The Merdeka MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station located near the Stadium Merdeka, currently being refurbished as part of the Merdeka 118 development.
The Merdeka MRT station is one of the stations being built as part of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) project on the 
MRT Kajang Line.
| Stations for MRT Kajang Line |
|---|
| KG16 Pasar Seni |
↱  ⇄  KJ14 Pasar Seni |
↱ ⇄   KA02 Kuala Lumpur |
| KG17 Merdeka |
↱ ⇄  AG8  SP8 Plaza Rakyat |
| KG18A Bukit Bintang |
↱ ⇄  MR6 Bukit Bintang |
It was opened on 17 July 2017 under Phase Two operations of the MRT Kajang Line.
The Merdeka 118 is a 118-story, 644-metre megatall skyscraper currently under construction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
It is the tallest building under construction as of 2020. When completed, the tower will be tallest building in Malaysia, the tallest building in Southeast Asia and the second-tallest building in the world.
Directly next to Entrance B of the station is Stadium Negara indoor stadium.
As the underground Merdeka MRT station is near the historic Stadium Merdeka where Malaysia’s first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman declared the independence of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire on 31 August 1957, the theme “independence” was chosen for the interior design for this station.
Station layout
| Merdeka MRT station layout |
|---|
| LEVEL G: Street level |
| Entrance A and Entrance B along Jalan Hang Jebat, Taxi and E-hailing Layby, Kiss and ride lay-by, escalators, lifts and staircases to Upper and Lower Concourse levels |
| LEVEL B1: MRT Upper Concourse |
| The Merdeka and Rukun Negara feature walls and the future connection to the 118 Mall |
| LEVEL B2: MRT Lower Concourse |
| MRT Station Control, MRT Customer Service Office, Ticketing Machines and Fare gates. Entrance C, paid-to-paid walkway to the concourse level of Plaza Rakyat LRT station |
| LEVEL B4: MRT Platform level |
| Platform 1: MRT Kajang Line towards Kajang |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right |
| Platform 2: MRT Kajang Line towards Kwasa Damansara |
The theme is manifested through several features such as a wall at the Upper Concourse Level bearing a relief of the Rukun Negara, the Malaysian national pledge.
The ceiling above the escalator leading down from the Upper Concourse Level to the Lower Concourse Level bears a motif of the arms of the 14-pointed star on the flag of Malaysia.
At the Lower Concourse Level, each pillar bears the flag and emblem of each states of Malaysia.
The linkway between Plaza Rakyat LRT station and Merdeka MRT station is accessed via Entrance C at the Lower Concourse Level of the station.
| Stations for MRT Kajang Line |
|---|
| KG17 Merdeka |
| ↱ ⇄ AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat |
The linkway is air conditioned and has natural lighting through skylight.
Location of station
The Merdeka MRT station is located beneath Jalan Hang Jebat. It is located about 600 metres and is within walking distance of the Hang Tuah LRT station and Hang Tuah monorail station.
Around this MRT station, you can find these nearby attractions within short walking distance.
- 118 Mall
- Al-Bukhari Foundation Mosque
- AnCasa Hotel Kuala Lumpur
- Berjaya Times Square Theme Park
- Bukit Aman (Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters)
- Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC)
- Burger on 16
- Casa Residency Condominium KL
- Ceria Hotel Bukit Bintang
- Chan She Shu Yuen Clan Ancestral Hall
- Chinatown Kuala Lumpur
- Confucian Private Secondary School
- Corona Inn Hotel
- DMajestic Place by Swiss-Garden
- Furama Bukit Bintang
- GUI GUI BBQ
- Hotel Olympic Malaysia
- Hotel Tang City
- Hotel Transit Kuala Lumpur
- Kedai Mamak Husin
- Kenanga Wholesale City
- Kompleks Kota Raya (Kuala Lumpur)
- Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters
- Kuan Yin Temple
- Kwai Chai Hong
- KWC Fashion Wholesale
- LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre
- Masjid Al Bukhari
- Maybank Tower
- Mee Tarik Restaurant
- Merdeka 118 precinct
- Methodist Boys School
- Metro Hotel Bukit Bintang
- Monster A Garden Cafe
- MYDIN Sinar Kota
- Petaling Street
- Pudu Sentral
- Restaurant New Kai Seng Seafood
- Restaurant Pik Wah
- Restaurant Wong Mei Kee
- Seoul Garden
- SJK(C) Jalan Davidson
- SK (L) Methodist
- St. Anthonys Catholic Church
- Stadium Chin Woo
- Stadium Merdeka
- Stadium Negara
- Swiss Garden Hotel – Bukit Bintang
- The 5 Elements Hotel
- The Robertson Residences Bukit Bintang Five Senses
- UTC Kuala Lumpur (Pudu Sentral)
- Victoria Institution
- YWCA Kuala Lumpur
- Zepp Kuala Lumpur
Note: This is an ongoing update. More places will be added soon.
The station is located near the Stadium Merdeka, currently being refurbished as part of the KL118 Tower project. Directly next to Entrance B of the station is Stadium Negara indoor stadium.
Entrances and Exit
The Merdeka MRT station can be accessed via two entrances (Entrance A and Entrance B) located along Jalan Hang Jebat, as well as the paid-to-paid walkway from the Plaza Rakyat LRT station via Entrance C.
The entrance A is located on the north side of Jalan Hang Jebat near the YWCA and Olympic Hotel.
It accommodates access to the Olympic Council of Malaysia, YWCA, SJK (C) Jalan Davidson.
The Entrance B is located near Stadium Negara. It accommodates access to Stadium Negara, KL118 and Merdeka Stadium.
The entrance C accommodates the LRT – MRT Linkway.
Facilities & services
The Merdeka MRT station provides following facilities and services for your convenience.
- Escalator
- Public toilets
- Public telephone
- Customer service office
- Lift
- Island platform
- Surau
- Ticket vending machine
- Ramp access
- Tactile tiles
- Disabled-friendly toilets
- Low lift buttons for wheel chair users
- Braille for the lift buttons
- Staff at stations to provide assistance
- Low counters for wheel chair users
Connected linkway between Merdeka MRT station and Plaza Rakyat LRT Station
The Merdeka MRT Station is connected to the Plaza Rakyat LRT Station via a paid-to-paid pedestrian walkway.
Initially meant to be only a connecting station, the Merdeka MRT station now serves as an interchange station, with Plaza Rakyat LRT station on the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines 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.
Connection to Hang Tuah LRT and Monorail stations
The Merdeka MRT station is about 600 metres walking distance to the Hang Tuah LRT station and Hang Tuah monorail station.
Station statistics
| Merdeka MRT station | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Lines | MRT Kajang Line |
| Structure | Underground |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Parking | Not Available |
| Bicycle facilities |
Not available |
| Opened | 17 July 2017 |
| Owned by | Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd |
| Reference | Merdeka station on wikipedia |
MRT stations of MRT Kajang Line
The MRT Kajang Line is the first line of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project (KVMRT) that began full operations in July 2017.
The MRT Kajang Line spans a total length of 51km and it runs underground for a distance of 9.5km beneath the centre of Kuala Lumpur while the rest of the alignment is elevated. The line has 30 stations of which 7 are underground station and 1 is provisional station (Bukit Kiara).
The following is a simplified table showing the integrations and connections of MRT Kajang Line with other rail systems to complete the Greater Kuala Lumpur / Klang Valley Integrated Transit System.
| Stations for MRT Kajang Line |
|---|
| KG04 Kwasa Damansara |
↳ ⇄  PY01 Kwasa Damansara |
| KG05 Kwasa Sentral |
| KG06 Kota Damansara |
| KG07 Surian |
| KG08 Mutiara Damansara |
| KG09 Bandar Utama |
| KG10 Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) |
| KG12 Phileo Damansara |
| KG13 Pusat Bandar Damansara |
| KG14 Semantan |
| KG15 Muzium Negara |
| ↱ ⇄ KJ15 KL Sentral |
| ↱ ⇄ MR1 KL Sentral |
| ↱ ⇄ KA01 KS01 KL Sentral |
↱ ⇄  KT1  KE1 KL Sentral |
| KG16 Pasar Seni |
| ↱ ⇄ KJ14 Pasar Seni |
| ↱ ⇄ KA02 Kuala Lumpur |
| KG17 Merdeka |
| ↱ ⇄ AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat |
| KG18A Bukit Bintang |
| ↱ ⇄ MR6 Bukit Bintang |
| KG20 Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) |
| ↱ ⇄ PY23 Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) |
| KG21 Cochrane |
| KG22 Maluri |
| ↱ ⇄ AG13 Maluri |
| KG23 Taman Pertama |
| KG24 Taman Midah |
| KG25 Taman Mutiara |
| KG26 Taman Connaught |
| KG27 Taman Suntex |
| KG28 Sri Raya |
| KG29 Bandar Tun Hussein Onn |
| KG30 Batu 11 Cheras |
| KG31 Bukit Dukung |
| KG33 Sungai Jernih |
| KG34 Stadium Kajang |
| KG35 Kajang |
| ↳ ⇄ KB06 Kajang |
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