Bukit Jalil LRT station

Bukit Jalil LRT station is an LRT station in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

SP17  Bukit Jalil
| LRT station
General information
Location	Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°3′29″N 101°41′31″E
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia (2002 to present); operated by Rapid Rail.
Line(s)	4 Sri Petaling
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Not available
Other information
Station code	SP17
History
Opened	11 July 1998; 27 years ago (1998-07-11)
Services
Preceding station Following station Sungai Besi towards Sentul Timur Sri Petaling Line Sri Petaling towards Putra Heights
Route map
Location

It is operated under the Sri Petaling Line (formerly known as STAR LRT). This station is used by many sports fans and concert-goers due to its proximity to the KL Sports City (formerly known as Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex). This station opens at 6.00am and closes at 11.59pm daily, although during major sports and concert events, its operating hours are extended until 2.00am.^[1]

Location

Bukit Jalil LRT station is located after the Sungai Besi LRT station and before the former terminus of Sri Petaling Line, the Sri Petaling LRT station.

The roof of the station features colourful panels with sports symbolisms.

The station is situated right at the heart of the KL Sports City, providing easy access to sports fans for the area. It is also the nearest station to Technology Park Malaysia, Malaysia's most advanced and comprehensive centre for research and development for knowledge-based industries.

History

The station was opened on July 11, 1998, as the phase 2 of the STAR LRT, a 15 km track with 11 stations that was built to serve the northern and southern areas of Kuala Lumpur. This station was built to cater to passengers traveling between the Commonwealth Athelete's Village via Komanwel station and the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil during the 1998 Commonwealth Games. At that time, Bukit Jalil station was known as Sukan Negara station,^[2] named after the then current name of the sport complex (Malay: Kompleks Sukan Negara; National Sports Complex).

Design and layout

L1
	Side platform
	Platform 1	Sri Petaling Line towards  AG1  SP1  Sentul Timur and  AG18  Ampang via  AG11  SP11  Chan Sow Lin (→)
	Platform 2	Sri Petaling Line towards  SP31  Putra Heights (←)
	Side platform
G	Concourse and Street Level	Faregates, ticketing machines, station control, exit to National Sports Complex.

The staircase and the roof, amongst many other parts of the station, are decorated with inspirational quotes.

A 'relay track' design towards the faregates.

Bukit Jalil LRT station is an elevated station similar to most stations on the Sri Petaling and Ampang Lines, albeit with some differences. The station has two levels that are linked by stairways and escalators. The platform level for the station, located on the topmost floor, consisted of two sheltered side platforms along a double tracked line. The platforms themselves are considerably larger than other stations along the line. The lower level consists of a shared concourse containing the faregates, ticketing machines, and station control. There is a large entrance that leads directly towards the sports complex.

The concourse area of the station features sports-related quotes and the curve of the relay track. One can also see names of sports on the pillars.

The station originally featured a similar design and ambience with other LRT stations, with roofs supported by latticed frames, and white plastered walls and pillars. It received a facelift in conjunction with the 2017 SEA Games and the renovation of the National Sports Complex as KL Sports City, being revamped with a sporting theme. The revamp features colourful and vibrant graphics, sports symbolisms, and inspirational quotes installed inside and outside the station, such as on the walls and staircases. The floor itself is painted to emulate a relay track, with the faregates acting as the end/beginning of the painted track.^[3]

Incidents and accidents

On September 24, 2008, two LRT trains collided about 200m from this station. A carriage of one of the trains involved in the accident hit the rear of the other train. Six passengers were injured in this accident.^[4]

In popular culture

The Bukit Jalil LRT station was used as a filming location for the 1999 film Entrapment starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. In the film it was called Pudu station, which is actually another LRT station (though on the same line) in Kuala Lumpur.^[5]

See also

• List of rail transit stations in Klang Valley