The Semantan MRT Station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station serving the suburb of Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the stations on the MRT Kajang Line 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 (Damansara Link) near Wisma UN, the United Nations (UN) representative office in Malaysia and the office area of Jalan Dungun.
History During Phase One operation of the Kajang Line (then known as the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line), this station was the southern terminus of the line where all passengers had to disembark. Trains would leave the station and make a turnback at the crossover track above Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim before heading back towards . With the opening of Phase Two on 17 July 2017, the southern terminus of the station became station.
The station was previously known as Manulife-Semantan from 21 August 2017 when Manulife have granted a 5-year contract for the naming rights of the station under the station naming rights programme, 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 L2Platform LevelSide platformPlatform 1: towards (→)Platform 2: towards (←)Side platformL1ConcourseFaregates to paid area, escalators to platforms, ticketing machines, customer service office, station control, toilets, 7-Eleven, Rotiboy bakeshoppe, Entrance A and B escalators as well as lifts from ground level.GGround LevelEntrance A and Entrance B, Feeder bus stop, Taxi Lay-by, Car lay-by
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. stationEntranceLocationDestinationPictureASouth side of Jalan SemantanJalan Damansara Endah: bus stop for feeder and other bus services, car parkBNorth side of Jalan SemantanJalan Dungun: bus stop for feeder and other bus services, Menara Manulife, Wisma UOA Damansara and The Five.
Bus services MRT Feeder Bus Services With the opening of the Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating, linking the station with the Solaris Dutamas and Kuala Lumpur High Court areas 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 of the station, bus routes T818, T819, T820 and T852 will operate from this station until further notice.https://www.facebook.com/124778030879436/posts/4674075142616346/
Route No.OriginDestinationViaT817 MRT Pusat Bandar DamasaraMid Valley South CourtLorong Maarof
Jalan Maarof
MRT Semantan
(Entrance A)T821RapidKL Bus Route T821 Semantan (Entrance B)Kuala Lumpur High Court, PublikaJalan Dungun Jalan Gelenggang Jalan Semantan Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim Jalan Dutamas 1 Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah MITEC, MTRADET818Desa Sri Hartamas Semantan (Entrance B)Plaza DamansaraT852 Semantan (Entrance B)Mont KiaraPlaza Damansara Publika
Other Bus Services The station is also served by Rapid KL 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 Kelana Jaya Line feeder bus route, connecting it with the Bangsar LRT station. The bus stop for the feeder bus is at Jalan Dungun, accessed via Entrance B.
Route No.OriginDesitinationViaT850RapidKL Bus Route T850 Pusat Bandar Damansara Jalan DungunJalan Bangsar Utama 1 Lorong Maarof Jalan Maarof Sprint Highway Plaza Damansara Jalan Dungun Semantan (Entrance B) Jalan Gelenggang Jalan Damanlela Jalan Maarof Jalan Bangsar
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References
External links Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit website Unofficial information resource on the MRT