Semantan MRT station

The Semantan MRT Station or Manulife–Semantan for sponsorship reasons, is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station that serves the suburb of Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the stations on the MRT Kajang Line and was opened on 16 December 2016 when Phase One of the line became operational.[1]

 KG14  Semantan
Manulife – Semantan
Rapid_KL_Logo | MRT station
Entrance B of the station at Jalan Dungun.
General information
Other namesChinese: 士曼丹
Tamil: சேமாண்ட்டன்
LocationDamansara Heights, Damansara
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates3°9′4.05″N 101°39′55.75″E
Owned byMRT Corp
Operated byRapid Rail
Line(s)9 Kajang
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels3
ParkingAvailable near the overhead bridge
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable. 30 bicycle bays.
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code KG14 
History
Opened16 December 2016
Services
Preceding station Following station
Pusat Bandar Damansara
towards Sungai Buloh
 Kajang Line Muzium Negara
towards Kajang

The station is located near the Semantan Interchange (Jalan Dungun intersection) of the Sprint Expressway near Wisma UN, the United Nations (UN) representative office in Malaysia and the office area of Jalan Dungun.

History

During Phase One operation of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, this station was the southern terminus of the line where all passengers had to disembark. Trains would leave the station and made a turn back at the cross-over track above Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim before heading back towards Sungai Buloh. With the opening of Phase Two on 17 July 2017, the southern terminus of the station became Kajang station.

From 21 August 2017, Manulife has been granted a 5-year contract for the naming rights of the station, which is located within 5 minutes walk from Menara Manulife, the Manulife Malaysia's headquarters.[2][3]

Station features

Station layout
L2 Platform Level Side platform
Platform 1 9 Kajang towards Kajang  SBK35  (→)
Platform 2 9 Kajang towards Kwasa Damansara  KG04  (←)
Side platform
L1 Concourse Faregates to paid area, escalators to platforms, ticketing machines, customer service office, station control, toilets, 7-Eleven, Rotiboy bakeshoppe, Entrance A and B escalators as well as lifts from ground level.
G Ground Level Entrance A and Entrance B, Feeder bus stop, Taxi Lay-by, Car lay-by

Exit and entrances

The station has two entrances, Entrance A is located on the north side along Jalan Damansara Endah while Entrance B is located on the south side along Jalan Dungun opposite of Wisma UOA Damansara. Both of the entrances have bus stops for bus and feeder services.

Kajang Line station
Entrance Location Destination Picture
A South side of Jalan Semantan Jalan Damansara Endah: bus stop for feeder and other bus services, car park
B North side of Jalan Semantan Jalan Dungun: bus stop for feeder and other bus services, Menara Manulife, Wisma UOA Damansara and The Five.

Bus services

MRT Feeder Bus Services

With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with the Solaris Dutamas and Kuala Lumpur High Court area in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta). The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus stops adjacent to the station at the Jalan Dungun entrance (Entrance B) of the station.

With the closure of Entrance B for the  KG13  Pusat Bandar Damansara station, bus routes T818, T819, T820 and T852 will operate from this station until further notice.[4]

Route No. Origin Destination Via
T821[5]  SBK14  Manulife-Semantan station
Entrance B		 Kuala Lumpur High Court, Publika Jalan Dungun
Jalan Gelenggang
Jalan Semantan
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim
Jalan Dutamas 1
Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah

Other Bus Services

The station is also served by RapidKL trunk buses at bus stops on either side of Jalan Semantan, and accessed via both entrances of the station. Semantan station is also served by a Kelana Jaya Line feeder bus route, connecting it with the Bangsar LRT station. The bus stop for the feeder bus is at Jalan Dungun, accessed via entrance B.

Route No. Origin Desitination Via
T850[6]  KJ16  Bangsar LRT station Pusat Bandar Damansara
Jalan Dungun		 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1
Lorong Maarof
Jalan Maarof
Sprint Highway
Jalan Dungun
 SBK14  Semantan Station (Entrance B)
Jalan Gelenggang
Jalan Damanlela
Jalan Maarof
Jalan Bangsar
  • Semantan MRT Station above Jalan Semantan/Sprint Expressway.
    Semantan MRT Station above Jalan Semantan/Sprint Expressway.
  • Bus stop along Jalan Semantan/Sprint Expressway accessed via Entrance A.
    Bus stop along Jalan Semantan/Sprint Expressway accessed via Entrance A.
  • Concourse level of the station.
    Concourse level of the station.
  • Platform level of the station.
    Platform level of the station.
  • Kajang-bound train approaching the station.
    Kajang-bound train approaching the station.
  • Kajang-bound train leaving the station.
    Kajang-bound train leaving the station.

References
  1. "Prime Minister Launches Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line" (PDF). Klang Valley MRT Project. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. "Manulife granted naming rights for Semantan MRT station | New Straits Times". 22 August 2017.
  3. https://www.manulife.com.my/content/dam/insurance/my/documents/about-us/newsroom/2017-08-21-manulife-press-release-manulife-officiates-manulife-semantan-mrt-station.pdf
  4. https://www.facebook.com/124778030879436/posts/4674075142616346/
  5. RapidKL Bus Route T821
  6. RapidKL Bus Route T850
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