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Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station (KL Sentral) is a
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that houses the main
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of
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, the capital of
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. Opened on 16 April 2001, KL Sentral replaced the old
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as the city's main
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railway station. KL Sentral is the largest railway station in Malaysia, and the second largest in
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, behind Bang Sue Central in
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,
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. KL Sentral is designed as an intermodal transport hub. All of Kuala Lumpur's passenger rail lines serve KL Sentral except the Ampang, Sri Petaling,
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and Putrajaya Lines. Many intercity trains serving
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start here. All the railway components of the scheme have been completed with the NU Sentral shopping mall located here. It was also designed to be a new business and financial hub for Kuala Lumpur.


Overview

KL Sentral refers to the entire 290,000 square metres of development built on the former
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) (Jawi: كريتاڤي تانه ملايو برحد) or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was firs ...
marshalling yard in
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. The development includes the transport hub, hotels, office towers, condominiums and shopping malls and was expected to be completed in 2015. KL Sentral has been divided into 14 land parcels, each representing a different function. Some of these lots have been fully constructed and are already in use, while others are either in the process of being built, or are still awaiting development, according to the phased programme. KL Sentral is being developed by a consortium made up of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad ( MRCB), Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd.


History

Kuala Lumpur Sentral station stands on the site of the former Malayan Railway's marshalling yard called the Central Railroad Repair Shops. In the
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during the
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, the yard was the target of the Allies' 1945 bombing of Kuala Lumpur. The yard was targeted twice, on 19 February 1945 and 10 March 1945. The second bombing raid also damaged a nearby
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. In 1994, with the objective of enhancing
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city's public transportation, the
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awarded a contract to a consortium to transform at the old railway marshalling yard into a modern transit hub within a self-contained urban development. The consortium, led by Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB), appointed architect
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and Associates, who also designed the
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...
(KLIA), to design the master plan for the entire development. In July 2010, a number two trains crashed into each other. One was an airport bound train and the other was a parked train. The crash injured three people. In early August 2019, KL Sentral was one of the locations affected by two online
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s posted on
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; the other being the Russian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. These threats were posted via a hacked account by an individual calling himself "limzhengyan"; as a result the Malaysian police carried out a search on those locations and determined that the threats were hoaxes, although coincidentally on the same day an incomplete
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was found at the
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area.


Development zones

The KL Sentral development area is divided into several plots of land, each with a specific development purpose. All constructions were scheduled to be completed by 2015.


Office zones

Office zones in KL Sentral account for more than 50% of the total land area. The developer intends that KL Sentral will ultimately be the business and financial hub of Kuala Lumpur.


Lot A: CIMB Headquarters (Menara CIMB)

Lot A will be the new headquarters for
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Group which is located facing the
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. As of June 2011, the new headquarters' name which appears on the construction site is ''Menara CIMB'' (CIMB Tower). The company acquired the land in July 2008, and construction is expected to begin in Q4 2007 and complete in 2011. It is unknown how many floors there will be but it should have around of office space available.


Lot M: Plaza Sentral

Lot M or Plaza Sentral is a completed office complex in the west of KL Sentral. The complex was completed in two stages. *Phase I was completed in June 2001, comprising three blocks and total gross floor area of . Offering prestigious office suites, Plaza Sentral was sold and quickly taken up by multinationals and Malaysian companies alike, eager to take advantage of the global connectivity and convenience of working in KL Sentral. Its take-up rate is reaching 100%. *Phase II was launched in September 2003 due to the escalating demand for premium office space. It has since been fully taken up. Comprising two towers – 18-storey and 26-storey – made up of four blocks and a total gross floor area of , the building was completed in 2006. Tenants include
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and
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. *Sentral Tower, a purpose-built 30-storey office tower, was sold to Lembaga Tabung Haji for RM161.46mil in March 2004. *Plaza Sentral has a basement parking lot.


Lot J: Sooka Sentral & 4 Office Towers

Lot J is a development lot for four 35-storey office towers of identical architecture. Lot J was sold to United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM) in May 2005 with plans for four towers. Tower A was built by UEM for its corporate headquarters called '' Mercu UEM'' on the prime piece of land with a gross floor area of . Tower B will be an office tower for the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority. Tower C was built by Quill Realty Sdn Bhd and sold to Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) for its corporate headquarters. Tower D is an office building built by Quill, named Quill 7. A development on Lot J is the six-storey lifestyle centre which houses a fitness and spa centre, business centre, food court, restaurants and alfresco dining facilities. This development, called Sooka Sentral, opened its doors in December 2007.


Lot N: 1 Sentral Tower

1 Sentral Tower is an office tower, offering a gross floor area of . Construction was completed in 2007. It houses companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, MRCB and General Electric.


Others

Lot B has been proposed as a financial area for KL Sentral. No construction has taken place. Lot F is planned for a future office block. Currently, the base is used for a furniture exhibition mall and Food and Beverage (F&B) centre.


Entertainment zones

Lot E will be a hub for entertainment and convention centre. The deck of this development has been completed.


Lot G: NU Sentral

Lot G, located in the south of KL Sentral consist of shopping complex, office block, serviced apartments, and a three-star hotel. NU Sentral is the shopping mall in the area, and directly acts as a pathway between Stesen Sentral and the KL Sentral monorail station. Development works commenced in 2008 and was completed in 2014. The land was previously used as a parking lot and a short-cut for pedestrians from Brickfields and the KL Sentral Monorail station to KL Sentral proper. In January 2008 MRCB set up a joint venture company with Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Bhd (PHBB) named Jewel Surprises Sdn Bhd to develop the area. The new company will hold a lease on the plot of land for 99 years.


Transportation hub


Lot H: Stesen Sentral

Stesen Sentral ( en, Central Station) is the name of Lot H, which is designated the transport hub within its KL Sentral development project, although both the public and connected transit lines generally refer to the station itself as "KL Sentral". Stesen Sentral, designed to house six rail networks, was completed in December 2000 and the rail, retail and food and beverage operations began in April 2001. Standing on , the main building has a gross floor area of half a million sq ft and the specifications were based on passenger projections up to the year 2020, which is when Malaysia aspires to be a fully developed nation. In 2008, Stesen Sentral registered over 100,000 passengers daily, which translates into 36.5 million people a year. The station has a parking lot for visitors and people working around the KL Sentral area
KL Sentral parking rate


Rail services

The following services serve KL Sentral: * Express Rail Link (ERL): higher-speed airport train **
KLIA Ekspres The ERL KLIA Ekspres is an express airport rail link servicing the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. It runs from KL Sentral, the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur to KLIA as well as its low-cost terminal, klia2. The ...
: direct express train to the
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...
(KLIA) and
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KLIA Transit The ERL KLIA Transit is a commuter rail service which serves as an airport rail link to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. It runs from KL Sentral, the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur to KLIA as well as its low-co ...
: transit commuter train service to the
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...
(KLIA) and
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*
KTM Komuter KTM Komuter is a commuter rail system in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. Services were later expanded to ...
: Klang Valley electric commuter train service **
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Pulau Sebang/Tampin **
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**
Skypark Link Skypark Link is a limited express train service in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between (KL Sentral) and Subang Airport. It is Malaysia's second airport rail link service, after the Express Rail Link (KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit). Operated by Kereta ...
: KL SentralTerminal Skypark * Electric Train Service (ETS): electric intercity trains ** Electric transit trains from Kuala Lumpur to
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. ** Electric express trains from
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to Padang Besar. *
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(LRT) service **
Kelana Jaya Line The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It forms a part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in and around ...
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's KL Sentral station is not part of the KL Sentral terminal building: it is on the other side of Jalan Tun Sambanthan, and is linked with the overhead bridge that integrates the station with the new retail shopping complex, NU Sentral, and other lines in KL Sentral main hub. Similarly, the
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on the Kajang Line, built underground, is located across Jalan Damansara from the KL Sentral development and is connected by a 200-metre walkway with four escalators. Stesen Sentral is divided into separate sections for different rail services: *Level One of Transit Concourse for urban public transit services: KTM Komuter, KLIA Transit and the
Kelana Jaya Line The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It forms a part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in and around ...
light rail line. *Level Two of Transit Concourse for KTM intercity trains and ETS. *KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) on Level One for the
KLIA Ekspres The ERL KLIA Ekspres is an express airport rail link servicing the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. It runs from KL Sentral, the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur to KLIA as well as its low-cost terminal, klia2. The ...
, the dedicated fast rail service to
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). Stesen Sentral also has retail and food outlets and a food court. Hidden from public view is KTM's maintenance depot beneath the complex. There is a facility for purchasing and reloading the
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card in this station. Stesen Sentral will be able to accommodate 50 million passengers a year and up to 100 million by 2020 (KL Sentral website).


KL City Air Terminal

Located within Stesen Sentral, the KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) is virtually an extension of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It is recognised by the
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(IATA) as a city destination, with the code
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. It was officially opened together with the KLIA Ekspres rail line on 14 April 2002. Besides being the departure and arrival point for the
KLIA Ekspres The ERL KLIA Ekspres is an express airport rail link servicing the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. It runs from KL Sentral, the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur to KLIA as well as its low-cost terminal, klia2. The ...
, KL CAT also has luggage check-in services. Passengers flying
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, and
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may check in luggage at KL CAT. The minimum check-in time is two hours before flight departure time. There were plans to offer check-out services but these have not materialised.


Other rail services


KL Sentral Monorail station

The KL Sentral monorail station stands on Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields, behind the NU Sentral shopping mall. The station acts as a terminating stop for the
KL Monorail The KL Monorail Line is one of the operational monorail systems in Malaysia. Operated as part of the RapidKL system by Rapid Rail, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia, it is one of the components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The l ...
line. It is directly connected to NU Sentral which allows for uninterrupted walking between Stesen Sentral and the monorail station. The monorail station is also equipped with new ticket vending machines, ticketing gates as well as a new Customer Service Office.
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for the visually impaired is also provided beginning from NU Sentral. The completion of the overhead bridge now enables customers to travel between KL Sentral and the monorail station safely and conveniently. The station uses the
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, having one rail line with a platform on each side, for passengers embarking and disembarking the train separately. Before NU Sentral was built, passengers who wanted to move from the monorail station to Stesen Sentral and vice versa had to walk through the busy Jalan Tun Sambanthan. These connecting stations between
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and
Kelana Jaya Line The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It forms a part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in and around ...
are not the interchange station or out of station interchange stations. The commuter will be charged 2 single-way journey fares instead of integrated fares whenever using these connecting stations.


Muzium Negara MRT station

Due to space constraints, an MRT station cannot be built in the Stesen Sentral area, therefore an MRT station had to be built in front of the nearby
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to allow connections to Stesen Sentral. The
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opened on 17 July 2017, along with the footbridge that connects the MRT station to the main KL Sentral building.


KL Sentral bus hub

KL Sentral has also been made a city bus hub by
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as part of its bus network revamp. It is the bus hub for city shuttle and trunk bus routes. Buses to Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...
and to the
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also operate from KL Sentral, while most other bus operators go near KL Sentral along Jalan Tun Sambanthan. Also, a hop-on/hop-off tourist bus stop is located between Hilton and the station. Traveling by bus to Genting Highlands is also available here.


Bus services


= From KL Sentral

= *:
Bandar Utama bus hub Bandar Utama bus hub is a bus interchange located at Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located next to the New Wing of 1 Utama Shopping Centre at the Central Park Avenue. This bus hub is served primarily by Rapid Bus and PJ City Bus. Rap ...
– KL Sentral *:
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– KL Sentral *:
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– KL Sentral


= From Pasar Seni / Kotaraya / Lebuh Pudu

= *:
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– Lebuh Pudu bus hub (Lebuh Pudu-bound only) *: Puchong Utama – Pasar Seni *: Putra Perdana – Pasar Seni *: Puchong Prima – Pasar Seni *: Saujana Puchong – Pasar Seni *: Taman Sri Sentosa / Sri Manja – Pasar Seni *:
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– Pasar Seni *: Taman Desa – Pasar Seni *: Taman OUG – Pasar Seni via
Awan Besar LRT station Awan Besar LRT station is a Light Rapid Transit station at Bukit OUG, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is operated under the Sri Petaling Line. Like most other LRT stations operating in Klang Valley, this station is elevated. Awan Besar station is ...
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Awan Besar LRT station Awan Besar LRT station is a Light Rapid Transit station at Bukit OUG, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is operated under the Sri Petaling Line. Like most other LRT stations operating in Klang Valley, this station is elevated. Awan Besar station is ...
– Pasar Seni *: Flat Enggang Kinrara – Pasar Seni *: Port Klang – Pasar Seni via KL Sentral *: UiTM Section 2, Shah Alam – Pasar Seni *: Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam – Pasar Seni *: Subang Mewah, USJ 1 – Pasar Seni *: Subang Suria – Pasar Seni *:
Kota Damansara Kota Damansara is an affluent township located in Petaling Jaya, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a township spread across . It is also a state seat constituency which is sandwiched between Subang and Petaling Jaya. Notable landma ...
– Pasar Seni *: Taman Medan / Taman Sri Manja – Pasar Seni *:
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Old Town – Pasar Seni *: Pantai Hillpark – Pasar Seni *: Bangsar Park – Pasar Seni *: Pasar Seni – Kompleks Mahkamah, Jalan Duta *: Subang Mewah, USJ 1 – Pasar Seni via
New Pantai Expressway The New Pantai Expressway ''(Malay: Lebuhraya Baru Pantai)'' (known as NPE) , is a controlled-access highway in the Klang Valley region of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway runs parallel to the Federal Highway, between Subang Jaya, Selangor in ...
(NPE) *: Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam – Pasar Seni via
New Pantai Expressway The New Pantai Expressway ''(Malay: Lebuhraya Baru Pantai)'' (known as NPE) , is a controlled-access highway in the Klang Valley region of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway runs parallel to the Federal Highway, between Subang Jaya, Selangor in ...
(NPE)


Hotels and residential zones


Lot C: St. Regis Hotel

Lot C houses the St. Regis Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The luxurious hotel consists of 208 rooms and suites started its operation in May 2016.


Lot D: 57-storey Residential Tower

Lot D will consist a single 60-storey residential tower overlooking the Lake Gardens and the city. It will be jointly developed by MRCB,
CapitaLand CapitaLand is a Singaporean headquartered company focusing on investment, development and management of real estate. It is one of Asia's largest real estate companies and the owner and manager of a global portfolio comprising integrated develo ...
and Quill Group. It is currently pending approval from the city hall.


Lot I : Hilton KL & Le Méridien Hotels

Lot I consists of two skyscraper hotels occupied by Hilton Kuala Lumpur & Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur, owned by Daito Asia Development Sdn. Bhd. and Daisho Asia Development Sdn. Bhd. respectively. The hotels opened for business in September and October 2004 respectively.


Lot K and L: Suasana Sentral and Suasana Sentral Loft

Lot K is the location of a serviced apartment, Suasana Sentral. Suasana Sentral consists of two blocks, or 400 units of apartments. It was completed in 2002 and is fully sold and occupied, with about 40% of the buyers coming from the international community. The second phase of condominiums on Lot L, Suasana Sentral Loft was launched in early 2005 and began occupancy in early 2008. The 37 and 38-storey apartment towers have a total of 600 units. All have been sold.


Others

In December 2006, a joint venture company acquired Lot D and will develop residential and serviced apartments with supporting retail amenities. This luxury development will face the National Museum, Lake Gardens as well as KL City Centre. Construction is expected to commence by early 2008 and to be completed in 2010. In June 2007, a joint venture company purchased Lot C for the development of a 6-star hotel, 6-star residences and prime offices. Work on the development is expected to start in 2008.


See also

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Kuala Lumpur railway station ( Jawi) zh, 吉隆坡 ta, கோலாலம்பூர் , address = Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, 50621 Kuala Lumpur , borough = , country = Malaysia , coordinates = , grid_name = ...
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KLIA Ekspres The ERL KLIA Ekspres is an express airport rail link servicing the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. It runs from KL Sentral, the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur to KLIA as well as its low-cost terminal, klia2. The ...
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KLIA Transit The ERL KLIA Transit is a commuter rail service which serves as an airport rail link to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. It runs from KL Sentral, the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur to KLIA as well as its low-co ...
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Keretapi Tanah Melayu Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) (Jawi: كريتاڤي تانه ملايو برحد) or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was firs ...
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Kelana Jaya Line The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It forms a part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in and around ...
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KL Monorail The KL Monorail Line is one of the operational monorail systems in Malaysia. Operated as part of the RapidKL system by Rapid Rail, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia, it is one of the components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The l ...
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Public transport in Kuala Lumpur Transportation in the Klang Valley includes Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, and its surrounding areas. This includes a road network, a railway network, airports, and other modes of public transport. The Klang Valley is an urban conglom ...
* Transportation in Kuala Lumpur


References


External links


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