The Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) MRT station is an underground mass rapid transit (MRT) station which serves the new Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) financial district, as well as the surrounding Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Kamuning, Jalan Inai and Jalan Delima areas of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The station is an interchange station which allows for cross-platform interchange between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line.
The station was opened on 17 July 2017 as part of Phase Two operations of the Kajang Line. It became an interchange station with the Putrajaya Line when Phase Two operations of the line commenced on 16 March 2023.
Under the station naming rights programme, the station was previously known as Tun Razak Exchange-Samsung Galaxy.
Station features Station location The station is an underground station located next to Jalan Tun Razak near the Kampung Pandan Roundabout in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The station is located at the eastern edge of Kuala Lumpur's Tun Razak Exchange financial district and was designed to be an integral part of the development, with a direct linkway to The Exchange Shopping Mall. The interior design of the station was given the theme "Islamic corporate" and adopts the Islamic geometric motifs on its pillars and walls to reflect the status of the district.
Station layout This station is the deepest station on the MRT Kajang Line and has 7 underground levels in addition to the ground level. Of the 7 levels, 4 are public floors while the others house machinery and equipment.
GStreet LevelEntrance A, entrance B, feeder bus stop, taxi lay-by, private vehicle lay-byB2Upper ConcourseUnderground linkway to The Exchange TRX Shopping MallB4Lower ConcourseTicket vending machines, customer service office, fare gates, toilets in paid areaB5Upper Platform Platform 1: towards (←)Island platformPlatform 3: towards (←)B7Lower PlatformPlatform 2: towards (→)Island platformPlatform 4: towards (→)
Exits and entrances The station has three entrances. At ground level, Entrance A is located at the northern end of the station while Entrance B at the southern end. Additionally, an underground entrance is connected to the linkway to The Exchange TRX shopping mall.
and station Entrance Location Destination Picture AJalan DelimaMRT Plaza Pedestrian walkway to Jalan Delima, Jalan Kamuning, Jalan Inai, The Exchange 106, The Exchange TRX, TRX MRT Link, TSLAW Tower, The Forum Condominium, Wisma Technip, RHB Centre and Menara JCorp BJalan Tun RazakPersiaran TRX Timur Feeder bus stop, taxi and kiss and ride lay-by, station access road to Jalan Tun Razak, Tun Razak Entertainment Centre (TREC) Underground Entrance Station Upper Concourse (B2) Linkway to The Exchange TRX Shopping Mall
Integrated MRT station
The Tun Razak Exchange station is designed as an interchange station between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line, making it the second interchange between the two lines, the other being . As a result, the Tun Razak Exchange has a stacked island platform configuration to enable cross-platform transfers between the MRT lines. Previously, after the opening of the Kajang Line, the Putrajaya Line platforms were boarded up. As of 16 March 2023, platforms 3 and 4 which serve the Putrajaya Line, are now open to the public.
History The area in which the station is located was previously occupied by quarters allocated to Government employees. The quarters were demolished, and at the spot where the station is located currently, an arts and craft market was established, with the name "Pasar Rakyat" or "People's Market". Because of this, the working name for the Tun Razak Exchange station was the Pasar Rakyat station.
Bus services Route No.OriginDestinationViaT407 Tun Razak ExchangeDesa PandanRHB BankJalan Tun RazakJalan PerkasaJalan Pria 8Jalan WirawatiJalan BelangkasJalan Kampung PandanJalan 1/76Jalan 4/76402 Tun Razak Exchange - Pekeliling bus hubJalan Tun Razak Jalan AmpangKuala Lumpur City Centre Jalan Yap Kwan SengNational Heart Institute (IJN)National Library of MalaysiaHospital Kuala Lumpur
References
External links
Tun Razak Exchange MRT station on the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website