Sri Petaling LRT station

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 SP18  Sri Petaling
Platforms
General information
Other names
LocationBukit Jalil
57000 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Coordinates3°3′41″N 101°41′13″E / 3.06139°N 101.68694°E / 3.06139; 101.68694
SystemRapid KL (brand) Rapid KL
Owned byPrasarana Malaysia
Operated byRapid Rail
Line4 Sri Petaling Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSubsurface
ParkingAvailable with payment, under Majlis Sukan Negara.
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code SP18 
History
Opened11 July 1998 (1998-07-11)
Previous namesKomanwel
Services
Preceding station Following station
Bukit Jalil
towards Sentul Timur
Sri Petaling Line Awan Besar
Location

The Sri Petaling LRT station is a light rapid transit (LRT) station in Bukit Jalil, serving both Bukit Jalil and Sri Petaling, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Despite its name, the station is not physically located within the boundaries of the township of Sri Petaling. However, it is connected to the town via a road and flyover over the Shah Alam Expressway.

History

The station opened on 11 July 1998 as part of section A of phase 2 of the then STAR LRT line project, the first 7 of 11 stations of phase 2 to begin operation.[1][2] As part of its extension, the Adtranz-Walkers EMU trains used at the time were to lengthened from 4 cars to 6 cars.[3]

It served as the southern terminus of the branch from Chan Sow Lin, then as the southern terminus of the Sri Petaling line in 2005 until the line was further extended to Putra Heights on 30 June 2016.

Like the neighbouring Bukit Jalil station, it was planned in preparation for and opened in commemoration of the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] Originally named Komanwel station ("Commonwealth" spelled in Malay)[5], it served as the rail connection between the Commonwealth Games Athletes Village (now known as the Vista Komanwel condominium complex) and the National Sports Complex via Sukan Negara station (today Bukit Jalil station). It was then slated to be capable of carrying 24,000 per hour passengers to Bukit Jalil.

Passenger services

Access

The station has a single access along Jalan Barat beside Bukit Komanwel, under the Maju Expressway flyover.

Station layout

G Station building
LG Platform level Side platform
Platform 1: 4 Sri Petaling Line towards  SP1  Sentul Timur (Bukit Jalil)
Platform 2:4 Sri Petaling Line towards  SP31  Putra Heights (Awan Besar)
Side platform

Other connections

The station is also served by Rapid KL DRT services, as well as Rapid KL buses 580 and 652 along nearby bus stops.

Nearby

References

  1. "Eight more LRT stations opened" (PDF). New Straits Times. 17 July 1998. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  2. "PM OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES NATION'S FIRST LRT SYSTEM" (PDF). Bernama. 11 July 1998. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  3. "PM rasmikan laluan LRT stesen Bukit Jalil" (PDF) (in Malay). 8 May 1998.
  4. Mohamad, Mahathir (11 July 1998). MAJLIS PERASMIAN SISTEM TRANSIT ALIRAN RINGAN STAR-LRT DARI KUALA LUMPUR KE BUKIT JALIL (Speech). Bukit Jalil station. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  5. Chia Mui Wee (1998). Persepsi pengguna terhadap penggunaan perkhidmatan pengangkutan Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn. Bhd (in Malay). Universiti Malaya: Bahagian Pentadbiran Perniagaan, Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pentadbiran, Universiti Malaya. p. 87.