Kwasa Damansara MRT station
The Kwasa Damansara station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station that serves the future township of Kwasa Damansara in Selangor, Malaysia, which is currently being developed. It one of the stations of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line and was opened on 16 December 2016 under Phase One opening of the line.[1]
SBK04 SSP01 Kwasa Damansara | ||||||||||||||||
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Rapid transit station | ||||||||||||||||
Exterior view of the station as seen from the parking bays. | ||||||||||||||||
Other names | 桂莎白沙罗 (Chinese) குவாசா டமன்சரா (Tamil) | |||||||||||||||
Location | Kwasa Damansara, Selangor Malaysia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°10′35.3″N 101°34′21.2″E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | MRT Corp | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Rapid Rail | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | 9 Kajang Line 12 Putrajaya Line (Under construction) | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | Stacked Island | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Available with payment. 550 parking bays; 100 motorcycle bays. | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Not available | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Station code | SBK04 SSP01 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 16 December 2016 (SBK Line) | |||||||||||||||
Opening | July 2021 (SSP Line) | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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The ceremony to launch Phase One of line by the Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak was held at this station on 15 December 2016.D[2]
The station will later become an interchange station between the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line and MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line which is currently under construction and scheduled to be opened in 2021, with both lines having their terminus at this station.[3]
Station features
Station location
The station is located within the Kwasa Damansara development project, one of two stations to serve this future township. As it is located away from Jalan Sungai Buloh (Malay; English: Sungai Buloh Road), a new access road was built to give access to the station.
Although the tracks at the Kwasa Damansara station are elevated, the station building itself is at-grade, the only one of its kind on the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, but similar to Setiawangsa station on the Kelana Jaya Line.
The station has three levels, with the ground floor being the concourse and the two floors above being platform levels. The two elevated platforms are island platforms, enabling this station to have four platforms to enable it to function as the interchange station between the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line and the future MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line.
At present, only platform 1 for Kajang-bound trains on level 2, and platform 2 for Sungai Buloh-bound trains on level 1 are being used. Platform 3, across from platform 1 on level 2 and platform 4 which shares level 1 with platform 2, are not in use and do not have any tracks.
Station layout
L2 | Platform 1 | 9 Kajang Line towards SBK35 Kajang (←) |
Island platform | ||
Platform 3 | Future 12 Putrajaya Line towards SSP41 Putrajaya Sentral (→) | |
L1 | Platform 2 | 9 Kajang Line towards SBK1 Sungai Buloh (→) |
Island platform | ||
Platform 4 | Future 12 Putrajaya Line Terminus | |
G | Concourse | Fare gates into paid area, escalators and lifts to platforms, Main entrance, Taxi lay-by, Kiss and ride lay-by, Walkway to park and ride, Staff parking |
Exits and entrances
The station currently has one entrance - Entrance A - although the design caters to future entrances when the area surrounding the station is developed. The entrance currently leads to the station access road and the park and ride facility.
Kajang Line station | |||
Entrance | Location | Destination | Picture |
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A | West side of the station | Taxi and private vehicle lay-by, park and ride |
Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line
When Phase One operations for the MRT SSP MRT Line begins in 2021, this station will become the northern terminus of the line. At the same time, this station will replace Sungai Buloh station as the northern terminus of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line.
As a result, the Kampung Selamat station and Sungai Buloh which are currently part of the SBK MRT Line will be transferred to become part of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line.[3]
Gallery
- View of the front of the station which faces the park and ride facility.
- Entrance A of the station.
- SBK04 Kwasa Damansara station island platform.
- SBK04 Kwasa Damansara level & platform signage. Showing platform 3 & 4 dedicated for Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line
- The island on level 1 of Kwasa Damansara MRT station
- MRT SSP platform 3 at Kwasa Damansara
- Platform 1 on level 2.
References
- "Prime Minister Launches Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line" (PDF). Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Ride the MRT tomorrow". thesundaily.my. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- Project information from "Route Map". mymrt.com.my. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.