Salak Selatan LRT station is a

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n low-rise

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situated near and named after the

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township of

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. The station is part of the

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(formerly known as STAR). The station was opened on July 11, 1998, as part of the second phase of the STAR system's opening, including 7 new stations along the Chan Sow Lin-

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route.

Location

The Salak Selatan station is intended to serve the incorporated town of

directly to the east; the station itself located behind a row of

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s along Salak South's main carriageway, ''Jalan Sungai Besi'', towards the east. The stations exits to both Salak South to the west and

Bandar Sri Permaisuri Sri Permaisuri is a township in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located near Bandar Tun Razak and Salak South. It was opened for residential housing in 2000. The major types of housing there are apartments and condominiums. History Ban ...

to the east. The Salak Selatan station was constructed along two leveled tracks, reusing the now defunct Federated Malay States Railway and

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route between Kuala Lumpur, Ampang and Salak South. The station is currently one of two railway stations serving the Salak South locality, the other being a

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station bearing the same name. While the STAR station is considerably closer to Salak Selatan, the Komuter station is located some 400 metres south from the town. Unlike other examples in Kuala Lumpur, the two stations are not noted on transit maps as

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s between the two lines. The same case is with Sentul's LRT and Komuter stations which serve the same area but are two separate stations and are far from each other. File:Salak Selatan LRT Signboard.jpg, Salak Selatan LRT Station's signboard File:Salak Selatan LRT Station faregates.jpg, Salak Selatan LRT Station's faregates

Design

Overall, the Salak Selatan station was built as a low-rise station along two tracks for trains traveling in opposite directions. Because the station is nearly subsurface and features two

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s, the station designates individual ticketing areas for each of the station's two platforms at their level, ensuring access to trains traveling the opposite direction is not freely possible. The station also serves as a public crossing across the railway tracks between Salak South and ''Bandar Sri Permaisuri'' via a walkway running underneath the STAR line and platforms. The principal styling of the station is similar to most other stations in the line, featuring multi-tiered roofs supported by latticed frames, and white plastered walls and pillars. Because stairways are only used to link street level with the station's ticket areas and platforms, the station is not accessible to

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users. File:Salak South LRT station platform.jpg, Salak Selatan station's platforms as of 2017 File:Salak South LRT station underground linkway.jpg, Underground linkway of the station

Location

Design

See also