Plaza Rakyat LRT station

AG8   SP8  Plaza Rakyat
General information
Other names	Malay: ڤلازا رعيت (Jawi) Chinese: 人民广场 Tamil: பிளாசா ராக்யாட்
Location	Jalan Pudu 56000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Coordinates	3°8′40″N 101°42′5″E / 3.14444°N 101.70139°E / 3.14444; 101.70139
System	Rapid KL
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia
Operated by	Rapid Rail
Lines	3 Ampang Line 4 Sri Petaling Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Integrated station with  KG17  Merdeka via a 180 metres paid-to-paid pedestrian walkway
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Parking	Not available
Bicycle facilities	Not available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	AG8   SP8
History
Opened	16 December 1996 (1996-12-16)
Services
Preceding station Following station Masjid Jamek towards Sentul Timur Ampang Line Hang Tuah towards Ampang Sri Petaling Line Hang Tuah towards Putra Heights
Location

Plaza Rakyat LRT station is an elevated light rapid transit (LRT) station in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station is on the common route of the Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line. The station was opened on 16 December 1996, as part of the first phase of the former STAR LRT system's opening, along with 13 adjoining stations along the Sultan Ismail to Ampang route.

The station is named after and located at the rear of Plaza Rakyat, a large mixed-use development project that was stalled during the 1997 East Asian financial crisis. Due to its proximity to Plaza Rakyat when it was opened, the concourse level of the station was originally intended to directly link the south side of the complex.

With Plaza Rakyat incomplete, a 150-metre-long covered pedestrian bridge and walkway was provided to connect the station to the south of the nearby Pudu Sentral bus station. Due to the suspension of the construction project, the pedestrian bridge continues to serve as the only entrance and exit to the station to this day.

The station is located near the site of the old Sultan Street railway station.

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  View of the linkway heading towards the Merdeka MRT station.
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  Travelator at the linkway towards the Plaza Rakyat LRT station.

The LRT station is an interchange station with the Merdeka MRT station since 17 July 2017. It was initially meant to be only a connecting station without a paid zone integration, but a later update included paid zone integration, where commuters do not need to tap out and purchase new tickets to transit to the other line. A covered and air-conditioned 180-metre pedestrian walkway was built, connecting the paid-area concourses of the two stations.

• Stadium Negara
• Victoria Institution (also served by  AG9  SP9  MR4  Hang Tuah)
• Maybank Tower
• Petaling Street
• Pudu Sentral
• Confucian Private Secondary School
• Methodist Boys' School

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