Platforms
The station contains three raised platforms serving four railway lines, consisting two side platforms (platforms 1 and 4) on both sides and one island platform (platforms 2 and 3) in between. Extension platforms added in 1986 are assigned additional "a" suffixes, i.e. Platform 2a for the extension of the original platform 2.
Prior to the opening of Kuala Lumpur Sentral, the platforms were designated the following roles:
- The station's side platforms are typically assigned to cater Intercity train services. As such, ticket counters for the train services were located within the old and new stations. With Intercity services shifted to Kuala Lumpur Sentral in 2001, passenger traffic at the platform has virtually disappeared. The platforms are still used to transfer goods to and from trains. The side platforms, like the ground level of the station building, are open to the public. However in 2011, the side platforms are reused to cater Intercity services with tickets sold at the ETS ticket counter.
- The station's island platform is typically assigned to cater KTM Komuter services from both the Rawang-Seremban and Sentul-Port Klang Routes as well as the Electric Train Service, as KTM Komuter ticket counters and faregates to and from KTM Komuter services are connected to it, the ETS ticket counters, however are located in their former railway fan clubhouse.
In addition, the old island platform remains at its original height as it was when the station was built, significantly lower than the island platform extension and doorways of the commuter trains, an inconvinience to passengers entering and exiting Komuter trains. Accordingly, KTM Komuter trains typically stop at the new platforms, prompting passengers to leave the station via the newer, northern exit. However, as of 18 December 2009, after renovations to the old sections of platform 2 and 3, the Komuter trains now stop within the original section of the station with the platform heights being raised to meet the floor level of the trains.
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