Wangsa Maju LRT station

Wangsa Maju LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station in Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, forming part of the Kelana Jaya Line (formerly known as PUTRA). The station was opened on June 1, 1999, as part of the line's second segment encompassing 12 stations between Kelana Jaya station and Terminal PUTRA and an underground line.

KJ3  Wangsa Maju
Light Rapid Transit station
Other names	旺沙玛珠 (Chinese) வாங்கச மாசு (Tamil)
Location	Jalan 1/27A and Jalan 16/27B Section 2, Wangsa Maju 53300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°12′20″N 101°43′53″E
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia
Operated by	Rapid Rail
Line(s)	5 Kelana Jaya Line
Platforms	2 Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available with payment, under DBKL.259 parking bays.100 motorcycle bays
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Station code	KJ3
History
Opened	1 June 1999
Services
Preceding station     Following station Taman Melati toward Gombak Kelana Jaya Line Sri Rampai toward Putra Heights

Location

Wangsa Maju station is the third last station northwards to Gombak.

The station is situated directly within the northern Kuala Lumpur suburb of Wangsa Maju. The station, located along the main thoroughfare of Jalan 1/27A (Malay; English: 1/27A Road) running from the northwest to the southeast, is wedged between two residential estates: Section 1 of Wangsa Maju to the southwest and Desa Setapak (Setapak Countryside) to the northwest, with Section 2 of Wangsa Maju located further northwest. In addition to accessibility from Jalan 1/27A, the station is also connected via Jalan 16/27B (16/27B Road), Desa Setapak's residential road.

Due to its proximity to various shopping centres, Alpha Angle and Aeon Big, and two higher education institutions - which are TARC and UTAR - in the region, the station is usually busy during the weekdays.

Bus Services

Feeder buses

Route No.	Origin	Destination	Via	Connecting to
T250	KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT station	Danau Kota	Jalan Malinja Jalan Genting Klang Jalan Taman Ibu Kota Jalan Langkawi Jalan Danau Saujana	222, 250, T203

Other buses

Route No.	Origin	Destination	Via	Connecting to
222	Taman Melawati	AG3   SP3   MR11  Titiwangsa station  MR10  Chow Kit Monorail station	Jalan Taman Melawati Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) Jalan 1/27A  KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT station Jalan Malinja Jalan Genting Klang Jalan Pahang Jalan Ipoh	201, 251, 254, 302, 402, 852, GOKL (Red/Blue Line)
250	Section 2, Wangsa Maju	Lebuh Ampang	Jalan 1/27A  KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT station Jalan Malinja Jalan Genting Klang Jalan Pahang Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Jalan Raja Lebuh Pasar Besar Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin	100, 103, 104, 107, 120, 121, 122, 150, 151, 152, 170, 171, 172, 173, 180, 190, 191, 200, 202, 220, 252, 300, 303
253	KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT station	Ampang Point	Jalan 1/27A Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) Jalan AU3/1 Jalan 3/56 Jalan 1/56 Jalan 10/56 Jalan AU3/1 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) Jalan Mamanda 9 Jalan Ampang	221, 300, 303, T300, T301, T302

Incident

Robbery

On June 3, 2007, two men wearing full face motorcycle helmets and wielding parangs robbed the Wangsa Maju station at 10:10 pm (MST) and relieved RM7,000 from its ticket counter. No injuries were reported.[1] The robbery, having taken place at a mass transit station, is the first of its kind in the country.

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Klang Valley

References

1. "LRT station robbed of RM7,000". The Star Online. 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

External links

• Wangsa Maju LRT Station - mrt.com.my