Wangsa Maju LRT station

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 KJ3  Wangsa Maju
Rapid KL Logo.svg
Light rapid transit (LRT) station
Wangsa Maju LRT Station (211031).jpg
Wangsa Maju LRT station from pedestrian walkway with pink colour Feeder Bus stop at the station
General information
Other names旺沙玛珠 (Chinese)
வாங்கச மாசு (Tamil)
LocationJalan 1/27A and Jalan 16/27B
Section 2, Wangsa Maju
53300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates 3°12′20″N101°43′53″E / 3.20556°N 101.73139°E / 3.20556; 101.73139
Owned by Prasarana Malaysia
Operated by Rapid Rail
Line(s) 5 Kelana Jaya Line
Platforms2 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable with payment, under DBKL.259 parking bays.100 motorcycle bays
AccessibleAvailable
Other information
Station code KJ3 
History
Opened1 June 1999
Services
Preceding station Rapid KL Logo.svg Following station
Taman Melati
towards Gombak
Kelana Jaya Line Sri Rampai
towards Putra Heights

Wangsa Maju LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, forming part of the Kelana Jaya Line (formerly known as PUTRA). The station was opened on June 1, 1999, as part of the line's second segment encompassing 12 stations between Kelana Jaya station and Terminal PUTRA and an underground line.

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Location

Wangsa Maju station is the third last station northwards to Gombak.

The station is situated directly within the northern Kuala Lumpur suburb of Wangsa Maju . The station, located along the main thoroughfare of Jalan 1/27A (Malay; English: 1/27A Road) running from the northwest to the southeast, is wedged between two residential estates: Section 1 of Wangsa Maju to the southwest and Desa Setapak (Setapak Countryside) to the northwest, with Section 2 of Wangsa Maju located further northwest. In addition to accessibility from Jalan 1/27A, the station is also connected via Jalan 16/27B (16/27B Road), Desa Setapak's residential road.

Due to its proximity to various shopping centres, Alpha Angle and Aeon Big, and two higher education institutions - which are TARC and UTAR - in the region, the station is usually busy during the weekdays.

Connections

Kumpool Vanpool ride-sharing service to Wangsa Maju LRT Station also available here.

Buses

Route No.ViaConnecting toReachable
Bus-logo-white.svg T250  Jalan Malinja
Jalan Genting Klang
Jalan Taman Ibu Kota
Jalan Langkawi
Jalan Danau Saujana
222
250
T203
Setapak Central
AEON Wangsa Maju Alpha Angle
Bazaria Wangsa Maju
PV12
PV128
AEON BiG Danau Kota
Genting Klang Entrepreneur Plaza
Wangsa Maju Section 2 Wet market and Hawker Center
Columbia Asia Hospital Taman Danau Kota
Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital
Danau Kota Lake Park
Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology
SK Danau Kota
Taman Bunga Raya Mosque
Al-Amin Mosque (Taman Setapak Indah)
Al-Falah Mosque (Danau Kota)
Usamah Bin Zaid Mosque
Bus-logo-white.svg 222  Jalan Taman Melawati
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Jalan 1/27A
 KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT station
Jalan Malinja
Jalan Genting Klang
Jalan Pahang
Jalan Ipoh
201
251
254
302
402
852
GOKL (Red Line)
GOKL (Blue Line)
AEON Wangsa Maju Alpha Angle
Melawati Mall
Taman Melawati Commercial Area
Dataran Wangsa Maju
Usamah Bin Zaid Mosque
Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Melawati 2
SMK Taman Melawati
SJK(T) Taman Melawati
SA Rakyat Taman Melawati
International School of Kuala Lumpur (Melawati Campus)
Bus-logo-white.svg 250  Jalan 1/27A
 KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT station
Jalan Malinja
Jalan Genting Klang
Jalan Pahang
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Jalan Raja
Lebuh Pasar Besar
Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin
100
103
104
107
120
121
122
150
151
152
170
171
172
173
180
190
191
200
202
220
252
300
303
Setapak Central
AEON Wangsa Maju Alpha Angle
Wangsa Maju Section 2 Wet market and Hawker Center
PV128
Star Parc Point Commercial Centre
Genting Klang Commercial Area
Giant Hypermarket Setapak
COURTS Setapak
JPJ Kuala Lumpur (Wangsa Maju branch)
Columbia Asia Hospital Taman Danau Kota
Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital
Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology
Vocational College Kuala Lumpur
SJK(C) Wangsa Maju
Usamah Bin Zaid Mosque
Taman Bunga Raya Mosque
Christ Lutheran Church (LCM)
Seven Fairies Temple Setapak
Bus-logo-white.svg 253  Jalan 1/27A
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Jalan AU3/1
Jalan 3/56
Jalan 1/56
Jalan 10/56
Jalan AU3/1
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Jalan Mamanda 9
Jalan Ampang
221
300
303
T300
T301
T302
Melawati Mall
AEON Wangsa Maju Alpha Angle
Dataran Wangsa Maju National Zoo of Malaysia
Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology
Saudi Schools In Kuala Lumpur
SK Wangsa Jaya

Incident

Robbery

On June 3, 2007, two men wearing full face motorcycle helmets and wielding parangs robbed the Wangsa Maju station at 10:10 pm (MST) and relieved RM7,000 from its ticket counter. No injuries were reported. [1] The robbery, having taken place at a mass transit station, is the first of its kind in the country.

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References

  1. "LRT station robbed of RM7,000". The Star Online . 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-10-29.