Taman Connaught MRT station
The SBK26 Taman Connaught MRT station is an elevated rapid transit station on the MRT Kajang Line, located in Taman Connaught, Bandar Tun Razak constituency in southeastern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its exact location is next to the Cheras Sentral shopping mall, which is at 
Jalan Cheras near the northern end of the 
Cheras-Kajang Expressway, close to the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border.
SBK26 Taman Connaught | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit station | |||||||||||
 Overview of the station and tracks as seen from inside the train towards Kajang. | |||||||||||
| Other names | 康乐花园 (Chinese) தமன் கானாட் (Tamil) | ||||||||||
| Location | Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°12′23″N 101°34′49″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MRT Corp | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 9 Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | RapidKL bus and link bridge to Cheras Sentral mall. | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | SBK26 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 July 2017 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The station is also near to the Cheras-Kajang Interchange at the 
Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) which is currently under construction. The elevated expressway will be even higher than the MRT track which is pretty high from the road.
It was opened on 17 July 2017, along with 19 adjoining stations (from Muzium Negara to Kajang) as part of Phase 2 of the system.
The station was thus provisionally named Phoenix Plaza station during construction. Plaza Phoenix was the former name of the Cheras Sentral Shopping Centre.
Station Background
Station Layout
The station has a layout and design similar to that of most other elevated stations on the line (except the terminus and underground stations), with the platform level on the topmost floor, consisting of two sheltered side platforms along a double tracked line and a single concourse housing ticketing facilities between the ground level and the platform level. All levels are linked by lifts, stairways and escalators.
| L2 | Platform Level | Side platform |
| Platform 1 Kajang Line 9 towards Kajang SBK35 (→) | ||
| Platform 2 Kajang Line 9 towards Sungai Buloh SBK01 (←) | ||
| Side platform | ||
| L1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Office, Station Control, Shops, pedestrian linkway to Cheras Sentral and Entrance C |
| Entrance C | Feeder Bus Stop, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan 3/144A | |
| G | Ground Level | Entrances A and B, Feeder Bus Stops, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan Cheras |
Exits and entrances
The station has three entrances - Entrance A and Entrance B on either side of Jalan Cheras, and Entrance C at Jalan 3/144A inside Taman Connaught. A link bridge also connects the station via the link bridges to Entrance A and Entrance C with the Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall.
Each entrance will have separate feeder bus service lines. Therefore, passengers are advised to ensure the correct entrance for the feeder bus line which they are going.
| Kajang Line station | |||
| Entrance | Location | Destination | Picture |
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| A | West side of Jalan Cheras | Feeder bus stop, Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall (Ground Floor), Silka Cheras Hotel |  |
| B | East side of Jalan Cheras | Feeder bus stop |  |
| C | North side of Jalan 3/114A | Feeder bus stop, Cheria Heights Apartments |  |
| Cheras Sentral Linkway | Cheras Sentral 3rd Floor | Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall |  |
Bus Services
Feeder Bus Services
With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing areas around the Taman Connaught, Sungai Besi, Cheras Awana and Alam Damai area.
The feeder bus lines in this station are operating in each of the entrances. Therefore, passengers are advised to ensure the correct entrance for the feeder bus line which they are going.
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via |
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| T410[1] | SBK26 MRT Taman Connaught
(Entrance A) |
SP15 KB04 KT2 Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT/KTM/ERL | Cheras-Kajang Expressway
Persiaran Mewah Jalan Bee Eng 1 SBK26 MRT Taman Connaught (Entrance B) |
| T411[2] | SBK26 MRT Taman Connaught
(Entrance B) |
Taman Cheras Awana | Cheras-Kajang Expressway
Jalan Medan Masria Jalan Coop Cuepacs JB Persiaran Awana |
| T412[3] | SBK26 MRT Taman Connaught
(Entrance C) |
Alam Damai | Jalan 1/144A
Jalan 2/154 Jalan Desa Cheras Persiaran Alam Damai Jalan Alam Damai |
Other Bus Services
The MRT Taman Connaught station also provides accessibility for some other bus services.
| Route No. | Operator | Origin | Destination | Via | Notes |
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| 450[4] | Rapid KL | Hentian Kajang | Hub Lebuh Pudu | Reko Sentral
Bandar Kajang SBK34 MRT Stadium Kajang SBK33 MRT Sungai Jernih Sungai Sekamat Simpang Balak SBK31 MRT Bukit Dukung
Jalan Hulu Langat Batu 9 Cheras / Taman Suntex Cheras Sentral / SBK26 MRT Taman Connaught Jalan Cheras SBK24 MRT Taman Midah SBK22 AG13 MRT/LRT Maluri Jalan Pasar Jalan Pudu |
For KL-bound only. The bus stops at Cheras Sentral bus stop. |
Planned Interchange
Taman Connaught station, or rather Plaza Phoenix station, was initially planned to be an interchange between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line when the MRT lines were first announced. The alignments were later changed to the MRT Tun Razak Exchange station instead.
References
- "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T410 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T411 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- "Taman Connaught MRT Feeder Bus T412 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
- "Line Route 450 - rapidKL Bus - Bus Schedules". Moovit. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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