Universiti is a

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(LRT) station in

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served by the

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. The station is planned as a future interchange with the upcoming ''

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'' of the KVMRT project.

Location and locality

This station is located on Jalan Kerinchi, beside the eastbound carriageway (Klang-bound) of the Federal Highway with one exit facing the KL Gateway Mall and another facing an exit ramp into the Federal Highway from Jalan Kerinchi. A pedestrian bridge connects the station with the mall across Jalan Kerinchi. This station serves the local population of

University of Malaya The Universiti Malaya (lit 'University of Malaya'; abbreviated UM) is a public university, public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in ...

and neighbouring Kampung Kerinchi, Bangsar South,

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and Pantai Hill Park.

Station naming rights program

The station was renamed to KL Gateway–Universiti after Suez Capital, a local property development was given naming rights by

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. KL Gateway is the major redevelopment of Kampung Kerinchi into premium residential, shopping mall & office tower. It is the first of three stations under pilot program of Station

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which was launched in October 2015. Nonetheless, the contract was presumed to be terminated in 2021 as all signs bearing the KL Gateway prefix were removed from the station. Likewise, announcement of the station name on trains do not include the prefix as of March 2022.YouTube Short Video with KL Gateway part of the announcement removed
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Gallery

File:KL Gateway Universiti - Main Entrance.JPG, Station's main entrance (2015) File:KL Gateway Universiti - Main board.JPG, View of the exterior of the station from the Federal Highway with its former name. (2015)

References

Kelana Jaya Line University of Malaya Railway stations at university and college campuses Railway stations in Malaysia opened in 1998 {{Malaysia-metro-stub