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Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) or Sentral Kuala Lumpur is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on April 16, 2001, it was built to take over the role of the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, a colonial-era landmark that remains open for commuter trains only. KL Sentral is the largest train station in Southeast Asia.
KL Sentral was designed as an intermodal transportation hub. Most of Kuala Lumpur's rail-based public transportation serve KL Sentral while many intercity trains serving Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore start here. Parts of the area such as the railway stations has been constructed while other parts such as shopping malls, offices and apartments are currently under construction and is expected to be fully developed by 2015.
Stesen Sentral (English: Central Station) is the name of Lot H, which is designated the transportation hub within its KL Sentral development project, although both the public and connected transit lines generally refers to the station itself as "KL Sentral".
Stesen Sentral, designed to house six rail networks was completed in December 2000 and the rail, retail and food and beverage operations commenced in April 2001. Situated on 9.3 acres (38,000 m2), the main building has a gross floor area of half a million sq ft and the specifications were based on passenger projections till the year 2020, which is when Malaysia aspires to be a fully developed nation.
In 2008, Stesen Sentral is registered traffic of over 100,000 passengers daily, which translates into 36.5 million people a year.
Rail services
The following services serve Stesen Sentral:
- Express Rail Link (ERL): high-speed airport train
- KLIA Ekspres: high-speed direct train to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
- KLIA Transit: high-speed commuter train service to KLIA
- KTM Komuter: Klang Valley electric commuter train service
- Sentul-Port Klang Line
- Rawang-Seremban Line with the Rawang-Kuala Kubu Bharu Shuttle Route
- KTM intercity trains: intercity trains
- Intercity trains that connects from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok and Singapore.
- RapidKL Rail
- Kelana Jaya Line: Kelana Jaya-Terminal Putra light rail transit (LRT) service
KL Monorail's KL Sentral station is across busy Jalan Tun Sambanthan, a 140 m walk away by covered walkway.
Stesen Sentral is divided into separate sections for different rail services:
- Level One of Transit Concourse for urban public transit services like the KTM Komuter, KLIA Transit and the Kelana Jaya Line light rail transit.
- Level Two of Transit Concourse for KTM intercity trains.
- KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) on Level One for the KLIA Ekspres, the high-speed rail service to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (see section below).
Stesen Sentral also has retail and food outlets and a food court. Hidden from public view, Stesen Sentral also houses KTM's maintenance depot beneath the complex. There is a facility for purchasing and reloading the Touch 'n Go card in this station.
Stesen Sentral will be able to accommodate 50 million passengers a year and up to 100 million by 2020 (KL Sentral website).
KL City Air Terminal
Located within Stesen Sentral, the KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) is virtually an extension of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It is recognised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a city destination, with the code XKL. It was officially opened together with the KLIA Ekspres rail line on 14 April 2002.
Besides being the departure and arrival point for the KLIA Ekspres, KL CAT also has luggage check-in services. Currently, only passengers flying Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates Airline and Royal Brunei Airlines can check in their luggage at KL CAT. The minimum check-in time is two hours before flight departure time. On 13 July 2007, Express Rail Link Sendirian Berhad, the operator of KLIA Ekspres, announced that from 23 July 2007 onwards, passengers flying on all 43 airlines serving the Kuala Lumpur International Airport will be able to check in their luggage at KL CAT provided if the airline offers city check in service.
There are plans to offer check-out service but this is not yet available.
Hotels and residential zones
Lot C : St Regis Hotel
Lot C will house the St Regis Hotel. The site is currently under construction and it is expected to complete by 2014. The hotel will feature 200 guest rooms and 200 whole ownership St Regis branded Residence.
Lot D : 60-story Residential Tower
Lot D will consist a single 60-story residential tower overlooking the Lake Gardens and the city. It will be jointly developed by MRCB, Capitaland and Quail Group. It is currently pending approval from the city hall.
Lot I : Hilton KL & Le Méridien Hotels
Lot I consists of two skyscraper hotels occupied by Hilton Kuala Lumpur & Le Méridien, owned by Daito Asia Development Sdn. Bhd. and Daisho Asia Development Sdn. Bhd. respectively. The hotels opened for business in September and October 2004 respectively.
Lot K and L : Suasana Sentral and Suasana Sentral Loft
Lot K is the location of a serviced apartment, Suasana Sentral. Suasana Sentral consists of two blocks, or 400 units of apartments. It was completed in 2002 and is fully sold and occupied, with about 40% of the buyers coming from the international community.
The second phase of condominiums on Lot L, Suasana Sentral Loft was launched in early 2005. Completion of the 37 and 38-storey apartment towers with a total of 600 units, which have all been sold, is due in early 2008.
Others
In December 2006, a joint venture company acquired Lot D and will develop residential and serviced apartments with supporting retail amenities. This luxury development will face the National Museum, Lake Gardens as well as KL City Centre. Construction is expected to commence by early 2008 and to be completed in 2010.
In June 2007, a joint venture company purchased Lot C for the development of a 6-star hotel, 6-star residences and prime offices. Work on the 1,400,000 sq ft (130,000 m2) development is expected to commence in 2008.
Other developments
KL Sentral Monorail station
References
- ^ a b c Kamarul Yunus. "MRCB: KL Sentral to be completed by 2015", Business Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
- ^ "CIMB-Mapletree Management to raise RM1b for second fund", The Star (2007-07-27). Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
- ^ Sharon Kam (2008-07-09). "City & Country: KL Sentral scales new heights", The Edge, shown in UEM website. Retrieved on 2008-07-11.
- ^ Centro @ Sooka Sentral
- ^ MRCB in joint venture to develop KL Sentral land
- ^ "St. Regis Makes Landmark Entry into Malaysia with The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur", Hotel News Resource (2008-06-18). Retrieved on 2008-07-08."); -->
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