Ktm Intercity Railway Stations: Kuala Lumpur Sentral Railway Station, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Seremban Railway Station

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General Books LLC, 2010 - 166 pages
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Alor Setar railway station, Arau railway station, Bagan Serai railway station, Bahau railway station, Batang Melaka railway station, Batu Gajah railway station, Behrang railway station, Bekok railway station, Bukit Merah railway station, Bukit Mertajam railway station, Bukit Timah Railway Station, Butterworth railway station, Chamek railway station, Chegar Perah railway station, Dabong railway station, Gemas railway station, Genuang railway station, Gua Musang railway station, Gurun railway station, Ipoh railway station, Jerantut railway station, Johor Bahru railway station, Johor Bahru Sentral railway station, Kajang railway station, Kampar railway station, Kemayan railway station, Kempas Baru railway station, Kluang railway station, Kota Bharu railway station, Krambit railway station, Kuala Kangsar railway station, Kuala Krai railway station, Kuala Lipis railway station, Kuala Lumpur Sentral railway station, Kulai railway station, Labis railway station, Ladang Jenun railway station, Layang-Layang railway station, Mengkarak railway station, Mengkibol railway station, Mentakab railway station, Merapoh railway station, Nibong Tebal railway station, Padang Besar railway station, Padang Rengas railway station, Padang Tengku railway station, Paloh railway station, Parit Buntar railway station, Pasir Mas railway station, Rantau Panjang railway station, Rawang railway station, Rembau railway station, Renggam railway station, Sedenak railway station, Segamat railway station, Seremban railway station, Slim River railway station, Sungai Petani railway station, Sungai Siput railway station, Sungkai railway station, Taiping railway station, Tampin railway station, Tanah Merah railway station, Tanjong Pagar railway station, Tanjung Malim railway station, Tanjung Rambutan railway station, Tapah Road railway station, Tenang railway station, Triang railway station, Tumpat railway station, Tunjang railway station, Wakaf Bharu railway station, Woodlands Train Checkpoint. Excerpt: KL Sentral ornate roof decorationKuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) or Sentral Kuala Lumpur is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on 16 April 2001, despite its name it is actually even less central than the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, a colonial-era landmark that now remains open for local commuter trains only. KL Sentral is the largest railway station in Southeast Asia. KL Sentral was designed as an intermodal transportation hub. Most of Kuala Lumpur's passenger rail lines serve KL Sentral, while many intercity trains serving Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore start there. All the railway components of the scheme have been completed, but some other parts such as shopping malls, offices and apartments are still under construction and are expected to be complete by 2015. It was also designed to be a new business and financial hub for Kuala Lumpur. KL Sentral refers to the entire 290,000 square metres of development built on the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu marshalling yard in Brickfields. The development includes the transportation hub, hotels, office towers, condominiums and shopping malls and is expected to be completed in 2015. KL Sentral has been divided into 14 land parcels, each representing a different function. Some of these lots have been fully constructed and are already in use, while others are either in the process of being built, or are still awaiting development, according to the phased programme. KL Sentral is being developed by a consortium made up of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd. In 1994, with the objective to enhance Kuala Lumpur city's public transportation, the Government of Malaysia awarded a contract to a consortium to...

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