Bandar Botanik LRT station
{{Short description|Metro station in Selangor, Malaysia}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{one source|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| style = Rapid KL
| style2 = Shah Alam
| name = {{KLRT color code|SA|25|bgcolor=white}} Bandar Botanik
| type = File:Rapid KL Logo.svg {{!}} Future LRT station
| other_name = {{langx|ms|Stesen LRT Bandar Botanik}}
{{lang-zh|绿林镇站}}
{{langx|ta|பண்டார் பொத்தேனிக் ரயில் நிலையம்}}
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| image_caption = Location of the Bandar Botanik LRT station
| address = Bandar Botanic, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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| line = {{rint|my|11}} {{rcb|KLRT|11|xroute}}
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| platform = 2
| structure = Elevated
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
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| opening = 2027
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| accessible = yes
| status = Under construction
| code = {{KLRT code|SA|25}}
| owned = Syarikat Prasarana Negara
| operator = RapidKL
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Rapid KL|line=Shah Alam|left=Bandar Bukit Tinggi|right=Johan Setia}}
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The Bandar Botanik LRT station is designated to be an elevated light rapid transit (LRT) station in Bandar Botanic, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, forming part of the Shah Alam line.{{cite web|url=http://lrt3.com.my/v14/index.php/2015-02-13-03-29-33/pelan-setiap-stesen |title=Pelan Setiap Stesen |publisher=Prasarana Malaysia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522013509/http://lrt3.com.my/v14/index.php/2015-02-13-03-29-33/pelan-setiap-stesen |archive-date=2015-05-22 }}
The station is marked as Station No. 25 along the RM9 billion line project with the line's maintenance depot located in Johan Setia, Klang. The Bandar Botanik LRT station was expected to be operational in February 2024,{{cite web|url=http://lrt3.com.my/v14/index.php/mengenai-lrt3/jangka-masa-projek |title=Jangka Masa Projek LRT3 |publisher=Prasarana Malaysia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527001609/http://lrt3.com.my/v14/index.php/mengenai-lrt3/jangka-masa-projek |archive-date=2015-05-27 }} but Transport Minister Anthony Loke mentioned that the overall line would be expected to be operational by 1st March 2025 adding more delays to the opening of the Shah Alam Line.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-07 |title=LRT3 TO START OPERATION IN MARCH 2025 - ANTHONY LOKE |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=2203444 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=BERNAMA |language=en}}
However, on 13 July 2018, it was earmarked as one of the five stations which was postponed in order to reduce overall construction costs.{{cite web| url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/07/12/final-price-of-lrt3-reduced-by-47pct-to-rm16pt63b-says-prasarana/| title=Final price of LRT3 reduced by 47% to RM16.63b, says Guan Eng| website=The Star| date=July 12, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712032621/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/07/12/final-price-of-lrt3-reduced-by-47pct-to-rm16pt63b-says-prasarana/| archive-date=July 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/433908 |title=Six LRT3 stations shelved: Are you affected? |publisher=malaysiakini |date=13 July 2018 |access-date=18 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218054207/https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/433908 |archive-date=18 December 2019 |url-status=live}} On 13 October 2023, during the Budget 2024 presentation, Finance Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the reintegration of the five stations that were previously under provisional status including the Bandar Botanik LRT station to be built alongside the rest of the Shah Alam Line.{{Cite news |last=Abdul Rahman |first=Sharil |date=13 October 2023 |title=Budget 2024: 5 previously provisional stations along the LRT Shah Alam Line will be built |work=SoyaCincau |url=https://soyacincau.com/2023/10/13/budget-2024-5-previously-provisional-stations-along-the-lrt-shah-alam-line-will-be-built/ |access-date=13 October 2023}}
Surrounding developments
- Botanic Capital commercial area
- Botanic Avenue commercial area
- Botanic Business Gateway commercial area
- GM Klang Wholesale City
- Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Botanik (Bandar Botanic Health Clinic)
- Makmal Keselamatan dan Kualiti Makanan Selangor (Selangor Food Quality and Safety Laboratory)
References
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External links
- [http://www.lrt3.com.my Official LRT 3 project website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJk9Wam5yOA LRT 3 project video]
- [http://www.myrapid.com.my Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, LRT 3 operator]
- [http://www.mrt.com.my/lrt3/Bandar_Botanik_Station.htm Bandar Botanik LRT Station - mrt.com.my]
{{Rail transport in Malaysia}}
{{Klang Valley train stations}}
{{Urban Rail Transit in ASEAN}}
{{coord missing|Malaysia}}
{{Malaysia-metro-stub}}