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 MR9 
Medan Tuanku
Rapid KL (brand)
Monorail station
The exterior of the Medan Tuanku station, as seen from the southeast.
General information
Other namesميدن توانكو (Jawi alphabet)
美丹端姑 (Chinese)
மேடன் தோங்கு (Tamil)
LocationJalan Sultan Ismail, Medan Tuanku, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates3°9′33″N 101°41′55″E / 3.15917°N 101.69861°E / 3.15917; 101.69861
Owned byPrasarana Malaysia
Line(s)8 Template:KLRT lines
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsConnecting station to  AG5  SP5  Sultan Ismail via a 580 meters walking distance.
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNot available
Other information
Station code MR9 
History
Opened31 August 2003; 20 years ago (2003-08-31)
Services
Preceding station   Rapid KL   Following station
Template:RapidKL LRT lines

Medan Tuanku Monorail station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail), located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003. This station was formerly called Wawasan Monorail station.

The station is situated above Jalan Sultan Ismail, just south of Chow Kit and located east from an intersection with Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman; it marks the start and end of the Monorail line that runs parallel along Sultan Ismail Road, until the Bukit Bintang station, after which the line turns west to Jalan Imbi at the both road intersection.

The station is situated in and named after Medan Tuanku, a small district connected to Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Dang Wangi via backroads.

Interchange

The station is linked to the  AG5  SP5  Sultan Ismail LRT station, 580 metres away, by a pedestrian bridge.  KJ12  Dang Wangi station is also a 520-meter walk away, via Jalan Raja Abdullah.