MR10 Chow Kit | |||||||||||
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| Monorail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Meeting point between Jalan Pahang, Jalan Ipoh and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°10′2″N101°41′53″E / 3.16722°N 101.69806°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | KL Infrastructure Group Limited (KL Infra) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | 8 KL Monorail | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | MR10 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 31 August 2003 | ||||||||||
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Chow Kit Monorail station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail), located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003.
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The station has only two exits: One at the west side of the north end of the Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, and the other on the eastern turnoff to Jalan Raja Muda.
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