Wangsa Maju LRT station

Wangsa Maju LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, forming part of the Kelana Jaya Line (formerly known as PUTRA). The station opened on June 1, 1999, as part of the line's second segment encompassing 12 stations between Kelana Jaya station and Terminal PUTRA and an underground line.

KJ3  Wangsa Maju
| LRT station
Wangsa Maju LRT station from pedestrian walkway with pink colour Feeder Bus stop at the station
General information
Other names	旺沙玛珠 (Chinese) வாங்கச மாசு (Tamil)
Location	Jalan 1/27A and Jalan 16/27B Section 2, Wangsa Maju 53300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°12′20″N 101°43′53″E / 3.20556°N 101.73139°E / 3.20556; 101.73139
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia
Operated by	Rapid Rail
Line(s)	5 Kelana Jaya Line
Platforms	2 Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available with payment, under DBKL.259 parking bays.100 motorcycle bays
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	KJ3
History
Opened	1 June 1999
Services
Preceding station Following station Taman Melati towards Gombak Kelana Jaya Line Sri Rampai towards Putra Heights

Location

Wangsa Maju station is the third last station northwards to Gombak.

The station is situated directly within the northern Kuala Lumpur suburb of Wangsa Maju. The station, located along the main thoroughfare of Jalan 1/27A (Malay; English: 1/27A Road) running from the northwest to the southeast, is wedged between two residential estates: Section 1 of Wangsa Maju to the southwest and Desa Setapak (Setapak Countryside) to the northwest, with Section 2 of Wangsa Maju located further northwest. In addition to accessibility from Jalan 1/27A, the station is also connected via Jalan 16/27B (16/27B Road), Desa Setapak's residential road.

Due to its proximity to various shopping centres, Alpha Angle and Aeon Big, and two higher education institutions - which are TARC and UTAR - in the region, the station is usually busy during the weekdays.

Connections

Kumpool Vanpool ride-sharing service to Wangsa Maju LRT Station also available here.

Buses

Route No.	Via	Connecting to	Reachable
T250	Jalan Malinja Jalan Genting Klang Jalan Taman Ibu Kota Jalan Langkawi Jalan Danau Saujana	222 250 T203	Setapak Central AEON Wangsa Maju Alpha Angle Bazaria Wangsa Maju PV12 PV128 AEON BiG Danau Kota Genting Klang Entrepreneur Plaza Wangsa Maju Section 2 Wet market and Hawker Center Columbia Asia Hospital Taman Danau Kota Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital Danau Kota Lake Park Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology SK Danau Kota Taman Bunga Raya Mosque Al-Amin Mosque (Taman Setapak Indah) Al-Falah Mosque (Danau Kota) Usamah Bin Zaid Mosque
222	Jalan Taman Melawati Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) Jalan 1/27A  KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT station Jalan Malinja Jalan Genting Klang Jalan Pahang Jalan Ipoh	201 251 254 302 402 852 GOKL (Red Line) GOKL (Blue Line)	AEON Wangsa Maju Alpha Angle Melawati Mall Taman Melawati Commercial Area Dataran Wangsa Maju Usamah Bin Zaid Mosque Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Melawati 2 SMK Taman Melawati SJK(T) Taman Melawati SA Rakyat Taman Melawati International School of Kuala Lumpur (Melawati Campus)
250	Jalan 1/27A  KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT station Jalan Malinja Jalan Genting Klang Jalan Pahang Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Jalan Raja Lebuh Pasar Besar Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin	100 103 104 107 120 121 122 150 151 152 170 171 172 173 180 190 191 200 202 220 252 300 303	Setapak Central AEON Wangsa Maju Alpha Angle Wangsa Maju Section 2 Wet market and Hawker Center PV128 Star Parc Point Commercial Centre Genting Klang Commercial Area Giant Hypermarket Setapak COURTS Setapak JPJ Kuala Lumpur (Wangsa Maju branch) Columbia Asia Hospital Taman Danau Kota Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology Vocational College Kuala Lumpur SJK(C) Wangsa Maju Usamah Bin Zaid Mosque Taman Bunga Raya Mosque Christ Lutheran Church (LCM) Seven Fairies Temple Setapak
253	Jalan 1/27A Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) Jalan AU3/1 Jalan 3/56 Jalan 1/56 Jalan 10/56 Jalan AU3/1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) Jalan Mamanda 9 Jalan Ampang	221 300 303 T300 T301 T302	Melawati Mall AEON Wangsa Maju Alpha Angle Dataran Wangsa Maju National Zoo of Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology Saudi Schools In Kuala Lumpur SK Wangsa Jaya

Incident

Robbery

On June 3, 2007, two men wearing full face motorcycle helmets and wielding parangs robbed the Wangsa Maju station at 10:10 pm (MST) and relieved RM7,000 from its ticket counter. No injuries were reported.^[1] The robbery, having taken place at a mass transit station, is the first of its kind in the country.

See also

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wangsa Maju LRT Station.

• List of rail transit stations in Klang Valley

References

1. "LRT station robbed of RM7,000". The Star Online. 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

External links

• Wangsa Maju LRT Station - mrt.com.my