The Taman Connaught MRT station is an elevated mass rapid transit station on the MRT Kajang Line, located in Taman Connaught, in the subdistrict of Cheras in southeastern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its exact location is next to the Cheras Sentral shopping mall, where the southern end of the Cheras Highway (Federal Route 1, also known as Jalan Cheras) meets the northern end of the Cheras-Kajang Expressway (CKE), close to the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor state border.
The station is also near the Cheras-Kajang Interchange of the Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE). The elevated expressway was built even higher above the road than the already towering MRT tracks.
It was opened on 17 July 2017, along with 19 adjoining stations (from to ) as part of Phase 2 of the system.
The station was provisionally named Phoenix Plaza station during construction. Plaza Phoenix was the former name of the Cheras Sentral shopping centre.
Station Background
Station Layout The station has a layout and design similar to that of most other elevated stations on the line (except the termini), with the platform level on the topmost floor, consisting of two sheltered side platforms along a double tracked railway line and a single concourse housing ticketing facilities between the ground level and the platform level. Lifts, stairways and escalators link all levels. L2Platform LevelSide platformPlatform 1: towards (→)Platform 2: towards (←)Side platformL1ConcourseFaregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Office, Station Control, Shops, pedestrian linkway to Cheras Sentral and Entrance CEntrance CFeeder Bus Stop, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan 3/144AGGround LevelEntrances A and B, Feeder Bus Stops, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan Cheras
Exits and entrances The station has three entrances - Entrance A and Entrance B on either side of the Cheras Highway (Jalan Cheras), and Entrance C on 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.
Each entrance has a separate feeder bus service line.
station Entrance Location Destination Picture A West side of Jalan CherasFeeder bus stop, Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall (Ground Floor), Silka Cheras Hotel B East side of Jalan CherasFeeder bus stop C North side of Jalan 3/114AFeeder bus stop, Cheria Heights Apartments Cheras Sentral Linkway Cheras Sentral 3rd FloorCheras Sentral Shopping Mall
Bus Services
Feeder Bus Services With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing areas around the Taman Connaught, Sungai Besi, Cheras Awana and Alam Damai areas.
Feeder bus lines at this station operate at each of the entrances. Route No.OriginDestinationViaT410 Taman Connaught (Entrance A) and returns to Taman Connaught (Entrance B)Desa Tun RazakTaman Taynton ViewT411 Taman Connaught (Entrance B)Taman Cheras AwanaJalan Medan MasriaJalan Coop Cuepacs JBPersiaran Awana Cheras Highway (Jalan Cheras)T412 Taman Connaught (Entrance C)Alam DamaiJalan 1/144AJalan 2/154Jalan Desa CherasPersiaran Alam DamaiJalan Alam Damai
Other Bus Services The MRT station also is also served by other bus services. Route No.OperatorOriginDestinationViaNotes450Rapid KLHentian KajangHub Lebuh PuduReko SentralBandar Kajang Jalan Hulu LangatBatu 9 Cheras / Taman SuntexCheras Sentral / Taman Connaught Cheras Highway (Jalan Cheras) Jalan CherasJalan PasarJalan PuduFor KL-bound only. The bus stops at the Cheras Sentral bus stop.
Planned Interchange Taman Connaught station, or rather Plaza Phoenix station, was initially planned to be an interchange between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line when the MRT lines were first announced. The alignment was eventually changed and the interchange was changed to the station instead.
References
External links Taman Connaught MRT Station - mrt.com.my Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit