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that serves the suburb of

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MRT Kajang Line The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line, is a Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is the second List of automated urban metro subway system ...

and was opened on 16 December 2016 when Phase One of the line became operational. The station is located near the Semantan Interchange (Jalan Dungun intersection) of the

Sprint Expressway SPRINT Expressway (Malay language, Malay: ''Sistem Penyuraian Trafik Kuala Lumpur Barat'', English: System of Traffic Dispersal in Western Kuala Lumpur) is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway is divided into thr ...

near Wisma UN, the

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(UN) representative office in Malaysia and the office area of Jalan Dungun.

History

During Phase One operation of the

MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line, is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is the second fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley region afte ...

, 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

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. With the opening of Phase Two on 17 July 2017, the southern terminus of the station became

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station. The station was renamed to

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-Semantan from 21 August 2017 when Manulife have 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. Nonetheless, the station naming rights contract was ended from 1 December 2023.

Station features

Station layout

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.

Bus services

MRT Feeder Bus Services

With the opening of the

, 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 Pusat Bandar Damansara station, bus routes T818, T819, T820 and T852 will operate from this station until further notice.https://www.facebook.com/124778030879436/posts/4674075142616346/

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

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feeder bus route, connecting it with the

Bangsar LRT station Bangsar (or Bank Rakyat-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons) is a light rapid transit (LRT) station on the Kelana Jaya Line located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is an elevated station located directly above Jalan Bangsar. Although located at Jalan B ...

. The bus stop for the feeder bus is at Jalan Dungun, accessed via entrance B.

Gallery

File:SBK Line Semantan Overall View 2.jpg, Semantan MRT Station above Jalan Semantan/Sprint Expressway. File:SBK Line Semantan Entrance A 4.jpg, Bus stop along Jalan Semantan/Sprint Expressway accessed via Entrance A. File:KG14 Semantan MRT Concourse 20231230 163952.jpg, Concourse level of the station. File:Semantan MRT Station platform (240110) 02.jpg, Platform level of the station. File:SBK Line Semantan Platform 3.jpg, Kajang-bound train approaching the station. File:Siemens Inspiro leaving Semantan , heading towards Kajang..jpg, Kajang-bound train leaving the station.

References

External links

Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website

Unofficial information resource on the MRT
{{Klang Valley train stations, state=collapsed Rapid transit stations in Kuala Lumpur Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line Railway stations in Malaysia opened in 2016