Bandar Sunway
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Bandar Sunway is a town in the Klang Valley conurbation in Selangor, Malaysia. It situated in the district of Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The township is adjacent to the newer but much larger area of UEP Subang Jaya (commonly referred to by its initials, USJ), and Subang Jaya.
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[edit] History
Bandar Sunway was developed by Sunway Group, also known as Sunway Holdings Incorporated Berhad. Construction begun in 1986 to develop Bandar Sunway. Previously Bandar Sunway was known as Sungai Way Tin.
[edit] Amenities and Accessibility
Over the years, Bandar Sunway has matured into a community well-provided with amenities. The township has numerous schools, colleges, a hospital, places of worship, and vibrant commercial areas. A shopping complex, Sunway Pyramid was established since year 1998.
Bandar Sunway is well-connected to the cities of Kuala Lumpur and Shah Alam and the townships of Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya and Klang via a network of highways, namely the Federal Highway, the Shah Alam Expressway, the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), the New Pantai Expressway (NPE), the North-South Expressway Central Link and the Damansara-Puchong Expressway. Bandar Sunway is also served by an urban-suburb rail link, the KTM Komuter.
Bandar Sunway has also become known as a higher education hub, with two large colleges in the area, namely Monash University, and Sunway University College, and also not forgetting The One Academy, an accomplished art college that won the ADreline awards for year 2006.
[edit] List of shopping malls in Bandar Sunway
[edit] List of hospitals in Bandar Sunway
- Sunway Medical Centre (private hospital)
[edit] List of educational institutions
- SK Bandar Sunway
- SMK Bandar Sunway
- Monash University Malaysia Campus
- Sunway University College
- The One Academy
[edit] List of mosques
- Masjid Al-Almin, which is located just opposite Sunway Pyramid.
[edit] Current development
One of the current infrastructure development of Bandar Sunway is the expansion of Sunway Pyramid, called Pyramid 2. A new Monash University building is also in development nearby Sunway University College and was finished in January 2007.
[edit] Public Transportation
There is public bus called MetroBus which has route number 10 and 11 from USJ to Kuala Lumpur (Kota Raya).
A monorail system had also operated in Bandar Sunway for several years following its opening in 2000. The system has since been shut down.
