Taman Connaught MRT station

Last updated
 KG26  Taman Connaught
Rapid KL Logo.svg | MRT station
Taman Connaught MRT Station outview (221117).jpg
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 / 3.20639; 101.58028
Owned by MRT Corp
Line(s) 9 Kajang
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsRapidKL bus and link bridge to Cheras Sentral mall.
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Other information
Station code KG26 
History
Opened17 July 2017
Services
Preceding station Rapid KL Logo.svg Following station
Taman Mutiara Kajang Line Taman Suntex
towards Kajang

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.

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The station is also near to the Cheras-Kajang Interchange at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE). The elevated expressway is higher than the MRT track which is pretty high from the road.

It was opened on 17 July 2017, along with 19 adjoining stations (from Muzium Negara to Kajang) as part of Phase 2 of the system.

The station was thus provisionally named Phoenix Plaza station during construction. Plaza Phoenix was the former name of the Cheras Sentral Shopping Centre.

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.

L2Platform Level Side platform
Platform 1 Kajang Line 9 towards Kajang  KG35  (→)
Platform 2 Kajang Line 9 towards Kwasa Damansara  KG04  (←)
Side platform
L1ConcourseFaregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Office, Station Control, Shops, pedestrian linkway to Cheras Sentral and Entrance C
Entrance CFeeder Bus Stop, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan 3/144A
GGround LevelEntrances 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.

Kajang Line station
EntranceLocationDestinationPicture
AWest side of Jalan CherasFeeder bus stop, Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall (Ground Floor), Silka Cheras Hotel SBK Line Taman Connaught Entrance A 3.jpg
BEast side of Jalan CherasFeeder bus stop SBK Line Taman Connaught Entrance B 1.jpg
CNorth side of Jalan 3/114AFeeder bus stop, Cheria Heights Apartments SBK Line Taman Connaught Entrance C 1.jpg
Cheras Sentral LinkwayCheras Sentral 3rd FloorCheras Sentral Shopping Mall SBK Line Taman Connaught Cheras Sentral Link 2.jpg

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.OriginDestinationVia
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 DamaiJalan 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.OperatorOriginDestinationViaNotes
450 [4] Rapid KLHentian KajangHub Lebuh PuduReko 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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