Pandan Jaya LRT station is a Malaysian low-rise rapid transit station situated near and named after Pandan Jaya, in Ampang Jaya, Selangor. The station is part of the Ampang Line (formerly known as STAR, and the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines). The station was opened on December 16, 1996, as part of the first phase of the STAR system's opening, alongside 13 adjoining stations along the Sultan Ismail-Ampang route.
AG14 Pandan Jaya | |||||||||||
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 | LRT station | |||||||||||
 An exterior view of the station, from Sungai Besi Expressway. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Jalan Pandan 3/8 and Jalan Pandan Indah, Pandan Jaya, Ampang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°7′48″N 101°44′19″E / 3.13000°N 101.73861°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Prasarana Malaysia (2002 to present); operated by Rapid Rail. | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 3 Ampang Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Low-rise | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available with payment. 279 total parking bays. | ||||||||||
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| Station code | AG14 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 December 1996 | ||||||||||
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The station shares a similar name with the neighbouring Pandan Indah station 1 kilometre northeast, leading to some confusion among passengers.
Location
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The Pandan Jaya station is situated in and named after the Ampang Jaya locality of Pandan Jaya, and is within walking distance of the village of Kampung Kerayong to the west and the localities of Taman Shamelin Perkasa (Malay; English: Shamelin Perkasa Estate), Taman Maju Jaya (Maju Jaya Estate) and Taman Cheras Indah (Cheras Indah Estate) to the south. The station is also situated beside Kerayong River, which borders Pandan Jaya and other aforementioned areas. The station is accessible from Pandan Jaya via a complex of flats to the north, and a footbridge across Kerayong River to Jalan Pandan Indah (Pandan Indah Road) to the south.
The Pandan Jaya station was constructed along two leveled tracks, reusing the now defunct Federated Malay States Railway and Malayan Railway route between Kuala Lumpur, Ampang town and Salak South.
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