Tun Sambanthan station

MR2  Tun Sambanthan
| Monorail station
The exterior of the Tun Sambanthan station, as seen towards the southeast.
General information
Location	South side of the Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4-Jalan Tebing intersection, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°7′53″N 101°41′26″E
Owned by	KL Infrastructure Group Limited (KL Infra)
Line(s)	8 KL Monorail
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Not available
Other information
Station code	MR2
History
Opened	31 August 2003 (2003-08-31)
Services
Preceding station Following station Kuala Lumpur Sentral Terminus KL Monorail Maharajalela towards Titiwangsa

Tun Sambanthan station, is a Malaysian elevated monorail station that forms a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail) line located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the line and other adjoining monorail stations on 31 August 2003.

Situated at the south side of the Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4-Jalan Tebing (Malay; English: Tun Sambanthan Road 4-River Bank Road) intersection in the Brickfields district of Kuala Lumpur, the station resides at the western bank of the Klang River (or the left bank of the river), just beside Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL), and the Malaysian Association of the Blind (MAB) opposite Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4. The station is situated close to a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Klang River, connecting the area to Jalan Syed Putra (Syed Putra Road) that adjoins the Federal Highway and the Kuen Cheng High School just opposite the river. The station has only one exit which connects to the west side of Jalan Tebing.

The station is named after V. T. Sambanthan, a notable figure in the Malaysian Indian Congress. Jalan Tun Sambanthan (Tun Sambanthan Road), a main road in Brickfields, is also named after V. T. Sambanthan and is the location of the preceding KL Sentral monorail terminus.

Platform of Tun Sambanthan station

Layout

L2	Station Platform Level	Side platform
		Platform 1 8 KL Monorail towards  MR11  Titiwangsa (→)
		Platform 2 8 KL Monorail towards  MR1  KL Sentral (←)
		Side platform
L1	Linkway	Staircase Linkway
G	Station Concourse/Street Level	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Monorail Station Control, Shops, Taxi Lay-by, Pedestrian Crossing. Entrance A

Exits and Entrances

The station has only one exit.

Tun Sambanthan KL Monorail station
Entrance	Destination	Picture
A	Access to street level ticketing concourse. Jalan Tebing/Jalan Tun Sambanthan

See also

• List of rail transit stations in the Klang Valley area