Jalan Ampang

Selangor Route 31
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 Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Expressway (AKLEH); 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 Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE); 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
	Highways in Malaysia; Expressways; Federal; State;

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 edit

A road sign on Jalan Ampang

Jalan Ampang at night

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 edit

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 edit

Notable features edit

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: KJ12 Dang Wangi LRT station, KJ10 KLCC LRT station, KJ9 Ampang Park LRT station, PY20 Ampang Park MRT station and AG18 Ampang LRT station.
Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery

Major landmarks along the road edit

The Entrance to the Dharma Realm Guan Yin Monastery.

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]
Menara Great Eastern
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 edit

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 edit

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.

View of Ampang Road in 2022 from near the Dharma Realm Guan Yin Monastery.

List of junctions edit

Km	Junctions	To	Remarks
	Kuala Lumpur Jalan Melaka	Southwest Jalan Melaka (Malacca Road) Jalan Tun H S Lee Jalan Tun Perak Jalan Pudu Jalan Raja Chulan	T-junctions
Jalan Ampang Start/end of road
	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) West Jalan Raja Laut Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang Ulu Klang KLCC Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Cheras Southeast 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
	Menara Public Bank
	Kuala Lumpur KLCC	Northeast Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Yap Kwan Seng Road) Jalan Tun Razak Southwest 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	Embassy of the Republic of Korea
	Corus Hotel
	Hotel Nikko Lion Tower
	Jalan Binjai	South Jalan Binjai Persiaran Stonor Jalan Kia Peng
	Ampang Park
	Kelana Jaya Line 5 Putrajaya Line 12	KJ9 & PY20 Ampang Park station
	Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tun Razak	Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 Jalan Tun Razak (Jalan Pekeliling) North Sentul Segambut Setapak East Coast Expressway Kuantan North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh South Sungai Besi FT 2 Petaling Jaya FT 2 Shah Alam Maju Expressway Putrajaya North–South Expressway Central Link Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern Route Seremban North–South Expressway Southern Route Melaka North–South Expressway Southern Route Johor Bahru	Junctions
	City Square	City Square Vista Tower (formerly Empire Tower) City Square The Intermark (formerly Yow Chuan Plaza)
	British 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	South Persiaran Ampang Hilir Jalan Ampang Hilir Taman U-Thant	T-junctions
	Wisma Chinese Chamber	Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, Embassy of Finland Royal Dutch Embassy
	Sayfol International School
	Bangunan Lembaga Getah Malaysia
	Embassy of the Russian Federation
	Jalan Ampang Tengah	South Jalan Ampang Tengah Jalan Ampang Tengah	T-junctions
	Wisma PERKESO
	M Suites, 283 Jalan Ampang^[5]
	Jalan Jelatek	North Jalan Jelatek Kampung Datuk Keramat Setiawangsa Wangsa Maju Setapak	T-junctions
	Menara Great Eastern	Menara Great Eastern Great Eastern Mall
	Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre	Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre
	Jalan Ritche	South 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 RISDA M City	From Kuala Lumpur only
	Ampang (Pekan Batu Ampat Ampang) Ampang-MRR2	FT 28 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 North Ulu Klang Gombak Setapak North–South Expressway Northern Route Ipoh East Coast Expressway Kuantan East Coast Expressway Genting Highlands FT 1 Rawang South Cheras Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang Cheras–Kajang Expressway Semenyih Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Shah Alam Expressway Klang North–South Expressway Central Link Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) North–South Expressway Southern Route AH2 Seremban	Multi-level stacked SPUI interchange
Jalan Ampang DBKL border limit
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
FT Kuala Lumpur–Selangor border
Selangor Darul Ehsan Hulu Langat district border
B31 Jalan Ampang JKR and MPAJ border limit
	Ampang	North Jalan Memanda 1 Town centre Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital Ampang Point South Jalan 1 Little Korea	T-junctions
	Ampang-AKLEH	Northwest Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway(AKLEH) Kuala Lumpur KLCC	From/to Ampang only
	Taman Dato' Ahmad Razali
	Taman Dagang	South Jalan Dagang Besar Taman Dagang Taman Nirwana Taman Putra Sulaiman Pandan Jaya	T-junctions
	Kampung Melayu Ampang	North 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	Southeast Jalan Besar Ampang Pekan Ampang	Y-junctions
	Bandar Baru Ampang	North Jalan Kosas 2 Taman Kosas South Jalan Wawasan 4/2 Bandar Baru Ampang Spectrum Mall	Junctions
	Ampang-SUKE	Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Kuala Lumpur Ulu Klang	From Lembah Jaya only
	Taman Kosas	Northeast Jalan Kosas Utama Taman Kosas Taman Bukit Indah Taman Ampang Indah South Jalan Wawasan Ampang Bandar Baru Ampang Kampung Ampang Campuran Pandan Indah	Junctions
	Taman Sri Ampang	South Jalan Desa Ampang Taman Sri Ampang Taman Sri Watan	T-junctions
B31 Jalan Ampang Start/end of road
	Jalan Taman Putra	South Jalan Taman Putra Taman Dagang Permai Taman Tasik Tambahan Taman Muda B62 Hulu Langat Pandan Indah FT 28 Cheras Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway Sungai Besi-Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) Cheras Cheras–Kajang Expressway Kajang	T-junctions
	Lembah Jaya	East Jalan Lembah Jaya Taman Lembah Jaya East Klang Valley Expressway East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) (Not yet opened) Hulu Langat Kajang