Taman Mutiara MRT station

The Taman Mutiara MRT station is an elevated rapid transit station in Cheras in south-eastern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located above the Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras, next to the Cheras Leisure Mall as well as EkoCheras Mall. And therefore, the station was thus provisionally named Leisure Mall station during construction.

KG25  Taman Mutiara
| MRT station
Exterior view of the station as viewed from Jalan Cheras.
General information
Other names	Chinese: 珍珠花园 Tamil: தாமான் முத்து
Location	Taman Mutiara, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°12′23″N 101°34′49″E
Owned by	MRT Corp
Line(s)	9 Kajang
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RapidKL Bus, link bridge to vicinity and Cheras Leisure Mall.
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available. 10 parking bays on each side near the overhead bridges.
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Other information
Station code	KG25
History
Opened	17 July 2017
Services
Preceding station Following station Taman Midah towards Kwasa Damansara Kajang Line Taman Connaught towards Kajang

The station is serving the neighbouring residential areas such as Taman Cheras Makmur (Taman Yulek), Taman Desa Aman, Taman Mutiara Barat, Taman Mutiara Timur, Taman Segar, Taman Taynton View and Taman Bukit Hijau.

The station is on the MRT Kajang Line and was opened on 17 July 2017, along with 19 stations under Phase 2 operations of the line.^[1]

Station Background

Station Layout

The station has a layout and design similar to that of most other elevated stations on the line (except the terminus and underground stations), with the platform level on the topmost floor, consisting of two sheltered side platforms along a double tracked line and a single concourse housing ticketing facilities between the ground level and the platform level. All levels are linked by lifts, stairways and escalators.

L2	Platform Level	Side platform
		Platform 1 Kajang Line 9 towards Kajang  KG35  (→)
		Platform 2 Kajang Line 9 towards Kwasa Damansara  KG04  (←)
		Side platform
L1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Office, Station Control, Shops, pedestrian linkway to Leisure Mall via Entrance C and Eko Cheras Mall
G	Ground Level	Entrances A and B, Feeder Bus Stops, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Jalan Cheras

Exits and entrances

The station has three entrances (exclusive of linkways). The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus hub via Entrance B within the station area. There is a linkway which provides access to Leisure Mall and EkoCheras Mall each. Entrances B and C are located at the Leisure Mall side.

Kajang Line station
Entrance	Location	Destination	Picture
A	West side of Jalan Cheras / Jalan Mutiara Raya	Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Taman Mutiara
B	East side of Jalan Cheras / Jalan Mutiara Timur	Feeder Bus Hub, Taxi and E-hailing lay-by, Leisure Mall, Taman Segar
C	Jalan Manis 5	Direct walkway to Leisure Mall (Stairs only) Linkable to Entrances A and B, as well as both sides of Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras
Leisure Linkway	Leisure Mall 2nd Floor	Leisure Mall
EkoCheras Linkway	EkoCheras Mall 1st Floor[2]	EkoCheras Shopping Mall

Bus Services

Feeder Bus Services

With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing and commercial areas around Cheras Hartamas, Taman Segar, Persiaran Awana, Persiaran Lemak, Kampung Cheras Baru and Jalan Kuari area. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus hub accessed via Entrance B of the station.

MRT Feeder Bus Services at MRT Taman Mutiara Station

Route No.	Origin	Destination	Via
T408[3]	KG25  MRT Taman Mutiara	Taman Segar Pertama	Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras Jalan Cheras Hartamas Jalan Bukit Segar Jaya Jalan Segar Pertama Persiaran Awana
T409[4]	KG25  MRT Taman Mutiara	Taman Supreme / Ketumbar Hill	Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras Persiaran Lemak Jalan Jintan Jalan Ketumbas Jalan Kuari

Other Bus Services

The MRT Taman Mutiara station also provides accessibility for some other bus services.

Other Bus Services at MRT Taman Mutiara Station

Route No.	Operator	Origin	Destination	Via	Notes
450[5]	Rapid KL	Hentian Kajang	Hub Lebuh Pudu	Reko Sentral Bandar Kajang  KG34  MRT Stadium Kajang  KG33  MRT Sungai Jernih Sungai Sekamat Simpang Balak  KG31  MRT Bukit Dukung Cheras–Kajang Expressway Cheras-Kajang Highway Jalan Hulu Langat Batu 9 Cheras / Taman Suntex Cheras Sentral /  KG26  MRT Taman Connaught Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras  KG25  MRT Taman Mutiara / Leisure Mall  KG24  MRT Taman Midah  KG22  AG13  MRT/LRT Maluri Jalan Pasar Jalan Pudu	The KL-bound bus stop is 250 m away from the station. The Kajang-bound bus stop is 200 m away from the station (Linkable via Entrance C).
400[6]	Rapid KL	Damai Perdana	Hub Lebuh Pudu	Taman Desa Baiduri Alam Damai Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras  KG25  MRT Taman Mutiara / Leisure Mall  KG24  MRT Taman Midah  KG22  AG13  MRT/LRT Maluri Jalan Pudu Berjaya Times Square /  MR5  Monorail Imbi  KG18A  MR6  MRT/Monorail Bukit Bintang Jalan Raja Chulan Jalan Tun H. S. Lee

Incidents

A woman was attacked and robbed by a man wearing a black t-shirt and jeans in one of the lifts at the station and the 56 seconds video of the incident caught by CCTV at the station went viral in social media.^[7]

On 14 April 2024, a fire broke out at the communications room, forcing the closure of the station and trains skipping it.

Nearby

• UCSI University
• Cheras Plaza (Neway Karaoke & Tai Thong Restaurant)
• Cheras Leisure Mall
• EkoCheras Mall

Gallery

Station

• 
  The station from Taman Segar.
• 
  The station above Jalan Cheras, looking north.
• 
  Concourse level of the station.
• 
  Concourse level towards Entrance B.
• 
  Platform level of station.
• 
  Busy Jalan Cheras beneath the station.

Entrances and access

• 
  Entrance A to the station.
• 
  View inside the Cheras Leisure Mall pedestrian link bridge.
• 
  Link bridges connecting the station with adjacent buildings.
• 
  Feeder bus stop at Jalan Cheras.

See also

• MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line
• Cheras

References

1. "Najib launches Phase 2 of Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line". Thestar.com.my. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
2. "About | EkoCheras Mall". www.ekocherasmall.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
3. "Taman Mutiara MRT Feeder Bus T408 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
4. "Taman Mutiara MRT Feeder Bus T409 | mrt.com.my". mrt.com.my. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
5. "Line Route 450 - rapidKL Bus - Bus Schedules". Moovit. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
6. "Line Route 400 - rapidKL Bus - Bus Schedules". Moovit. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
7. "Watch: Woman violently assaulted, robbed in Cheras MRT station lift | New Straits Times". 16 February 2019.

External links

• Taman Mutiara MRT Station | mrt.com.my
• Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website