Putra Heights LRT Station
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Putra Heights is a Klang Valley Rapid Transit station in
Putra Heights Putra Heights is a residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the '' mukim'' of Petaling District. The township is visible by the tall Bukit Cermin in Putra Heights. Transportation Highways and expressways ...
in the southern
Subang Jaya Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...
. The station are the southern terminus for the
Sri Petaling Line The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of tracks (28.0 miles) with 36 stations and was the first r ...
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 ...
. The station is located on the intersection of Persiaran Putra Indah and Persiaran Putra Perdana, next to E6 ELITE. Nearby places include Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru, Laman Putra, Putra Indah and Putra Point Commercial Centre. The station is part of the Prasarana's rail extension for both
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 ...
and
Sri Petaling line The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of tracks (28.0 miles) with 36 stations and was the first r ...
which joined both lines at this station, after the Masjid Jamek station. The station is opened in June 2016, along with 25 other stations in the extension plan. The station is one of the largest in
Klang Valley Klang Valley ( ms, Lembah Klang; zh, 巴生谷; ) is an urban conglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is con ...
. It has four tracks with 2
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and 1
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. Because of different rail system developed on both lines, they do not share the same track and use their own individual track instead. The station is the main infrastructure in Putra Heights.


History

The extension of both Sri Petaling Line and Kelana Jaya Line were announced on 29 August 2006 by then Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Mohd Najib Abdul Razak. This is also confirmed by then
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Tun Abdullah Badawi in his
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speech in 2006. Construction started since 2010. However, during the construction of the
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of Putra Heights station, the concrete formwork and scaffolding with a height of 6 meter collapsed, killing two construction workers. 4 other workers suffers minor injury in the accident. The construction of the station had also received complaints and objections by both Subang Alam and
Putra Heights Putra Heights is a residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the '' mukim'' of Petaling District. The township is visible by the tall Bukit Cermin in Putra Heights. Transportation Highways and expressways ...
residents. A study by UKM professor Dr Tajul Anuar Jamaluddin, whose opinion was sought by the residents, found the area to be unsuitable as the ground was largely made up of clay and cracked granite, which would be precarious and make it expensive to lay rail tracks. The line will also pass by an artificial lake and an electric transmission line, posing danger to nearby houses. The station was opened by Dato Sri' Mohd Najib Abdul Razak himself, who was then the
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. Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, Land Public Transport Commission Chairman Syed Hamid Albar and Chief Secretary to the Government Ali Hamsa were also present at opening. In 2019, the then Minister of Transportation opened an airport shuttle route from the station to
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.


Incidents and accidents

A
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athlete was sued for assaulting a disabled senior citizen in the station. The athlete, Nur Dhia Liyana Shaharuddin, who won a silver medal in the 2017 SEA Games, was asked to issue a public apology to a 71-year-old partially blind and deaf man for kicking him in the station. A woman who was waiting on the platform of the station, almost got hypnotized by an old man. The woman was able to escape with the help of two
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men. She then shared her experience on
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Station


Station Design

The station is designed by NRY Architects, which is also responsible for the Awan Besar and Bandar Puteri Puchong LRT station. The station is inspired by the traditional fish trap called ''Bubu''. Instead of trapping, the station has been designed as a celebration of movement to showcase its function as an interchange station. The station skeletal structure is covered with photovoltaic cladding to generate solar energy. Glass louvers are added for a naturally-lit interior and shade during rainy seasons. Voids are realised on certain locations of both facades to allow sufficient cross ventilation and constant airflow within the station. As some heat trapped inside the building, a customised jacked roof concept is implemented across the central spine of the envelope to channel it out.


Station Layout

The station has an
island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
(1A and 1B) and two
side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
s (2 and 3). Most of the time trains will stop at platforms 1A and 1B, unless the train will be terminated after this station. The station is also equipped with an ample car park, bus terminal on the station ground level and main drop-off and pick-up areas at concourse level.


Bus services


Feeder buses


Other buses


Gallery

File:Approaching Putra Heights LRT station.jpg, The view of the station from a train approaching. File:160105 Putra Heights LRT stn KJ Line Stabling.jpg, Putra Heights LRT station & line stabling for Kelana Jaya Line File:Ampang Line LRT train.jpg, A Sri Petaling Line train at Putra Heights station File:Putra Heights LRT Terminal.jpg, Commuters are able to switch between Kelana Jaya Line and Sri Petaling Line across a platform at Putra Heights terminal. File:Grey signboard at Putra Heights LRT.jpg, Signboards at the station are in grey unlike at other stations, to show that the station belongs to two lines, similar to USJ 7 station on the Kelana Jaya Line. File:Putra Heights LRT lift to platform.jpg, Lift and information board on the island platform. File:Entry gate for Putra Heights LRT.jpg, The fare gates and information counter on the ground level. File:Putra Heights LRT Station platform 8 (211104).jpg, Control center on platform level. File:Elevator to Putra Heights LRT's platform from concourse level.jpg, Escalators that lead to the platform.


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Putra Heights LRT Station
{{Klang Valley train stations Ampang Line Kelana Jaya Line