Summary
The Semantan MRT Station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station that serves the suburb of Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the stations on the MRT Kajang Line and was opened on 16 December 2016 when Phase One of the line became operational.[1]
KG14 Semantan | |||||||||||
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 | MRT station | |||||||||||
 Entrance B of the station at Jalan Dungun. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Chinese: 士曼丹 Tamil: சேமாண்ட்டன் | ||||||||||
| Location | Damansara Heights, Damansara Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°9′4.05″N 101°39′55.75″E / 3.1511250°N 101.6654861°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MRT Corp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Rapid Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 9 Kajang | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 3 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available near the overhead bridge | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available. 30 bicycle bays. | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | KG14 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 2016 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Manulife–Semantan (2017–2023) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The station is located near the Semantan Interchange (Jalan Dungun intersection) of the Sprint Expressway near Wisma UN, the United Nations (UN) representative office in Malaysia and the office area of Jalan Dungun.
History edit
During Phase One operation of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, this station was the southern terminus of the line where all passengers had to disembark. Trains would leave the station and made a turn back at the cross-over track above Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim before heading back towards Sungai Buloh. With the opening of Phase Two on 17 July 2017, the southern terminus of the station became Kajang station.
The station was renamed to Manulife-Semantan from 21 August 2017 when Manulife have granted a 5-year contract for the naming rights of the station, which is located within 5 minutes walk from Menara Manulife, the Manulife Malaysia's headquarters.[2][3] Nonetheless, the station naming rights contract was ended from 1 December 2023.
Station features edit
Station layout edit
| L2 | Platform Level | Side platform |
| Platform 1 9 Kajang towards Kajang KG35 (→) | ||
| Platform 2 9 Kajang towards Kwasa Damansara KG04 (←) | ||
| Side platform | ||
| L1 | Concourse | Faregates to paid area, escalators to platforms, ticketing machines, customer service office, station control, toilets, 7-Eleven, Rotiboy bakeshoppe, Entrance A and B escalators as well as lifts from ground level. |
| G | Ground Level | Entrance A and Entrance B, Feeder bus stop, Taxi Lay-by, Car lay-by |
Exit and entrances edit
The station has two entrances, Entrance A is located on the north side along Jalan Damansara Endah while Entrance B is located on the south side along Jalan Dungun opposite of Wisma UOA Damansara. Both of the entrances have bus stops for bus and feeder services.
| Kajang Line station | |||
| Entrance | Location | Destination | Picture |
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| A | South side of Jalan Semantan | Jalan Damansara Endah: bus stop for feeder and other bus services, car park | 
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| B | North side of Jalan Semantan | Jalan Dungun: bus stop for feeder and other bus services, Menara Manulife, Wisma UOA Damansara and The Five. | 
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Bus services edit
MRT Feeder Bus Services edit
With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with the Solaris Dutamas and Kuala Lumpur High Court area in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta). The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus stops adjacent to the station at the Jalan Dungun entrance (Entrance B) of the station.
With the closure of Entrance B for the KG13 Pusat Bandar Damansara station, bus routes T818, T819, T820 and T852 will operate from this station until further notice.[4]
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| T821[5] | KG14 Semantan station Entrance B |
Kuala Lumpur High Court, Publika | Jalan Dungun Jalan Gelenggang Jalan Semantan Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim Jalan Dutamas 1 Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah |
Other Bus Services edit
The station is also served by RapidKL trunk buses at bus stops on either side of Jalan Semantan, and accessed via both entrances of the station. Semantan station is also served by a Kelana Jaya Line feeder bus route, connecting it with the Bangsar LRT station. The bus stop for the feeder bus is at Jalan Dungun, accessed via entrance B.
| Route No. | Origin | Desitination | Via |
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| T850[6] | KJ16 Bangsar LRT station | Pusat Bandar Damansara Jalan Dungun |
Jalan Bangsar Utama 1 Lorong Maarof Jalan Maarof Sprint Highway Jalan Dungun KG14 Semantan Station (Entrance B) Jalan Gelenggang Jalan Damanlela Jalan Maarof Jalan Bangsar |
Gallery edit
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Semantan MRT Station above Jalan Semantan/Sprint Expressway. -
Bus stop along Jalan Semantan/Sprint Expressway accessed via Entrance A. -
Concourse level of the station. -
Platform level of the station. -
Kajang-bound train approaching the station. -
Kajang-bound train leaving the station.
References edit
- ^ "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 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Manulife granted naming rights for Semantan MRT station | New Straits Times". 22 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.manulife.com.my/content/dam/insurance/my/documents/about-us/newsroom/2017-08-21-manulife-press-release-manulife-officiates-manulife-semantan-mrt-station.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/124778030879436/posts/4674075142616346/ [user-generated source]
- ^ RapidKL Bus Route T821
- ^ RapidKL Bus Route T850
External links edit
- Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website
- Unofficial information resource on the MRT