Surian MRT station

{{short description|MRT station in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia}} {{Infobox station | style = Rapid KL | style2 = MRT1 | name = {{KLRT code|KG|07}} Surian – IOI Mall Damansara | other_name = {{ublist| * {{langx|ms|سوريان}} ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]) * {{lang-zh|苏丽雅}} * {{langx|ta|சூரியன்}} }} | system = {{rint|my|rapidkl}} [[Rapid KL]] | image = Surian MRT Station (KG07) Exterior (220807) 2.jpg | image_caption = Perspective view of the station | address = [[Persiaran Surian]], [[Kota Damansara]], PJU5, 47410 [[Petaling Jaya]] | borough = [[Selangor]] | country = [[Malaysia]] | coordinates = {{Coord|3|8|58.66|N|101|35|36.93|E|source:jawiki_region:MY_type:railwaystation|display=title,inline}} | owned = [[MRT Corp]] | operator = [[Rapid Rail]] | line = {{ric|KLRT|9|name=yes}} | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | tracks = 2 | structure = Elevated | parking = Not available | bicycle = Yes. 16 bicycle bays. | accessible = | code = {{KLRT code|KG|07}} | zone = | opened = 16 December 2016 | rebuilt = | mpassengers = | passengers = | pass_system = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Rapid KL|line=Kajang|left=Kota Damansara|right=Mutiara Damansara}} | former = Dataran Sunway<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/11/26/mrt-station-names-finalised/ |title=Finalised names of 31 MRT stations revealed |author=Meng Yew Choong |website=The Star Online |language=en |date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528053807/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/11/26/mrt-station-names-finalised/ |archive-date=28 May 2019 |access-date=28 May 2019 }}</ref> }}

The '''Surian MRT station''' or '''Surian–IOI Mall Damansara MRT station''' under the [[Prasarana Malaysia#Station naming rights program|station naming rights programme]], is a [[mass rapid transit]] (MRT) [[Train station|station]] serving the suburb of [[Kota Damansara]] in [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]]. It is one of the stations on the [[MRT Kajang Line]]. The station is named after [[Persiaran Surian]], the road above which the station was built. The station was opened on 16 December 2016 under Phase One operations of the MRT Kajang Line (then known as the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line).<ref>{{cite web|title=Prime Minister Launches Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line|url=http://www.mymrt.com.my/cms/upload_files/mediarelease/mediarelease_download_000923.pdf|website=Klang Valley MRT Project|publisher=Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd|access-date=14 November 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001836/http://www.mymrt.com.my/cms/upload_files/mediarelease/mediarelease_download_000923.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2017}}</ref>

The station is located near the Dataran Sunway commercial area in Kota Damansara, where the Sunway Giza Shopping Centre, Sunway Nexis and many other shops are located.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top 10 attractions near latest MRT stations|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2016/12/17/top-10-attractions-near-mrt-stations-starmetro-takes-a-look-at-points-of-interest-around-the-station//|access-date=2017-11-11|publisher=Thestar.com.my|date=2016-12-17|language=en}}</ref>

==Station Features== [[File:Surian MRT Station (KG07) Concourse (220724) 1.jpg|thumb|Station concourse and faregates from Entrance A]] [[File:Surian MRT Station (KG07) Customer Service Office (220724).jpg|thumb|Customer service office.]] The station adopts the standard elevated station design for the MRT Kajang Line, with two side platforms above the concourse level. The station is located directly above Persiaran Surian, with its supporting columns sited along the median of the road.

The station is located next to the Dataran Sunway commercial area or Seksyen PJU5 of [[Petaling Jaya]], also known as [[Kota Damansara]]. The Sunway Giza Mall is also located near the station, while Encorp Strand Mall and Giant Hypermarket Kota Damansara are located about 1 km away.

===Station layout=== {|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=4 width=50 valign=top|L2 |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=4 width=100 valign=top|Platform Level |style="width=500;border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=1|[[Side platform]] |- |width=500| Platform 1: {{ric|KLRT|9|name=yes}} towards {{KLRT code|KG|35}} {{mrts|Kajang}} (→) |- |width=500| Platform 2: {{ric|KLRT|9|name=yes}} towards {{KLRT code|KG|04}} {{mrts|Kwasa Damansara}} (←) |- |style="width=500;border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=1|[[Side platform]] |- style="vertical-align:top;" | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; "|L1 | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; "|Concourse | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; " width=500|Faregates to paid area; escalators to platforms; ticketing machines; customer service office; station control; shops; Entrance A escalator and lift from ground level to Persiaran Surian (Kwasa Damansara-bound) and pedestrian linkway to IOI Mall Damansara; Entrance B escalators and lifts from ground level to Persiaran Surian (Petaling Jaya-bound), Jalan PJU 5/8; Entrance C to elevated pedestrian walkway from Sunway Nexis. |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; "|G |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; "|Ground Level |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; "|Feeder Bus Stop, Taxi Lay-By, Kiss and Ride Lay-By |}

===Exits and entrances=== The station has three entrances. Entrance A and Entrance B are situated on both sides of Persiaran Surian. Entrance B is also accessible from Jalan PJU 5/8, which runs parallel to Persiaran Surian. Entrance C connects with the Sunway Nexis Mall, which is on the same side as Entrance B.

Another elevated pedestrian linkway has also been constructed to connect the station's Entrance A with IOI Mall Damansara (formerly known as Tropicana Gardens Mall), a 17-acre mixed development previously developed by Tropicana Corporation Berhad and currently owned by [[IOI Group]], on the south side of Persiaran Surian.

There are feeder bus stops, taxi lay-bys and also drop-off areas at both entrances along Persiaran Surian.

{| 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:20%"| Location ! style="width:50%"| Destination ! style="width:20%"| Picture |- |align="center" | '''A''' || South side of Persiaran Surian |Feeder bus stop, taxi and private vehicle lay-by, Persiaran Damansara Indah, Sri Selangor Golf Club, Casa Indah 1 and 2 Condominiums |[[File:SBK Line Surian Station Entrance A 1.jpg|150px]] |- | align="center" | '''B''' || North side of Persiaran Surian; South side of Jalan PJU 5/8; Pedestrian bridge from Sunway Nexis |Feeder bus stop, taxi and private vehicle lay-by, Dataran Sunway Commercial Area, Sunway Giza, Sunway Nexis, |[[File:Surian MRT Station (KG07) Entrance B (220828) 2.jpg|150px]] |- |align="center" | '''C''' |Sunway Nexis 1st Floor |Sunway Nexis | |- |align="center" |'''IOI Mall Damansara Linkway''' |IOI Mall Damansara 1st Floor |IOI Mall Damansara | |}

==History== Before the station name was finalised, the station was assigned the working name '''Dataran Sunway MRT Station''', after the Dataran Sunway commercial area.<ref>{{cite news|title=Naim installs mrt link bridge, records another milestone|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/09/07/naim-installs-mrt-link-bridge-records-another-milestone/|access-date=2017-11-11|publisher=Theborneopost.com|date=2015-09-07|language=en}}</ref>

==Bus Services== ===Feeder buses=== With the opening of the [[MRT Kajang Line]], feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing and industrial areas in Sunway Damansara, Tropicana and Subang. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus stops adjacent to the station.

{| class="wikitable" !Route No. !Origin !Desitination !Via !Connecting to |- |T807<ref>[https://www.myrapid.com.my/traveling-with-us/how-to-travel-with-us/rapid-kl/mrt/number?routeid=T8070 RapidKL Bus Route T807]</ref> |{{KLRT code|KG|07}} Surian ('''Entrance A''') |[[Ara Damansara]] |Persiaran Damansara Indah Persiaran Tropicana Jalan PJU 1A/1 {{KLRT code|KJ|25}} {{lrts|Lembah Subang}} Jalan Tropika Utama |T782 |- |T808<ref>[https://www.myrapid.com.my/traveling-with-us/how-to-travel-with-us/rapid-kl/mrt/number?routeid=T8080 RapidKL Bus Route T808]</ref> |{{KLRT code|KG|07}} Surian ('''Entrance B''') |Section 11, [[Kota Damansara]] |Jalan PJU 5/1 Persiaran Mahogani |802 |}

===Other buses=== {| class="wikitable" !Route No. !Origin !Desitination !Via |- |780<ref>[https://www.myrapid.com.my/traveling-with-us/how-to-travel-with-us/rapid-kl/bus/number?routeid=U7800 RapidKL Bus Route 780]</ref> |{{KLRT code|KJ|14}}{{KLRT code|KG|16}} [[Pasar Seni]] |Section 8, [[Kota Damansara]] |Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock Jalan Tun Sambanthan ([[KL Sentral]]) Jalan Bangsar {{KLRT code|KJ|16}} {{lrts|Bangsar}} {{JKR|2}} [[Federal Highway (Malaysia)|Federal Highway]] Jalan Utara Jalan Semangat Jalan SS 2/55 {{MES-E|11}} (Bandar Utama) Persiaran Surian {{KLRT code|KG|08}} {{mrts|Mutiara Damansara}} {{KLRT code|KG|07}} '''Surian''' ('''Entrance A''' for Kota Damansara-bound, '''Entrance B''' for Pasar Seni-bound) {{KLRT code|KG|06}} {{mrts|Kota Damansara}}br/> Persiaran Mahogani Jalan Pekaka |- |802<ref>[https://www.myrapid.com.my/traveling-with-us/how-to-travel-with-us/rapid-kl/bus/number?routeid=U8020 RapidKL Bus Route 802]</ref> |{{KLRT color code|KJ|24}} {{lrts|Kelana Jaya}} |Section 11, [[Kota Damansara]] |Damansara-Puchong Expressway Persiaran Bandar Utama {{KLRT code|KG|09}}{{KLRT code|SA|01}} {{stn|Bandar Utama}} Lebuh Bandar Utama Persiaran Surian {{KLRT code|KG|08}} {{mrts|Mutiara Damansara}} {{KLRT code|KG|07}} '''Surian''' ('''Entrance A''' for Kota Damansara-bound '''Entrance B''' for Kelana Jaya-bound) Persiaran Mahogani |}

==Gallery== ===Station=== <gallery class="center"> File:Surian MRT Station (KG07) Exterior (220828) 1.jpg|The MRT station from Jalan PJU 5/8, Dataran Sunway. File:SBK Line Surian Station Entrance A feeder bus stop 1.jpg|The MRT station from Persiaran Surian (Kwasa Damansara-bound). File:Surian MRT Station (KG07) Entrance B (220807) 4.jpg|Feeder bus stop at Entrance B. File:SBK Line Surian Station 2.jpg|Platform 1 of the station for southbound trains. File:SBK Line Surian Tracks 2.jpg|Stretch of straight tracks from Surian MRT station towards Kota Damansara MRT station. </gallery>

===Sunway Nexis-Surian MRT station link bridge=== <gallery class="center"> File:Surian-Sunway Nexis Link 1.jpg|The MRT station-Sunway Nexis pedestrian link bridge seen from Entrance B. File:Surian-Sunway Nexis Link 2.jpg|The MRT station-Sunway Nexis pedestrian link bridge. File:Surian-Sunway Nexis Link 4.jpg|View of the MRT station-Sunway Nexis pedestrian link bridge, and the station from Sunway Nexis. File:Surian-Sunway Nexis Link 5.jpg|Signage inside Sunway Nexis leading to the link to the station. </gallery>

=== Concourse === <gallery> Surian MRT Station (KG07) Concourse (220724) 2.jpg|Exit to Entrance B and C (Sunway Nexis Link). Surian MRT Station (KG07) Concourse (220724) 3.jpg|Faregates to paid zone of the concourse. Surian MRT Station (KG07) Concourse (220724) 5.jpg|Lift to Kwasa Damansara-bound platform. Surian MRT Station (KG07) Concourse (220724) 6.jpg|Escalator and stairs to Kwasa Damansara-bound platform Surian MRT Station (KG07) Concourse (220724) 7.jpg|Station location map (right) and escalators (left). Surian MRT Station (KG07) Concourse (220724) 8.jpg|Paid zone of the concourse facing the exit. SBK Line Surian Station Concourse Level 2.jpg|Ticket machine at the concourse. </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.mrt.com.my/stations/Surian_Station.htm Surian MRT station - MRT Website] * [http://www.mymrt.com.my Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website]

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