Pudu LRT station is an elevated light rapid transit (LRT) station situated in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station serves a single line that is shared by both the Ampang & Sri Petaling Lines. The station was opened on 16 December 1996, as part of the first phase of the former STAR LRT system's opening, alongside 13 adjoining stations along the - route.
Location
The station is located on the western fringe of the incorporated town of Pudu, along Jalan Sarawak, an alleyway northeast from the station, behind a row of shophouses afront Jalan Pudu, a main thoroughfare in Pudu. The station is also accessible via Jalan San Peng through Skyline KL from the southwest and Jalan Sungai Besi from the southeast.
As parts of the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines route reused the now defunct Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) and Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) line between Kuala Lumpur, Ampang and Salak Selatan, the Pudu station serves as an unofficial replacement of an older Pudoh station that was formerly located in roughly the same location, closed in 1993 and demolished outright during the 1990s as the STAR LRT line was constructed in place of the railway tracks. The station is one of three Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines stations serving the Pudu area, the other being the and .
Design While the original KTM railway line that the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines routes were based on was laid out on street level, the immediate line adjoining the Pudu LRT station and the station itself are elevated. A reason for this was the proximity of a former level crossing at Jalan Sungai Besi, southeast from the station. The density of the area meant that an elevated railway line was more feasible than a road bridge or railway bridge in order to bypass road traffic and avoid unnecessary stoppages for road users. The tracks follow the route of the old railway line.
The station was designed in a two-tier layout, with a raised ticketing area and staff rooms on the lower floor, and the two side platforms and tracks on the top floor. Both platforms converge at the ticket area via stairways and escalators. Elevators were installed some several years after the opening of the station. The principal styling of the station is like most other stations on the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines, featuring multi-tiered roofs supported by latticed frames, and white plastered walls and pillars.
Locality landmarks Skyline KL (directly beside the station) Hotel Pudu Plaza Pudu Fire & Rescue Station Various schools, restaurants, and shops
Station Features The station adopts the standard elevated station design for the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines, with two side platforms above the concourse level.
Layout L2 PlatformLevel → Platform 1: / ← Platform 2: ← Platform 2: L1 ConcourseLevel Ticketing machines, faregates to paid area, escalators, lifts, kiosks, customer service counter GGroundLevel Park N' Ride, Feeder Bus Stop, Taxi Lay-By
Entrances and exits The station has one main entrance/exit to and from the concourse area, which then splits leading into different destinations.
& station Entrance Location Destination Picture A Pudu Station Skyline KL, Jalan Sarawak, Jalan Sungai Besi
In popular culture The station was featured by name in the 1999 film Entrapment starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Despite it being the Bukit Jalil LRT station actually used as the filming location, the sign there showed "Pudu" instead of "Bukit Jalil", though both stations are situated on the same line (under the Sri Petaling line portion).
Gallery
See also List of rail transit stations in Klang Valley
References
External links