Plaza Rakyat LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station situated in central Kuala Lumpur. It is just next to the Pudu Sentral and Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur.
This LRT station is named after and located at the rear of Plaza Rakyat, a large mixed-use development project that was stalled during the economic crisis in 1997.
| Stations for Ampang / Sri Petaling Line LRT |
|---|
 AG7  SP7 Masjid Jamek |
↳  ⇄  KJ13 Masjid Jamek |
| AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat |
↳ ⇄  KG17 Merdeka |
| AG9 SP9 Hang Tuah |
↳ ⇄  MR4 Hang Tuah |
| ↳ ⇄ KG17 Merdeka |
The Plaza Rakyat station is located near Pudu Sentral and it is part of the Ampang / Sri Petaling Line LRT network.
Due to its proximity with Plaza Rakyat as it was opened, the concourse level of the Plaza Rakyat LRT station was originally intended to directly link the south side of the complex.
If the commuters want to switch to a MRT train on the MRT Kajang Line, they will be glad to know that this Plaza Rakyat LRT station is connected to the Merdeka MRT Station via a paid-to-paid pedestrian walkway.
| Stations for Ampang / Sri Petaling Line LRT |
|---|
| AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat |
| ↳ ⇄ KG17 Merdeka |
A 150 metre-long covered pedestrian bridge and walkway was provided to connect the station to the south of the nearby Pudu Sentral.
Due to the suspension of the construction Plaza Rakyat project, the pedestrian bridge continues to serve passengers entering and leaving the station.
The platforms of the station are linked via escalators to a single concourse area just below the rapid transit line, where tickets are purchased.
The Plaza Rakyat station is within walking distance to the famous China town and Bukit Bintang areas.
Location of LRT Station
The Plaza Rakyat LRT station is named after and located at the rear of Plaza Rakyat, and it is located along Jalan Pudu.
Around this LRT station, you can find these nearby attractions within short walking distance.
- AnCasa Hotel Kuala Lumpur
- Chan She Shu Yuen Clan Ancestral Hall
- Chinatown Kuala Lumpur
- Confucian Private Secondary School
- GUI GUI BBQ
- Hotel Olympic Malaysia
- Hotel Tang City
- Hotel Transit Kuala Lumpur
- Kompleks Kota Raya (Kuala Lumpur)
- Kuan Yin Temple
- Kwai Chai Hong
- Maybank Tower
- Mee Tarik Restaurant
- Merdeka 118
- Methodist Boys School
- Monster A Garden Cafe
- MYDIN Sinar Kota
- Petaling Street
- Pudu Sentral
- Restaurant Pik Wah
- SJK(C) Jalan Davidson
- SK (L) Methodist
- St. Anthonys Catholic Church
- Stadium Chin Woo
- Stadium Merdeka
- Stadium Negara
- The 5 Elements Hotel
- UTC Kuala Lumpur (Pudu Sentral)
- Victoria Institution
- YWCA Kuala Lumpur
Note: This is an ongoing update. More places will be added soon.
Connected linkway between MRT and LRT Station
Merdeka MRT Station is connected to the Plaza Rakyat LRT Station via a paid-to-paid pedestrian walkway.
| Stations for Ampang / Sri Petaling Line LRT |
|---|
| AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat |
| ↳ ⇄ KG17 Merdeka |
Initially meant to be only a connecting station, the Merdeka MRT station now serves as an interchange station, with the LRT station on the Ampang / Sri Petaling Line LRT via a paid-to-paid walkway link connecting between both stations.
The linkway is located on the Plaza Rakyat station’s concourse. Passengers are hence not required to purchase separate tickets while interchanging between both MRT and LRT lines.
The linkway between LRT and MRT station is accessed via Entrance C at the Lower Concourse Level of the station.
Station statistics
| Plaza Rakyat (SP8 / AG8) LRT station | |
|---|---|
| Address | Plaza Rakyat, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| Lines | Ampang Line LRT, Sri Petaling Line LRT |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Parking | Not Available |
| Opened | December 16, 1996 |
| Owned by | Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad and operated by Rapid KL |
| Reference | Plaza Rakyat station on wikipedia |
Summary of stations for Ampang / Sri Petaling line LRT
The combined Ampang Line LRT and Sri Petaling Line LRT network comprises 45.1km of track with 36 stations.
If you are on the Ampang and Sri Petaling Line LRT, you can:
- Use Ampang / Sri Petaling Line LRT to go KLIA / klia2
- Connect to Kelana Jaya line LRT
- Connect to KL Monorail
- Connect to MRT Kajang Line
- Connect to MRT Putrajaya Line
- Connect to KTM Komuter
- Check train fare
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