Kuala Lumpur Sentral
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Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) is the main railway station in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on April 16, 2001, it was built to replace the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, a colonial-era landmark which remains open for commuter trains only. KL Sentral is the largest train station in Southeast Asia
KL Sentral was designed as an transportation hub. Most of Kuala Lumpur's rail-based public transportation serve KL Station while many intercity trains serving Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore begin here.
KL Sentral actually refers to the entire 290,000 square metres of development which was built on the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu marshalling yard in Brickfields. The entire development includes the transportation hub, hotels, office towers, condominiums and shopping malls and is expected to be completed in 2012.
KL Sentral is developed by a consortium made up of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd.
Stesen Sentral
Stesen Sentral is the name given by the developer to the transportation hub within its KL Sentral development project, although the public generally refers to the station itself as "KL Sentral".The following services can be taken from Stesen Sentral:
- KLIA Ekspres: For the high-speed direct train to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
- KLIA Transit: For the high-speed commuter train service to KLIA
- KTM Komuter: For the Klang Valley's commuter train service
- KTM intercity trains: For intercity trains
- Kelana Jaya Line: For the Kelana Jaya-Gombak light rail transit (LRT) service
Although not located within Stesen Sentral, KL Monorail's KL Sentral station is a 100 m walk away.
Stesen Sentral is divided into separate sections for different types of rail services:
- Level One of Transit Concourse for urban public transit services like the KTM Komuter, KLIA Transit and the Kelana Jaya Line light rail transit.
- Level Two of Transit Concourse for KTM intercity trains.
- KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) for the KLIA Ekspres, the high-speed rail service to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
Stesen Sentral will be able to accommodate 50 million passengers a year and up to 100 million by 2020 (KL Sentral website).
KL City Air Terminal
Located within Stesen Sentral, the KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) is virtually an extension of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It is recognised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a city destination with the code XKL.KL CAT was officially opened together with KLIA Ekspres on 14 April 2002.
Besides being the departure and arrival point for the KLIA Ekspres, KL CAT also has luggage check-in services. There are plans to offer check-out service but this is not yet available.
Currently, only passengers flying Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Royal Brunei Airlines can check-in their luggage at KL CAT. Those flying other airlines can only do so at KLIA.
The minimum check-in time is two hours before flight departure time.
See also
- KLIA Ekspres
- KLIA Transit
- Keretapi Tanah Melayu
- Kelana Jaya Line
- KL Monorail
- Public transport in Kuala Lumpur
External links
- [KL Sentral]
- [KL CAT]
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