Jalan Ampang

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.

Selangor Route 31
Jalan Ampang
Major junctions
West end	Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Melaka
Major intersections	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

History

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. This soon attracted other Chinese shopkeepers which led to turning the isolated jungle settlement into a small town, 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:  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

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
• 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

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.

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

List of junctions

Km	Exit	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
		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

See also

• Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway