Asia Jaya LRT station
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Asia Jaya LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station
in Petaling Jaya
, Selangor
, Malaysia, forming part of the Kelana Jaya Line
(formerly known as PUTRA). The station was opened on September 1, 1998, as part of the line's first segment encompassing 10 elevated stations between Kelana Jaya station
and Pasar Seni station
(not including the KL Sentral station opened later), and the line's maintenance depot
in Lembah Subang.
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Asia Jaya station is located on the southern edge of Petaling Jaya
's Section 14, a residential area, off the main thoroughfare of Jalan Utara (Nouth Road) to the east and Jalan 51A/223 (51A/223 Road) to the south, positioning itself between several civic, industrial, commercial and residential districts. Among them, Sections 8 (residential area), 51A (industrial area) and 52 ("New" Petaling Jaya town and public and commercial buildings) to the south and east, and Section 14 to the north. Tenaga Nasional' s
Petaling Jaya branch is located directly south of the station.
The station is also situated some 300 metres from the nearest access point into the Federal Highway
via Jalan Utara to the south. The neighbouring Taman Jaya station
is roughly located in the same location 900 metres east, although Taman Jaya station was constructed on the opposing south side of the Federal Highway and is more directly connected to Section 52.
Asia Jaya station is currently named after the former Asia Jaya shopping complex, which was converted into the Armada Hotel later during the 1990s, on the opposite side of Jalan Utara.
In comparison to Taman Jaya station
, Asia Jaya station is linked to three bus stops that significantly increase the station's reach around Petaling Jaya and neighbouring towns and cities more than Taman Jaya station. Asia Jaya station's own bus stop primarily links Sections 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 of Petaling Jaya to the station. Within a walking distance, two more bus stops at both sides of the Federal Highway
allow users to board buses that shuttle between Kuala Lumpur
, Klang
, Shah Alam
, Subang Jaya
and the rest of Petaling Jaya.
Aeroline, an executive bus service to Singapore
, operated from the front entrance of Menara Axis (Axis Tower) opposite the Asia Jaya station, although it was due to shift operations to the Bandar Utama
bus hub, located outside 1 Utama
, in December 2006.
bus hub including:-
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
in Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya is a Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur comprising mostly residential and some industrial areas. It is located in the Petaling district of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 km². On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted a...
, Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
, Malaysia, forming part of the Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...
(formerly known as PUTRA). The station was opened on September 1, 1998, as part of the line's first segment encompassing 10 elevated stations between Kelana Jaya station
Kelana Jaya LRT station
Kelana Jaya LRT station is a light rail station on the Kelana Jaya Line. It is the western terminus for passenger services on the line. The line extends further to the maintenance depot in Lembah Subang....
and Pasar Seni station
Pasar Seni LRT station
The Pasar Seni LRT station is an LRT station in Kuala Lumpur that is served by rapid KL's Kelana Jaya Line. The station was named after the neighbouring Central Market.The Kuala Lumpur Railway Station which the KTM Komuter serves, is a 400 m walk away...
(not including the KL Sentral station opened later), and the line's maintenance depot
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Lembah Subang.
Location
Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya is a Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur comprising mostly residential and some industrial areas. It is located in the Petaling district of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 km². On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted a...
's Section 14, a residential area, off the main thoroughfare of Jalan Utara (Nouth Road) to the east and Jalan 51A/223 (51A/223 Road) to the south, positioning itself between several civic, industrial, commercial and residential districts. Among them, Sections 8 (residential area), 51A (industrial area) and 52 ("New" Petaling Jaya town and public and commercial buildings) to the south and east, and Section 14 to the north. Tenaga Nasional
Tenaga Nasional
Tenaga Nasional Berhad is the largest Electric utility company in Malaysia and also the largest power company in Southeast Asia with MYR 69.8 billion worth of assets. It serves over seven million customers throughout Peninsular Malaysia and also the eastern state of Sabah through Sabah Electricity...
Petaling Jaya branch is located directly south of the station.
The station is also situated some 300 metres from the nearest access point into the Federal Highway
Federal Highway, Malaysia
Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay is a Malaysian highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, Selangor. The highway starts from Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur to Klang, Selangor...
via Jalan Utara to the south. The neighbouring Taman Jaya station
Taman Jaya LRT station
Taman Jaya is an elevated rapid transit station in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, forming part of the Kelana Jaya Line...
is roughly located in the same location 900 metres east, although Taman Jaya station was constructed on the opposing south side of the Federal Highway and is more directly connected to Section 52.
Asia Jaya station is currently named after the former Asia Jaya shopping complex, which was converted into the Armada Hotel later during the 1990s, on the opposite side of Jalan Utara.
Bus services
Taman Jaya LRT station
Taman Jaya is an elevated rapid transit station in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, forming part of the Kelana Jaya Line...
, Asia Jaya station is linked to three bus stops that significantly increase the station's reach around Petaling Jaya and neighbouring towns and cities more than Taman Jaya station. Asia Jaya station's own bus stop primarily links Sections 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 of Petaling Jaya to the station. Within a walking distance, two more bus stops at both sides of the Federal Highway
Federal Highway, Malaysia
Federal Highway, or Lebuhraya Persekutuan in Malay is a Malaysian highway connecting the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, and Klang, Selangor. The highway starts from Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur to Klang, Selangor...
allow users to board buses that shuttle between Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Klang
Klang
Klang , formerly known as Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang...
, Shah Alam
Shah Alam
Shah Alam is the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighboring Klang District. It is located about west of the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978...
, Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya is a suburban city in the Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third of the district of Petaling, and is home to a third of the district population of 1.78 million. Subang Jaya comprises , Bandar Sunway, UEP Subang Jaya, Putra Heights and Batu Tiga...
and the rest of Petaling Jaya.
Aeroline, an executive bus service to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, operated from the front entrance of Menara Axis (Axis Tower) opposite the Asia Jaya station, although it was due to shift operations to the Bandar Utama
Bandar Utama
Bandar Utama is a township located within the Damansara subdivision of the Petaling district in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is primarily a residential suburb, but is also home to the 1 Utama Shopping Centre.-Demographics:...
bus hub, located outside 1 Utama
1 Utama
1 Utama is a popular shopping mall in Bandar Utama, a suburb in the northern part of Petaling Jaya, Selangor and is located just opposite Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia....
, in December 2006.
Asia Jaya LRT station as the rapidKL bus hub
Asia Jaya LRT station is also a rapidKLRapidKL buses
RapidKL bus is the largest bus operator in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. As of 2008, it operates 167 routes with 650 buses covering 980 residential areas with a ridership of about 400,000 per day....
bus hub including:-
- U88 : Terminal Jalan Sultan Mohamad - Section 8 Kota Damansara via Section SS 2 Petaling Jaya - Terminal Jalan Sultan Mohamad
- T628 : Asia Jaya LRT - Section 14,17 Petaling Jaya - Asia Jaya LRT
- T629 : Asia Jaya LRT - Phileo Damansara I & II / Eastin Hotel - Asia Jaya LRT
| Route | Origin | Via | Destination | Connecting To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T628 | Asia Jaya LRT | Jalan Utara - Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital - Jalan Semangat - Jaya 33 - Jalan Dato Abdul Aziz - Section 14 Petaling Jaya - Jalan 19/1 - Wisma KT / Menara Merais - Section 19 Petaling Jaya - Jalan Universiti - Jalan 17/21 - Jalan 17/2 - Section 17 Petaling Jaya - Jalan 17/11 - Sek Keb Sri Damai - Jalan 17/13 - Jalan 17/22 - Jalan 17/29 - Jalan 17/44 - Jalan 17/21 - Jalan 17/22 - Happy Apartment - Jalan 17/1 - Jalan Universiti - Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) - Sin Chew Jit Poh - Jalan Semangat - Jaya 33 - Jalan Utara - Sek Men (L) Bukit Bintang - Filem Negara Malaysia - Crystal Crown Hotel - Lebuhraya Persekutuan - Jalan Utara - Menara Axis - Asia Jaya LRT | Section 14,17 Petaling Jaya | Terminus |
| T629 | Asia Jaya LRT | Jalan Utara - Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital - Jalan Semangat - SK Sri Petaling - Jalan Kemajuan - Section 12 & 13 Petaling Jaya - Jalan Dato' Abu Bakar - Section 16 Petaling Jaya - Jalan 16/11 - Phileo Damansara I & II - Menara Star / Eastin Hotel - Jalan 17/1 - Section 17 Petaling Jaya - Tiara Damansara 1 & 2 Apartment - Jalan Universiti - Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) - SMK Sultan Abdul Samad - Universiti Hospital - Bangunan KWSP - Jalan Gasing - Sek Keb La Salle - Jalan Changgai - Sek Men (P) Assunta - Jalan Selangor - Jalan Yong Shook Lin - Petaling Jaya New Town - Jalan Barat - PJ Hilton - Jalan Utara - Menara Axis - Asia Jaya LRT | Phileo Damansara I & II / Eastin Hotel | U82 |