Medan Tuanku station

{{short description|Monorail station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia}} {{Infobox station | name = {{KLRT code|MR|9|bgcolor=white}} Medan Tuanku | other_name = {{ublist| * {{langx|ms|ميدن توانکو}} ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]) * {{lang-zh|美丹端姑}} * {{langx|ta|மேடான் துவாங்கு}} }} | style = Rapid KL | style2 = KL Monorail | system = {{rint|my|rapidkl}} [[Rapid KL]] | image = File:Medan Tuanku Monorail Station from elevated pedestrian walkway (230404) (cropped).jpg | address = [[Jalan Sultan Ismail]], [[Medan Tuanku]] | borough = 50250 [[Kuala Lumpur]] | country = [[Malaysia]] | coordinates = {{Coord|3|9|33|N|101|41|55|E|region:MY_type:railwaystation}} | owned = [[Prasarana Malaysia]] | tracks = 2 | structure = Elevated | parking = Not available | bicycle = Not available | code = {{KLRT code|MR|9}} | zone = | opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2003|8|31}} | rebuilt = | former = Wawasan | mpassengers = | passengers = | pass_system = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Rapid KL|line=KL Monorail|left=Bukit Nanas|right=Chow Kit}} | image_caption = The exterior of the Medan Tuanku station, as seen from the southwest. | operator = [[Rapid Rail]] | line = {{ric|KLRT|8|name=yes}} | other = Connecting station to {{KLRT code |AG|5}}{{KLRT code|SP|5}} {{lrts|Sultan Ismail}} via a 580 meters pedestrian bridge | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | accessible = Available }} '''Medan Tuanku station''' is a [[Malaysia]]n elevated [[monorail]] [[train station]] that forms part of the [[Kuala Lumpur Monorail]] (KL Monorail) line, located in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and opened alongside the rest of the train service on 31 August 2003. This station was formerly called '''Wawasan station''',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Azliana Ahmad|title=Peranan Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan (STAR) dalam mengatasi masalah pengangkutan awam di bandar Kuala Lumpur|publisher=Jabatan Antropologi dan Sosiologi, Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial, Universiti Malaya, 1998/99|year=1999|location=Universiti Malaya|pages=Lampiran 2|language=ms}}</ref> after a former adjacent development project which was named “Bandar Wawasan” in the [[Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur|Kampung Baru]] area.

The station is situated above [[Jalan Sultan Ismail]], just south of [[Chow Kit]] and located east of an [[intersection (road)|intersection]] with [[Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman]]; it marks the start and end of the Monorail line that runs parallel along Jalan Sultan Ismail, until the [[Bukit Bintang Monorail station|Bukit Bintang]] station, after which the line turns west intoto [[Jalan Imbi]].

The station is situated in and named after [[Medan Tuanku]], a small district connected to Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail and [[Jalan Dang Wangi]] via backroads.

==Connecting station== {{stack|[[File:Medan Tuanku Monorail Station Entrance E from Quill City Mall (220425) 04.jpg|thumb|Monorail Entrance from Quill City Mall]]}} The station is linked to the [[Sultan Ismail LRT station]], 580 metres away, by a pedestrian bridge on the [[LRT Ampang Line]] and [[LRT Sri Petaling Line]], and as such is designated as an official connecting station with the LRT lines. However, the two stations do not have an integrated paid-area; commuters are required to tap out and tap in or purchase a new ticket at the next station upon transferring. The [[Dang Wangi LRT station]] is also a 520-meter walk away, via Jalan Raja Abdullah, but is not designated as an official connection. The station is also linked with the [[Quill City|Quill City Mall]] via entrance E. There are no bus services provided to the station.

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[[Category:Kuala Lumpur Monorail stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in Malaysia opened in 2003]]