Putra Heights LRT station

Putra Heights LRT station is an integrated light rapid transit (LRT) station at Putra Heights in southern Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the southern terminus for the LRT Sri Petaling Line and LRT Kelana Jaya Line and is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The station is located on the intersection of Persiaran Putra Indah and Persiaran Putra Perdana, next to the North–South Expressway Central Link (ELITE). Nearby places include Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru, Laman Putra, Putra Indah and Putra Point Commercial Centre. The station is part of the Prasarana Malaysia's rail extension for both the Sri Petaling Line and Kelana Jaya Line, which provided an interchange between both lines after the Masjid Jamek LRT station. The station opened on 30 June 2016, along with 14 other stations in the extension plan. The station is one of the largest in the Klang Valley. It has four tracks with one island platform and two side platforms. Because both lines have different rail systems, they do not share the same track and use their own individual tracks instead. The station is the main infrastructure in Putra Heights. History The extension of both the Sri Petaling Line and Kelana Jaya Line were announced on 29 August 2006 by then government. This was also confirmed by then Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in his National Budget speech in 2006. Construction started in 2010. However, during the construction of the train depot, the concrete formwork and scaffolding with a height of 6 metres collapsed, killing two construction workers. Four other workers suffered minor injuries in the accident. The construction of the station had also received complaints and objections by both Subang Alam and Putra Heights residents. A study by the National University of Malaysia (UKM) Professor Dr. Tajul Anuar Jamaluddin, whose opinion was sought by the residents, found the area to be unsuitable as the ground was largely made up of clay and cracked granite, which would be precarious and make it expensive to lay rail tracks. The line would also pass by an artificial lake and an electric transmission line, posing danger to nearby houses. The station was opened by Najib Razak, then Prime Minister of Malaysia. Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, Land Public Transport Commission Chairman Syed Hamid Albar and Chief Secretary to the Government Ali Hamsa were also present at the opening. In 2019, then Minister of Transportation opened an airport shuttle route from the station to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport's Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (then known as KLIA and klia2 respectively). But later on 18 November 2020, RapidKL on its Facebook page issued a notice that airport shuttle route number E1 had been discontinued effectively on 1 December 2020. Passengers were advised to take an alternative bus operator, Jetbus. Incidents and accidents A taekwondo athlete was sued for assaulting a disabled senior citizen in the station. The athlete, Nur Dhia Liyana Shaharuddin, who won a silver medal at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, was asked to issue a public apology to a 71-year-old partially blind and deaf man for kicking him in the station. In November 2019, a woman who was waiting on the platform of the station, almost got hypnotized by an elderly man. The woman was able to escape with the help of two other men waiting at the platform. She then shared her experience on Facebook. Station Station design The station is designed by NRY Architects, who are also responsible for the Awan Besar and Bandar Puteri stations. The station is inspired by the traditional fish trap called the Bubu. Instead of trapping, the station has been designed as a celebration of movement to showcase its function as an interchange station. The station's skeletal structure is covered with photovoltaic cladding to generate solar energy. Glass louvers are added for a naturally-lit interior and shade during rainy seasons. Voids are realised on certain locations of both facades to allow sufficient cross ventilation and constant airflow within the station. As some heat is trapped inside the building, a customised jacked roof concept is implemented across the central spine of the envelope to channel it out. Station layout The station has an island platform (1A and 1B) in the middle and two side platforms (2 and 3). Most of the time, trains stop at platforms 1A and 1B and turn back, unless the train terminates at this station. The station also has parking bays, a bus terminal at the ground level and main drop-off and pick-up areas at the concourse level. The middle island platform allows cross-platform interchange between the Sri Petaling Line and Kelana Jaya Line. Bus services Feeder buses There are no Rapid KL operated feeder bus services (other than trunk bus 752); they used to operate route T759 (LRT Putra Heights-Kampung Bukit Lanchong). However, it has been discontinued since 1 November 2020. The Bandar Saujana Putra shuttle is handled by Mitways Transport & Tours and operates on weekdays only. Express bus Other buses On-demand routes Rapid KL on-demand van routes are available at this station. Gallery See also Kwasa Damansara MRT station, station with similar cross-platform interchange concept References External links Putra Heights LRT Station