Salak Selatan LRT station
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Salak Selatan LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

 township of Salak South
Salak South
Salak South is an incorporated township of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the southern tip of the city. Initially centered around two rows of shophouses, the township has seen significant development, with sprawling housing, and the addition of a new satellite town, the New Salak South Village .Salak...

 . The station is part of the Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur branch of the Ampang Line
Ampang Line
The Ampang Line is one of the two lines in Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System network operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Kelana Jaya Line....

 (formerly known as STAR, and the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines).

The station was opened on July 11, 1998, as part of the second phase of the STAR system's opening, including 7 new stations along the Chan Sow Lin
Chan Sow Lin LRT station
Chan Sow Lin LRT station is an at-grade rapid transit station and interchange station situated in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station serves a single line that forms part of a common Ampang Line route shared by both the Ampang-Sentul Timur line and Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur line and is the...

-Sri Petaling
Sri Petaling LRT station
Sri Petaling LRT station is a LRT station in Sri Petaling, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The original name was Komanwel LRT station, where "Komanwel" is the Malay spelling for "Commonwealth"....

 route.

Location

The Salak Selatan station is intended to serve the incorporated town of Salak South
Salak South
Salak South is an incorporated township of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the southern tip of the city. Initially centered around two rows of shophouses, the township has seen significant development, with sprawling housing, and the addition of a new satellite town, the New Salak South Village .Salak...

 directly to the east; the station itself located behind a row of shophouse
Shophouse
A shophouse is a vernacular architectural building type that is commonly seen in areas such as urban Southeast Asia. This hybrid building form characterises the historical centres of most towns and cities in the region.- Design and features :...

s along Salak South's main carriageway, Jalan Sungai Besi, towards the east. The stations exits to both Salak South to the west and Bandar Sri Permaisuri to the east.

The Salak Selatan station was constructed along two leveled tracks, reusing the now defunct Federated Malay States Railway and Malayan Railway
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin...

 route between Kuala Lumpur, Ampang
Ampang, Selangor
Ampang Jaya, more commonly known as just Ampang, is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is the fifth largest town or city in Malaysia after Subang Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Klang and Johor Bahru. It borders a district within Kuala Lumpur also known as Ampang. It covers...

 and Salak South.

The station is currently one of two railway stations serving the Salak South locality, the other being a KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...

 station bearing the same name
Salak Selatan Komuter station
The Salak Selatan Komuter station is a KTM Komuter train station located near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Salak South. Facing the Salak Expressway off exit 2704 of the highway, the station is situated south from the old town of Salak South, about 400m apart.The station primarily...

. While the STAR station is considerably closer to Salak Selatan, the Komuter station is located some 400 metres south from the town. Unlike other examples in Kuala Lumpur, the two stations are not noted on transit maps as interchange station
Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...

s between the two lines.

Design

Overall, the Salak Selatan station was built as a low-rise station along two tracks for trains traveling in opposite direction. Because the station is nearly at-grade and features two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s, the station designates individual ticketing areas for each of the station's two platforms at their level, ensuring access to trains traveling the opposite direction is not freely possible. The station also serves as a public crossing across the railway tracks between Salak South and Bandar Sri Permaisuri via a walkway running underneath the STAR line and platforms.

The principal styling of the station is similar to most other stations in the line, featuring multi-tiered roofs supported by latticed
Latticework
Latticework is a framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, typically wood or metal. The design is created by crossing the strips to form a network...

 frames, and white plastered walls and pillars. Because stairways are only used to link street level with the station's ticket areas and platforms, the station is not accommodative to disabled
Disability
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 users.

Salak Selatan LRT station as the rapidKL bus hub

Salak Selatan LRT station is also a rapidKL bus hub for local shuttle (TEMPATAN) bus routes & it is also accessible via other rapidKL buses.
  • U44 : Bukit Bintang KL Monorail
    Bukit Bintang Monorail station
    Bukit Bintang Monorail station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail , located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003.-Location:...

    - Bandar Sri Permaisuri via Cheras Flat (Bandar Sri Permaisuri bound only)
  • U48 : Bukit Bintang KL Monorail
    Bukit Bintang Monorail station
    Bukit Bintang Monorail station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail , located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003.-Location:...

    - Desa Petaling - Bukit Bintang KL Monorail
    Bukit Bintang Monorail station
    Bukit Bintang Monorail station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail , located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003.-Location:...

  • T421 : Salak Selatan LRT - Taman Gembira via Taman Salak Selatan - Salak Selatan LRT
  • T422 : Salak Selatan LRT - Bukit Jalil LRT
    Bukit Jalil LRT station
    Bukit Jalil LRT station is an LRT station in Bukit Jalil, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.It is operated under the Sri Petaling Line . This station is used by many sports fans due to its proximity to the National Sports Complex...

    - Salak Selatan LRT
  • T433 : Salak Selatan LRT - Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) via Bandar Sri Permaisuri - Salak Selatan LRT

The rapidKL routes radiating out of Salak Selatan LRT station with the connecting City shuttles, Trunk shuttles, Local shuttles and Express buses .
Route Origin Via Destination Connecting to
T421 Salak Selatan LRT Taman Gembira via Taman Salak Selatan U71
T422 Salak Selatan LRT Bukit Jalil LRT
Bukit Jalil LRT station
Bukit Jalil LRT station is an LRT station in Bukit Jalil, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.It is operated under the Sri Petaling Line . This station is used by many sports fans due to its proximity to the National Sports Complex...

U71, T418
T433 Salak Selatan LRT Jalan Sri Permaisuri 10 - Restoran Hajris Bistro - JPJ Bandar Sri Permaisuri - Jalan Sri Permaisuri 6 - Bayu Tasik Kondo 2 - Bayu Tasik Kondo 1 - Villa Laman Tasik - Plaza Dwitasik - Jalan Sri Permaisuri - Dataran Dwitasik - Jalan Tasik Permaisuri 3 - Cendana Apartment - Kondominium Mentari - Pangsapuri Lestari - Vista Amani Condominium - Jalan Tasik Permaisuri 2 - Unit Berkuda DBKL - Lumayan Apartment - Taman Tasik Permaisuri - Wisma Zelan - Jalan Tasik Permaisuri 1 - Sek Men Sains Selangor - Jalan Yaacob Latiff - Stadium Bolasepak Kuala Lumpur Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) via Bandar Sri Permaisuri U45, T424
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