Bangsar LRT station
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BANK RAKYAT-Bangsar  |
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| Other names | 孟沙(Chinese) பங்க்சர்(Tamil) |
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| Location | Jalan Bangsar | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana and operated by Rapid Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 5 Kelana Jaya Line (1998 to present) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 1, 1998 | ||||||||||
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Bangsar (or BANK RAKYAT-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons) is a LRT station on the Kelana Jaya Line located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is an elevated station exactly located above Jalan Bangsar. Although it is located at Jalan Bangsar, it is located at quite a distance from most parts of Bangsar, namely Bangsar Baru.
Formerly known as Bangsar since its operation on September 1, 1998, the station was renamed to BANK RAKYAT-Bangsar after Bank Rakyat was given naming rights by Prasarana Malaysia. It is the first three stations under pilot program of Station Naming Rights since launched in October 2015.
There is a facility for reloading the Touch 'n Go card at the Bank Rakyat & Maybank ATM in this station.
The Bangsar LRT station is well served by bus services, both trunk as well as feeder bus services. The bus stops located at street level and serve many routes, especially those between Kuala Lumpur and the western Klang Valley townships of Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang.
FirstCoach, an express bus service to Singapore departs from Lengkok Abdullah, nearby the LRT station.
Bangsar station signange.
Bangsar station taken on 17 March 2007 from construction site of Dataran Maybank.
Platform 2
Platform 1
Coordinates: 3°09′24″N 101°42′06″E / 3.1567°N 101.7017°E
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