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MR9  Medan Tuanku
| Monorail station
The exterior of the Medan Tuanku station, as seen from the southwest.
General information
Location	Jalan Sultan Ismail, Medan Tuanku, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°9′33″N 101°41′55″E / 3.15917°N 101.69861°E / 3.15917; 101.69861
Owned by	Prasarana Malaysia
Line(s)	8 KL Monorail
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Connecting station to  AG5  SP5  Sultan Ismail via a 580 meters pedestrian bridge.
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Not available
Other information
Station code	MR9
History
Opened	31 August 2003; 21 years ago (2003-08-31)
Previous names	Wawasan
Services
Preceding station Following station Bukit Nanastowards Kuala Lumpur Sentral KL Monorail Chow Kittowards Titiwangsa

Medan Tuanku station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail), located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on 31 August 2003. This station was formerly called Wawasan Monorail station, since the adjacent development project was named as “Bandar Wawasan” in Kampung Baru area.

The station is situated above Jalan Sultan Ismail, just south of Chow Kit and located east of an intersection with Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman; it marks the start and end of the Monorail line that runs parallel along Sultan Ismail Road, until the Bukit Bintang station, after which the line turns west to Jalan Imbi at both road intersection.

The station is situated in and named after Medan Tuanku, a small district connected to Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Dang Wangi via backroads.

Interchange

The station is linked to the  AG5  SP5  Sultan Ismail LRT station, 580 metres away, by a pedestrian bridge.  KJ12  Dang Wangi station is also a 520-meter walk away, via Jalan Raja Abdullah. The station is also linked with the Quill City Mall via entrance E. There is no bus service provided to the station.

References

1. Azliana Ahmad (1999). Peranan Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan (STAR) dalam mengatasi masalah pengangkutan awam di bandar Kuala Lumpur (in Malay). Universiti Malaya: Jabatan Antropologi dan Sosiologi, Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial, Universiti Malaya, 1998/99. pp. Lampiran 2.

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