Abdullah Hukum station

Abdullah Hukum station is an integrated rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, served by both the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line.

KD01   KJ17  Abdullah Hukum
Commuter rail and LRT station
View of the exterior of the station.
General information
Location	Jalan Bangsar, Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°7′7″N 101°40′22″E / 3.11861°N 101.67278°E / 3.11861; 101.67278
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia (operated by Rapid Rail) Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)	2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang 5 Kelana Jaya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 (LRT) 3 (KTM Komuter)
Connections	Pedestrian bridge to  KB01  Mid Valley KL Eco City and Mid Valley City
Construction
Structure type	KJ17  Elevated  KD01  At-grade
Parking	Not available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	KD01   KJ17
History
Opened	1 September 1998 (LRT) 28 October 2018 (KTM Komuter)
Services
Preceding station Following station Bangsar towards Gombak Kelana Jaya Line Kerinchi towards Putra Heights Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Komuter) Following station KL Sentral towards Tanjung Malim Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line Angkasapuri towards Port Klang

The station consists of the elevated LRT station was opened first on 1 September 1998, together with a ground level KTM Komuter station which was constructed later as part of the KL Eco City development and physically integrated with the LRT station. The KTM Komuter station began operations on 28 October 2018.^[1]

Station features

Location

The station is located between Jalan Bangsar and the KL Eco City development to the south of the central business district of Kuala Lumpur. The station is named after the former Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum, a village which was located between Jalan Bangsar and the Klang River, which has now become the KL Eco City development.

Besides KL Eco City, another major landmark near the Abdullah Hukum Station is the Tenaga Nasional Berhad headquarters which is located across Jalan Bangsar from the station.

LRT station

The LRT station is an elevated station that was built as part of the Kelana Jaya Line which was then known as Putra LRT. It was one of the 10 stations which was opened on 1 September 1998 when Phase One between Kelana Jaya station and Pasar Seni station (excluding the KL Sentral station opened later), began operations. The station is of the standard Kelana Jaya Line elevated station design, with the two elevated floors – a concourse level and two side platforms above the concourse level – above the ground floor which is used as a kiss and ride and taxi drop-off area.

KTM Komuter station

The KTM Komuter station is the newer section of the Abdullah Hukum Station complex and was built as part of the KL Eco City development located adjacent to KTM Bhd's Port Klang branch line. The station, which began operations on 28 October 2018, lies between the KL Sentral and Angkasapuri stations. Construction of the station began in 2014 by KL Eco City's developer KL Eco City Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malaysian developer S P Setia, on 0.6 hectares of land owned by Railway Assets Corporation Sdn Bhd, the owner of all assets operated by KTM.^[2]

A common concourse one level above ground level links both the KTM Komuter and LRT stations. The upper road level of KL Eco City can also be accessed via an exit at this common concourse level, where the drop-off lay-bys for the station are located. The station's two side platforms are located at ground level while the level above the concourse (second level from ground) provides the connection to KL Eco City and Mid Valley City.^[3]

Connectivity to Mid Valley City

Despite its relative close proximity, there was no proper connection from the Abdullah Hukum station to Mid Valley City which lies just 250 metres east for many years. Prior to the construction of KL Eco City and the KTM Komuter station, pedestrians from the LRT station had to walk northwards along Jalan Bangsar to a pedestrian bridge and cross the railway tracks to the Putra Ria Apartment complex, then along the apartment access road and another pedestrian bridge into Mid Valley City. Alternatively, it was easier for commuters to use the Mid Valley Komuter station on the Seremban Line to reach Mid Valley City.

With the KTM Komuter station built, a dedicated footbridge was constructed to link Mid Valley City and Level 2 of the station through KL Eco City. The section of the bridge between the station and KL Eco City was opened together with the opening of the KTM station. The section between KL Eco City and Mid Valley City over the Klang River subsequently opened on 14 November 2019.^[4]

Station layout

L2	LRT Platform Level	Side platform
		Platform 1: 5 Kelana Jaya towards  KJ1  Gombak (→)
		Platform 2: 5 Kelana Jaya towards  KJ37  Putra Heights (←)
		Side platform
	Linkbridge Level	Entrance from Mid Valley City/KL Eco City pedestrian overhead bridge
L1	Common Concourse	Faregates; Ticketing Machines; Customer Service Offices; Station Control Rooms; Shops; Entrance from Jalan Bangsar, Entrance from KL Eco City
G	Ground Level	Bus stop, taxi and "kiss and ride" lay-by
	KTM Platform Level	Side platform
		Platform 1: 2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang towards  KA16  Tanjung Malim (→)
		Platform 2: 2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang towards  KD17  Port Klang (←)
		Island platform
		Platform 3: Bypass track, not used for passengers

Entrances and Exits

Abdullah Hukum station has a total of three entrances/exits, with one at the LRT station and two for the KTM station, including an elevated entrance above the KTM station concourse level connecting to the link bridge to KL Eco City and Mid Valley City. There is a door connecting the concourse levels of both the LRT and KTM stations.

Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line station
Entrance	Location	Destination	Picture
A	West side of Eco City Perimeter Road	KL Eco City
B	Elevated link bridge level above concourse	Link bridge to KL Eco City and Mid Valley City (   KB1  Komuter Mid Valley)
C	Doorway between KTM station concourse and LRT station concourse	KTM   LRT
Kelana Jaya Line station
C	Doorway between KTM station concourse and LRT station concourse	KTM   LRT
D	East side of Jalan Bangsar	Jalan Bangsar, bus stop, taxi and private vehicle lay-by, pedestrian bridge to Tenaga Nasional Berhad headquarters

Name

In the 1980s, there was a small halt named Taman Ghazali Station at the present Abdullah Hukum station's site, mostly for freight services.^[5]

Bus services

Route No.	Origin	Destination	Via	Connecting to
750	KJ14   KG16  Pasar Seni Hub	UiTM Shah Alam		708, 753, 754, T750, T752, T753, T754
751	KJ14   KG16  Pasar Seni Hub	Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam		702, T756, BET4
772	KJ14   KG16  Pasar Seni Hub	KS03  Terminal Skypark (Subang Airport) Subang Suria		T802, T803
780	KJ14   KG16  Pasar Seni Hub	Section 8, Kota Damansara		T801, BET1

Gallery

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  View of the platform of the new KTM Komuter station
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  New KTM Komuter station platform
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  Exterior view of the LRT station
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  LRT Abdullah Hukum Main Entrance.
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  The Abdullah Hukum station is fashioned to be elevated above an access roadway, similar to the Bangsar station.
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  Platform view of the LRT station

See also

 KJ28  KS02  KD09  Subang Jaya

References

1. "Another rail transit centre in KL". Thestar.com.my. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
2. "Abdullah Hukum train station in KL Eco City opened". Edge Prop. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
3. "An Iconic Station - Abdullah Hukum Welcomes You" (PDF). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
4. "At last! You can now reach Mid Valley via LRT thanks to new pedestrian bridge". New Straits Times. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
5. "KTM Klang Valley Network 1985". Retrieved 2 July 2019.

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