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Gombak (previously known as the Terminal PUTRA LRT station) is an LRT station in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the northern terminus for the RapidKL Kelana Jaya Line.
KJ1 Gombak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | LRT station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | ڬومبق (Jawi) 鹅唛 (Chinese) கும்பக் (Tamil) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Terminal Putra, Taman Melati 53100, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Rapid Rail[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | 5 Kelana Jaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available with payment. 1439 total parking bays. (with 24 disabilities parking bays and 155 women parking bays)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KJ1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 June 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Terminal PUTRA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There is a ticket counter for buses to Genting Highlands, with buses departing to the Genting Skyway station every half-hour.[3] These buses are operated by Resorts World Berhad. This station is normally utilised by residents of Kuala Lumpur, especially those living around Setapak area when they are going to Genting.
The Gombak toll plaza, the beginning of the East Coast Expressway (LPT) 
East Coast Expressway, is one kilometre north from this station.
Currently this station is the northernmost in the RapidKL rail transport network.
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Plans edit
Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, the transportation hub called Gombak Integrated Transportation Terminal (GITT) are plan to cater for express buses coming in from the east coast of Malaysia similar to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, an integrated hub in Bandar Tasik Selatan.[4] As of 2022, construction was started and will be connecting with LRT station and under construction of MRL East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).[5][6][7]
Connections edit
| Route No. | Via | Connecting to | Reachable |
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 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 KC05 KTM Batu Caves 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 Hypermarket Batu 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 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "ABOUT RAPID RAIL". Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Stations with Park N' Ride". Myrapid. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Berhad, Genting Malaysia. "Resorts World Genting". www.rwgenting.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ "Gombak transport hub to be ready by 2019". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ Minderjeet Kaur (2006-04-01). "9MP Report: Transport hubs to ease travel woes". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Mahathir explains why ECRL realigned to the south". Malaysiakini. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin (13 April 2019). "New ECRL route without Gombak stop defeats its original purpose, says Najib". Malay Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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