Pasar Seni station

The Pasar Seni station is an integrated rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur that is served by the Kelana Jaya Line and the Kajang Line. The station is named after the nearby Central Market (known as Pasar Seni or "Art Market" in Malay) and is located near Petaling Street and the area known as the Chinatown of Kuala Lumpur.

This article is about the transit station. For the former Kuala Lumpur Central Market which now houses art and craft and souvenir shops, see Central Market, Kuala Lumpur.
 KJ14   SBK16 
Pasar Seni
Light rapid transit and Rapid transit station
View when transferring from the Pasar Seni LRT station to the MRT station.
Other names中央艺术坊 (Chinese)
தங் வாங்கி (Tamil)
LocationNearby Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates
Owned byPrasarana Malaysia (LRT)
MRT Corp (MRT)
Operated byRapid Rail
Line(s)5 Kelana Jaya Line
9 Kajang Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsConnecting station to  KA02  Kuala Lumpur for KTM Komuter and KTM ETS
Construction
Structure type KJ14  Elevated
 SBK16  Underground
ParkingAvailable at nearby KTM station
Bicycle facilitiesNot available
Disabled accessAvailable
Other information
Station code KJ14   SBK16 
History
Opened1 September 1998 (LRT)
17 July 2017 (MRT)
Services
Preceding station     Following station
Masjid Jamek
toward Gombak
Kelana Jaya Line
KL Sentral
toward Putra Heights
towards Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line
towards Kajang

It is made up of two separate stations - the older elevated Kelana Jaya Line station which opened on 1 September 1998[1] whilst the newer underground Kajang Line station which was opened on 17 July 2017.[2] A pedestrian bridge and escalators link the paid areas of both stations, allowing commuters to conveniently transfer between the Kelana Jaya Line and the Kajang Line, while two unpaid linkways connects the Pasar Seni station directly with the Kuala Lumpur station, which is served by the KTM Komuter and KTM ETS services.[3]

The station is located next to the Jalan Sultan Mohamed bus hub with buses to Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Subang Jaya as well as GOKL buses. Pedestrian bridges also link the station with the Kuala Lumpur General Post Office and the Dayabumi building.

Station features and history
View of the elevated Pasar Seni LRT Station and the glass entrances of the underground MRT station.
The Pasar Seni LRT platform.
View of platform level of the MRT station.

LRT Kelana Jaya Line station

The elevated Pasar Seni LRT station is served by the LRT Kelana Jaya Line, a light rapid transit (LRT) system, and was opened on 1 September 1998 when Phase One of what was then known as the PUTRA LRT system began operations.[1]

The station has two elevated levels; a concourse level and a platform level above it, with an island platform configuration with two platforms.

The station entrance is on the Concourse Level which is accessed via escalators, stairs and lifts from Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Jalan Sultan Mohamed. Also at the Concourse Level are the fare gates, ticketing machines, Customer Service Counter, convenience store and bakery. The link bridges to the  KA02  Kuala Lumpur station, Kuala Lumpur General Post Office and Dayabumi are also at the Concourse Level. A second air-conditioned link bridge to the old Kuala Lumpur station has been added since November 2019.

The ground level of the station is occupied by several bus lanes of the Jalan Sultan Mohamed bus hub. There is also a Rapid Bus Customer Service Office. Covered walkways link the station with the bus hub.

MRT Kajang Line station

The underground mass rapid transit (MRT) station began operations on 17 July 2017 when Phase Two of the MRT Kajang Line was opened.

The station was constructed at the site formerly occupied by the Klang Bus Stand, Plaza Wawasan Complex and the UO Shopping Centre. These three buildings were demolished in 2012 to make way for the MRT station to be constructed.

The station has three underground levels - Concourse Level, Plant Room Level (not accessible to public) and Platform Level - beneath the ground level plaza.

The design of the station entrance buildings at the ground level is based on the quartz found at Bukit Tabur quartz range in Gombak, Selangor, while the theme for the station's interior design is "Confluence", taken from the confluence between the Gombak and Klang Rivers, which is located next to Masjid Jamek, the preceding station on the Kelana Jaya Line.[4] The MRT tunnels in this station is located only 300 meters from the opening of the Kelana Jaya Line's tunnel (towards Masjid Jamek).

The Pasar Seni LRT and MRT stations are connected by a pedestrian bridge over Jalan Sultan Mohamed. The bridge connects directly to the paid area of the LRT station's Concourse Level. On the MRT station side, escalators, stairs and lifts connect the pedestrian bridge directly to the paid area of the Concourse Level, which is the first underground level of the station.

The paid-to-paid link is labelled as Entrance C of the MRT station. It however only allows commuters to transfer between the LRT and MRT, and does not allow anyone out of the stations.

To accommodate this pedestrian bridge, the LRT station had to undergo some renovation. Besides removing the balustrade at the Concourse Level, the LRT station fare gates were also relocated closer to the entrance. A new service counter was also built replacing the older service counter.

Station layout
L2 LRT Platform Level Platform 1: 5 Kelana Jaya Line towards  KJ1  Gombak (→)
Island platform, Doors will open on the right
Platform 2: 5 Kelana Jaya Line towards  KJ37  Putra Heights (←)
L1 LRT Concourse Fare gates, Ticketing Machines, LRT Station Control, LRT Customer Service Office, LRT station entrance, Shops, Paid-to-paid pedestrian bridge between LRT and MRT stations, Pedestrian bridge to  KA02  Kuala Lumpur station. Entrances C & E
G Street Level Taxi Terminal, Shops, RapidKL concession ticket counter. HAB Pasar Seni. Entrances A,B & D
B2 MRT Concourse MRT Station Control, MRT Customer Service Office, Ticketing Machines, Fare gates, Entrance C paid-to-paid access to LRT concourse
B4 MRT Platform Level Platform 1: 9 Kajang Line towards  SBK35  Kajang (→)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2: 9 Kajang Line towards  SBK01  Sungai Buloh (←)

Exits and Entrances

Pasar Seni station has a total of 4 entrances/exits - Entrance A at Jalan Sultan and Entrance B at Jalan Sultan Mohamed, both belong to the MRT station. Entrance C is the given name for the paid-to-paid pedestrian link bridge between the LRT and MRT stations and is not an entrance from outside. Entrance D at Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Entrance E at the direct link to the Kuala Lumpur KTM Station are at the LRT station.

Kajang Line station
Entrance Location Destination Picture
A South side of Jalan Sultan Kuala Lumpur Chinatown (Petaling Street, Jalan Sultan, Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, Jalan Panggong)
B East side of Jalan Sultan Mohamed Jalan Bandar Traffic Police Headquarters, Jalan Sultan Mohamed Bus Hub
C
LRT-MRT Linkway		 Underground Concourse level with escalator to elevated linkway LRT MRT
Kelana Jaya Line station
C
LRT-MRT linkway		 Escalator from Underground to Elevated Concourse level LRT MRT
D South side of Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock Jalan Sultan Mohamed Bus Hub, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur, Hang Kasturi Walk,
Walkway to Kuala Lumpur General Post Office, Dayabumi
E
KTM-LRT linkway		 Concourse level Unpaid link to  KA02  Kuala Lumpur station

Around the station

General
  • Panoramic view of the Pasar Seni LRT Station on the left, entrance to the MRT station in the middle, and the road to Jalan Tun H.S. Lee at right.
  • Pasar Seni LRT Station on the left with the entrance to the MRT station on the right.
  • View of the ground level plaza of the Pasar Seni MRT station with the glass entrances and the Pasar Seni LRT Station at the back.
  • Pasar Seni MRT Station entrances (left) and the LRT station (back) along Jalan Sultan.
  • Combination of pictures showing the current Pasar Seni MRT station Entrance A in 2020 (right) and the same site in 2007 (left) where the former Uda Ocean Shopping Centre was located.
  • Another combination of pictures showing the current LRT-MRT stations link in 2020 (right), where the former Plaza Warisan building was located in 2007 (left).

LRT station
  • Exterior of the Pasar Seni LRT station.
  • Escalators from Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock leading to the entrance of the station.
  • Area leading to the station entrance.
  • Entrance into the station concourse area.
  • Unpaid area of the concourse level of the LRT station where the ticket vending machines are located, after refurbishment in 2018.
  • View of the concourse of the LRT station in 2007. The LRT station was originally designed in a blue, Malay architecture theme to reflect the nearby Central Market's vibe.
  • Fare gates at the LRT station concourse level.
  • The train arriving at Pasar Seni LRT platform.
  • The Pasar Seni LRT signboard.

MRT station
  • Panoramic shot of the platform level of the station.
  • Platform level of the station.
  • Platform level of the station showing the bench designed by Chan Lee Kang which was selected during a bench design competition.
  • Plaque at the platform level of the station recognising Chan Lee Kang as the designer of the station bench.
  • Concourse level of the station.
  • Fare gates leading out to Entrance A of the MRT station.
  • Entrance A of the station at Jalan Sultan.
  • View of Jalan Sultan from Entrance A.
  • Entrance B of the station at Jalan Sultan Mohamed.
  • Close up view of Entrance B.
  • Looking out of Entrance B.
  • Ground level plaza of the Pasar Seni MRT Station.
  • View of the pedestrian link bridge from the LRT concourse.
  • Escalators from the MRT station concourse level to the pedestrian link bridge.
  • Escalators going down to the MRT station concourse level from the pedestrian link bridge.
  • MRT station concourse level area towards the escalators to the pedestrian link bridge.
  • External view of the pedestrian link bridge over Jalan Sultan Mohamed, with the LRT station at left and MRT station at right.
  • View of the link bridge from the LRT station.
  • View of the link bridge between the MRT station at left and the LRT station at right in May 2017.
  • Same view in September 2017.
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See also

References
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  3. "Seven hidden gems of the MRT". Thestar.com.my. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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  5. "The School at the River Bend". Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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