KA02
Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡火车站 |
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KTM Komuter Commuter Rail Station KTM Intercity Station |
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A view of Kuala Lumpur railway station, as seen towards the southeast.
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Location | Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°8′22″N 101°41′36″E / 3.13944°N 101.69333°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 KTM Seremban Line and 2 KTM Port Klang Line (KTM Komuter) (1995 to present) ETS Line |
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Platforms | 2 side platform and 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | KA02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1886 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kuala Lumpur railway station (Malay: Stesen keretapi Kuala Lumpur; Jawi: ستيسين كريتاڤي كوالا لومڤور; Chinese: 吉隆坡火车总站) is a railway 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 its successor Keretapi Tanah Melayu (English: Malayan Railways), before Kuala Lumpur Sentral assumed much of its role in 2001. The station is notable for its architecture, adopting a mixture of Eastern and Western designs.
The station is located along a road named Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, previously known as Victory Avenue, which in turn was part of Damansara Road. The station is located closely to the similarly designed Railway Administration Building, as well as the National Mosque and Dayabumi Complex. The Pasar Seni LRT station is located 400 metres away, across the Klang River.
Prior to the construction of the current Kuala Lumpur station, two stations were already operational in the city.
The first Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, nicknamed Resident Station due to its proximity to the residence of the British Resident, was completed and located opposite to the Selangor Club towards the west. Constructed of wood and a nipah palm roof, the station was the first in Kuala Lumpur, linking Kuala Lumpur to Klang (Pengkalan Batu) via the first railway line to connect the city with the rest of the Malay Peninsula (officially inaugurated 22 September 1886).