Kuala Lumpur railway station
The Kuala Lumpur railway station is a railway station located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Construction began in 1910 and was fully completed in 1917. It replaced an older station on the same site, the station was Kuala Lumpur's railway hub in the city for the Federated Malay States Railways and its successor Keretapi Tanah Melayu (English: Malayan Railways), before Kuala Lumpur Sentral assumed much of its role in 2001. The station is notable for its architecture, adopting a mixture of Eastern and Western designs.
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| KA02 Commuter rail and Inter-city rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1910 facade of the Kuala Lumpur railway station, as seen towards the northeast. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Malay: ستيسين كريتاڤي كوالا لومڤور (Jawi) Chinese: 吉隆坡 Tamil: கோலாலம்பூர் | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, 50621 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°8′22″N 101°41′36″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | West Coast Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform and 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Connecting station to KJ14 KG16 Pasar Seni via a 400-metre pedestrian walkway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Arthur Benison Hubback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KA02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1886 (original building) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original company | Federated Malay States Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is located along a road named Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, previously known as Victory Avenue, which in turn was part of Damansara Road. The station is located closely to the similarly designed Railway Administration Building, as well as the National Mosque and Dayabumi Complex. The Pasar Seni station is located 400 metres away, across the Klang River.