Taman Connaught MRT station

**KG26** Taman Connaught
KG26 Taman Connaught
; Mass Rapid Transit station
	Overview of the station.
General information
Other names	Chinese :康乐花园; Tamil: தமன் கானாட்
Location	Taman Connaught, Cheras,; Kuala Lumpur ; Malaysia
Coordinates	3°12′23″N101°34′49″E / 3.20639°N 101.58028°E
Owned by	MRT Corp
Line(s)	9 Kajang
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RapidKL bus and link bridge to Cheras Sentral mall.
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Station code	KG26
History
Opened	17 July 2017
Services

Last updated November 06, 2023

The Taman Connaught MRT station is an elevated rapid transit station on the MRT Kajang Line, located in Taman Connaught, Bandar Tun Razak constituency in southeastern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its exact location is next to the Cheras Sentral shopping mall, which is at Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras near the northern end of the Cheras-Kajang Expressway, close to the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border.

Station Background

Station Layout

The station has a layout and design similar to that of most other elevated stations on the line (except the terminus and underground stations), with the platform level on the topmost floor, consisting of two sheltered side platforms along a double tracked line and a single concourse housing ticketing facilities between the ground level and the platform level. All levels are linked by lifts, stairways and escalators.

L2	Platform Level	Side platform
		Platform 1 Kajang Line 9 towards Kajang KG35 (→)
		Platform 2 Kajang Line 9 towards Kwasa Damansara KG04 (←)
		Side platform
L1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Office, Station Control, Shops, pedestrian linkway to Cheras Sentral and Entrance C
L1	Entrance C	Feeder Bus Stop, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan 3/144A
G	Ground Level	Entrances A and B, Feeder Bus Stops, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan Cheras

Exits and entrances

The station has three entrances - Entrance A and Entrance B on either side of Jalan Cheras, and Entrance C at Jalan 3/144A inside Taman Connaught. A link bridge also connects the station via the link bridges to Entrance A and Entrance C with the Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall.

Each entrance will have separate feeder bus service lines. Therefore, passengers are advised to ensure the correct entrance for the feeder bus line which they are going.

Entrance	Location	Destination
Kajang Line station

A	West side of Jalan Cheras	Feeder bus stop, Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall (Ground Floor), Silka Cheras Hotel
B	East side of Jalan Cheras	Feeder bus stop
C	North side of Jalan 3/114A	Feeder bus stop, Cheria Heights Apartments
Cheras Sentral Linkway	Cheras Sentral 3rd Floor	Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall

Bus Services

Feeder Bus Services

With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing areas around the Taman Connaught, Sungai Besi, Cheras Awana and Alam Damai area.

The feeder bus lines in this station are operating in each of the entrances. Therefore, passengers are advised to ensure the correct entrance for the feeder bus line which they are going.

MRT Feeder Bus Services at MRT Taman Connaught Station
Route No.	Origin	Destination	Via
T410^[1]	KG26 MRT Taman Connaught (Entrance A)	SP15 KB04 KT2 Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT/KTM/ERL and returns to KG26 Taman Connaught (Entrance B)	SALAK Expressway corridor Desa Tun Razak Taman Taynton View
T411^[2]	KG26 MRT Taman Connaught (Entrance B)	Taman Cheras Awana	Cheras-Kajang Expressway Jalan Medan Masria Jalan Coop Cuepacs JB Persiaran Awana Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras
T412^[3]	KG26 MRT Taman Connaught (Entrance C)	Alam Damai	Jalan 1/144A Jalan 2/154 Jalan Desa Cheras Persiaran Alam Damai Jalan Alam Damai

Other Bus Services

The MRT Taman Connaught station also provides accessibility for some other bus services.


Route No.	Operator	Origin	Destination	Via	Notes
450^[4]	Rapid KL	Hentian Kajang	Hub Lebuh Pudu	Reko Sentral Bandar Kajang KG34 MRT Stadium Kajang KG31 MRT Bukit Dukung Jalan Hulu Langat Batu 9 Cheras / Taman Suntex Cheras Sentral / KG26 MRT Taman Connaught Jalan Cheras KG24 MRT Taman Midah KG22 AG13 Maluri Station Jalan Pasar Jalan Pudu	For KL-bound only. The bus stops at Cheras Sentral bus stop.

Planned Interchange

Taman Connaught station, or rather Plaza Phoenix station, was initially planned to be an interchange between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line when the MRT lines were first announced. The alignments were later changed to the MRT Tun Razak Exchange station instead.

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References

↑ "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T410 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
↑ "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T411 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
↑ "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T412 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
↑ "Line Route 450 - rapidKL Bus - Bus Schedules". Moovit. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

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[1] "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T410 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.

[2] "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T411 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.

[3] "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T412 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.

[4] "Line Route 450 - rapidKL Bus - Bus Schedules". Moovit. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

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