Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station is a railway station in Tasik Perdana, Kuala Lumpur. It was formerly the main railway hub in Kuala Lumpur, with operations now centralized at KL Sentral instead. The station structure is grand with Moorish architecture in the original design. It is also designed to withstand snowfall up to 1 meter deep in accordance to British construction regulations.

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station Details

Address: Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Kampung Attap, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Owner: Railway Assets Corporation (RAC)
Operator: KTM Berhad
Platform Level: Ground
Platform Layout: Multiple Side and Island Platforms
Opened (Original): 1886
Opened (Current): 1910

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station KTM Train Services

Station Layout

1F (Main Station Building): Upper Floor of Muzium KTMB office, Upper Floor of KTB Bus Terminal, former station hotel (closed)
1F (Dayabumi Wing): KTM Komuter Ticket Counter, Food Stall, Ticket Gates, Link to Pasar Seni LRT Station, Pasar Seni MRT Station and Pasar Seni Bus Hub
GF: Car Park, Pick Up Point, Food Court, Bus Stop, ETS & KTM Intercity Ticket Counter, Convenience Stores, Train Platforms

Platforms

Platform 1: ETS Train Platform

Platform 2: Komuter Train Platform
Platform 3: Komuter Train Platform

Platform 4: Train Platform

Former Platforms

Platform 2a: Komuter Train Platform (now a bypassing portion of Platform 2)
Platform 3a: Komuter Train Platform (now a bypassing portion of Platform 3)

Concourse

Main Station Building Concourse: The concourse is elongated, parallel with the driveway and train platforms. It houses a few convenience stores with the ETS & KTM Intercity Ticket Counter located by the main gate and ticket gates.

Dayabumi Wing Concourse: The concourse is located above the railway tracks on the new Dayabumi Wing, catering mainly for KTM Komuter passengers. There is a linkbridge for transfers to Pasar Seni LRT Station, Pasar Seni MRT Station and Pasar Seni Bus Hub.

Key Station Amenities

Convenience Stores

There are multiple local convenience stores located around Kuala Lumpur Railway Station.

Food Court

There is a food court near the underpass to the Malayan Railway Administration Building (KTM Berhad Headquarters).

Exits

Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin Exit: Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, GoKL Red Line Bus Stop, Malayan Railway Administration Building (KTM Berhad Headquarters), Masjid Negara, Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Jalan Tun Sambanthan Car Park Exit: Jalan Tun Sambanthan, The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Holy Rosary Church, The Zhongshan Building

Dayabumi Wing Concourse Exit: Pasar Seni LRT Station, Pasar Seni MRT Station, Pasar Seni Bus Hub, Pos Malaysia Headquarters, Dayabumi Complex, Travelodge City Centre, Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Central Market Kuala Lumpur, Sin Sze Si Ya Temple, Petaling Street Market, Pasar Karat, Chinatown

Public Transport Connections

Bus

GoKL Red Line Bus Service serves Kuala Lumpur Railway Station from the bus stop outside the Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin Exit.

rapidKL Bus Services 600, 650 and 772 serves Kuala Lumpur Railway Station from the bus stop at Jabatan Warisan Negara (inbound to KL).

rapidKL Bus Services 750, 751, 770, 772, 780 and 821 serves Kuala Lumpur Railway Station from the bus stop at TM Brickfields / Holy Rosary Church (outbound from KL).

Many local buses depart from Pasar Seni Bus Hub.

Taxi

There are taxis in Kuala Lumpur Railway Station at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin Exit.

Grab

Grab is available from Kuala Lumpur Railway Station.

KTM Central Line Stations

The line names described here is only to classify stations into lists on RailTravel Station due to the fluidity of line names in official timetables. They are in no way meant to represent the actual line name which may or may not be used by KTM Berhad, Ministry of Transport (Malaysia), Ministry of Finance Malaysia, Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) or any other relevant companies and/or agencies. The line names described on RailTravel Station should not be taken as an official name, and the official name provided by KTM Berhad, Ministry of Transport (Malaysia), Ministry of Finance Malaysia, Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) or any other relevant companies and/or agencies should always take precedence.

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