL International Airport as well as three other stops in between...

  • Keretapi Tanah Melayu
    Keretapi Tanah Melayu
    Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin...

  • Kelana Jaya Line
    Kelana Jaya Line
    The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

  • KL Monorail
  • Public transport in Kuala Lumpur
    Public transport in Kuala Lumpur
    Public transport in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley covers a variety of transport modes such as bus, rail and taxi.-History of public transport in Kuala Lumpur:...

  • Transportation in Kuala Lumpur
    Transportation in Kuala Lumpur
    The transportation system of Kuala Lumpur is a cooperation of complex systems of infrastructure. Kuala Lumpur, being the capital of Malaysia, has an unrivaled transportation system in Malaysia, including an integrated rail network, and to a further extent, one of the longest automated driverless...


Neighbouring stations

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