Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT station

Bangsar (or Bank Rakyat-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons)[1] is a light rapid transit (LRT) station on the Kelana Jaya Line located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is an elevated station exactly located above Jalan Bangsar. Although it is located at Jalan Bangsar, it is located at quite a distance from most parts of Bangsar, namely Bangsar Baru.

 KJ16 
Bank Rakyat – Bangsar
Light rapid transit station
Other names人民银行-孟沙 (Chinese)
பங்க்சர் (Tamil)
LocationJalan Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
Owned byPrasarana Malaysia
Operated byRapid Rail
Line(s)5 Kelana Jaya Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNot available
Other information
Station code KJ16 
History
Opened1 September 1998
Services
Preceding station     Following station
toward Gombak
Kelana Jaya Line

Station Naming Rights Program
Main article: Prasarana Malaysia § Station Naming Rights Program

Formerly known as Bangsar since its operation on September 1, 1998, the station was renamed to Bank Rakyat-Bangsar after Bank Rakyat was given naming rights by Prasarana Malaysia. It is the first three stations under pilot program of Station Naming Rights since launched in October 2015.[2][3][4]

Facilities

There is a facility for reloading the Touch 'n Go card at the Bank Rakyat & Maybank ATM in this station.

Station layout
L2 Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 5 Kelana Jaya Line towards  KJ1  Gombak (→)
Platform 2 5 Kelana Jaya Line towards  KJ37  Putra Heights (←)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
L1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Counter, Shops & direct access to Menara UOA
GF Street Level Bus Terminal, Taxi Terminal

Bus services

The Bangsar LRT station is well served by bus services, both trunk as well as feeder bus services. The bus stops located at street level and serve many routes, especially those between Kuala Lumpur and the western Klang Valley townships of Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang.

Trunk buses
Route No. Origin Destination Via Connecting to
750  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub UiTM Shah Alam 708, 753, 754, T750, T751, T752, T753, T754
751  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam 702, T756, BET4
772  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub Subang Suria T802, T803
780  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub Section 8, Kota Damansara T801, BET1
782  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub Petaling Jaya Old Town Terminal 781, T640, PJ01
821  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub Pantai Hill Park
Pantai Dalam		 T791
822  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub Bangsar Park Mid Valley Megamall T817
BET3  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub Subang Mewah, USJ 1 New Pantai Expressway 770, 771, T776
BET4  KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam New Pantai Expressway 702, 751, T756

Feeder buses
Route No. Origin Desitination Via
T850  KJ16  Bangsar LRT station  SBK14  MRT Semantan
Pusat Bandar Damansara		 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1
Lorong Maarof
Jalan Maarof
Jalan Johar
Jalan Semantan
Jalan Dungun  SBK14 
Jalan Gelenggang
Jalan Damanlela

EXPRESS bus routes

FirstCoach, an express bus service to Singapore departs from Lengkok Abdullah, nearby the LRT station.

  • Bangsar station signange.
  • Bangsar station taken on 17 March 2007 from construction site of Dataran Maybank.
  • Platform 2
  • Platform 1

References
  1. Daim, Nuradzimmah (October 13, 2015). "Bangsar LRT Station now known as the Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT Station". New Straits Times.
  2. "IT'S NOW BANK RAKYAT – BANGSAR LRT STATION". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  3. Tamrin, Shahrim (October 13, 2015). "Prasarana's station naming rights programme gains traction among corporates". The Sun Daily. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
  4. Azlee, Aizyl (October 12, 2015). "Bangsar LRT station now 'Bank Rakyat-Bangsar' station". Malay Mail.

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