Plaza Rakyat LRT station is an elevated
rapid transit station in central
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station is on the common route of the and . (both lines originally known as STAR-LRT) The station was opened on 16 December 1996, as part of the first phase of the STAR-LRT system's opening, along with 13 adjoining stations along the to route.
History
The station is named after and located at the rear of
Plaza Rakyat
The People's Plaza ( ms, Plaza Rakyat) is an under construction mixed-use skyscraper complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia initiated during the 1990s. However the project, which had already commenced construction, stalled due to the 1997 Asian f ...
, a large
mixed-use development
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project that was stalled during the
economic crisis in 1997. Due to its proximity with Plaza Rakyat as it was opened, the concourse level of the Plaza Rakyat station was originally intended to directly link the south side of the complex.
With Plaza Rakyat incomplete, a 150-metre-long covered pedestrian bridge and walkway was provided to connect the station to the south of the nearby
Pudu Sentral bus station. Due to the suspension of the construction project, the pedestrian bridge continues to serve passengers entering and leaving the station until now.
The station is located near the site of the old
Sultan Street railway station
Sultan Street railway station was a railway station located at the intersection of Jalan Sultan, Jalan Pudu and Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The station was opened in 1892 and was initially a through station on the line f ...
.
Connection to MRT Kajang Line
The Plaza Rakyat LRT station is an interchange station with
Merdeka MRT station since 17 July 2017. It was initially meant to be only a ''connecting station'' without paid zone-to-paid zone integration, but a later update included paid zone-to-paid zone integration, where commuters do not need to tap out and purchase new tickets to transit to the other line. A covered and air-conditioned 180 metres pedestrian walkway was built, connecting the paid-area concourses of the two stations.
Station layout
The station was constructed in a significantly different style from a standard and station. Whereas a typical and station consists of a dedicated structure of a similar style of white facades and roofs supported by
latticework
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, the station is embedded into the Plaza Rakyat project, with thick, untreated concrete pillars and ceilings, and exposed pipes. Curved sheets were added and pillars were painted to soften the rough appearance of the station's interior.
The platforms of the station are linked via escalators and stairways to a single concourse area just below the rapid transit line, where tickets are purchased. There is lift facilities in this station.
Around the station
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Stadium Negara
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Victoria Institution (also served by
Hang Tuah LRT/Monorail)
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Maybank Tower
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Petaling Street
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Pudu Sentral
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Confucian Private Secondary School
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Methodist Boys' School
See also
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List of rail transit stations in Klang Valley
{{Klang Valley train stations
Ampang Line
Railway stations opened in 1996
1996 establishments in Malaysia