Such convenience is not surprising since the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is relatively new. We were at the Bandar Utama MRT station recently and it is one of the stops on the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVRMT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line which was launched in December last year.
At the time we were there, the spacious and spanking new stop was bare but there are signs which show promise that there’d be shops opening soon which will undoubtedly make the station more lively.
Despite the quiet atmosphere, the station is equipped with necessary facilities such as elevators, escalators, ticket vending machines, customer service centre, washrooms, prayer room and public phones.
Ramps and elevators as well as tactile guides and warning strips along walkways and platforms are also apparent for the disabled.
One World is a five-star hotel which also houses several dining outlets like Kura Japanese restaurant, The Sphere, Poolbar & Grill and Havana Club. There are plans to build a pedestrian walkway that directly links the station to the hotel.
As for 1 First Avenue, the 25-storey Grade-A office tower is said to be the only “green” building in Petaling Jaya. Among its eco-friendly facilities are a rain water harvesting framework that recycles rainwater for the “air-conditioning cooling towers system”, toilet flushing and landscaping.
It is also an energy-efficient building designed to use as little energy as possible to minimise threats to the environment.
Apart from these places, you can also get to other areas such as Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kampung Sungai Penchala and Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara using the feeder buses at the station which operate from the adjacent 1 Powerhouse building. You can get here easily via Entrance A of the station.
LRT/MRT: Bandar Utama
