05:30Lake park opens
Sri Rampai — a neighbourhood guide
A neighbourhood of Setapak, in north-east Kuala Lumpur.
The lake park opens at 5:30 in the morning and closes at 10 at night.
- rampai
- a mixture of all kinds
- seri
- radiance
Literal meanings from the Kamus Dewan dictionary, not the origin of the name.
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The lake: about 2.0 hectares of water (from its OpenStreetMap outline). The lake park: 3.4 hectares (DBKL). Each ring on the map is 50 m further from the shore.
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), snapshot of 16 October 2026
Also spelt “Seri Rampai”, as in the names of its schools.
The short answer
Sri Rampai is a residential neighbourhood in north-east Kuala Lumpur, written “Taman Sri Rampai, Setapak” by DBKL and part of the P.118 Setiawangsa parliamentary seat. Sri Rampai station (KJ4) on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line sits between Wangsa Maju (KJ3) and Setiawangsa (KJ5), and opened on 24 December 2010. The neighbourhood has a 3.4-hectare lake park, Taman Tasik Sri Rampai, open daily from 5:30 am to 10:00 pm, and DBKL’s night-market list includes “Taman Sri Rampai, Setapak”.
- Station
- KJ4Opened 24 December 2010
- Lake park
- 3.4hectares · 5:30–22:00
- Parliamentary seat
- P.118 Setiawangsa
- Postcode
- 53300
Compiled by Kevin LeeUpdated
Reading the name
rampai
The Malay dictionary Kamus Dewan gives campuran berbagai-bagai, “a mixture of all kinds”. Bunga rampai is a mix of fragrant flowers and leaves.
seri
The same dictionary gives cahaya semarak, “radiance”; the word also means glory, beauty and splendour, and serves as an honorific.
The schools write “Seri Rampai”; the LRT station and DBKL write “Sri Rampai”. “Sri” has no entry of its own in the dictionary of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. These are literal meanings only, not the origin of the place name.
Getting around: one line running, one proposed
Started, stopped, started again
Work on Sri Rampai station began in 1996 and was put on hold in 1997: development around it had been delayed, it was said at the time, and few people lived nearby. Work resumed in September 2008, and the station opened on 24 December 2010. Its neighbour, Wangsa Maju, had been running since 1999.
At its opening the station listed escalators, lifts, tactile paving, a surau and a covered walkway to the Desa Putra Condominium.
Heavy rain on 15 October 2024 damaged the track between Wangsa Maju and Sri Rampai; service was restored that afternoon.
Sources: Prasarana statement of 22 December 2010 (via TRANSIT) (2010-12-23); Bernama: Kelana Jaya Line services resume (2024-10-15); The Star: floods disrupt the Kelana Jaya LRT (2024-10-15)
Highways nearby
Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), DUKE, SUKE, SPE and AKLEH, and the Karak Highway towards Bentong.
The proposed MRT Circle Line
None of the interim station names is Sri Rampai; the nearer interim stations include Setapak, Rejang and Setiawangsa. Circle Line progress
- KJ1 Gombak
- KJ2 Taman Melati
- KJ3 Wangsa Maju
- KJ4 Sri Rampai
- KJ5 Setia
wangsa - KJ6 Jelatek
- KJ7 Dato' Keramat
- KJ8 Damai
- To Putra Heights (KJ37)
Everyday
- Night market
No. 92 on DBKL’s list
Entry 92 on DBKL’s night-market list reads “Taman Sri Rampai, Setapak”, filed under the Setiawangsa parliamentary seat.
Sources: DBKL: night market list
- Mall
KIPMall Setapak (formerly Setapak Central)
KIP REIT completed its purchase of Setapak Central on 30 September 2026, and the mall was renamed KIPMall Setapak.
Sources: KIP REIT: KIPMall Setapak; The Edge: KIP REIT completes its acquisition (2026-09-30)
- Clinic
Klinik Kesihatan Setapak
The health department’s 2024 facilities profile places Klinik Kesihatan Setapak on Level 2 of Wisma Rampai in Taman Sri Rampai; the government dental clinic is on Level 1 of the same building.
Sources: KL and Putrajaya Health Department: 2024 facilities profile (2025-03-26)
Schools
National primary and secondary
SK Taman Seri Rampai (officially spelt “Seri”) and SMK Taman Seri Rampai are both on the KL education department’s list.
Higher education
Setapak has the Kuala Lumpur main campus of Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT), which began as Tunku Abdul Rahman College in 1969.
Sources: Federal Territory of KL Education Department: school list (2026-10-16); TAR UMT: milestones
Chinese primary schools nearby
| School | Pupils, 2021 |
|---|---|
| SJK (C) Wangsa Maju旺沙玛珠华小 | 1,456 |
| SJK (C) Mun Yee文良港民义华小 | 1,497 |
| SJK (C) Chong Hwa文良港中华华小 | 581 |
| SJK (C) Nan Yik 'Lee Rubber'南益华小 | 1,577 |
Parks and exercise
Taman Tasik Sri Rampai
A DBKL lake park of 3.4 hectares, with a boardwalk, a plaza and fitness equipment. Open daily from 5:30 am to 10:00 pm; its upgrade was completed in 2020.
Sources: DBKL: Taman Tasik Sri Rampai
Taman Tasik Danau Kota
The other lake is in Danau Kota, also run by DBKL and open daily 5:30–22:00; the lake doubles as a flood-retention pond.
Weather and flood record
Flash floods in several parts of Kuala Lumpur; Section 10 of Wangsa Maju, around Block C, was among the areas named.
Sources: Oriental Daily: the mayor on Klang Valley rainfall and flash floods (2026-09-21); Berita RTM: flash floods in several parts of KL (2026-09-21)
A morning downpour flooded several Kuala Lumpur roads, Jalan Wangsa Maju among them; the LRT track between Wangsa Maju and Sri Rampai was damaged.
Sources: Kosmo!: flash floods in KL (2024-10-16); Bernama: Kelana Jaya Line services resume (2024-10-15)
When you view a home, ask the owner or the neighbours what the rainy season is like.
Public services
- Parliamentary seat
- P.118 Setiawangsa (by the polling districts in the 2022 gazette)
- Police district
- Under the Wangsa Maju district police headquarters (IPD Wangsa Maju)
- Postcode
- 53300
Sources: Federal Gazette P.U.(B) 514/2022 (GE15 polling districts) (2022-10-31); Royal Malaysia Police: Wangsa Maju district directory
For police station, post office and JPJ addresses, see Public services.
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