KG21 Cochrane | |||||||||||
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 |MRT station | |||||||||||
 Exterior structure of the entrance to the underground station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Chinese:葛京 Tamil:காக்ரேன் | ||||||||||
| Location | Jalan Cochrane,Kuala Lumpur Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 3°12′23″N101°34′49″E / 3.20639°N 101.58028°E /3.20639; 101.58028 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MRT Corp | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 9Kajang | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Not available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KG21 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 July 2017 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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TheCochrane station is aMass Rapid Transit (MRT)underground station inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia, on the MRTKajang Line. The station was opened on 17 July 2017 as part of the second phase operations of the line.[1]
The station is located in theCheras area of Kuala Lumpur adjacent toCochrane Road,Peel Road and Shelley Road. It is also well known for being located near two large shopping complexes - MyTown Shopping Centre (housing Malaysia's secondIKEA store) andSunway Velocity Mall, with the former being connected to the station via an underground pedestrian linkway and the latter via an elevated pedestrian bridge.
The underground station is located inCheras alongCochrane Road,Peel Road and Shelley Road. The location is part of an area previously occupied by quarters housing government servants.
The station has four underground levels, with three accessible to the public, namely the Upper Concourse Level, Lower Concourse Level and the Platform Level. One level housing the plant rooms is located between the Upper and Lower Concourse Levels, and is not accessible by the public. The ground level above the station is an open plaza with the station's two entrance buildings cum ventilation shafts as well as a skylight opening with a distinctive glass pyramid.
The theme chosen for the interior design of the station was "Urban Living" in recognition of the role the station will play in the redevelopment of the area.[2][3]
The following is the station layout of the station:[4]
| G | Street Level | Entrances A and B, Taxi and E-hailing Layby, Feeder Bus Hub, MyTown Shopping Centre, IKEA Cheras, Pedestrian Overhead Bridge to Sunway Velocity |
| B1 | MRT Upper Concourse | Underground pedestrian linkway to MyTown Shopping Centre B1 level |
| B3 | MRT Lower Concourse | MRT Station Control, MRT Customer Service Office, Ticketing Machines, Fare gates, Entrance C |
| B4 | MRT Platform Level | Platform 1:9Kajangtowards KG35 Kajang (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2:9Kajangtowards KG04 Kwasa Damansara (←) |
The station has two entrances. Entrance A is located at Cochrane Road, and Entrance B is located at Shelley Road. There is also an entrance at the upper concourse level in between two entrances which is under the glass pyramid which links to MyTown Shopping Centre and IKEA Cheras. There is a pedestrian overhead bridge which leads to Sunway Velocity Mall is accessible via Entrance B. The feeder bus serves at the feeder bus hub located at Entrance A.
| Kajang Line station | |||
| Entrance | Location | Destination | Picture |
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| A | Cochrane Road | Feeder bus hub, Taxi and E-hailing Layby, Cochrane Road, MyTown Shopping Centre (Across Cochrane Road) |  |
| B | Shelley Road | Peel Road, Sunway Velocity Mall (via elevated pedestrian bridge), Church of Sacred Heart, St. John Ambulance of Malaysia Headquarters. |  |
| MyTown Linkway | Under Cochrane Road | MyTown Shopping Centre (B1 Floor), IKEA Cheras | _06.jpg) |
| Sunway Velocity Linkway | Shelley Road, Peel Road | Sunway Velocity Mall (1st Floor) (Accessible via Entrance B) |  |
The Cochrane MRT station is named afterCochrane Road which in turn is named afterC.W.H. Cochrane (1876 - 1932), the 17th British Resident ofPerak and the Chief Secretary to the Government of theFederated Malay States from 1929 to 1930.
The station is partly located on the site of the former Cochrane Road government quarters. The quarters were demolished in 2010 and the area was earmarked for redevelopment. The MRT station was to become one of the catalysts for this redevelopment process and in recognition of this role, the theme for the interior design of the station that was chosen was "Urban Living".
With the opening of theMRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing and commercial areas around Bandar Tun Razak,Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (HCTM),Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Taman Midah, Taman Shamelin Perkasa and Pandan Perdana. The feeder buses operate from the station's feeder bus hub at Entrance A (Opposite to MyTown Shopping Centre).
The same feeder bus lines also serves the Maluri station but only acts as a pass-by only.
The
T400 feeder bus route serves almost similar alignment asT402 which originates from KG24 MRT Taman Midah station.
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| T352 [5] | Taman Shamelin Perkasa | KG21 MRT Cochrane | Jalan Perdana Utama Pandan Perdana |
| T400 [6] | KG21 MRT Cochrane | Bandar Tun Razak | Circular Road (Jalan Tun Razak)
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| T401 [7] | KG21 MRT Cochrane | Bandar Sri Permaisuri | Circular Road (Jalan Tun Razak)
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The MRT Cochrane station also provides accessibility for some other bus services. TheGo KL City BusGREY is another bus route terminate in the station, provided byKuala Lumpur City Hall
| Route No. | Operator | Origin | Destination | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420 [8] | Rapid KL | Menara Maybank ( AG7 SP7 KJ13 LRT Masjid Jamek) | Pandan Indah | Jalan Pudu ( AG10 SP10 LRT Pudu) Pasar Road |
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