Bandar Utama MRT station

The Bandar Utama station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station serving the suburb of Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia as well as parts of Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur which lie across the Damansara-Puchong Expressway from the station.

SBK09   BK1  Bandar Utama
Rapid transit and future light rapid transit station
Platform 2 of the station towards Sungai Buloh.
Other names	万达镇 (Chinese) பந்தர் உத்தாமாவில் (Tamil)
Location	Bandar Utama, Selangor Malaysia
Coordinates	3°8′47.92″N 101°37′7.49″E
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia (LRT) MRT Corp (MRT)
Operated by	Rapid Rail
Line(s)	9 Kajang Line 11 Johan Setia Line (Under construction)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Future integrative station with  BK1
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available with payment. 500 total parking bays. 245 motorcycle bays
Bicycle facilities	not available
Other information
Station code	SBK09   BK1
History
Opened	16 December 2016 (MRT)
Opening	February 2024 (LRT)
Services
Preceding station     Following station Mutiara Damansara towards Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line Taman Tun Dr Ismail towards Kajang Preceding station     Following station Terminus Bandar Utama-Klang Line line Kayu Ara toward Johan Setia

It is one of the stations on the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line. It was opened on 16 December 2016.[1]

This station is located next to the 1 Utama Shopping Centre, one of the biggest shopping malls in the Klang Valley.[2] Other well-known landmarks near the station are Sri Pentas (headquarters of terrestrial TV channels owned by Media Prima), the One World Hotel, Plaza IBM and KPMG Tower, which are linked to the station via a pedestrian link-bridge.

This station will serve as an interchange station with the future Bandar Utama-Klang Line, a light rapid transit (LRT) station currently under construction which will link Bandar Utama with Johan Setia in Klang.[3]

Station Features

Concourse level of the station.

The station is located beside the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) directly behind the Sri Pentas Building in Bandar Utama. The station's support columns are located between the expressway and the water channel which runs parallel to the expressway.

The station adopts the standard elevated station design for the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line with two side platforms above the concourse level.

However, unlike the other elevated stations, there are no escalators, lifts or staircases linking the station directly with the ground level, neither are there any lay-bys for buses, taxis and cars at the ground level directly below the station. Access to the station is via link bridges from the 1Powerhouse Building, where the feeder bus stop and park and ride facilities are located, and from the One World Hotel and 1 Utama complex.

Station layout

L2	Platform Level	Side platform
		Platform 1 9 Kajang Line towards  SBK35  Kajang (→)
		Platform 2 9 Kajang Line towards  SBK01  Sungai Buloh (←)
		Side platform
L1	Concourse	Faregates to paid area, escalators to platforms, ticketing machines, customer service office, station control, shops, Entrance A to pedestrian link bridge to 1Powerhouse building, Entrance B to link bridge to One World Hotel, emergency staircase to ground level from back-of-house.
G	Ground Level	Emergency services parking bays.

Exits and entrances

Access to the station is via two pedestrian link bridges - one connecting Entrance A of the station to the neighbouring 1Powerhouse Building, and another connecting Entrance B with the One World Hotel. The second link bridge was opened on 1 February 2018.[4]

All these buildings are owned by Bandar Utama City Corporation Sdn Bhd, making this station the only one in the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line where access to the station is via properties owned by other entities. There is no access to the station from the ground level directly beneath the station along the Damansara-Puchong Expressway. The lay-by and stairs at this location are for emergency purposes only.

The 1Powerhouse Building houses the feeder bus stop at the ground level, and the park and ride facility for the station which takes up two basement levels. Taxi and private vehicle drop-off areas are also located at the ground floor of the building.

Kajang Line station
Entrance	Location	Destination	Picture
A	Pedestrian link bridge to 1Powerhouse Building	Feeder bus stop, park and ride, 1Powerhouse, Persiaran Bandar Utama
B	Pedestrian link bridge to One World Hotel and 1 Utama Shopping Centre	1 Utama Shopping Centre, One World Hotel, IBM Tower, KPMG Tower, 1 First Avenue, Sri Pentas

History

During the planning stage, the station was referred to as the One Utama Station as it was situated next to the 1 Utama Shopping Centre. However, it was officially renamed the Bandar Utama station just prior to its opening in 2016 after the suburb it is situated in rather than the name of the commercial complex.

A pedestrian bridge linking the station to the Burhanuddin Helmi section of Taman Tun Dr Ismail residential area which is geographically located directly across the Damansara-Puchong Expressway from station was also proposed as part of the plans. This would have enabled residents of the northern part of the residential area to have access to the station, while the southern part would be served by the TTDI station which lies 200 metres from the TTDI Wet Market. However, the TTDI Residents Association (RA) objected to the link,[5] citing parking by MRT commuters along Burhanuddin Helmi's roads and illegal stalls as a result of the link. The RA collected signatures of objections from residents, despite MRT Corp's pleas to proceed with the pedestrian bridge for the benefit of the residents.

In the end, in July 2014, MRT acceded to the objection.[6] Once operational however, there were voices of dissent[7] on the lack of connectivity for the residents of TTDI's northern tip.

From its opening on 16 December 2016 till 31 January 2018, the only access to the station was from the 1Powerhouse Building via the pedestrian overhead bridge at Entrance A. The temporary linkway to One World Hotel and subsequently to 1 Utama from the station's Entrance B was opened on 1 February 2018, allowing a more direct connection to the shopping centre.[4]

Bus Services

Feeder buses

With the opening of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the residential areas in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Bandar Utama and Kampung Sungai Penchala. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus stop at the adjacent 1Powerhouse building accessed via Entrance A of the station. These buses do not stop at the Bandar Utama bus hub.

Route No.	Origin	Destination	Via	Connecting to
T811[8]	SBK09  Bandar Utama (Entrance A)	Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara Bandar Utama BU11-12 Mutiara Tropicana	Persiaran Bandar Utama Lebuh Bandar Utama Persiaran Tropicana Jalan Tropicana Selatan Jalan Masjid, Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara	Terminus
T812[9]	SBK09  Bandar Utama (Entrance A)	Taman Tun Dr Ismail Kampung Sungai Penchala	Persiaran Bandar Utama Dataran Bandar Utama Lebuh Bandar Utama Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi Jalan Datuk Sulaiman Jalan Sungai Penchala Damansara-Puchong Expressway	800

Other buses

Route No.	Origin	Destination	Via	Connecting to
506	Bandar Utama bus hub	KT3  SSP36  Putrajaya Sentral	SBK9  Bandar Utama (Entrance A) (Bandar Utama-bound only) Damansara-Puchong Expressway Damansara Utama  KJ24  LRT Kelana Jaya  SP24  LRT IOI Puchong Jaya / IOI Mall  SP25  LRT Pusat Bandar Puchong Puchong Utama Putrajaya/Cyberjaya Expressway	500, 501, 502, 503, 520, 521, 731, L02, L03, L04, L05, L15, BET13, BET15
802[10]	KJ24  LRT Kelana Jaya	Section 11, Kota Damansara	Damansara-Puchong Expressway Persiaran Bandar Utama  SBK09  Bandar Utama (Entrance A) Lebuh Bandar Utama Persiaran Surian  SBK08  MRT Mutiara Damansara  SBK07  MRT Surian Persiaran Mahogani	T808

Park and Ride

Parking payment machine which has a Touch 'n Go scanner to verify MRT users.

Bandar Utama MRT station has an adjoining park and ride facility which is located at levels B1 and B2 of the 1 Powerhouse Building. Access to the park and ride facility is via Entrance A and the pedestrian link bridge that connects the station with 1Powerhouse. The facility has around 500 bays.

The park and ride facility is provided by the owners of the 1Powerhouse Building, Bandar Utama City Centre Sdn Bhd, and not the owner or operator of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line. As a result, the parking charges are determined by the owner.

MRT users (except for those who board trains at six stations nearest to Bandar Utama MRT station) are charged a flat rate of 4 ringgit Malaysia per entry per day. As the parking facility does not use the Touch 'n Go electronic purse system for payment, MRT users must verify their status with their Touch 'n Go cards used on the MRT at the parking payment machines at the park and ride facility in order to enjoy the flat rate.

MRT users who board trains at the Kota Damansara, Surian, Mutiara Damansara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Phileo Damansara and Pusat Bandar Damansara stations do not qualify for the flat rate charges.

The park and ride facility is separate from the upper floor parking which are meant for 1Powerhouse occupants, including guests of the Avante Hotel which is part of the building. Park and ride flat rate charges are not available at the upper floor parking, where hourly parking charges apply.

Gallery

Station

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  View of the station from the MRT tracks over the Damansara-Puchong Expressway.
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  The station is located near the 1Utama Shopping Centre.
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  An electronic board at the entrance of the station.
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  Looking towards the fare gates of Entrance A of the station.
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  Commuters using the fare gates leadinng to Entrance B of the station.
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  Commuters entering the fare gates from Entrance B of the station.
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  Retail outlet at the concourse level near Entrance B of the station.

1Powerhouse (Entrance A), Feeder Bus Stop and Park and Ride

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  Pedestrian link over Persiaran Bandar Utama heading towards Entrance A of the station from 1Powerhouse.
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  Pedestrian link heading towards 1Powerhouse from Entrance A of the station.
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  Entrance into 1Powerhouse from the pedestrian link.
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  Level G concourse of the 1Powerhouse Building.
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  Feeder bus stop at Level C of the 1Powerhouse Building along Persiaran Bandar Utama.
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  Level B1 of the 1Powerhouse Building, which is one of two park and ride levels.
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  Entrances to the park and ride facility (right) and the drop-off lay-by (left) at Persiaran Bandar Utama.

One World Hotel Pedestrian Link (Entrance B)

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  Commuters headed towards Entrance B of the station.
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  Commuters heading towards the pedestrian link to the One World Hotel
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  Entrance B heading into the station
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  Commuters using the pedestrian link leading to the station.
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  Walkway leading from the link bridge.
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  Walkway from the station leading to One World Hotel and 1 Utama Shopping Centre.
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  Signage near the lobby of One World Hotel announcing the opening of the link to the station.
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  The pedestrian link bridge connecting the station with One World Hotel being constructed as at the end of June 2017.
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  Construction of the pedestrian link bridge in October 2017.
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  Completed and opened pedestrian link bridge in February 2018.
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  Construction of the pedestrian link bridge in February 2017.
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  Construction of the pedestrian link bridge in October 2017.
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  The pedestrian link bridge the day after opening on 1 February 2018.

See also

• MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line
• LRT Bandar Utama-Klang Line
• Bandar Utama
• Taman Tun Dr Ismail
• 1 Utama Shopping Centre

References

1. "Prime Minister Launches Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line" (PDF). Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. "Top 10 attractions near latest MRT stations". Thestar.com.my. 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
3. "All systems go for LRT3 in 2020". Thestar.com.my. 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
4. "1 Utama link to Bandar Utama MRT Station now open". Paul Tan. 1 February 2018.
5. Vijenthi Nair (July 17, 2014). "Residents share their thoughts on proposed pedestrian linkway in TTDI". StarProperty.my.
6. Vijenthi Nair (July 9, 2014). "MRT Corp accepts TTDI folk's decision". The Star.
7. "So near yet so far for MRT". The Star. April 17, 2017.
8. RapidKL Bus Route 811
9. RapidKL Bus Route 812
10. RapidKL Bus Route 802

External links

• Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website
• Unofficial information resource on the MRT