Wangsa Maju LRT Station
KJ3 Wangsa Maju LRT Station Stesen LRT Wangsa Maju 旺沙玛珠轻快铁站 வாங்கச மாசு | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelana Jaya Line rapid transit station | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| Location | Jalan 1/27A and Jalan 16/27B, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°12′20″N 101°43′53″E / 3.20556°N 101.73139°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Syarikat Prasarana Negara (2002 to present); operated by RapidKL. | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kelana Jaya Line (1999 to present) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | June 1, 1999 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
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 was opened on June 1, 1999, as part of the line's second segment encompassing 12 stations between Masjid Jamek station and Terminal PUTRA (not including Sri Rampai station) and an underground line.
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 and two higher education institutions - which are TARC and UTAR - in the region, the station is usually busy during the weekdays.
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. |
References
- ↑ "LRT station robbed of RM7,000". The Star Online. 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
