PWTC LRT Station

SP4
PWTC LRT Station
Stesen LRT PWTC
太子世界贸易中心轻快铁站

rapid transit station

Location

Jalan Putra
50350 WP Kuala Lumpur

Coordinates

3°9′59″N 101°41′36″E / 3.16639°N 101.69333°E

Owned by

Prasarana Malaysia

Operated by

Rapid Rail

Line(s)

4 LRT Sri Petaling Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

Bus, Taxi

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Platform levels

Parking

Not available

Other information

Station code

SP4

History

Opened

December 16, 1996

Services

Preceding station				Following station
Titiwangsa toward Sentul Timur		Sri Petaling Line		Sultan Ismail toward Putra Heights

PWTC LRT station is an LRT station in Kuala Lumpur that is served by the RapidKL Ampang Line. PWTC stands for Putra World Trade Center which is a main convention and exhibition centre in Kuala Lumpur. PWTC has become the preferred venue for local and international conventions, concerts and other prestigious events in Malaysia. The station is located at Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle and only 45 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and within easy walking distant of a mall, restaurants, entertainment centres and 3 - 5 star hotels.

Also, about a 400 metre walk from the station, there is the KA04 Putra Komuter station served by the Tampin-Tanjung Malim route and Port Klang-Batu Caves route. Sunway Putra Mall shopping complex is located right next to the station.

The station was opened on middle of 1998, as part of the second phase of the STAR system's opening. For the second phase, it consists of a 12 km extension from Chan Sow Lin LRT station in Kuala Lumpur to Sri Petaling (Bukit Jalil) and a 3 km extension from Sultan Ismail to Sentul. Under Phase 2, a 15 km track with 11 stations was built to serve the northern and southern areas of Kuala Lumpur to cater for the Commonwealth Village and National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil, during the KL Commonwealth Games in 1998.

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