PY14 Kentonmen | |||||||||||
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| MRT station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Other names | Chinese: 肯都门站 | ||||||||||
Location | Jalan Ipoh, Batu, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°11′44″N 101°40′47″E / 3.1954302082563344°N 101.67961363892073°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | MRT Corp | ||||||||||
Operated by | Rapid Rail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | 12 Putrajaya | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | Available (Park & Ride)[1] | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes [1] | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Operational | ||||||||||
Station code | PY14 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 16 March 2023[2] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
All Passengers | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The Kentonmen MRT station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station that serves the suburbs of Taman Bamboo, Taman Eastern, Taman Kok Lian, Taman Impian and Taman Rainbow in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
It is one of the stations being built as part of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) project on the Putrajaya Line PYL .[3] The station is located on Jalan Ipoh as well as being named after the Batu Cantonment Army Camp, or Kem Batu Kentonmen in Malay. The station design is quite unique as only consist of one elevated platform level and two side concourse access area from two exits.
Station details
Location
The station is strategically located near landmarks such as Bamboo Hills and Cantonment Exchange Complex.[4]
Nearby neighborhoods covered by this station:
- Taman Bamboo
- Taman Eastern
- Taman Impian
- Taman Kok Lian
- Taman Rainbow
Nearby high-rise buildings covered by this station:
- Pelangi Indah Condominium
- Sri Intan 1 Condominium
- Sri Intan 2 Condominium
- Seri Gembira Apartment
- Desa Alpha Condominium
- Seri Anggun Condominium
- Villa Angsana Condominium
In fact, this station can walk to the Bamboo Hills commercial area through Entrance B, which is about 13 minutes and 800m walk, but there is no dedicated pedestrian walkway and passengers need to cross the DUKE highway exit.[5]
Connection with KTM Komuter
The station is within walking distance to, but not integrated with KC02 Batu Kentonmen station on the KTM Komuter Seremban Line.[6]
Exits and entrances
The station has a total of 2 entrances. Entrance A is located near to Taman Rainbow and Taman Eastern while Entrance B is placed near to Taman Bamboo. The feeder bus serves at the feeder bus stop located at Entrance A.
In the future, a link bridge to the Bamboo Hills development will be built along with the construction of Bamboo Hills Residences. The bridge will connect with the concourse level where Entrance B is located.
Putrajaya Line station | |||
Entrance | Location | Destination | Picture |
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A | Jalan Batu Kentonmen | Park and Ride, feeder bus stop, Taxi and E-hailing Layby, Jalan Ipoh (east side), Cantonment Exchange Complex, Kem Batu Kentonmen, KTM Batu Kentonmen, Taman Rainbow, Taman Eastern, Taman Impian, Desa Alpha and Seri Anggun Condominium | |
B | Jalan Cenderuh 2 | Bus stop, Jalan Ipoh (west side), Jalan Cenderuh, Taman Bamboo, Pelangi Indah, Sri Intan 2 and Sri Intan 1 Condominiums |
Bus service
Bus service is located at Entrance A of the station, near Jalan Batu Kentonmen and Entrance B of the station, near Jalan Ipoh.[7]
- Rapid Bus (MRT Feeder Bus):
- T119 (MRT Kentonmen–Perindustrian Taman Segambut)
- Rapid Bus (Local bus):
- 173 (Taman Jasa Utama–Hab Medan Pasar via MRT Kentonmen)
- Selangor Omnibus:
Gallery
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Platform 1 to Putrajaya Sentral.
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Platform 2 to Kwasa Damansara.
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Entrance A to Jalan Batu Kentonmen.
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Entrance B to Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah.
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North concourse of the station to Entrance A.
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South concourse of the station to Entrance B.
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T119 bus at Entrance A.
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Entrance A bus stops at Jalan Batu Kentonmen.
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Entrance B bus stop at Jalan Ipoh.
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Platform 1 and 2 linkway.
References
- ^ a b "Klang Valley Integrated Transit Map" (PDF). MyRapid. Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat. 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ FMT Reporters (23 December 2022). "MRT Laluan Putrajaya Fasa 2 beroperasi penuh pada Mac" (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "MYMRT | MRT Corp - Official webpage for the Klang Valley My Rapid Transit". www.mymrt.com.my. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "SMRT Journeys". journey.smrt.com.sg. SMRT Corporation. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "肯都门站 附近有Bamboo Hills打卡景点(第11篇)|中國報". 中國報 China Press. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "SSP LINE VIRTUAL TOUR". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "MyRapid - Bus Kiosk". Rapid KL. 27 Jun 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.