Gombak LRT station explained

Style:Rapid KL
Style2:Kelana Jaya
Gombak
Type: LRT station
Other Name:ڬومبق (Jawi)
鹅唛 (Chinese)
கும்பக் (Tamil)
Address:Jalan Terminal Putra, Taman Melati
53100, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Owned:Prasarana Malaysia
Operator: Rapid Rail[1]
Platform:1 Island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Parking:Available with payment. 1439 total parking bays. (with 24 disabilities parking bays and 155 women parking bays)[2]
Accessible:Yes
Opened:1 June 1999
Former:Terminal PUTRA

Gombak LRT station (previously known as the Terminal PUTRA) is an light rapid transit (LRT) station in the Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the northern terminus of the LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

There is a ticket counter for buses to Genting Highlands, with buses departing to the Genting Skyway station every half-hour.[3] These buses are operated by Resorts World Berhad. This station is normally utilised by residents of Kuala Lumpur, especially those living around Setapak area when they are going to Genting.

The Gombak toll plaza, the beginning of the, is one kilometre north from this station.

Currently, this station is the northernmost station in the Rapid KL transport network.

Plans

Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, a transportation hub known as the Gombak Integrated Transportation Terminal (GITT) was planned to cater for express buses coming in from the east coast of Malaysia, similar to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, an integrated hub in Bandar Tasik Selatan.[4] As of 2022, construction has started and will also provide the LRT station with a connection to the future East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).[5] [6] [7]

Connections

Route No.ViaConnecting toReachable
Jalan Taman Melati 1/5
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Lingkaran UIA
200IIUM
Jalan Taman Melati 1/5
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Lebuh Utama Sri Gombak
Jalan Makmur
Jalan Lintang
Jalan Permai
Jalan Gombak Permai 2
170
171
202
BET17
Al-Khairiah Mosques(Taman Seri Gombak)
Sri Gombak Commercial Centre
SMK Hillcrest
Taman Prima Sri Gombak
Jalan Taman Melati 1/5
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Jalan Sungai Pusu
Jalan Gombak
Batu Caves Komuter station
Jalan Sungai Tua
Selayang Baru
Kepong–Selayang Highway
Bandar Baru Selayang
151SBP Integrasi Gombak
SK Gombak Utara
SK Sungai Pusu
Gombak Vocational College
Sri Gombak Commercial Centre
Giant Hypermarket Batu Caves
Sungai Chinchin Mosques
East Coast Expressway (KARAK)Awana SkywayGenting Highlands
Chin Swee Caves Temple
Genting Highlands Premium Outlets
East Coast Expressway (KARAK)Terminal Bas Ekspres RaubBukit Tinggi
Bentong

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABOUT RAPID RAIL . May 8, 2020.
  2. Web site: Stations with Park N' Ride . Myrapid . 8 May 2020 . 6 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181106021104/https://www.myrapid.com.my/traveling-with-us/park-n-ride . dead .
  3. Web site: Resorts World Genting. Berhad. Genting Malaysia. www.rwgenting.com. 2020-05-08.
  4. Web site: Gombak transport hub to be ready by 2019. www.thesundaily.my. en. 2020-05-08.
  5. News: 9MP Report: Transport hubs to ease travel woes . New Straits Times . Minderjeet Kaur . 2006-04-01 . 2008-07-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527075231/http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/article-70593.html . 2008-05-27 .
  6. Web site: Mahathir explains why ECRL realigned to the south. 2019-04-15. Malaysiakini. en. 2020-05-08.
  7. News: Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin. 13 April 2019. New ECRL route without Gombak stop defeats its original purpose, says Najib. Malay Mail. 8 May 2020.