Pasar Seni station

{{short description|LRT and MRT interchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia}} {{About|the transit station|the former Kuala Lumpur Central Market which now houses art and craft and souvenir shops|Central Market, Kuala Lumpur| |}} {{Infobox station | name = {{KLRT code|KJ|14|bgcolor=white}} {{KLRT code|KG|16|bgcolor=white}} Pasar Seni | style = Rapid KL | style2 = Interchange | system = {{rint|my|rapidkl}} [[Rapid KL]] | other_name = {{ublist| * {{langx|ms|ڤاسر سني}} ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]) * {{lang-zh|中央艺术坊}} * {{langx|ta|பசார் செனி}} }} | image = KJ14 KG16 Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Entrance C 20260101 153502.jpg | image_caption = View when transferring from the Pasar Seni LRT station to the MRT station. | address = Nearby [[Central Market, Kuala Lumpur|Central Market]], City Centre | borough = 50000 [[Kuala Lumpur]] | country = [[Malaysia]] | coordinates = {{coord|3|08|33|N|101|41|43|E|region:MY_type:railwaystation_source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title,inline}} | owned = {{ublist|[[Prasarana Malaysia]] (LRT)|[[MRT Corp]] (MRT)}} | operator = [[Rapid Rail]] | line = {{ublist|{{ric|KLRT|5|name=yes}}|{{ric|KLRT|9|name=yes}}}} | platform = {{ublist|1 [[island platform]] (LRT)|1 [[island platform]] (MRT)}} | tracks = {{ublist|2 (LRT)|2 (MRT)}} | other = Connecting station to {{KLRT code|KA|02}} {{rws|Kuala Lumpur}} for [[KTM Komuter]] and [[KTM ETS]] | structure = {{ublist|{{KLRT code|KJ|14}} Elevated|{{KLRT code|KG|16}} Underground}} | depth = 25 metres<ref name="Choong 2017">{{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> | levels = 2 | parking = Available at nearby KTM station | bicycle = Not available | accessible = Available | code = {{KLRT code|KJ|14}} {{KLRT code|KG|16}} | zone = | opened = {{ublist|{{Start date and age|df=yes|1998|9|1}} (LRT)|{{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|7|17}} (MRT)}} | rebuilt = | passengers = | pass_system = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Rapid KL |line1=Kelana Jaya|left1=Masjid Jamek|right1=Kuala Lumpur Sentral |line2=Kajang|left2=Muzium Negara|right2=Merdeka }} }}

The '''Pasar Seni station''' is an integrated rapid transit station in [[Kuala Lumpur]] that is served by the [[LRT Kelana Jaya Line]] and the [[MRT Kajang Line]]. The station is named after the nearby [[Central Market, Kuala Lumpur|Central Market]] (known as Pasar Seni or "Art Market" in [[Malay language|Malay]]) and is located near [[Petaling Street]] and the area known as the Chinatown of Kuala Lumpur.

The station is made up of two parts - the older elevated Kelana Jaya Line station and platforms which opened on 1 September 1998<ref name="PutraLRT">{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/mtransgroup/reports/reports%2520pdf%25203-25-04/Schwarcz%2520_2002_%2520Public%2520Transport%2520in%2520KL.pdf|title=Schwarcz _2002_ Public Transport in KL - Massachusetts Institute of Technology|work=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]|language=en|page=9|access-date=28 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421093445/http://web.mit.edu/mtransgroup/reports/reports%20pdf%203-25-04/Schwarcz%20_2002_%20Public%20Transport%20in%20KL.pdf|archive-date=21 April 2015}}</ref> and the newer underground Kajang Line station and platforms which opened on 17 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Najib launches Phase 2 of Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/17/najib-launches-phase-2-of-sungai-buloh-kajang-mrt-line/|access-date=2018-02-02|publisher=Thestar.com.my|date=2017-07-17|language=en}}</ref> A pedestrian bridge and escalators link the paid areas of both stations, allowing commuters to conveniently transfer between the Kelana Jaya Line and the Kajang Line, while two unpaid linkways connect the Pasar Seni station complex directly with the {{rws|Kuala Lumpur}} station, which is served by the [[KTM Komuter]] and [[KTM ETS]] services.<ref name="KTM Link">{{cite news|title=Seamless transfers now possible at Pasar Seni|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/11/11/seamless-transfers-now-possible-at-pasar-seni|access-date=2019-11-21|publisher=Thestar.com.my|date=2019-11-11|language=en}}</ref>

The station is located next to the Jalan Sultan Mohamed bus hub with buses to [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Shah Alam]], [[Klang (city)|Klang]], [[Puchong]] and [[Subang Jaya]] as well as [[Go KL City Bus|Go KL buses]]. Pedestrian bridges also link the station with the Kuala Lumpur General Post Office and the [[Dayabumi]] building.

==Station features and history== [[File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Plaza 1.jpg|left|thumb|250px|View of the elevated LRT station and the glass entrances of the underground MRT station.]] [[File:KJ14 Pasar Seni LRT Platform Level 20250412 193012.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Pasar Seni LRT platform.]] [[File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Bench 4.jpg|left|thumb|250px|View of platform level of the MRT station.]] ===LRT Kelana Jaya Line station=== The elevated Pasar Seni LRT station is served by the [[LRT Kelana Jaya Line]], a [[light rapid transit]] (LRT) system, and began operations on 1 September 1998 as the terminus of Phase One of what was then known as the PUTRA LRT system.<ref name="PutraLRT"/> The line would extend to {{lrts|Gombak}} in 1999 as part of Phase Two.

The LRT station has two elevated levels; a concourse level and a platform level above it, with an island platform configuration with two platforms.

The station entrance is on the Concourse Level which is accessed via escalators, stairs and lifts from Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Jalan Sultan Mohamed. Also at the Concourse Level are the fare gates, ticketing machines, Customer Service Counter, convenience store and bakery. The link bridges to the {{rws|Kuala Lumpur}} station, Kuala Lumpur General Post Office and Dayabumi are also at the Concourse Level. A second air-conditioned link bridge to the old Kuala Lumpur station has been added since November 2019.

The ground level of the station is occupied by several bus lanes of the Jalan Sultan Mohamed bus hub. There is also a Rapid Bus Customer Service Office. Covered walkways link the station with the bus hub.

===MRT Kajang Line station=== The underground [[mass rapid transit]] (MRT) station began operations on 17 July 2017 when Phase Two of the [[MRT Kajang Line]] was opened.

The station was constructed at the site formerly occupied by the Klang Bus Stand, Plaza Wawasan Complex and the UO Shopping Centre. These three buildings were demolished in 2012 to make way for the MRT station to be constructed.

The station has three underground levels - Concourse Level, Plant Room Level (not accessible to public) and Platform Level - beneath the ground level plaza.

The design of the station entrance buildings at the ground level is based on the [[quartz]] found at Bukit Tabur quartz range in [[Gombak]], [[Selangor]], while the theme for the station's interior design is "Confluence", taken from the confluence between the [[Gombak River|Gombak]] and [[Klang River|Klang]] Rivers, which is located next to {{lrts|Masjid Jamek}}, the preceding station on the Kelana Jaya Line.<ref name="Choong 2017" /> The MRT tunnels in this station is located only 300 meters from the opening of the Kelana Jaya Line's tunnel (towards Masjid Jamek).

===LRT-MRT Link=== The Pasar Seni LRT and MRT stations are connected by a pedestrian bridge over Jalan Sultan Mohamed. The bridge connects directly to the paid area of the LRT station's Concourse Level. On the MRT station side, escalators, stairs and lifts connect the pedestrian bridge directly to the paid area of the MRT Concourse Level, which is the first underground level of the station.

The paid-to-paid link is labelled as Entrance C of the station. It however only allows commuters to transfer between the LRT and MRT, and does not allow anyone out of the stations.

To accommodate this pedestrian bridge, the LRT station had to undergo some renovation. Besides removing the balustrade at the Concourse Level, the LRT station fare gates were also relocated closer to the entrance. A new service counter was also built replacing the older service counter.

===Station layout=== {| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|'''L2''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|'''LRT Platform Level''' |Platform 1: {{ric|KLRT|5|name=yes}} towards {{KLRT code|KJ|1}} {{lrts|Gombak}} (→) |- | 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|5|name=yes}} towards {{KLRT code|KJ|37}} {{lrts|Putra Heights}} (←) |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''L1''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|'''LRT Concourse''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Fare gates, Ticketing Machines, LRT Station Control, LRT Customer Service Office, LRT station entrance, Shops, Paid-to-paid pedestrian bridge between LRT and MRT stations, Pedestrian bridge to {{KLRT code|KA|02}} {{rws|Kuala Lumpur}} station. '''Entrances C & E''' |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|'''G''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|'''Street Level''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top| Taxi Terminal, Shops, RapidKL concession ticket counter. HAB Pasar Seni. '''Entrances A, B & D''' |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|'''B2''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|'''MRT Concourse''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|MRT Station Control, MRT Customer Service Office, Ticketing Machines, Fare gates, Entrance C paid-to-paid access to LRT concourse |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|'''B4''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|'''MRT 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 {{RapidKL Rail code|KG|04}} {{mrts|Kwasa Damansara}} (←) |}

===Exits and entrances=== Pasar Seni station has a total of 4 entrances/exits - Entrance A at Jalan Sultan and Entrance B at Jalan Sultan Mohamed, both belong to the MRT station. Entrance C is the given name for the paid-to-paid pedestrian link bridge between the LRT and MRT stations and is not an entrance from outside. Entrance D at Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Entrance E at the direct link to the Kuala Lumpur KTM Station are at the LRT station.

{| 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''' |South side of '''Jalan Sultan''' |Kuala Lumpur Chinatown (Petaling Street, Jalan Sultan, Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, Jalan Panggong) |[[File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance A 2.jpg|150px]] |- | align="center" | '''B''' |East side of '''Jalan Sultan Mohamed''' |Jalan Bandar Traffic Police Headquarters, HAB Pasar Seni (Platform C, D, E) |[[File:KG16 Pasar Seni MRT Entrance B 20240221 105858.jpg|150px]] |- | align="center" | '''C LRT-MRT Linkway''' |'''Underground Concourse level with escalator to elevated linkway''' |'''LRT''' {{KLRT connection|connection=paid link}} '''MRT''' |[[File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Linkway 1.jpg|150px]] |- |colspan=4 align="center" | {{lnl|KLRT|5}} station |- |colspan=4 align="center" bgcolor={{rcr|KLRT|5}}| |- | align="center" | '''C LRT-MRT Linkway''' |'''Escalator from Underground to Elevated Concourse level''' |'''LRT''' {{KLRT connection|connection=paid link}} '''MRT''' |[[File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 2.jpg|150px]] |- | align="center" | '''D''' |South side of '''Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock''' |Jalan Sultan Mohamed Bus Hub, [[Central Market, Kuala Lumpur]], Hang Kasturi Walk, Walkway to Kuala Lumpur General Post Office, Dayabumi |[[File:KJ Line Pasar Seni Entrance 5.jpg|150px]] |- | align="center" | '''E KTM-LRT Linkway''' |'''Concourse level''' |Unpaid link to {{KLRT color code|KA|02}} {{rws|Kuala Lumpur}} station |[[File:KJ14 KG16 Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Entrance E 20240501 122017.jpg|150px]] |}

=== Pasar Seni city bus terminal (HAB Pasar Seni) === A city bus terminal is integrated with the station complex, serving as the terminal for buses serving trunk routes primarily to the western side of Klang Valley.

===== RapidKL buses ===== {| class="wikitable" ! style="width:4%;" |Route number ! style="width:17%;" |Destination ! style="width:6%;" |Service type !Notes |- !190 |Taman Dato Senu, [[Sentul, Kuala Lumpur|Sentul]] | rowspan="13" |Trunk | |- !590 |[[Bandar Sungai Long]] |Extended from the original Lebuh Pudu city bus terminal |- !600 |Puchong Utama | |- !640 |Taman Sri Manja, Petaling Jaya | |- !650 |[[Taman Desa]] | |- !750 |Seksyen 2, [[Shah Alam]] |Serves Shah Alam city center area (Seksyen 14) and stops at Shah Alam City Bus Terminal. Also serves [[Universiti Teknologi MARA]] main campus (Seksyen 2 bound). |- !751 |[[Taman Sri Muda|Taman Sri Muda,]] Shah Alam | |- !770 |Subang Mewah, [[UEP Subang Jaya|USJ1]] | |- !772 |Subang Suria Mah Sing |Serves [[Subang Skypark]] in both direction. Terminates at U5 terminal in Subang Bestari. |- !780 |[[Kota Damansara]] | |- !782 |[[Petaling Jaya]] Old Town | |- !821 |Pantai Hillpark | |- !851 |[[Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex]], Jalan Duta | |- |}

===== Non-RapidKL buses ===== {| class="wikitable" ! style="width:4%;" |Route number ! style="width:17%;" |Destination !Operator ! style="width:6%;" |Service type !Notes |- !PURPLE |[[Bukit Bintang]] |[[Go KL City Bus]] (operated by SKS) |Feeder |Loop service |- !700 |[[Port Klang]] |[[Causeway Link]] | rowspan="2" |Trunk | |- !710 |[[Klang (city)|Klang]] |Wawasan Sutera | |- |} ==Around the station== [[File:KL2212 Hab Pasar Seni (Platform D1-D6) with Rapid KL bus route 780 20221215 143059.jpg|thumb|Hab Pasar Seni]] * HAB Pasar Seni (Hentian Akhir Bandar), City Bus Terminal * [[Central Market, Kuala Lumpur|Central Market]] * [[Dayabumi Complex]] * [[Lee Rubber Building]] * [[Petaling Street|Petaling Street (Chinatown)]] * [[Victoria Institution]] first generation building (1894 - 1929)<ref>{{cite web|title=Artist's impression of the first generation VI building in the 1920s with the KTM station in the background|url=http://www.viweb.mysite.com/gif/violdVI-visual-large.JPG|access-date=1 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402083239/http://www.viweb.mysite.com/gif/violdVI-visual-large.JPG|archive-date=2 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=The School at the River Bend|url=http://viweb.mysite.com/viOldVI.htm|access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref> * KL Guan Di Temple<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wonderfulmalaysia.com/attractions/guan-di-temple-chinatown-kuala-lumpur.htm|title=Guan Di Temple, Chinatown Kuala Lumpur - Attractions - Wonderful Malaysia|website=www.wonderfulmalaysia.com}}</ref> * Sin Sze Si Ya Temple<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuala-lumpur.ws/magazine/sin-sze-si-ya-temple.htm|title=Sin Sze Si Ya Temple - Oldest Taoist Temple in Kuala Lumpur}}</ref>

== Gallery == ===General=== <gallery widths="150"> File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance B 6.jpg|Panoramic view of the Pasar Seni LRT Station on the left, entrance to the MRT station in the middle, and the road to Jalan Tun H.S. Lee at right. File:SBK Line Entrance B 7.jpg|Pasar Seni LRT Station on the left with the entrance to the MRT station on the right. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Plaza 2.jpg|View of the ground level plaza of the Pasar Seni MRT station with the glass entrances and the Pasar Seni LRT Station at the back. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Jalan Sultan 1.jpg|Pasar Seni MRT Station entrances (left) and the LRT station (back) along Jalan Sultan. File:Jalan Sultan-Jalan Tun H.S. Lee intersection 1.jpg|Combination of pictures showing the current Pasar Seni MRT station Entrance A in 2020 (right) and the same site in 2007 (left) where the former Uda Ocean Shopping Centre was located. File:Jalan Tun H.S. Lee 5.jpg|Another combination of pictures showing the current LRT-MRT stations link in 2020 (right), where the former Plaza Warisan building was located in 2007 (left). </gallery>

===LRT station=== <gallery widths="150"> File:Pasar Seni station (Kelana Jaya Line) (exterior), Kuala Lumpur.jpg|Exterior of the Pasar Seni LRT station. File:KJ Line Pasar Seni Entrance 4.jpg|Escalators from Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock leading to the entrance of the station. File:KJ Line Pasar Seni Entrance 2.jpg|Area leading to the station entrance. File:Pasar Seni LRT Station concourse (220714) 02.jpg|Entrance into the station concourse area. File:KJ Line Pasar Seni Concourse Level 2018 1.jpg|Unpaid area of the concourse level of the LRT station where the ticket vending machines are located, after refurbishment in 2018. File:Pasar Seni station (Kelana Jaya Line) (concourse level), Kuala Lumpur.jpg|View of the concourse of the LRT station in 2007. The LRT station was originally designed in a blue, Malay architecture theme to reflect the nearby Central Market's vibe. File:KJ14 Pasar Seni LRT Concourse 20231216 094825.jpg|Fare gates at the LRT station concourse level. File:KL light rail (5621408482).jpg|The train arriving at Pasar Seni LRT platform. File:Pasar Seni LRT.jpg|The Pasar Seni LRT signboard. </gallery>

===MRT station=== <gallery widths="150"> File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Platform 2.jpg|Panoramic shot of the platform level of the station. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Platform 1.jpg|Platform level of the station. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Bench 2.jpg|Platform level of the station showing the bench designed by Chan Lee Kang which was selected during a bench design competition. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Bench 1.jpg|Plaque at the platform level of the station recognising Chan Lee Kang as the designer of the station bench. File:KG16 Pasar Seni MRT Concourse 20260101 153549.jpg|Concourse level of the station. File:KG16 Pasar Seni MRT Concourse 20260101 153607.jpg|Fare gates leading out to Entrance A of the MRT station. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance A 5.jpg|Entrance A of the station at Jalan Sultan. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance A 1.jpg|View of Jalan Sultan from Entrance A. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance B 8.jpg|Entrance B of the station at Jalan Sultan Mohamed. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance B 2.jpg|Close up view of Entrance B. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Entrance B 1.jpg|Looking out of Entrance B. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Plaza 3.jpg|Ground level plaza of the Pasar Seni MRT Station. </gallery>

===LRT-MRT link=== <gallery widths="150"> File:KJ14 KG16 Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Entrance C 20260101 153432.jpg|View of the pedestrian link bridge from the LRT concourse. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 3.jpg|Escalators from the MRT station concourse level to the pedestrian link bridge. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 4.jpg|Escalators going down to the MRT station concourse level from the pedestrian link bridge. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 5.jpg|MRT station concourse level area towards the escalators to the pedestrian link bridge. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link Bridge 1.jpg|External view of the pedestrian link bridge over Jalan Sultan Mohamed, with the LRT station at left and MRT station at right. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni Link Bridge 6.jpg|View of the link bridge from the LRT station. File:Panorama of Pasar Seni LRT and MRT.jpg|View of the link bridge between the MRT station at left and the LRT station at right in May 2017. File:SBK Line Pasar Seni LRT-MRT Link 2.jpg|Same view in September 2017. </gallery>

==See also== {{commons category|Pasar Seni Station}}

* [[Rail transport in Malaysia]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://mrt.com.my/lrt_kelana/pasar_seni.htm Kuala Lumpur MRT & LRT Integrations]

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