Pudu LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station situated in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station serves a single line that is shared by both the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line. The station was opened on 16 December 1996, as part of the first phase of the STAR LRT system's opening, alongside 13 adjoining stations along the Sultan Ismail-Ampang route.
The Pudu station is located on the western fringe of the incorporated town of Pudu, along Jalan Sarawak, an alleyway northeast from the station, behind of a row of shophouses afront Jalan Pudu, a main thoroughfare in Pudu. The station is also accessible via Jalan San Peng from the southwest and Jalan Sungai Besi from the southeast.
As parts of the Ampang Line route reused the now defunct Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) and Malayan Railways (KTM) line between Kuala Lumpur, Ampang and Salak Selatan, the Pudu station serves as an unofficial replacement of an older Pudoh station that was formerly located in roughly the same location and demolished outright during the 1990s as the STAR line was constructed in place of the railway tracks. The station is one of three Ampang Line and Sri Petaling stations serving the Pudu area, the other being the Hang Tuah station and Chan Sow Lin station.
Design
An exterior view of the Pudu station, as seen from Jalan Sarawak to the northwest, illustrates the station design's consistency with other elevated Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line stations.
While the original KTM railway line that the Ampang Line route was based on was laid out on street level, the immediate line adjoining the STAR's Pudu station and the station itself are elevated. A reason for this was the proximity of a former level crossing at Jalan Sungai Besi, southeast from the station. The density of the area meant that an elevated railway line was more feasible than a road bridge or railway bridge in order to bypass road traffic and avoid unnecessary stoppages for road users. The tracks follow the route of the old railway line.
The station was designed in a two-tier layout, with a raised ticketing and staff rooms on the lower floor, and the two side platforms and tracks on the top floor. Both platforms converge at the ticket area via stairways and escalators. No elevators are provided. The principal styling of the station is like most other stations in the line, featuring multi-tiered roofs supported by latticed frames, and white plastered walls and pillars.
^Manan, Daz. (3 July 2017) Bukit Jalil LRT station’s Hollywood connection | Life | Mobile | Malay Mail Online. Malay Mail. Retrieved on 29 August 2017.
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pudu, station, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 202. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pudu LRT station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Coordinates 3 8 5 8 N 101 42 43 2 E 3 134944 N 101 712000 E 3 134944 101 712000 Pudu LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station situated in Pudu Kuala Lumpur Malaysia The station serves a single line that is shared by both the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line The station was opened on 16 December 1996 as part of the first phase of the STAR LRT system s opening alongside 13 adjoining stations along the Sultan Ismail Ampang route AG10 SP10 PuduLight rapid transit LRT stationA view of station s platform level General informationLocationJalan Sarawak Pudu Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaOwned byPrasarana Malaysia 2002 to present Operated byRapidKLLine s 3 Ampang 4 Sri PetalingPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedParkingNoneOther informationStation code AG10 SP10 HistoryOpened16 December 1996ServicesPreceding station Following stationHang Tuahtowards Sentul Timur Ampang Line Chan Sow Lintowards AmpangSri Petaling Line Chan Sow Lintowards Putra Heights Contents 1 Location 2 Design 3 In popular culture 4 ReferencesLocation Edit The former Pudoh Pudu railway station of KTM The Pudu station is located on the western fringe of the incorporated town of Pudu along Jalan Sarawak an alleyway northeast from the station behind of a row of shophouses afront Jalan Pudu a main thoroughfare in Pudu The station is also accessible via Jalan San Peng from the southwest and Jalan Sungai Besi from the southeast As parts of the Ampang Line route reused the now defunct Federated Malay States Railways FMSR and Malayan Railways KTM line between Kuala Lumpur Ampang and Salak Selatan the Pudu station serves as an unofficial replacement of an older Pudoh station that was formerly located in roughly the same location and demolished outright during the 1990s as the STAR line was constructed in place of the railway tracks The station is one of three Ampang Line and Sri Petaling stations serving the Pudu area the other being the Hang Tuah station and Chan Sow Lin station Design Edit An exterior view of the Pudu station as seen from Jalan Sarawak to the northwest illustrates the station design s consistency with other elevated Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line stations While the original KTM railway line that the Ampang Line route was based on was laid out on street level the immediate line adjoining the STAR s Pudu station and the station itself are elevated A reason for this was the proximity of a former level crossing at Jalan Sungai Besi southeast from the station The density of the area meant that an elevated railway line was more feasible than a road bridge or railway bridge in order to bypass road traffic and avoid unnecessary stoppages for road users The tracks follow the route of the old railway line The station was designed in a two tier layout with a raised ticketing and staff rooms on the lower floor and the two side platforms and tracks on the top floor Both platforms converge at the ticket area via stairways and escalators No elevators are provided The principal styling of the station is like most other stations in the line featuring multi tiered roofs supported by latticed frames and white plastered walls and pillars In popular culture EditThe Pudu station was featured by name in the 1999 film Entrapment starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta Jones Although the Bukit Jalil LRT station was actually used as the filming location the sign there showed Pudu instead of Bukit Jalil though on the same line 1 References Edit Manan Daz 3 July 2017 Bukit Jalil LRT station s Hollywood connection Life Mobile Malay Mail Online Malay Mail Retrieved on 29 August 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pudu LRT station amp oldid 1092460107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
