# Jalan Ampang

Jalan Ampang or Ampang Road (Selangor state route B31) is a major road in the Klang Valley region, Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in the 1880s, it is one of the oldest roads in the Klang Valley. It is a main road to Ampang Jaya and is easily accessible from Jalan Tun Razak or Jalan Ulu Klang (now part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Route 28) from the Hulu Kelang or Setapak direction. It is also accessible from Cheras through Jalan Shamelin, from Jalan Tun Razak through Jalan Kampung Pandan via Taman Cempaka, from Kampung Pandan through Jalan Kampung Pandan Dalam via Taman Nirwana, from the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 via Pandan Indah and Taman Kencana and from Hulu Langat town through the mountain pass. Wangsa Maju, Setapak, central Kuala Lumpur, Ampang Park and Salak South surround Ampang. Jalan Ampang became the backbone of the road system linking Ampang to Kuala Lumpur before being surpassed by the Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) in 2001.

## History

Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Sungei Lumpur (now Gombak River) and the Klang River, which now houses the Kuala Lumpur Jamek Mosque. In 1849, Raja Abdullah acquired large sum of money from Chee Yam Chuan and other merchants from Malacca to start operation of tin mines in Ampang, granted by Sultan Muhammad. This soon attracted other Chinese shopkeepers which led to turning the isolated jungle settlement into a small town, of which Ampang, one of the earliest areas in the Klang Valley, opened for tin mining.
Ampang Road, as it was called then, has existed since the 1880s. It is one of Kuala Lumpur's earliest roads, leading from the tin mining village of Ampang to the heart of the city along the Ampang River. The road was widened in 1888 by G. T. Tickell, the then chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. In Kuala Lumpur, the street then led on to Ampang Street (now known as Leboh Ampang) to its Chinese shophouses and the Malay village of Kampung Rawa (today known as Kampung Baru).
The old Ampang Road also housed the Selangor Turf Club (present grounds of the Petronas Twin Towers) and the Griffin Inn (an old colonial bar and night-club). Adjoining and across from these properties, the houses and land were owned by Loke Chow Kit. The latter (owner of Chow Kit & Co, a department store) had his country-residence at the corner of Ampang Road and Treacher Road. Other notables who lived on Ampang Road were the families of Choo Kia Peng and Chan Chin Mun and The Bok and The Khoo families.

### Pekan Ampang

Pekan Ampang, the historical town centre of Ampang Jaya, is situated approximately 3 km from Kampung Lembah Jaya small village. The architecture of the town shares similarities with most towns and cities elsewhere in Malaya during the British colonial period. Pekan Ampang is still administratively a separate town, falling under the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council, but it was often included as part of the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.

## Features
### Notable features

* Pekan Ampang and Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang, a town along the road.
* There are five rapid transit stations along this road going west to east: KJ12 Dang Wangi LRT station, KJ10 KLCC LRT station, KJ9 Ampang Park LRT station, PY20 Ampang Park MRT station and AG18 Ampang LRT station.
* Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery

#### Major landmarks along the road

* 3rdNvenue Neu Suites near to Korean Embassy (Embassy Row) (KLCC)
* Great Eastern Mall
* Petronas Twin Towers at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)
* InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
* Menara Citibank
* Empire Tower
* M Suites 283 Jalan Ampang
* Menara Great Eastern
* Wisma Denmark
* Suria KLCC
* The Dharma Realm Guan Yin Monastery
* Several shopping malls such as the Ampang Park (now closed), City Square, Suria KLCC and Great Eastern Mall are located along the road which also include Zouk Nightclub
* M-City Jalan Ampang
* Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur

## Maintenance

In Kuala Lumpur, the roads are maintained by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). In Selangor side, the roads are maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ).

## Course

The road generally runs in an east–west direction, starting from the junction of Leboh Ampang and Jalan Gereja in the Masjid Jamek area. The road continues northeastward, passing Bukit Nanas on the north side of the hill and following the Klang River until Dang Wangi, where the river turns north. The road keeps running eastward past Wisma Denmark and the Petronas Twin Towers, past embassy row until it reaches the eastern KL suburb of Ampang.

## List of junctions

| Km | Junctions | To | Remarks |
| | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Melaka | Southwest Jalan Melaka (Malacca Road) Jalan Tun H S Lee Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Pudu Jalan Raja Chulan | T-junctions |
| Jalan Ampang Start/end of road |||||
| | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Munshi Abdullah | Jalan Munshi Abdullah (Jalan --) Jalan Dang Wangi Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman | T-junctions |
| | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Dang Wangi | Jalan Dang Wangi (Jalan Campbell) | T-junctions No entry |
| | Kelana Jaya Line 5 | KJ12 Dang Wangi LRT Station | |
| | Jalan Sultan Ismail-AKLEH | | No entry |
| | Menara Safuan | | |
| | Wisma Denmark | Royal Danish Embassy | |
| | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Sultan Ismail | Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher) West Jalan Raja Laut Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang Ulu Klang KLCC Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Cheras Southeast Jalan P. Ramlee Jalan Raja Chulan Jalan Bukit Bintang | Junctions |
| | Reinassance Kuala Lumpur Hotel | | |
| | Pakistan High Commission | | |
| | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery * Grave of P. Ramlee and Saloma | For Muslims only |
| | Malaysia Tourist Centre Saloma Bistro | | |
| | Wisma Selangor Dredging | Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco | |
| | Menara Public Bank | | |
| | Kuala Lumpur KLCC | Northeast Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road) Jalan Tun Razak Southwest Jalan P Ramlee (Jalan Parry) Jalan Sultan Ismail Jalan Pinang KLCC | Junctions |
| | Wisma Lembaga Getah Malaysia | | |
| | Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) | Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Petronas Twin Towers Suria KLCC | |
| | Kelana Jaya Line 5 | KJ10 KLCC LRT station Avenue K | |
| | Persiaran Hampshire | Persiaran Hampshire (Hampshire Drive) | |
| | Wisma MCA | Embassy of the Republic of Korea | |
| | Corus Hotel | | |
| | Hotel Nikko Lion Tower | | |
| | Jalan Binjai | South Jalan Binjai Persiaran Stonor Jalan Kia Peng | |
| | Ampang Park | | |
| | Kelana Jaya Line 5 Putrajaya Line 12 | KJ9 & PY20 Ampang Park station | |
| | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tun Razak | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) North Sentul Segambut Setapak East Coast Expressway Kuantan North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh South Sungai Besi FT 2 Petaling Jaya FT 2 Shah Alam Maju Expressway Putrajaya North–South Expressway Central Link Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern Route Seremban North–South Expressway Southern Route Melaka North–South Expressway Southern Route Johor Bahru | Junctions |
| | City Square | City Square Vista Tower (formerly Empire Tower) City Square The Intermark (formerly Yow Chuan Plaza) | |
| | British High Commission | | |
| | French Embassy | | |
| | Royal Thai Embassy | | |
| | Royal Saudi Arabian Embassy | | |
| | Embassy of the People's Republic of China | | |
| | Victoria Station restaurant | | |
| | Persiaran Ampang Hilir | South Persiaran Ampang Hilir Jalan Ampang Hilir Taman U-Thant | T-junctions |
| | Wisma Chinese Chamber | Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, Embassy of Finland Royal Dutch Embassy | |
| | Sayfol International School | | |
| | Bangunan Lembaga Getah Malaysia | | |
| | Embassy of the Russian Federation | | |
| | Jalan Ampang Tengah | South Jalan Ampang Tengah Jalan Ampang Tengah | T-junctions |
| | Wisma PERKESO | | |
| | M Suites, 283 Jalan Ampang | | |
| | Jalan Jelatek | North Jalan Jelatek Kampung Datuk Keramat Setiawangsa Wangsa Maju Setapak | T-junctions |
| | Menara Great Eastern | Menara Great Eastern Great Eastern Mall | |
| | Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre | Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre | |
| | Jalan Ritche | South Jalan Ritche Jalan Ampang Hilir Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir | T-junctions |
| | Ampang Hilir | Jalan Ru Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir Desa Pahlawan | From Ampang only |
| | Kampung Berembang | Jalan Berembang Kampung Berembang Kampung Berembang SMART Tunnel Holding Basin | |
| | | Jalan Ampang Kiri RISDA M City | From Kuala Lumpur only |
| | Ampang (Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang) Ampang-MRR2 | FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North Ulu Klang Gombak Setapak North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh East Coast Expressway Kuantan East Coast Expressway Genting Highlands FT 1 Rawang South Cheras Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang Cheras–Kajang Expressway Semenyih Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Shah Alam Expressway Klang North–South Expressway Central Link Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban | Multi-level stacked SPUI interchange |
| Jalan Ampang DBKL border limit |||||
| Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur |||||
| FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border |||||
| Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border |||||
| B31 Jalan Ampang JKR and MPAJ border limit |||||
| | Ampang | North Jalan Memanda 1 Town centre Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital Ampang Point South Jalan 1 Little Korea | T-junctions |
| | Ampang-AKLEH | Northwest Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway(AKLEH) Kuala Lumpur KLCC | From/to Ampang only |
| | Taman Dato' Ahmad Razali | | |
| | Taman Dagang | South Jalan Dagang Besar Taman Dagang Taman Nirwana Taman Putra Sulaiman Pandan Jaya | T-junctions |
| | Kampung Melayu Ampang | North Jalan Merbau Kampung Melayu Ampang Kampung Melayu Tambahan Taman Perwira Dua Ampang Jaya | T-junctions |
| | Ampang Line 3 | AG18 Ampang LRT station P&R | |
| | Ampang Pekan Ampang | Southeast Jalan Besar Ampang Pekan Ampang | Y-junctions |
| | Bandar Baru Ampang | North Jalan Kosas 2 Taman Kosas South Jalan Wawasan 4/2 Bandar Baru Ampang Spectrum Mall | Junctions |
| | Ampang-SUKE | Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Kuala Lumpur Ulu Klang | From Lembah Jaya only |
| | Taman Kosas | Northeast Jalan Kosas Utama Taman Kosas Taman Bukit Indah Taman Ampang Indah South Jalan Wawasan Ampang Bandar Baru Ampang Kampung Ampang Campuran Pandan Indah | Junctions |
| | Taman Sri Ampang | South Jalan Desa Ampang Taman Sri Ampang Taman Sri Watan | T-junctions |
| B31 Jalan Ampang Start/end of road |||||
| | Jalan Taman Putra | South Jalan Taman Putra Taman Dagang Permai Taman Tasik Tambahan Taman Muda B62 Hulu Langat Pandan Indah FT 28 Cheras Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Cheras Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang | T-junctions |
| | Lembah Jaya | East Jalan Lembah Jaya Taman Lembah Jaya East Klang Valley Expressway East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) (Not yet opened) Hulu Langat Kajang | |