Tun Razak Exchange MRT station explained

Style:Rapid KL
Tun Razak Exchange – Samsung Galaxy
Type: MRT station
Address:Jalan Delima, Imbi, Kuala Lumpur
Country:Malaysia
Owned:MRT Corp
Operator:Rapid Rail
Platform:2 stacked Island platforms
Tracks:4
Other: Rapid Bus
Structure:Underground
Parking:Not available
Bicycle:Not available
Accessible:Available
Status:Operational

The Tun Razak Exchange – Samsung Galaxy station is an underground mass rapid transit (MRT) station which serves the new Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) financial district, as well as the surrounding Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Kamuning, Jalan Inai and Jalan Delima areas of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The station is an interchange station which allows for cross-platform interchange between the MRT Kajang Line, formerly known as Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line (SBK), and the MRT Putrajaya Line.

The station was opened on 17 July 2017 as part of Phase Two operations of the MRT Kajang Line.[1] It became an interchange station with the MRT Putrajaya Line when Phase Two operations of the line commenced on 16 March 2023.

Station features

Station location

The station is an underground station located next to Jalan Tun Razak near the Kampung Pandan Roundabout in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The station is located at the eastern edge of Kuala Lumpur's Tun Razak Exchange financial district and was designed to be an integral part of the development, with a direct linkway to The Exchange Shopping Mall. The interior design of the station was given the theme "Islamic corporate" and adopts the Islamic geometric motifs on its pillars and walls to reflect the status of the district.

Station layout

This station is the deepest station on the MRT Kajang Line and has 7 underground levels in addition to the ground level. Of the 7 levels, 4 are public floors while the others house machinery and equipment.

GStreet LevelEntrance A, entrance B, feeder bus stop, taxi lay-by, private vehicle lay-by
B2Upper ConcourseUnderground linkway to The Exchange TRX Shopping Mall
B4Lower ConcourseTicket vending machines, customer service office, fare gates, toilets in paid area
B5Upper Platform Platform 1: towards (←)
Island platform
Platform 3: towards (←)
B7Lower PlatformPlatform 2: towards (→)
Island platform
Platform 4: towards (→)

Exits and entrances

The station has three entrances. At ground level, Entrance A is located at the northern end of the station while Entrance B at the southern end. Additionally, an underground entrance is connected to the linkway to The Exchange TRX shopping mall.

and station
EntranceLocationDestinationPicture
AJalan DelimaMRT PlazaPedestrian walkway to Jalan Delima, Jalan Kamuning, Jalan Inai, Exchange 106, The Exchange TRX, TRX MRT Link, TSLAW Tower, The Forum Condominium, Wisma Technip, RHB Centre and Menara JCorp
BJalan Tun RazakPersiaran TRX TimurFeeder bus stop, taxi and kiss and ride lay-by,
station access road to Jalan Tun Razak, Tun Razak Entertainment Centre (TREC)
Underground EntranceStation Upper Concourse (B2)Linkway to The Exchange TRX Shopping Mall

Integration with the MRT Putrajaya Line

The Tun Razak Exchange station is designed as an interchange station with the MRT Putrajaya Line, making it the second interchange between the two lines, the other being Kwasa Damansara. As a result, the Tun Razak Exchange has a stacked island platform configuration, to enable cross-platform transfers between the MRT lines. As of 16 March 2023, platform 3 and 4 which serves the MRT Putrajaya Line is now open to the public.

History

The area in which the station is located was previously occupied by quarters allocated to Government employees. The quarters were demolished and at the spot where the station is located currently, an arts and craft market was established, with the name "Pasar Rakyat" or "People's Market". Because of this, the working name for the Tun Razak Exchange Station was the Pasar Rakyat Station.

Bus services

Route No.OriginDestinationVia
T407 Tun Razak ExchangeDesa Pandan[2] RHB Bank
Jalan Tun Razak
Jalan Perkasa
Jalan Pria 8
Jalan Wirawati
Jalan Belangkas
Jalan Kampung Pandan
Jalan 1/76
Jalan 4/76
402 Tun Razak Exchange - Pekeliling bus hubJalan Tun Razak


Jalan Ampang
KLCC

Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
National Heart Institute (IJN)
National Library of Malaysia
Hospital Kuala Lumpur

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Najib launches Phase 2 of Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line. 17 April 2018. The Star. 17 July 2017. en.
  2. Web site: T407. 12 October 2017.