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� KL City Air Terminal �
KL Sentral Monorail Station � KL Sentral as a Bus Hub �
Kuala Lumpur
Sentral (KL Sentral) or Sentral Kuala Lumpur refers to the integrated
complex which houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, Opened on
April 16, 2001, it was built to replace the old Kuala Lumpur Railway
Station, a colonial-era landmark which remains open for commuter trains
only. KL Sentral is the largest train station in Southeast Asia.
 KL
Sentral was designed as an intermodal transportation hub. Most of Kuala
Lumpur's rail-based public transportation serve KL Station while many
intercity trains serving Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore begin here.
Stesen Sentral also has retail and food outlets as well as a food
court. Hidden from public view, Stesen Sentral also houses KTM's
maintenance depot which is located beneath the complex.
Stesen Sentral will be able to accommodate 50 million passengers
a year
KL City Air Terminal
Located within Stesen Sentral, the KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) is
virtually an extension of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Besides being the departure and arrival point for the KLIA Ekspres, KL
CAT also has luggage check-in services. There are plans to offer
check-out service but this is not yet available.
Currently, only passengers flying Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific and
Royal Brunei Airlines can check-in their luggage at KL CAT. Those flying
other airlines can only do so at KLIA.
KL Sentral Monorail Station
The monorail station is not directly connected to the Kuala Lumpur
Sentral transport hub, despite its proximity to the building. Rather,
passengers that intend to reach KL Sentral Monorail Station from the
station or vice versa must walk 140 metres across a marketplace. It is
located along Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields. The station is a
terminating stop in the KL Monorail line. Because the station serves as
both the first and final stop,
KL Sentral as a Bus hub
Location of bus arrival and departure points at KL SentralKL Sentral has
also been made a city bus hub by Rapid KL under its bus network revamp.
Besides city shuttle buses, KL Sentral is also the city-end hub for
trunk routes serving Area Five and Area Six, which includes Damansara,
Old Klang Road, Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Puchong, Shah Alam and
Klang. Regular bus shuttles also ply from here to Genting Highlands.
Buses to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (both the Main Terminal
and Low Cost Carrier Terminal) also operate from KL Sentral while other
bus operators go near KL Sentral along Jalan Tun Sambanthan.
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