Taman Connaught MRT station
Taman Connaught MRT station is an elevated rapid transit station on the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line (SBK line), located in Taman Connaught, Bandar Tun Razak constituency in southeastern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SBK26 Taman Connaught | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit station | |||||||||||
 Overview of the station and tracks as seen from inside the train towards Kajang. | |||||||||||
| Other names | 康乐花园 (Chinese) தமன் கானாட் (Tamil) | ||||||||||
| Location | Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°12′23″N 101°34′49″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MRT Corp | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 9 Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | RapidKL bus and link bridge to Cheras Sentral mall. | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SBK26 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 July 2017 | ||||||||||
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It was opened on 17 July 2017, along with 19 adjoining stations (from Muzium Negara to Kajang) as part of Phase 2 of the system.
Station Features
Location
The Taman Connaught MRT station follows the standard design for elevated stations of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line with an elevated concourse level and a platform level above. The station is located above Jalan Cheras near the northern end of the Grand Saga Expressway 
The main landmark for the station is the Cheras Sentral Shopping Centre, once known as Phoenix Plaza. A link bridge connects the station with the shopping complex.
Exits and entrances
The station has three entrances - Entrance A and Entrance B on either side of Jalan Cheras, and Entrance C at Jalan 3/144A inside Taman Connaught. A link bridge also connects the station via the link bridges to Entrance A and Entrance C with the Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall.
| Kajang Line station | |||
| Entrance | Location | Destination | Picture |
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| A | West side of Jalan Cheras | Feeder bus stop, Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall (Ground Floor), Silka Cheras Hotel |  |
| B | East side of Jalan Cheras | Feeder bus stop |  |
| C | North side of Jalan 3/114A | Feeder bus stop, Cheria Heights Apartments |  |
| Cheras Sentral Linkway | Cheras Sentral 3rd Floor | Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall |  |
History
The station was thus provisionally named Plaza Phoenix station during construction. Plaza Phoenix was the former name of the Cheras Sentral Shopping Centre.
Planned interchange
Taman Connaught station, or rather Plaza Phoenix station, was initially planned to be an interchange between the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line and the SSP Line when the MRT lines were first announced. The alignments were later changed and Tun Razak Exchange became the interchange instead.
Feeder buses
| Route No. | Origin | Desitination | Via |
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| T410 | SBK26 Taman Connaught station | SP15 KB04 KT2 Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT/KTM/ERL | Cheras-Kajang Expressway East-West Link Expressway Persiaran Mewah MRR 2 |
| 450 | SBK26 Taman Connaught station Continued from Mydin Sinar Kota bus hub - AG7 SP7 LRT Masjid Jamek |
Terminal Reko, Kajang | Cheras-Kajang Expressway SBK27 MRT Suntex Jalan Taman Suntex Jalan Hulu Langat Jalan Cheras Batu9 SBK28 Sri Raya MRT station SBK31 MRT Bukit Dukung SBK33 MRT Sungai Jernih SBK34 MRT Stadium Kajang SBK35 KB06 MRT/KTM Kajang Jalan Reko |
