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Putra Heights LRT station

2°59′45.8″N 101°34′32.0″E / 2.996056°N 101.575556°E / 2.996056; 101.575556

Putra Heights LRT station is a Klang Valley Rapid Transit station at Putra Heights in southern Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the southern terminus for the LRT Sri Petaling Line and LRT Kelana Jaya Line. The station is located on the intersection of Persiaran Putra Indah and Persiaran Putra Perdana, next to the North–South Expressway Central Link. Nearby places include Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru, Laman Putra, Putra Indah and Putra Point Commercial Centre.

The station is part of the Prasarana's rail extension for both the Sri Petaling Line and Kelana Jaya Line which joined both lines at this station, after the Masjid Jamek LRT station. The station opened on 30 June 2016, along with 14 other stations in the extension plan.

The station is one of the largest in the Klang Valley. It has four tracks with one island platform and two side platforms. Because of the different rail systems developed on both lines, they do not share the same track and use their own individual track instead. The station is the main infrastructure in Putra Heights.

The extension of both the Sri Petaling Line and Kelana Jaya Line were announced on 29 August 2006 by then government. This was also confirmed by then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Badawi in his National Budget speech in 2006.

Construction started in 2010. However, during the construction of the train depot, the concrete formwork and scaffolding with a height of 6 metres collapsed, killing two construction workers. Four other workers suffered minor injuries in the accident.

The construction of the station had also received complaints and objections by both Subang Alam and Putra Heights residents. A study by UKM professor Dr. Tajul Anuar Jamaluddin, whose opinion was sought by the residents, found the area to be unsuitable as the ground was largely made up of clay and cracked granite, which would be precarious and make it expensive to lay rail tracks. The line would also pass by an artificial lake and an electric transmission line, posing danger to nearby houses.

The station was opened by Dato Sri' Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak, then Prime Minister. Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, Land Public Transport Commission Chairman Syed Hamid Albar and Chief Secretary to the Government Ali Hamsa were also present at the opening.

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