The Sri Petaling LRT station is a light rapid transit (LRT) station in Bukit Jalil, serving both Bukit Jalil and Sri Petaling, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Despite its name, the station is not physically located within the boundaries of the township of Sri Petaling. However, it is connected to the town via a road and flyover over the Shah Alam Expressway.
History The station opened on 11 July 1998 as part of section A of phase 2 of the then STAR LRT line project, the first 7 of 11 stations of phase 2 to begin operation. As part of its extension, the Adtranz-Walkers EMU trains used at the time were to lengthened from 4 cars to 6 cars.
It served as the southern terminus of the branch from Chan Sow Lin, then as the southern terminus of the Sri Petaling line in 2005 until the line was further extended to Putra Heights on 30 June 2016.
Like the neighbouring Bukit Jalil station, it was planned in preparation for and opened in commemoration of the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Originally named Komanwel station ("Commonwealth" spelled in Malay), it served as the rail connection between the Commonwealth Games Athletes Village (now known as the Vista Komanwel condominium complex) and the National Sports Complex via Sukan Negara station (today Bukit Jalil station). It was then slated to be capable of carrying 24,000 per hour passengers to Bukit Jalil.
Passenger services
Access The station has a single access along Jalan Barat beside Bukit Komanwel, under the Maju Expressway flyover.
Station layout GStation buildingLGPlatform levelSide platformPlatform 1: → towards Sentul Timur (Bukit Jalil)Platform 2: ← towards Putra Heights (Awan Besar)Side platform
Other connections The station is also served by Rapid KL DRT services, as well as Rapid KL buses 580 and 652 along nearby bus stops.
Nearby
IMU University Columbia Asia Hospital Bukit Jalil Bukit Komanwel Vista Komanwel Covillea Bukit Jalil
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References
External links Sri Petaling LRT station