Phileo Damansara MRT station

Summary

The Phileo Damansara station is a mass rapid transit station serving the Phileo Damansara Commercial Centre and the northern sections of Petaling Jaya (Sections 16, 17, 17A and 19), Selangor, Malaysia.

 KG12  Phileo Damansara
Rapid KL Logo | MRT station
Overall view of station from Entrance A
General information
Other namesChinese: '菲利欧白
Tamil: பிலியோ டாமன்சாரா
LocationSection 16, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia
Coordinates3°7′45.43″N 101°38′34.41″E / 3.1292861°N 101.6428917°E / 3.1292861; 101.6428917
Owned byMRT Corp
Line(s)9 Kajang
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels3
ParkingAvailable with payment. 305 total parking bays; 100 motorcycle bays.
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable. 6 bicycle bays at station; 31 bicycle bays at MSPR.
Other information
Station code KG12 
History
Opened16 December 2016
Services
Preceding station Following station
Taman Tun Dr Ismail Kajang Line Pusat Bandar Damansara
towards Kajang

The station is on the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line and was opened on 16 December 2016 under Phase One operations of the line.[1]

Station location edit

The station adopts the standard elevated station design of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line with two levels. However, unlike most of the elevated stations, the station has an island platform with two sides above the concourse level.

The station is located north of the Sprint Expressway near the Phileo Damansara Interchange. This places the station in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, with one entrance crossing the border into Selangor. The location was formerly occupied by a Shell petrol station and a second hand car dealer. The headquarters of The Star newspaper is located nearby. Located behind the station is a golf course.

Station layout edit

L2 Platform level Platform 1 9 Kajang towards Kajang  KG35 (→)
Island platform
Platform 2 9 Kajang towards Kwasa Damansara  KG04  (←)
L1 Concourse Faregates; ticketing machines; customer service office; station control; shop; pedestrian link bridge over Sprint Highway to entrance A; pedestrian link bridge to multi-storey park and ride (MSPR) building.
G Ground Level Feeder bus stop, taxi and drop-off lay-bys at entrance A; taxi and drop-off lay-by at entrance B; walkway to MSPR building.

Exits and entrances edit

The station has two entrances. Entrance A is located across the Sprint Expressway (and also across the Selangor-Kuala Lumpur border) from the station, at the side of Jalan 16/11 and adjacent to the Phileo Damansara Commercial Centre. It is connected to the station by a pedestrian link bridge over the Sprint Highway. Entrance B is on the north side of the Sprint Highway (same side as the station).

Kajang Line station
Entrance Location Destination Picture
A South side of Jalan 16/11 Feeder bus stop, Phileo Damansara Commercial Centre, Eastin Hotel, CP Tower  
B North side of Sprint Highway Taxi lay-by, private vehicle lay-by, MSPR, Petronas Sprint Highway  

Services and connections edit

Services edit

Phileo Damansara is between Pusat Bandar Damansara and TTDI stations on the MRT Kajang Line. In the future, Bukit Kiara will become the new adjacent station in place of Pusat Bandar Damansara. Frequencies are usually every 8 minutes at a minimum, but may vary between 4 and 10 minutes. This applies to trains in both directions.[2] Sometimes, trains may begin or end their service at Phileo Damansara,[note 1] with a maximum of two trains to be stabled at Phileo Damansara siding.

Connections edit

When Kajang Line services began, two feeder bus services started running, linking the station with several residential areas in the northern part of Petaling Jaya (south and west of the station) and the University of Malaya. These feeder buses operate from entrance A. Frequencies of these buses vary from time to time, but are generally every 15 to 20 minutes on average.[2][5]

Route No. Origin Destination Via Remarks
T815[6]  KG12  Phileo Damansara station
Entrance A
University of Malaya Sprint Highway
Jalan 17/1
Jalan Universiti
Lingkungan Budi
This route interchanges with Route T789 to  KJ19  LRT KL Gateway-Universiti
T816[7]  KG12  Phileo Damansara station
Entrance A
Petaling Jaya Section SS2 Sprint Highway
Damansara Puchong Highway
Jalan SS 2/75
Jalan 19/8
Jalan Universiti
Jalan 17/2
Jalan 17/13
Jalan 17/22
Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar (16/1)

Gallery edit

Notes and References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ During disruptions, trains would terminate at Phileo Damansara, confirming that it is a legitimate point of reversal.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Prime Minister Launches Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line" (PDF). Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "MRT". Rapid KL. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Kajang MRT Line Train Services Disrupted due to Technical Problem". The Star. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Rapid Rail: Technical Glitch Causes MRT Train Delay". New Straits Times. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. ^ Amir Azlan (10 February 2022). "Please Increase Public Transportation Frequency". Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ RapidKL Bus Route T815
  7. ^ RapidKL Bus Route T816

External links edit

  • Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website
  • Unofficial information resource on the MRT