Ampang LRT station

Not to be confused with Ampang Park LRT station, a station on the Kelana Jaya Line.

The Ampang LRT station is a light rapid transit (LRT) station operated by Rapid KL and served by the LRT Ampang Line in Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia, just outside the eastern boundary of Kuala Lumpur. It is the eastern terminus for passenger services on the line. This station was opened in 1996, along with 17 other LRT stations.

AG18  Ampang
Front facade of the station.
General information
Other names	Malay: امڤڠ (Jawi) Chinese: 安邦 Tamil: அம்பாங்
Location	Off Jalan Ampang, Pekan Ampang, 68000 Ampang Selangor Malaysia
Coordinates	3°9′1″N 101°45′36″E
System	Rapid KL
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia
Operated by	Rapid Rail
Line	3 Ampang Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Parking	Available with payment. 1360 total parking bays.
Other information
Station code	AG18
History
Opened	16 December 1996 (1996-12-16)
Services
Preceding station Following station Cahaya towards Sentul Timur Ampang Line Terminus
Location

Features

Ticketing machines and a CIMB Bank ATM were installed at the station concourse, as well as a convenience store. Ramps linking the Jalan Ampang bus station, the taxi stand, the car park area and the station concourse were added in 2012.

A multi-storey car park, similar to the one at Gombak, was added in 2014. Only Touch 'n Go cards are accepted for payment at the carpark, which charges a flat rate of MYR 4 per day.

History

The station was opened on 16 December 1996, as part of the first phase of the former STAR LRT system's opening, alongside 13 adjoining stations along the Sultan Ismail-Ampang route. This station also houses a depot for the LRT train services and maintenance. This depot was the only depot that served both the LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line before the opening of the Kuala Sungai Baru depot located near Putra Heights station.

Ampang-Chan Sow Lin shuttle service

Between July and December 2016, upon the opening of the Puchong Perdana-Putra Heights stretch and the full deployment of the new CSR Zhuzhou trains on the Sentul Timur-Putra Heights stretch (the entire route of the LRT Sri Petaling Line), the old Adtranz trains in use since 1996 were reduced to serve only the Ampang-Chan Sow Lin stretch pending the completion of the signalling system on the whole line. Commuters going from Ampang to the Kuala Lumpur city centre (i.e. Masjid Jamek) or vice versa were required to alight at Chan Sow Lin and switch from the Adtranz trains to the new CSR Zhuzhou trains.

Direct travel between Ampang and Sentul Timur, as it was before July 2016, was restored on 1 December 2016, following the completion of the upgrading of the signalling system on the Ampang-Chan Sow Lin stretch, which also saw the wholesale replacement of the old Adtranz trains with the new CSR Zhuzhou trains.

Yard

Depoh Ampang

Interactive map of Depoh Ampang
Location
Location	Jalan Ampang, Ampang, Selangor
Characteristics
Owner	Prasarana Malaysia
Operator	Rapid Rail ( Rapid KL)
Roads	B31 Jalan Ampang Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE)
Rolling stock	CRRC LRV "Amy"
Routes served	3 Ampang Line
History
Opened	1996

The station is also co-located with the Ampang Depot, one of two yards serving the Ampang and Sri Petaling lines.

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Klang Valley

External links

• Ampang LRT Station - mrt.com.my