Jalan Ampang
| Selangor Route 31 | |
|---|---|
| Jalan Ampang | |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Melaka |
| Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 (Jalan Tun Razak) Jalan Jelatek FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Jalan Taman Putra Jalan Lembah Jaya | |
| East end | Ampang, Selangor |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Primary destinations | KLCC, Kampung Datuk Keramat, Setiawangsa, Setapak, Ulu Klang, Hulu Langat |
| Highway system | |
Jalan Ampang or Ampang Road (Selangor state route B31) is a major road in the Klang Valley region, Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in the 1880s, it is one of the oldest roads in the Klang Valley. It is a main road to Ampang Jaya and is easily accessible from Jalan Tun Razak or Jalan Ulu Klang (now part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Route 28) from the Hulu Kelang or Setapak direction. It is also accessible from Cheras through Jalan Shamelin, from Jalan Tun Razak through Jalan Kampung Pandan via Taman Cempaka, from Kampung Pandan through Jalan Kampung Pandan Dalam via Taman Nirwana, from the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 via Pandan Indah and Taman Kencana and from Hulu Langat town through the mountain pass. Wangsa Maju, Setapak, central Kuala Lumpur, Ampang Park and Salak South surround Ampang. Jalan Ampang became the backbone of the road system linking Ampang to Kuala Lumpur before being surpassed by the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH) in 2001.[1]
History
Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Sungei Lumpur (now Gombak River) and the Klang River, which now houses the Kuala Lumpur Jamek Mosque. In 1849, Raja Abdullah acquired large sum of money from Chee Yam Chuan and other merchants from Malacca to start operation of tin mines in Ampang, granted by Sultan Muhammad.[2] This soon attracted other Chinese shopkeepers which led to turning the isolated jungle settlement into a small town,[2] of which Ampang, one of the earliest areas in the Klang Valley, opened for tin mining.
Ampang Road, as it was called then, has existed since the 1880s. It is one of Kuala Lumpur's earliest roads, leading from the tin mining village of Ampang to the heart of the city along the Ampang River. The road was widened in 1888 by G. T. Tickell, the then chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. In Kuala Lumpur, the street then led on to Ampang Street (now known as Leboh Ampang) to its Chinese shophouses and the Malay village of Kampung Rawa (today known as Kampung Baru).
The old Ampang Road also housed the Selangor Turf Club (present grounds of the Petronas Twin Towers) and the Griffin Inn (an old colonial bar and night-club). Adjoining and across from these properties, the houses and land were owned by Loke Chow Kit. The latter (owner of Chow Kit & Co, a department store) had his country-residence at the corner of Ampang Road and Treacher Road. Other notables who lived on Ampang Road were the families of Choo Kia Peng and Chan Chin Mun and The Bok and The Khoo families.
Pekan Ampang
Pekan Ampang, the historical town centre of Ampang Jaya, is situated approximately 3 km from Kampung Lembah Jaya small village. The architecture of the town shares similarities with most towns and cities elsewhere in Malaya during the British colonial period. Pekan Ampang is still administratively a separate town, falling under the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council, but it was often included as part of the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.
Features
Notable features
- Pekan Ampang and Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang, a town along the road.
- There are five rapid transit stations along this road going west to east: Dang Wangi LRT station, KLCC LRT station, Ampang Park LRT station, Ampang Park MRT station and Ampang LRT station.
- Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery
Major landmarks along the road
- 3rdNvenue Neu Suites near to Korean Embassy (Embassy Row) (KLCC)
- Great Eastern Mall
- Petronas Twin Towers at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)
- InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
- Menara Citibank
- Empire Tower
- M Suites 283 Jalan Ampang[3][4]
- Great Eastern Tower
- Wisma Denmark
- Suria KLCC
- The Dharma Realm Guan Yin Monastery
- Several shopping malls such as the Ampang Park (now closed), City Square, Suria KLCC and Great Eastern Mall are located along the road which also include Zouk Nightclub
- M-City Jalan Ampang
- Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Maintenance
In Kuala Lumpur, the roads are maintained by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). In Selangor side, the roads are maintained by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) and Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ).
Course
The road generally runs in an east–west direction, starting from the junction of Leboh Ampang and Jalan Gereja in the Masjid Jamek area. The road continues northeastward, passing Bukit Nanas on the north side of the hill and following the Klang River until Dang Wangi, where the river turns north. The road keeps running eastward past Wisma Denmark and the Petronas Twin Towers, past embassy row until it reaches the eastern KL suburb of Ampang.
Junction lists
Legend:
- I/C - Interchange, I/S - Intersection, RSA - Rest and service area, OBR - Overhead bridge restaurant, R/R - Restaurant and rest plaza, L/B - Layby, V/P - Vista point, TN - tunnel, T/P - Toll plaza, BR - Bridge
| State/territory | District | Location | km | Exit | Name | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | N/A | Bukit Bintang | – | – | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Melaka | Jalan Melaka (Malacca Road) – Jalan Tun H S Lee, Jalan Tun Perak, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Raja Chulan | T-junctions |
| – | – | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Munshi Abdullah | Jalan Munshi Abdullah (Jalan --) – Jalan Dang Wangi, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Dang Wangi | Jalan Dang Wangi (Jalan Campbell) | T-junctions No entry | |||
| – | – | Kelana Jaya Line 5 | KJ12 Dang Wangi LRT station | ||||
| – | – | Jalan Sultan Ismail-AKLEH | No entry | ||||
| – | – | Menara Safuan | |||||
| – | – | Wisma Denmark | Royal Danish Embassy | ||||
| – | – | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Sultan Ismail | Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Jalan Sultan Ismail (Jalan Treacher) – Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway – Ampang, Ulu Klang, KLCC, Cheras Jalan P. Ramlee – Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Bukit Bintang | Junctions | |||
| – | – | Reinassance Kuala Lumpur Hotel | |||||
| – | – | Pakistan High Commission | |||||
| – | – | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery – * Grave of P. Ramlee and Saloma | For Muslims only | |||
| – | – | Malaysia Tourist Centre Saloma Bistro | |||||
| – | – | Wisma Selangor Dredging | Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco | ||||
| – | – | Public Bank Tower | |||||
| – | – | Kuala Lumpur KLCC | Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road) – Jalan Tun Razak Jalan P Ramlee (Jalan Parry) – Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Pinang, KLCC | Junctions | |||
| – | – | Wisma Lembaga Getah Malaysia | |||||
| – | – | Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) | Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) – Petronas Twin Towers, Suria KLCC | ||||
| – | – | Kelana Jaya Line 5 | KJ10 KLCC LRT station, Avenue K | ||||
| – | – | Persiaran Hampshire | Persiaran Hampshire (Hampshire Drive) | ||||
| – | – | Wisma MCA | Wisma MCA – Malaysian Chinese Association, Embassy of the Republic of Korea | ||||
| – | – | Corus Hotel | |||||
| – | – | Hotel Nikko Lion Tower | |||||
| – | – | Jalan Binjai | Jalan Binjai – Persiaran Stonor, Jalan Kia Peng | ||||
| – | – | Ampang Park | |||||
| – | – | Ampang Park station 5 12 | KJ9 Ampang Park LRT station/ PY20 Ampang Park MRT station | ||||
| – | – | Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tun Razak | Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) – Sentul, Segambut, Setapak, Kuantan, Ipoh, Sungai Besi, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) , Seremban, Malacca, Johor Bahru | Junctions | |||
| – | – | City Square | City Square – Vista Tower (formerly Empire Tower), City Square, The Intermark (formerly Yow Chuan Plaza) | ||||
| – | – | Great Britain High Commission | |||||
| – | – | French Embassy | |||||
| – | – | Royal Thai Embassy | |||||
| – | – | Royal Saudi Arabian Embassy | |||||
| – | – | Embassy of the People's Republic of China | |||||
| – | – | Victoria Station restaurant | |||||
| – | – | Persiaran Ampang Hilir | Persiaran Ampang Hilir – Jalan Ampang Hilir, Taman U-Thant | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Wisma Chinese Chamber | Wisma Chinese Chamber – Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, Embassy of Finland, Royal Dutch Embassy | ||||
| – | – | Sayfol International School | |||||
| – | – | Malaysian Rubber Board Building | Malaysian Rubber Board Building (Bangunan Lembaga Getah Malaysia) | ||||
| – | – | Embassy of the Russian Federation | |||||
| – | – | Jalan Ampang Tengah | Jalan Ampang Tengah | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Wisma PERKESO | |||||
| – | – | M Suites, 283 Jalan Ampang[5] | |||||
| – | – | Jalan Jelatek | Jalan Jelatek – Kampung Datuk Keramat, Setiawangsa, Wangsa Maju, Setapak | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Great Eastern Tower | Great Eastern Tower – Great Eastern Mall | ||||
| – | – | Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre | Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre | ||||
| – | – | Jalan Ritche | Jalan Ritche – Jalan Ampang Hilir, Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Ampang Hilir | Jalan Ru – Taman Tasik Ampang Hilir, Desa Pahlawan | From Ampang only | |||
| – | – | Kampung Berembang | Jalan Berembang – Kampung Berembang, Kampung Berembang SMART Tunnel Holding Basin | ||||
| – | – | Jalan Ampang Kiri | Jalan Ampang Kiri – RISDA, M City | From Kuala Lumpur only | |||
| – | – | Ampang (Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang) Ampang-MRR2 | FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 – Ulu Klang Gombak, Setapak, Ipoh, Genting Highlands, Kuantan, Rawang, Cheras, Kajang, Semenyih, Shah Alam, Klang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) , Seremban | Multi-level stacked SPUI interchange | |||
| Selangor | Hulu Langat | Ampang Jaya | – | – | Ampang | Jalan Memanda 1 – Town centre, Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital , Ampang Point Jalan 1 – Little Korea | Junctions |
| – | – | Ampang-AKLEH | Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway – Kuala Lumpur, KLCC | From/to Ampang only | |||
| – | – | Taman Dato' Ahmad Razali | |||||
| – | – | Taman Dagang | Jalan Dagang Besar – Taman Dagang, Taman Nirwana, Taman Putra Sulaiman, Pandan Jaya | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Kampung Melayu Ampang | Jalan Merbau – Kampung Melayu Ampang, Kampung Melayu Tambahan, Taman Perwira Dua, Ampang Jaya | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Ampang Line 3 | AG18 Ampang LRT station P&R | ||||
| – | – | Ampang Pekan Ampang | Jalan Besar Ampang – Pekan Ampang | Y-junctions | |||
| – | – | Bandar Baru Ampang | Jalan Kosas 2 – Taman Kosas Jalan Wawasan 4/2 – Bandar Baru Ampang,Spectrum Mall | Junctions | |||
| – | – | Ampang-SUKE | Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway – Kuala Lumpur, Ulu Klang | From Lembah Jaya only | |||
| – | – | Taman Kosas | Jalan Kosas Utama – Taman Kosas, Taman Bukit Indah, Taman Ampang Indah Jalan Wawasan Ampang – Bandar Baru Ampang, Kampung Ampang Campuran, Pandan Indah | Junctions | |||
| – | – | Taman Sri Ampang | Jalan Desa Ampang – Taman Sri Ampang, Taman Sri Watan | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Jalan Taman Putra | Jalan Taman Putra – Taman Dagang Permai, Taman Tasik Tambahan, Taman Muda, Hulu Langat, Pandan Indah, Cheras Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway – Cheras, Kajang | T-junctions | |||
| – | – | Lembah Jaya | Jalan Lembah Jaya – Taman Lembah Jaya East Klang Valley Expressway – Hulu Langat, Kajang, Semenyih, Seremban | T-junctions | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
- ^ "Jalan Ampang B31 - jalan raya tertua di Kuala Lumpur Overview". Blog Jalan Raya Malaysia. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b Andaya, Barbara Watson (1982). A history of Malaysia. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 139.
- ^ "M Suites, Ampang Hilir property & real estate reviews, trends, information & listings".
- ^ "M Suites - Vision". Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Property Review in M Suites for Sale / For Rent | Propwall Malaysia". Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
See also