Gombak LRT station

Gombak (previously known as the Terminal PUTRA LRT station) is an LRT station in the district of Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the northern terminus for the RapidKL Kelana Jaya Line.

 KJ1 
Gombak
Light rapid transit (LRT) station
Other namesڬومبق (Jawi)
鹅唛 (Chinese)
கும்பக் (Tamil)
LocationJalan Terminal Putra, Taman Melati
53100, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Owned byPrasarana Malaysia
Operated byRapid Rail [1]
Line(s)5 Kelana Jaya Line
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingAvailable with payment. 1439 total parking bays. (with 24 disabilities parking bays and 155 women parking bays)[2]
Disabled accessAvailable
Other information
Station code KJ1 
History
Opened1 June 1999
Services
Preceding station     Following station
TerminusKelana Jaya Line
Taman Melati
toward Putra Heights

There is a ticket counter for buses to Genting Highlands, with buses departing to the Genting Skyway station every half-hour.[3] These buses belong to and are operated by Resorts World Berhad and therefore bear their logo on it. 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 East Coast Expressway (LPT) , is one kilometre north from this station.

Currently this station is the northernmost in the RapidKL rail transport network.

Gombak LRT - Overview
Gombak LRT - Entrance
Gombak LRT - Platformboard

Plans

Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, the LRT station will be transformed into a transportation hub to cater for express buses coming in from the east coast of Malaysia.[4] This in effect will replace the congested Putra Bus Terminal. However, as of 2008, no design plans have been released nor construction has been started on the station.[5]

The MRL East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Phase 1 was planned to start from this station towards Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan, but Gombak had been bypassed after realignment of the ECRL.[6][7] The planned line instead begins at Port Klang.

Feeder buses
Route No. Origin Destination Via Connecting to
T200  KJ1  Gombak LRT station IIUM Gombak Jalan Taman Melati 1/5
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Lingkaran UIA		 200
T201  KJ1  Gombak LRT station Pinggiran Batu Caves 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
MPS01  KJ1  Gombak LRT station Bandar Baru Selayang
(Gombak Land and District Office)		 Jalan Taman Melati 1/5
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2)
Jalan Sungai Pusu
Jalan Gombak
 KC05  KTM Batu Caves
Jalan Sungai Tua
Selayang Baru
Lebuhraya Selayang-Kepong		 151

See also

References
  1. "ABOUT RAPID RAIL". Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. "Stations with Park N' Ride". Myrapid. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. Berhad, Genting Malaysia. "Resorts World Genting". www.rwgenting.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. "Gombak transport hub to be ready by 2019". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  5. Minderjeet Kaur (2006-04-01). "9MP Report: Transport hubs to ease travel woes". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  6. "Mahathir explains why ECRL realigned to the south". Malaysiakini. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  7. Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin (13 April 2019). "New ECRL route without Gombak stop defeats its original purpose, says Najib". Malay Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2020.


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