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Location Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu, Rapid KL and ERL Private Limited Line(s) 1 KTM Seremban Line and 2 KTM Port Klang Line (KTM Komuter) (2001 to present)
5 LRT Kelana Jaya Line and 8 KL Monorail Line (RapidKL)
6 KLIA Ekspres Line and 7 KLIA Transit Line (Express Rail Link) (2002 to present)
KTM ETS (2010 to present) Platforms 2 island platform (KTM Komuter)
1 island platform (KTM ETS)
2 side platforms (LRT Kelana Jaya Line)
2 Side platforms (KLIA Ekspres Line)
1 island platform (KLIA Transit Line) Tracks 4 (KTM Seremban Line and KTM Port Klang Line)
2 (KTM ETS)
3 (KTM Freight)
2 (LRT Kelana Jaya Line)
2 (KLIA Ekspres Line)
2 (KLIA Transit Line) Connections Bus hub, monorail station, food and retail outlets, and KTM maintenance depot. Address Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Owners Keretapi Tanah Melayu, Rapid KL, Express Rail Link Similar Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Bukit Bintang, KLCC LRT station, Petronas Towers, Mid Valley Megamall | ||
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 16 April 2001, KL Sentral replaced the old Kuala Lumpur railway station as the city's main intercity railway station. KL Sentral is the largest railway station in Malaysia.
Contents
- Overview
- History
- Development Zones
- Office zones
- Lot A CIMB Headquarters Menara CIMB
- Lot M Plaza Sentral
- Lot J Sooka Sentral 4 Office Towers
- Lot N 1 Sentral Tower
- Others
- Entertainment zones
- Lot G Nu Sentral
- Lot H Stesen Sentral
- Rail services
- KL City Air Terminal
- Lot C St Regis Hotel
- Lot D 57 storey Residential Tower
- Lot I Hilton KL Le Mridien Hotels
- Lot K and L Suasana Sentral and Suasana Sentral Loft
- KL Sentral Monorail station
- KL Sentral as a bus hub
- References
KL Sentral is designed as an intermodal transport hub. All of Kuala Lumpur's passenger rail lines except the Ampang Line serve KL Sentral, while many intercity trains serving Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore start there. All the railway components of the scheme have been completed, and Nu Sentral shopping mall is located here. It was also designed to be a new business and financial hub for Kuala Lumpur.
Overview
KL Sentral refers to the entire 290,000 square metres of development built on the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu marshalling yard in Brickfields. The development includes the transport hub, hotels, office towers, condominiums and shopping malls and is expected to be completed in 2015.
KL Sentral has been divided into 14 land parcels, each representing a different function. Some of these lots have been fully constructed and are already in use, while others are either in the process of being built, or are still awaiting development, according to the phased programme.
KL Sentral is being developed by a consortium made up of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd.
History
In 1994, with the objective to enhance Kuala Lumpur city’s public transportation, the Government of Malaysia awarded a contract to a consortium to transform 72 acres (290,000 m2) at Kuala Lumpur’s old railway marshalling yard into a modern transit hub within a self-contained urban development.
The consortium, led by Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) appointed architect Kisho Kurokawa and Associates, who also designed the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), to design the master plan for the entire development.
Development Zones
The KL Sentral development area is divided into several plots of land, each with a specific development purpose. All construction should complete by 2015.
Office zones
Office zones in KL Sentral account for more than 50% of the total land area. The developer intends that KL Sentral will ultimately be the business and financial hub of Kuala Lumpur.
Lot A: CIMB Headquarters (Menara CIMB)
Lot A will be the new headquarters for CIMB Group which is located facing the National Museum. As of June 2011, the new headquarters' name which appears on the construction site is Menara CIMB (CIMB Tower). The company acquired the land in July 2008, and construction is expected to begin in Q4 2007 and complete in 2011. It is unknown how many floors there will be but it should have around 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2) of office space available.
Lot M: Plaza Sentral
Lot M or Plaza Sentral is a completed office complex in the west of KL Sentral. The complex was completed in two stages.
Lot J: Sooka Sentral & 4 Office Towers
Lot J is a development lot for four 35-storey office towers of identical architecture.
Lot J was sold to United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM) in May 2005 with plans for four towers. Tower A was built by UEM for its corporate headquarters called Mercu UEM on the prime piece of land with a gross floor area of 1,300,000 sq ft (120,000 m2). Tower B will be an office tower for the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority. Tower C was built by Quill Realty Sdn Bhd and sold to Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM) for its corporate headquarters. Tower D is an office building built by Quill, named Quill 7.
A development on Lot J is the 180,000 sq ft (17,000 m2) six-storey lifestyle centre which houses a fitness and spa centre, business centre, food court, restaurants and alfresco dining facilities. This development, called Sooka Sentral, opened its doors in December 2007.
Lot N: 1 Sentral Tower
1 Sentral Tower is an office tower, offering a gross floor area of 453,000 sq ft (42,100 m2). Construction was completed in 2007. It houses companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, MRCB and General Electric.
Others
Lot B has been proposed as a financial area for KL Sentral. No construction has taken place.
Lot F is planned for a future office block. Currently, the base is used for a furniture exhibition mall and Food and Beverage (F&B) centre.
Entertainment zones
Lot E will be a hub for entertainment and convention centre. The deck of this development has been completed.
Lot G: Nu Sentral
Lot G, located in the south of KL Sentral consist of 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) shopping complex, 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2) office block, 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) serviced apartments, and a 546,000 sq ft (50,700 m2) three-star hotel. Nu Sentral, as it was called, offering an integrated connection with the KL Monorail Sentral station and it is the station of the new Kota Damansara-Cheras Line. Development works commenced in 2H2008 and was completed in 2014. The land was previously used as a parking lot and a short-cut for pedestrians from Brickfields and the KL Sentral Monorail station to KL Sentral proper.
NU Sentral offers as an entertainment mall which have Golden Screen Cinemas,Parkson,Celebrity Fitness,food places,boutique and many more.Visit http://www.nusentral.com for more information.
In January 2008 MRCB set up a joint venture company with Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Bhd (PHBB) named Jewel Surprises Sdn Bhd to develop the area. The new company will hold a lease on the plot of land for 99 years.
Lot H: Stesen Sentral
Stesen Sentral (English: Central Station) is the name of Lot H, which is designated the transport hub within its KL Sentral development project, although both the public and connected transit lines generally refer 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 began in April 2001. Standing 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 up to the year 2020, which is when Malaysia aspires to be a fully developed nation.
In 2008, Stesen Sentral registered over 100,000 passengers daily, which translates into 36.5 million people a year.
Rail services
The following services serve Stesen Sentral:
KL Monorail's KL Sentral station is across the busy Jalan Tun Sambanthan, and it is connected with the overhead bridge that integrates the station with the new retails shopping complex, Nu Sentral, and other lines in KL Sentral main hub.
Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)'s station will be built nearly across Jalan Travers in proximity to the National Museum. The station's working name was KL Sentral, although now, the official name is designated as Muzium Negara. A walkway will be constructed to provide connectivity with KL Sentral.
Stesen Sentral is divided into separate sections for different rail services:
Stesen Sentral also has retail and food outlets and a food court. Hidden from public view is 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. Passengers flying Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad Airways and Royal Brunei Airlines may check in luggage at KL CAT. The minimum check-in time is two hours before flight departure time.
There were plans to offer check-out services but these have not materialised.
Lot C: St Regis Hotel
Lot C houses the The St. Regis Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The luxurious hotel consists of 208 rooms and suites started its operation in May 2016.
Lot D: 57-storey Residential Tower
Lot D will consist a single 60-storey residential tower overlooking the Lake Gardens and the city. It will be jointly developed by MRCB, Capitaland and Quill 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 and began occupancy in early 2008. The 37 and 38-storey apartment towers have a total of 600 units. All have been sold.
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 start in 2008.
KL Sentral Monorail station
The KL Sentral Monorail station stands on Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields. The station is a terminating stop for the KL Monorail line. Previously, the station is not directly connected to the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transport hub. Despite its proximity to the building, the monorail users needed to exit the station and crossed the busy main thoroughfare in Brickfields to reach the main hub of KL Sentral. With the upgrade of the Monorail station, the station is now integrated with the new shopping centre, Nu Sentral (Lot G, above), in which the Nu Sentral overhead bridge becomes the new entrance to the station.
The monorail station is also equipped with new ticket vending machines, ticketing gates as well as a new Customer Service Office. Tactile paving for the visually impaired is also provided beginning from Nu Sentral. The completion of the overhead bridge now enables customers to travel between KL Sentral and the monorail station safely and conveniently. The station uses the Spanish solution, having one rail line with a platform on each side, for passengers embarking and disembarking the train separately.
These connecting stations between KL Monorail and Kelana Jaya Line are not the interchange station or out of station interchange station. Commuter will be charged 2 single way journey fare instead of integrated fare whenever using these connecting stations.
KL Sentral as a bus hub
KL Sentral has also been made a city bus hub by RapidKL as part of its bus network revamp. It is the bus hub for city shuttle and trunk bus routes.
Buses to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur International Airport and to the klia2 are also operate from KL Sentral, while most other bus operators go near KL Sentral along Jalan Tun Sambanthan. Also a hop-on/hop-off tourist bus stop is located between Hilton and the station. Travel by bus to Genting Highlands also available here.