Medan Tuanku Monorail station
Medan Tuanku Monorail station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail), located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003. This station was formerly called Wawasan Monorail station.
MR9 Medan Tuanku  | |||||||||||
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_(exterior)%2C_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg) The exterior of the Medan Tuanku station, as seen from the southeast. | |||||||||||
| Other names | ميدن توانكو (Jawi alphabet) 美丹端姑 (Chinese) மேடன் தோங்கு (Tamil) | ||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Sultan Ismail, Medan Tuanku, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°9′33″N 101°41′55″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 8 KL Monorail | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Connecting station to AG5 SP5 Sultan Ismail via a 580 meters walking distance. | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MR9 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 August 2003 | ||||||||||
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The station is situated above Jalan Sultan Ismail, just south of Chow Kit and located east from an intersection with Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman; it marks the start and end of the Monorail line that runs parallel along Sultan Ismail Road, until the Bukit Bintang station, after which the line turns west to Jalan Imbi at the both road intersection.
The station is situated in and named after Medan Tuanku, a small district connected to Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Dang Wangi via backroads.
Layout
Station layout plan
| L2 | Station Platform Level & Staircase Linkway | Side platform |
| Platform 1 8 KL Monorail towards MR11 Titiwangsa (→) | ||
| Platform 2 8 KL Monorail towards MR1 KL Sentral (←) | ||
| Side platform | ||
| L1 | Station Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Monorail Station Control, Concourse Staircase Linkway, Unpaid Area Escalator to/from Street Level. Entrance E |
| G | Street Level | Jalan Sultan Ismail, Taxi Lay-by. Entrances A, B, C & D |
Exits and Entrances
| Medan Tuanku KL Monorail station | ||
| Entrance | Destination | Picture |
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| A | Street level access. Jalan Sultan Ismail,Jalan Doraisamy Escalators up only. Unfinished elevator |
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| B | Eastern end of the elevated pedestrian link to AG5 SP5 Sultan Ismail LRT station 580m Street level access. Jalan Sultan Ismail,Medan Tuanku Stairs only. |
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| C | Street level access. Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman Escalators up only |
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| D | Street level access. Jalan Sultan Ismail. Quill City Mall main entrance Stairs only. Unfinished elevator |
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| E | Direct access to Quill City Mall | |
It is not possible to cross Jalan Sultan Ismail through this station without passing through the paid area.
Interchange
The station is linked to the AG5 SP5 Sultan Ismail LRT station, 580 metres away, by a pedestrian bridge. KJ12 Dang Wangi station is also a 520-meter walk away, via Jalan Raja Abdullah.
Landmarks within the vicinity
- The flagship Tune Hotels, owned by AirAsia, west from the station at the Jalan Sultan Ismail-Tuanku Abdul Rahman intersection.
- Quill City Mall (also known as Vision City, Bandar Wawasan) is joined to the station by a bridge.
- Asian Heritage Row, located off Jalan Sultan Ismail, is close to the station.
- Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur, located along Jalan Sultan Ismail, is close to the station.
- Several mall and shops is close to this station like Maju Junction mall, SOGO Mall and Pertama complex.
