Cochrane MRT station

{{short description|MRT station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia}} {{About|the mass rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur||Cochrane station (disambiguation){{!}}Cochrane station}} {{Infobox station | style = Rapid KL | style2 = MRT1 | name = {{KLRT code|KG|21}} Cochrane | other_name = {{ublist| * {{langx|ms|كوكرين‎}} ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]) * {{lang-zh|葛京}} * {{langx|ta|காக்ரேன்}} }} | system = {{rint|my|rapidkl}} [[Rapid KL]] | image = SBK Line Cochrane Station Ground Level 1.jpg | address = [[Jalan Cochrane]], [[Taman Maluri]] | borough = 55100 [[Kuala Lumpur]] | country = [[Malaysia]] | coordinates = {{Coord|3|12|23|N|101|34|49|E|source:jawiki_region:MY_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}} | owned = [[MRT Corp]] | operator = [[Rapid Rail]] | tracks = 2 | structure = Underground | depth = 32 metres<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tan |first1=Yean-Chin |last2=Koo |first2=Kuan-Seng |last3=Chow |first3=Chee-Meng |title=Underground stations excavation of up to 45m deep for mass rapid transit in limestone formation, Malaysia |journal=Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication |date=2016 |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=170–175 |doi=10.3208/jgssp.MYS-03 |url=https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jgssp/2/2/2_MYS-03/_pdf/-char/en |access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref> | levels = 1 | parking = Not available | bicycle = Not available | code = {{KLRT code|KG|21}} | zone = | opened = {{Start date and age|2017|7|17|df=yes}} | rebuilt = | mpassengers = | passengers = | pass_system = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Rapid KL|line=Kajang|left=Tun Razak Exchange|right=Maluri}} | image_caption = Exterior structure of the entrance to the underground station. | line = {{ric|KLRT|9|name=yes}} | platform = 1 [[island platform]] | accessible = Yes }}

The '''Cochrane MRT station''' is a [[mass rapid transit]] (MRT) [[underground station]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], on the [[MRT Kajang Line]]. The station was opened on 17 July 2017 as part of second phase operations of the line.<ref>{{cite web|title=SBK Line Full Opening Boosts Coverage of Kuala Lumpur's Urban Rail Network|url=http://www.mymrt.com.my/cms/upload_files/mediarelease/mediarelease_download_001023.pdf|publisher=Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd|access-date=4 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809033044/http://www.mymrt.com.my/cms/upload_files/mediarelease/mediarelease_download_001023.pdf|archive-date=9 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The station is located in the [[Cheras, Kuala Lumpur|Cheras]] area of Kuala Lumpur, adjacent to [[Jalan Cochrane]], [[Jalan Peel]] and Shelley Road. It is also well known for being located near two large shopping complexes - the MyTown Shopping Centre (housing Malaysia's second [[IKEA]] store) and [[Sunway Velocity Mall]], with the former being connected to the station via an underground pedestrian linkway and the latter via an elevated pedestrian bridge.

The station's location is part of an area previously occupied by quarters housing government servants.

==Station Layout== ===Station Layout=== The station has four underground levels, with three accessible to the public, namely the Upper Concourse Level, Lower Concourse Level and the Platform Level. One level housing the plant rooms is located between the Upper and Lower Concourse Levels, and is not accessible to the public. The ground level above the station is an open plaza with the station's two entrance buildings cum ventilation shafts, as well as a skylight with a distinctive glass pyramid.

The theme chosen for the interior design of the station was "Urban Living" in recognition of the role the station will play in the redevelopment of the area.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Choong |first1=Meng Yew |title=Seven hidden gems of the MRT |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/09/seven-hidden-gems-of-the-mrt-a-new-mrt-train-service-will-pull-in-on-july-17-signalling-the-start-of/ |access-date=1 June 2026 |work=The Star Online |date=9 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709043925/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/09/seven-hidden-gems-of-the-mrt-a-new-mrt-train-service-will-pull-in-on-july-17-signalling-the-start-of/ |archive-date=9 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 August 2017 |title=MRT stations designed to tell the story of M'sia |language=en |publisher=The Star |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2017/08/03/learn-nations-history-from-ground-up-inspired-by-the-gombak-quartz-ridge-mrts-underground-stations-a/ |access-date=4 September 2017}}</ref>

The following is the station layout of the station:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cochrane MRT Station, MRT station connected to MyTown shopping mall and short walk to Sunway Velocity mall – klia2.info |url=https://www.klia2.info/rail/mrt-sbk/cochrane-mrt-station/,%20https://www.klia2.info/rail/mrt-sbk/cochrane-mrt-station/ |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> {| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" | valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |G | width="100" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street Level | width="400" valign="top" style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Entrances A and B, Taxi and E-hailing Layby, Feeder Bus Hub, MyTown Shopping Centre, IKEA Cheras, Pedestrian Overhead Bridge to Sunway Velocity |- | valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |B1 | width="100" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Upper Concourse | width="400" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Underground pedestrian linkway to MyTown Shopping Centre B1 level |- | valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |B3 | width="100" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Lower Concourse | width="400" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |MRT Station Control, MRT Customer Service Office, Ticketing Machines, Fare gates, Entrance C |- | rowspan="3" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |B4 | rowspan="3" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform Level | width="600" |Platform 1: {{ric|KLRT|9|name=yes}} towards {{KLRT code|KG|35}} {{mrts|Kajang}} (→) |- | style="border: 2px solid black; border-image: none; text-align: center;" |[[Island platform]], doors will open on the right |- | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform 2: {{ric|KLRT|9|name=yes}} towards {{KLRT code|KG|04}} {{mrts|Kwasa Damansara}} (←) |}

=== Exits and entrances === The station has two entrances. Entrance A is located at Jalan Cochrane, and Entrance B is located at Jalan Shelley. There is also an entrance at the Upper Concourse Level in between the escalators to each of the ground Entrances and directly under the glass pyramid skylight, which links to the MyTown Shopping Centre and IKEA Cheras. There is a pedestrian overhead bridge that leads to Sunway Velocity Mall, which is accessible via Entrance B. Feeder buses serve the feeder bus hub located at Entrance A. {| class="wikitable" style="width:70%" | colspan="4" align="center" |{{lnl|KLRT|9}} station |- | colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="{{rcr|KLRT|9}}" | |- ! style="width:10%" |Entrance ! style="width:15%" |Location ! style="width:55%" |Destination ! style="width:20%" |Picture |- | align="center" |'''A''' |'''Jalan Cochrane''' |Feeder bus hub, Taxi and E-hailing Layby, Jalan Cochrane, MyTown Shopping Centre (Across Jalan Cochrane) |[[File:SBK Line Cochrane Entrance A 3.jpg|150px]] |- | align="center" |'''B''' |'''Jalan Shelley''' |Jalan Peel, Sunway Velocity Mall (via elevated pedestrian bridge), Church of Sacred Heart, St. John Ambulance of Malaysia Headquarters. |[[File:SBK Line Cochrane Entrance B 4.jpg|150px]] |- |align="center" |'''MyTown Linkway''' |Beneath Jalan Cochrane, Upper Level Concourse |MyTown Shopping Centre (B1 Floor), IKEA Cheras |[[File:Cochrane MRT Station entrance from MyTown Shopping Centre (220421) 06.jpg|150px]] |- |align="center" |'''Sunway Velocity Linkway''' |Jalan Shelley, Jalan Peel |Sunway Velocity Mall (1st Floor) (Accessible via Entrance B) |[[File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Linkway to Velocity 3.jpg|150px]] |}

==History== The MRT station is named after [[Jalan Cochrane]] which in turn is named after [[Charles Walter Hamilton Cochrane]] (1876 - 1932), the 17th British Resident of [[Perak]] and the Chief Secretary to the Government of the [[Federated Malay States]] from 1929 to 1930.

The station is partly located on the site of the former Cochrane Road government quarters. The quarters were demolished in 2010, and the area was earmarked for redevelopment. The MRT station was to become one of the catalysts for this redevelopment process and in recognition of this role, the "Urban Living" theme for the interior design of the station was chosen.

==Bus Services== ===MRT Feeder Bus Services=== With the opening of the [[MRT Kajang Line]], feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing and commercial areas around Bandar Tun Razak, [[Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM]] (HCTM), [[Bandar Sri Permaisuri]], Taman Midah, Taman Shamelin Perkasa and Pandan Perdana. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus hub at Entrance A (opposite MyTown Shopping Centre).

The same feeder bus lines also serve the {{stn|Maluri}} MRT and LRT station, but only act as a pass-by.

The T400 feeder bus route serves almost the same alignment as T402, which originates from {{mrts|Taman Midah}} station. {| class="wikitable" !Route No. !Origin !Destination !Via |- |{{KLBC|T352|bgcolor=#{{klbcr|300}}}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maluri MRT Feeder Bus T352 {{!}} mrt.com.my |url=http://mrt.com.my/feeder_bus/t352.htm |access-date=20 January 2021 |website=mrt.com.my}}</ref> |Taman Shamelin Perkasa |{{KLRT code|KG|21}} Cochrane | Jalan Perdana Utama Pandan Perdana Jalan Indah Taman Cheras Indah {{MES-E|9}} (Pandan Indah Link) {{KLRT code|AG|14}} {{lrts|Pandan Jaya}} PGRM Building [[Jalan Cheras]] {{KLRT code|AG|13}}{{KLRT code|KG|22}} {{stn|Maluri}} Jalan Shelley Jalan Cochrane [[Jalan Tun Razak]] |- |{{KLBC|T400|bgcolor=#{{klbcr|400}}}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cochrane MRT Feeder Bus T400 {{!}} mrt.com.my |url=http://mrt.com.my/feeder_bus/t400.htm |access-date=20 January 2021 |website=mrt.com.my}}</ref> |{{KLRT code|KG|21}} Cochrane |[[Bandar Tun Razak]] | [[Jalan Tun Razak]] [[Jalan Cheras]] {{KLRT code|AG|13}}{{KLRT code|KG|22}} {{stn|Maluri}} {{JKR|1}} [[Cheras Highway]] (Jalan Cheras) Cheras Badminton Stadium Jalan Yaacob Latif [[Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM]] (HCTM) Taman Midah Bandar Tun Razak Jalan Budiman Jalan Shelley |- |{{KLBC|T401|bgcolor=#{{klbcr|400}}}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cochrane MRT Feeder Bus T401 {{!}} mrt.com.my |url=http://mrt.com.my/feeder_bus/t401.htm |access-date=20 January 2021 |website=mrt.com.my}}</ref> |{{KLRT color code|KG|21}} Cochrane |[[Bandar Sri Permaisuri]] | [[Jalan Tun Razak]] [[Jalan Cheras]] {{KLRT code|AG|13}}{{KLRT code|KG|22}} {{stn|Maluri}} Cheras Badminton Stadium Sri Sabah Flats Jalan Ikan Emas Jalan Sekilau Sri Melaka Flats Taman Sri Permaisuri Bandar Sri Permaisuri Jalan Jellawat 1 {{KLRT code|SP|12}} {{lrts|Cheras}} Jalan Shelley |}

=== Other Bus Services === The MRT station also provides accessibility for some other bus services. The [[Go KL City Bus]] Grey Line is another bus route that terminates in the station, provided by the [[Kuala Lumpur City Hall]] (DBKL). {| class="wikitable" !Route No. !Operator !Origin !Destination !Via |- |{{KLBC|420|bgcolor=#{{klbcr|400}}}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Line Route 420 - rapidKL Bus - Bus Schedules |url=https://moovitapp.com//kuala_lumpur-1082/lines/420/26193902/en |access-date=20 January 2021 |website=Moovit |language=en}}</ref> |Rapid KL |Menara Maybank ({{KLRT code|AG|7}}{{KLRT code|SP|7}}{{KLRT code|KJ|13}} {{lrts|Masjid Jamek}}) |Pandan Indah | [[Jalan Pudu]] ({{KLRT code|AG|10}}{{KLRT code|SP|10}} {{lrts|Pudu}}) Jalan Pasar Jalan Cochrane {{KLRT code|KG|21}} '''Cochrane''' / MyTown Shopping Centre Jalan Perkasa 1 Pandan Jaya Flats Pandan Perdana Flats Taman Kencana Pandan Indah [[MPAJ]] Building {{KLRT code|AG|16}} {{lrts|Cempaka}} |}

== Gallery == ===Station=== <gallery widths="150" heights="150"> File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Platform 1.jpg|Platform level of the station with its distinctive bench design File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Platform 2.jpg|Platform level of the station File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Lower Concourse 1.jpg|Escalators at the Lower Concourse Level of the station File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Lower Concourse 2.jpg|Lower Concourse Level of the station where the fare gates are located File:Cochrane MRT Station entrance from MyTown Shopping Centre (220421) 07.jpg|Upper Concourse Level showing the entrance to the underground pedestrian linkway to MyTown Shopping Centre </gallery>

===MyTown linkway=== <gallery widths="150" heights="150"> File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Entrance MyTown 3.jpg|Entrance to the underground pedestrian linkway to MyTown Shopping Centre at the Upper Concourse Level of the station File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Linkway to MyTown 1.jpg|View of the linkway towards MyTown Shopping Centre File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Linkway to MyTown 7.jpg|Corridor towards the linkway at MyTown Shopping Centre </gallery>

===Sunway Velocity linkway=== <gallery widths="150" heights="150"> File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Linkway to Velocity 2.jpg|Start of linkway at Entrance B of the station File:SBK Line Cochrane Station Linkway to Velocity 7.jpg|View of the linkway File:Sunway Velocity Signage to Cochrane Station 1.jpg|Signage inside [[Sunway Velocity Mall]] to the MRT station </gallery>

==See also== * [[Mutiara Damansara MRT station]], on the same line, connected to another IKEA store

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.mrt.com.my/stations/Jalan_Cochrane_Station.htm Cochrane Station MRT Station | mrt.com.my] * [http://www.mymrt.com.my Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit]

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