Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman

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Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Jalan TAR, Batu Road
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur 20230813 123218.jpg
Route information
Length1.90 km (1.18 mi)
Major junctions
North end Chow Kit
Major intersectionsMYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Genting Klang-Pahang Highway
(Jalan Pahang)
Jalan Ipoh
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
Jalan Chow Kit
Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
(Jalan Sultan Ismail)
Jalan Dang Wangi
Jalan Tun Perak
Jalan Raja
South end Jalan Tun Perak
Location
Country Malaysia
Primary
destinations
Kampung Baru
Medan Tuanku
Dang Wangi
Dataran Merdeka
Highway system

Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (formerly Batu Road) is a major one-way road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The road is named after the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan.

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Attractions

The shoulders of this road are lined by pre-war buildings with unique features that have been preserved. Retail shops like KSGILLS, GS Gill, P. Lal and PH Henry have locations here. Modern shopping complexes are the Sogo and Maju Junction.

Every Saturday between 5 pm to 10 pm, Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman is closed to vehicles to make room for a night market that offers a variety of fabrics, textiles, clothing, domestic items and food at attractive prices. [1]

List of junctions along the road

kmExitJunctionsToRemarks
North
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Genting Klang-Pahang Highway
Jalan Pahang
Jalan Tun Razak (KLMRR 1)
Setapak
Kuantan
MYS Jkr-ft2.svg FT 2 Jalan Pahang
Chow Kit East
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz (Princes Road)
Kampung Baru
Jalan Semarak
Jalan Tun Razak (KLMRR 1)
8 Chow Kit Monorail station
Junctions
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Jalan Chow Kit West
Jalan Chow Kit
Jalan Raja Laut
Jalan Ipoh
Sentul
Jalan Putra
Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC)
3 4 PWTC LRT station
T-junctions
Jalan Raja BotEast
Jalan Raja Bot
Pasar Raja Bot (Market)
T-junctions
Jalan Haji TaibWest
Jalan Haji Taib
Bazar Haji Taib
T-junctions
Jalan Raja AlangEast
Jalan Raja Alang (Jalan Perkins)
Kampung Baru
T-junctions
Jalan Sri AmarWest
Jalan Sri Amar

East
Jalan Dewan Sultan Sultan Sulaiman (Jalan Stony)
Junctions
Jalan Sultan Ismail Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road
Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher)

West
Jalan Raja Laut
Jalan Kuching
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Ipoh
3 4 Sultan Ismail LRT station

East
8 Medan Tuanku Monorail station
Jalan Ampang
KLCC
Jalan P. Ramlee
Jalan Bukit Bintang
Junctions
Maju Junction Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg
Medan Tuanku East
Jalan Medan Tuanku
T-junctions
Dang Wangi Jalan Dang Wangi (Jalan Campbell)

West
Jalan Raja Laut
Jalan Kuching
MYS Jkr-ft1.svg FT 1 Ipoh
(For buses and taxis only)

East
Jalan Ampang
Jalan Sultan Ismail (IRR)
KLCC
Junctions
Sogo shopping complex (formerly Sulaiman Courts flat)
Jalan EsfahanWest
Jalan Esfahan (Jalan Selat)
Jalan Raja Laut
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Sogo shopping complex
3 4 Bandaraya LRT station
KTM Komuter Bank Negara Komuter station
T-junctions
Laman Tuanku Abdul Rahman Coliseum cinemas
Jalan MelakaEast
Jalan Melaka
Bazar Masjid India
Jalan Tun Perak
T-junctions
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Tun Perak

West
Jalan Kuching (IRR)
Jalan Parlimen
Malaysia road sign GI4a.svg Dataran Merdeka

East
3 4 5 Masjid Jamek LRT station
Jalan Pudu
Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock
Junctions
Jalan Raja
South
Jalan Raja
Dataran Merdeka
Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad
Muzium Sejarah Nasional
Dayabumi
Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin
Note:
Closed for traffic from 7:00 pm until 5:00 am on weekends
Closed for traffic due to special events

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References

  1. "Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman". Tourism Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.