Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT station

Bangsar (or Bank Rakyat-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons)^[1] is a light rapid transit (LRT) station on the Kelana Jaya Line located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is an elevated station located directly above Jalan Bangsar. Although located at Jalan Bangsar, it is quite some distance from most parts of Bangsar, namely Bangsar Baru.

KJ16  Bank Rakyat – Bangsar
| LRT station
General information
Location	Jalan Bangsar, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia
Operated by	Rapid Rail
Line(s)	5 Kelana Jaya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Not available
Other information
Station code	KJ16
History
Opened	1 September 1998
Services
Preceding station Following station KL Sentral towards Gombak Kelana Jaya Line Abdullah Hukum towards Putra Heights

Station Naming Rights Program

Main article: Prasarana Malaysia § Station Naming Rights Program

Formerly known as Bangsar since its operation on September 1, 1998, the station was renamed to Bank Rakyat-Bangsar after Bank Rakyat was given naming rights by Prasarana Malaysia. It is the first three stations under pilot program of Station Naming Rights since launched in October 2015.^[2][3][4]

Facilities

There is a facility for reloading the Touch 'n Go card at the Bank Rakyat & Maybank ATM in this station.

Station layout

L2	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	5 Kelana Jaya towards  KJ1  Gombak (→)
	Platform 2	5 Kelana Jaya towards  KJ37  Putra Heights (←)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
L1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Customer Service Counter, Shops & direct access to Menara UOA
GF	Street Level	Bus Terminal, Taxi Terminal

Bus services

The Bangsar LRT station is well served by bus services, both trunk as well as feeder bus services. The bus stops located at street level and serve many routes, especially those between Kuala Lumpur and the western Klang Valley townships of Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang.

Trunk buses

Route No.	Origin	Destination	Via	Connecting to
750	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	UiTM Shah Alam		708, 753, 754, T750, T751, T752, T753, T754
751	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam		702, T756, BET4
772	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	Subang Suria		T802, T803
780	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	Section 8, Kota Damansara		T801, BET1
782	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	Petaling Jaya Old Town Terminal		781, T640, PJ01
821	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	Pantai Hill Park Pantai Dalam		T791
822	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	Bangsar Park	Mid Valley Megamall	T817
BET3	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	Subang Mewah, USJ 1	New Pantai Expressway	770, 771, T776
BET4	KJ14   SBK16  Pasar Seni Hub	Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam	New Pantai Expressway	702, 751, T756

Feeder buses

Route No.	Origin	Desitination	Via
T850	KJ16  Bangsar LRT station	SBK14  MRT Semantan Pusat Bandar Damansara	Jalan Bangsar Utama 1 Lorong Maarof Jalan Maarof Jalan Johar Jalan Semantan Jalan Dungun  SBK14  Jalan Gelenggang Jalan Damanlela

EXPRESS bus routes

FirstCoach, an express bus service to Singapore departs from Lengkok Abdullah, nearby the LRT station.

Gallery

• 
  Bangsar station signange.
• 
  Bangsar station taken on 17 March 2007 from construction site of Dataran Maybank.
• 
  Platform 2

References

1. Daim, Nuradzimmah (October 13, 2015). "Bangsar LRT Station now known as the Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT Station". New Straits Times.
2. "IT'S NOW BANK RAKYAT – BANGSAR LRT STATION". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
3. Tamrin, Shahrim (October 13, 2015). "Prasarana's station naming rights programme gains traction among corporates". The Sun Daily. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018.
4. Azlee, Aizyl (October 12, 2015). "Bangsar LRT station now 'Bank Rakyat-Bangsar' station". Malay Mail.

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