A STORY OF KUALA LUMPUR (ep07)

CHAPTER 1: TRIVIA dE KUALA LUMPUR

(PART 005)

~"SENTRAL KUALA LUMPUR"~



Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) or Sentral Kuala Lumpur is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on April 16, 2001, it was built to take over the role of the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station,
a colonial-era landmark that remains open for commuter trains only. KL Sentral is the largest train station in Southeast Asia. KL Sentral was designed as an intermodal transportation hub.
Most of Kuala Lumpur's rail-based public transportation serve KL Sentral while many intercity trains serving Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore start here. Parts of the area such as the railway stations has been constructed while other parts such as shopping malls, offices and apartments are currently under construction and is expected to be fully developed by 2015.



KL Sentral refers to the entire 290,000 square metres of development built on the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu marshalling yard in Brickfields. The development includes the transportation hub, hotels, office towers, condominiums and shopping malls and is expected to be completed in 2015. KL Sentral has been divided into 14 land parcels, each representing a different function. Some of these lots have been fully constructed and are already in use, while others are either in the process of being built, or are still awaiting development, according to the phased programme. KL Sentral is being developed by a consortium made up of Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB), Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) and Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd.



In 1994, with the objective to enhance Kuala Lumpur city’s public transportation, the Government of Malaysia awarded a contract to a consortium to transform 72 acres (290,000 m2) at Kuala Lumpur’s old railway marshalling yard into a modern transit hub within a self-contained urban development. The consortium, led by Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) appointed renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa and Associates, who also designed the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) among many prominent structures around the world, to design the master plan for the entire development. To ensure that the components planned are market driven and conform to market demand Jones Lang Wootton was Commissioned in 1995 to work on the master plan for the entire development and was able to advise on market driven components and ensure that each component complemented each other – co-existing in harmony. KL Sentral’s recent achievement of being awarded Malaysia’s first Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) cybercentre launched the development into a new privileged status, allowing it to amplify its world-class physical and information infrastructure and further complement the MSC hub, Cyberjaya, by providing another option for companies that want to
reap the benefits of MSC status and be closer to their customers.



KL Sentral is a huge place with mixed developments. The area is divided into several plots of land, each with a specific purpose. All development should complete by 2015.