Pasar Seni LRT station

The Pasar Seni station is an integrated rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur that is served by the Kelana Jaya Line and the Kajang Line. The station is named after the nearby Central Market (known as Pasar Seni or "Art Market" in Malay) and is located near Petaling Street and the area known as the Chinatown of Kuala Lumpur.

It is made up of two separate stations - the older elevated Kelana Jaya Line station which opened on 1 September 1998 whilst the newer underground Kajang Line station which was opened on 17 July 2017. A pedestrian bridge and escalators link the paid areas of both stations, allowing commuters to conveniently transfer between the Kelana Jaya Line and the Kajang Line, while two unpaid linkways connects the Pasar Seni station directly with the station, which is served by the KTM Komuter and KTM ETS services.

The station is located next to the Jalan Sultan Mohamed bus hub with buses to Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Subang Jaya as well as GOKL buses. Pedestrian bridges also link the station with the Kuala Lumpur General Post Office and the Dayabumi building.

Station features and history

LRT Kelana Jaya Line station

The elevated Pasar Seni LRT station is served by the LRT Kelana Jaya Line, a light rapid transit (LRT) system, and was opened on 1 September 1998 as the terminus of Phase One of what was then known as the PUTRA LRT system began operations. The line would extend to Gombak in 1999 as Phase Two.

The station has two elevated levels; a concourse level and a platform level above it, with an island platform configuration with two platforms.

The station entrance is on the Concourse Level which is accessed via escalators, stairs and lifts from Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Jalan Sultan Mohamed. Also at the Concourse Level are the fare gates, ticketing machines, Customer Service Counter, convenience store and bakery. The link bridges to the station, Kuala Lumpur General Post Office and Dayabumi are also at the Concourse Level. A second air-conditioned link bridge to the old Kuala Lumpur station has been added since November 2019.

The ground level of the station is occupied by several bus lanes of the Jalan Sultan Mohamed bus hub. There is also a Rapid Bus Customer Service Office. Covered walkways link the station with the bus hub.

MRT Kajang Line station

The underground mass rapid transit (MRT) station began operations on 17 July 2017 when Phase Two of the MRT Kajang Line was opened.

The station was constructed at the site formerly occupied by the Klang Bus Stand, Plaza Wawasan Complex and the UO Shopping Centre. These three buildings were demolished in 2012 to make way for the MRT station to be constructed.

The station has three underground levels - Concourse Level, Plant Room Level (not accessible to public) and Platform Level - beneath the ground level plaza.

The design of the station entrance buildings at the ground level is based on the quartz found at Bukit Tabur quartz range in Gombak, Selangor, while the theme for the station's interior design is "Confluence", taken from the confluence between the Gombak and Klang Rivers, which is located next to Masjid Jamek, the preceding station on the Kelana Jaya Line. The MRT tunnels in this station is located only 300 meters from the opening of the Kelana Jaya Line's tunnel (towards Masjid Jamek).

LRT-MRT Link

The Pasar Seni LRT and MRT stations are connected by a pedestrian bridge over Jalan Sultan Mohamed. The bridge connects directly to the paid area of the LRT station's Concourse Level. On the MRT station side, escalators, stairs and lifts connect the pedestrian bridge directly to the paid area of the Concourse Level, which is the first underground level of the station.

The paid-to-paid link is labelled as Entrance C of the MRT station. It however only allows commuters to transfer between the LRT and MRT, and does not allow anyone out of the stations.

To accommodate this pedestrian bridge, the LRT station had to undergo some renovation. Besides removing the balustrade at the Concourse Level, the LRT station fare gates were also relocated closer to the entrance. A new service counter was also built replacing the older service counter.

Station layout

Exits and entrances

Pasar Seni station has a total of 4 entrances/exits - Entrance A at Jalan Sultan and Entrance B at Jalan Sultan Mohamed, both belong to the MRT station. Entrance C is the given name for the paid-to-paid pedestrian link bridge between the LRT and MRT stations and is not an entrance from outside. Entrance D at Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Entrance E at the direct link to the Kuala Lumpur KTM Station are at the LRT station.

Around the station

* HAB Pasar Seni (Hentian Akhir Bandar), City Bus Terminal
* Central Market
* Dayabumi Complex
* Lee Rubber Building
* Petaling Street (Chinatown)
* Victoria Institution first generation building (1894 - 1929)
* KL Guan Di Temple
* Sin Sze Si Ya Temple

Gallery

General

File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance B 6.jpg, Panoramic view of the Pasar Seni LRT Station on the left, entrance to the MRT station in the middle, and the road to Jalan Tun H.S. Lee at right.
File:SBK Line Entrance B 7.jpg, Pasar Seni LRT Station on the left with the entrance to the MRT station on the right.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Plaza 2.jpg, View of the ground level plaza of the Pasar Seni MRT station with the glass entrances and the Pasar Seni LRT Station at the back.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Jalan Sultan 1.jpg, Pasar Seni MRT Station entrances (left) and the LRT station (back) along Jalan Sultan.
File:Jalan Sultan-Jalan Tun H.S. Lee intersection 1.jpg, Combination of pictures showing the current Pasar Seni MRT station Entrance A in 2020 (right) and the same site in 2007 (left) where the former Uda Ocean Shopping Centre was located.
File:Jalan Tun H.S. Lee 5.jpg, Another combination of pictures showing the current LRT-MRT stations link in 2020 (right), where the former Plaza Warisan building was located in 2007 (left).

LRT station

File:Pasar Seni station (Kelana Jaya Line) (exterior), Kuala Lumpur.jpg, Exterior of the Pasar Seni LRT station.
File:KJ Line Pasar Seni Entrance 4.jpg, Escalators from Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock leading to the entrance of the station.
File:KJ Line Pasar Seni Entrance 2.jpg, Area leading to the station entrance.
File:Pasar Seni LRT Station concourse (220714) 02.jpg, Entrance into the station concourse area.
File:KJ Line Pasar Seni Concourse Level 2018 1.jpg, Unpaid area of the concourse level of the LRT station where the ticket vending machines are located, after refurbishment in 2018.
File:Pasar Seni station (Kelana Jaya Line) (concourse level), Kuala Lumpur.jpg, View of the concourse of the LRT station in 2007. The LRT station was originally designed in a blue, Malay architecture theme to reflect the nearby Central Market's vibe.
File:KJ Line Pasar Seni Concourse Level 2018 3.jpg, Fare gates at the LRT station concourse level.
File:KL light rail (5621408482).jpg, The train arriving at Pasar Seni LRT platform.
File:Pasar Seni LRT.jpg, The Pasar Seni LRT signboard.

MRT station

File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Platform 2.jpg, Panoramic shot of the platform level of the station.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Platform 1.jpg, Platform level of the station.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Bench 2.jpg, Platform level of the station showing the bench designed by Chan Lee Kang which was selected during a bench design competition.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Bench 1.jpg, Plaque at the platform level of the station recognising Chan Lee Kang as the designer of the station bench.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Concourse Level 1.jpg, Concourse level of the station.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Concourse Level 2.jpg, Fare gates leading out to Entrance A of the MRT station.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance A 5.jpg, Entrance A of the station at Jalan Sultan.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance A 1.jpg, View of Jalan Sultan from Entrance A.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance B 8.jpg, Entrance B of the station at Jalan Sultan Mohamed.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance B 2.jpg, Close up view of Entrance B.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance B 1.jpg, Looking out of Entrance B.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Plaza 3.jpg, Ground level plaza of the Pasar Seni MRT Station.

LRT-MRT link

File:KJ Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 1.jpg, View of the pedestrian link bridge from the LRT concourse.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 3.jpg, Escalators from the MRT station concourse level to the pedestrian link bridge.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 4.jpg, Escalators going down to the MRT station concourse level from the pedestrian link bridge.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 5.jpg, MRT station concourse level area towards the escalators to the pedestrian link bridge.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 1.jpg, External view of the pedestrian link bridge over Jalan Sultan Mohamed, with the LRT station at left and MRT station at right.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Link Bridge 6.jpg, View of the link bridge from the LRT station.
File:Panaroma of Pasar Seni LRT and MRT.jpg, View of the link bridge between the MRT station at left and the LRT station at right in May 2017.
File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link 2.jpg, Same view in September 2017.

See also

* Rail transport in Malaysia

References

External links

Kuala Lumpur MRT & LRT Integrations

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Kelana Jaya Line
Railway stations opened in 1998
Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line
1998 establishments in Malaysia