Maharajalela station

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 MR3  Maharajalela
Rapid KL Logo.svg | Monorail station
General information
Location Jalan Maharajalela , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates 3°8′20″N101°41′56″E / 3.13889°N 101.69889°E / 3.13889; 101.69889
Owned byKL Infrastructure Group Limited (KL Infra)
Line(s) 8 KL Monorail
Platforms2 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNot available
Other information
Station code MR3 
History
Opened31 August 2003;21 years ago (2003-08-31)
Services
Preceding station Rapid KL Logo.svg Following station
Tun Sambanthan KL Monorail Hang Tuah
towards Titiwangsa

Maharajalela station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that forms a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail) line located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on 31 August 2003.

Contents

The Maharajalela station is named after and was constructed over the southeast-bound lane of Jalan Maharajalela (Malay; English: Maharajalela Road), just southwest from Stadium Merdeka (Independence Stadium) and several hundred metres south from old Kuala Lumpur, including Petaling Street (several stations along the Kelana Jaya line and Ampang line, however, are significantly closer to or are within the area). The station is located along a stretch of monorail tracks laid along Jalan Maharajalela, between the track's turnoff into Jalan Imbi (Imbi Road), and another turnoff into Jalan Sultan Sulaiman (Sultan Sulaiman Road). This station was formerly called Merdeka Monorail station. [1]

Layout

L2Station Platform Level Side platform
Platform 1 8 KL Monorail towards  MR11  Titiwangsa (→)
Platform 2 8 KL Monorail towards  MR1  KL Sentral (←)
Side platform
L1Station ConcourseFaregates, Ticketing Machines, Monorail Station Control, Concourse Staircase Linkway, Unpaid Area Escalator to/from Street Level. Entrance B
GStreet LevelJalan Maharajalela, Shops, Taxi Lay-by, Pedestrian Crossing. Entrances A & C

Exits and Entrances

The station has three exits, with two leading to either side of Jalan Maharajalela at the northern and southern points, and one at the northeast side of the station leading into a car park of Stadium Merdeka.

Maharajalela KL Monorail station
EntranceDestinationPicture
AStreet level access. Jalan Maharajalela, Chinatown
Escalator up only. Unfinished elevator
BDirect access to Stadium Merdeka grounds
CStreet level access. Jalan Maharajalela, Kampung Attap
Escalator up only. Unfinished elevator, future Sunway Belfield service apartmemts

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