Taman Connaught MRT station
The Taman Connaught MRT station is an elevated rapid transit station on the [Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line|MRT Kajang railway station|Kajang Line], located in Taman Connaught, Bandar Tun Razak constituency in southeastern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its exact location is next to the Cheras Sentral shopping mall, which is at Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras near the northern end of the Cheras-Kajang Expressway, close to the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur-Selangor border.
The station is also near to the Cheras-Kajang Interchange at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE). The elevated expressway is higher than the MRT track which is pretty high from the road.
It was opened on 17 July 2017, along with 19 adjoining stations as part of Phase 2 of the system.
The station was thus provisionally named Phoenix Plaza station during construction. Plaza Phoenix was the former name of the Cheras Sentral Shopping Centre.
Station Background
Station Layout
The station has a layout and design similar to that of most other elevated stations on the line, with the platform level on the topmost floor, consisting of two sheltered side platforms along a double tracked line and a single concourse housing ticketing facilities between the ground level and the platform level. All levels are linked by lifts, stairways and escalators.Exits and entrances
The station has three entrances - Entrance A and Entrance B on either side of Jalan Cheras, and Entrance C at Jalan 3/144A inside Taman Connaught. A link bridge also connects the station via the link bridges to Entrance A and Entrance C with the Cheras Sentral Shopping Mall.Each entrance will have separate feeder bus service lines. Therefore, passengers are advised to ensure the correct entrance for the feeder bus line which they are going.
Bus Services
Feeder Bus Services
With the opening of the MRT Kajang Line, feeder buses also began operating linking the station with several housing areas around the Taman Connaught, Sungai Besi, Cheras Awana and Alam Damai area.The feeder bus lines in this station are operating in each of the entrances. Therefore, passengers are advised to ensure the correct entrance for the feeder bus line which they are going.
| Route No. | Origin | Destination | Via |
| T410 | MRT Taman Connaught ' | Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT/KTM/ERL and returns to Taman Connaught | SALAK Expressway corridor Desa Tun Razak Taman Taynton View |
| T411 | MRT Taman Connaught ' | Taman Cheras Awana | Cheras-Kajang Expressway Jalan Medan Masria Jalan Coop Cuepacs JB Persiaran Awana Federal Route 1 Jalan Cheras |
| T412 | MRT Taman Connaught | Alam Damai | Jalan 1/144A Jalan 2/154 Jalan Desa Cheras Persiaran Alam Damai Jalan Alam Damai |
Other Bus Services
The MRT Taman Connaught station also provides accessibility for some other bus services.| Route No. | Operator | Origin | Destination | Via | Notes |
| 450 | Rapid KL | Hentian Kajang | Hub Lebuh Pudu | Reko Sentral Bandar Kajang MRT Stadium Kajang MRT Bukit Dukung Jalan Hulu Langat Batu 9 Cheras / Taman Suntex Cheras Sentral / MRT Taman Connaught Jalan Cheras MRT Taman Midah Maluri Station Jalan Pasar Jalan Pudu | For KL-bound only. The bus stops at Cheras Sentral bus stop. |