43-456: The Klang Valley Integrated Transit System is an integrated transport network that primarily serves the area of Klang Valley and Greater Kuala Lumpur . The system commenced operations in August 1995 with the introduction of commuter rail service on the existing rail between Kuala Lumpur and Rawang. The system have since expanded and currently consists of 11 fully operating rail lines in
86-468: A commuter rail service, provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. Light rapid transit (LRT) lines and monorail line were introduced later on to serve the urban Kuala Lumpur area and its satellite towns. (i.e. Ampang , Petaling Jaya , Subang Jaya , Puchong , Gombak , etc) The mass rapid transit (MRT) lines aims to connect the outskirts of
129-696: A capacity of 20,000 passengers per hour per direction. The proposed network has 4 corridors from the city centre to the northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast. In 1984, the Federal Government approved the construction of the LRT system but plans were abandoned soon after. The LRT project was revived with the signing of an agreement for Phase 1 of the STAR-LRT (abbreviation for Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn Bhd ) in December 1992. The LRT system
172-606: A lack of capital investments. The two new bus consortia formed in the mid 1990s to consolidate all bus services in Kuala Lumpur, Intrakota Komposit and Cityliner, began facing financial problems. Intrakota had reportedly accumulated losses amounting to RM450 million from the 1997 financial crisis until Prasarana Malaysia took over in 2003. With decreased revenues, the bus operators could not maintain their fleets, much less invest in more buses. Frequencies and service deteriorated as buses began breaking down, and ridership suffered as
215-628: A radial formation; two commuter rail lines, six rapid transit lines, one bus rapid transit line and two airport rail links to the Kuala ;Lumpur International Airport 's (KLIA) Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, and one temperarily suspended airport rail link to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport . The system encompasses 528.4 kilometres (328.3 mi) of grade-separated railway with 197 operational stations . Rail transit in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor began in 1886 when
258-554: A railway line from Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Kuda (just outside Klang ) was opened. The line remains operational to this day as the Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line . STAR LRT, a light metro system, was first conceived in the 1981 Transport Master Plan, when the Malaysian government proposed a network of light rapid transit (LRT) lines connecting Kuala Lumpur city centre with the surrounding areas. An agreement
301-591: A result, many of these systems did not integrate well with the others, making transferring from system to system inconvenient for passengers. Aggravated by Kuala Lumpur's poor pedestrian network, moving from one rail system to another often required a lot of walking, stair-climbing, and escalator-use. Since 28 November 2011, the paid areas of shared stations along the Rapid KL system for the Kelana Jaya Line , Ampang Line , and Sri Petaling Line , as well as
344-515: A result. Public transport usage in the Klang Valley area dropped to about 16% of all total trips as a result. The entire rail network, operated by Rapid Rail is 210.4 km (130.7 mi) long and has 144 stations. The network's trains can travel up to 80 km/h. In 2008, the rail network carried a total of over 350,000 passengers daily, and has risen significantly since then. The BRT Sunway Line , despite being operated by Rapid Bus ,
387-591: A single LRT system, one a north–south line and one heading eastward. The Chan Sow Lin - Putra Heights route serves the southern part of Kuala Lumpur and the town of Puchong in Selangor . The Chan Sow Lin- Ampang route primarily serves the suburbs of Ampang in Selangor and Cheras in Kuala Lumpur, both of which are located in the northeastern region of the Klang Valley. Both lines converge at Chan Sow Lin;
430-528: A subsidiary of DRB-Hicom; and Cityliner Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Park May Bhd. In 2008, Rapid Bus carried around 390,000 passengers daily. On 18 June 2020, Rapid Bus released new features on real time locations of bus in Google Maps , via collaboration with Google Transit . Almost 170 Rapid KL bus routes are covered with this real time feature. Rapid Bus also plans to expand the application to MRT feeder bus service, Rapid Penang , and Rapid Kuantan in
473-470: A total of 37 stations, 31 are elevated, 5 are underground, and one, Sri Rampai is at-grade. The service depot is located in Subang. The stations are styled in several types of architectural designs. Elevated stations, in most parts, were constructed in four major styles with distinctive roof designs for specific portions of the line. The KL Sentra station, added later, features a design more consistent with
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#1732772693514516-459: Is a component of and integrated with the Rapid KL rail network. The entire bus network is operated by Rapid Bus , one of the largest bus operators in the Klang Valley area, along with Transnasional. Currently, there are 98 stage bus routes and 39 feeder bus services which operate from the rail stations. The bus routes operated by Rapid Bus were previously operated by Intrakota Komposit Sdn Bhd,
559-482: Is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus . The acronym stands for Ra ngkaian P engangkutan I ntegrasi D eras K uala L umpur , which translates to Kuala Lumpur Rapid Integrated Transport Network in the Malay language . Rapid KL, with its 204.1 km (126.8 mi) of metro railway and 5.6 km (3.5 mi) of BRT carriageway ,
602-552: Is accepted as a mode of payment on the Rapid Bus system, LRT, MRT, BRT, and monorail lines, as well as the KTM Komuter and ERL lines, easing the hassle of buying separate tickets for travelling on different networks. However, the fare integration for the Rapid KL system does not include KTM Komuter and Express Rail Link . Rapid Rail , the operator of the LRT, MRT and monorail lines, and Rapid Bus (which covers about 70% of
645-501: Is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System , operating throughout Kuala Lumpur and Selangor 's satellite cities in the Klang Valley area. The rail transit line was opened in 1996. It was followed by a federal government restructuring of public transport systems in Kuala Lumpur in the early 2000s after the bankruptcy of STAR and PUTRA Light Rapid Transit operators, the precursors to
688-654: The Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines and Kelana Jaya Line respectively, and the creation of the Rapid KL brand In 2003, it had inherited bus services and assets formerly operated and owned by Intrakota and Cityliner after being bailed out. Four years later, the Malaysian Government bailed out KL Infrastructure Group, the owner and operation concession holder of the KL Monorail , and placed it under ownership of Prasarana Malaysia. Since then,
731-468: The Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines and the Kelana Jaya Line respectively. The Malaysian government would continue to bail out KL Infrastructure Group, which was the operator concessionaire holder and owner of the KL Monorail line, for RM 822 million. It was then promptly taken over by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by Rapid Rail in 2007. The bus service in Kuala Lumpur was also facing problems with lower ridership due to an increase in private car usage and
774-486: The KL Monorail from 1 March 2012, have been integrated physically under a common ticketing system, effectively making those stations interchange stations. This enables commuters to transfer between lines the interchange stations without buying a new ticket each time, provided that they do not exit the paid area. This is currently possible at the Titiwangsa , Hang Tuah , Putra Heights , and Masjid Jamek stations. With
817-814: The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport . The fourth LRT line, the Shah Alam Line is also under the construction phase. The construction of the third KVMRT line, the Circle Line is expected to commence in 2024. Integrated transport network Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 546153313 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:44:56 GMT Rapid KL Rapid KL (promoted as rapidKL )
860-525: The Kelana Jaya Line and Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines were intended to be operated by different owners during the planning and construction phase, both lines have unique and distinct station designs. Except for the underground section between the Pasar Seni and Damai , the entirety of the Kelana Jaya Line is elevated or at-grade. The Kelana Jaya Line runs in a northeast-southwesterly direction. Of
903-660: The Klang Valley (i.e. Damansara , Sungai Buloh , Putrajaya , Kajang ) with the city centre. Malaysia's first bus rapid transit (BRT) line was introduced to ease pedestrian traffic in Bandar Sunway , a thriving leisure and entertainment township in Subang Jaya . 3 airport rail links connect the city centre with the 2 major airports of the Klang Valley, two to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 's (KLIA) Terminals 1 and 2, and one to
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#1732772693514946-547: The Klang Valley's bus network as well as the BRT Sunway Line), provide various daily and monthly passes for commuters. Since February 2024, KTM Kommuter services started accepting credit and debit card as payment method, including NFC based mobile payment services such as Apple Pay , Google Pay and Samsung Pay . Rapid KL services are slated to follow suit with the implementation of open payment system starting March 2024 and concluding by March 2025. The KTM Komuter ,
989-594: The LRTs. However, both companies ran into financial difficulties and were heavily in debt by 2001, which lead to the taking over of both LRTs the government via Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, now known as Prasarana Malaysia Bhd . The LRT lines were subsequently renamed to LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines , and LRT Kelana Jaya Line respectively. In April 2002, Express Rail Link , which began construction in May 1997, entered into service, with two lines that connect KL Sentral to
1032-892: The Putra Heights station at the end of Putra Heights-bound line. The line between the Plaza Rakyat station to the Sentul Timur station is strictly elevated, with the line between the Bandaraya station to the Titiwangsa station running along the Gombak River. The Chan Sow Lin-Ampang line is primarily surface leveled, while the Chan Sow Lin-Putra Heights line uses a combination of surface leveled and elevated tracks. There are no subway lines in
1075-581: The Rapid KL system has expanded to include two MRT lines and a BRT line. After the adoption of the Federal Territory (Planning) Act of 1982, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall was obliged to prepare a structure plan for the areas under its jurisdiction. In line with this, the 1981 Master Plan Transportation Study Report specifically recommended the implementation of a light rapid transit (LRT) system with exclusive rights-of-way and
1118-515: The Rapid Rail network as well as the Rapid Bus network as well as the KTM Komuter system to improve integration. The Touch 'n Go system is also used in the production of Rapid KL's monthly/weekly passes as well as their stored-value concession cards. These passes can be purchased by frequent users of the Rapid KL rail and bus networks, The Rapid KL concession cards are provided for students,
1161-570: The Stesen Sentral station building. Underground stations, however, tend to feature unique concourse layout and vestibules , and feature floor-to-ceiling platform screen doors to prevent platform-to-track intrusions. 22 stations (including two terminal stations and the five subway stations) use a single island platform , while 15 others use two side platforms . Stations with island platforms allow easy interchange between north-bound and south-bound trains without requiring one to walk down/up to
1204-489: The city with the fringes of the Klang Valley, such as Sungai Buloh , Putrajaya , Cyberjaya , and Kajang , while also providing rail connection to neighbouring towns and cities such as Petaling Jaya (Damansara), Seri Kembangan and Cheras . The KL Monorail connects the KL Sentral transport hub in the south and Titiwangsa in the north with the "Golden Triangle", a commercial, shopping, and entertainment area in
1247-647: The concourse level. On the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines, the system includes a total of 36 stations: eleven along the shared Chan Sow Lin - Sentul Timur section, seven along the Ampang -Chan Sow Lin section and eighteen along the Putra Heights -Chan Sow Lin section. The service depot and primary train depots for the system are situated before the Ampang station at the end of the Ampang-bound line, and beside
1290-635: The densely populated Sunway area. In 2016, the Sri Petaling Line was extended to Putra Heights with 11 new stations. The Kelana Jaya Line was similarly extended to Putra Heights with 17 new stations. The extension of both lines serve the Puchong Jaya and Subang Jaya areas. On 16 December 2016, Phase 1 of the MRT Kajang Line which spans 23 km from opened between Sungai Buloh to Semantan . On 17 July 2017, Phase Two of
1333-648: The elderly and disabled people, which provides a 50% discount on all train and bus fares. The rail services operate daily from 6 a.m. to 11p.m. The operation hours will be extended for certain stations when special events such as the final of Piala Malaysia and the New Year's Eve countdown. 2 minutes (Q4 2024) During the Movement Control Order , the waiting times between trains were extended to 10 minutes during peak hours and 30 minutes during other times, as fewer people went outside due to
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1376-402: The future. Now all the buses can be tracked via PULSE application. Rapid Rail implements an automatic fare collection system with stored value tickets and single journey tickets in the form of tokens. Tickets can be purchased either from ticket vending machines or at station counters found at all train statioms stations. Turnstiles are located at the entrances to train platform, which separate
1419-519: The heart of Kuala Lumpur, consisting of the Bukit Bintang area, and surrounded by Jalan Imbi , Jalan Bukit Bintang , Jalan Sultan Ismail , and Jalan Raja Chulan . The BRT Sunway Line, the world's first all-electric bus rapid transit system, has an exclusive right-of-way and operates on an elevated guideway that is not shared with normal road traffic. The BRT line serves the high-density areas of Sunway and Subang Jaya . Since
1462-464: The line from Semantan to Kajang began operations. The MRT Putrajaya Line was official launched on 16 June 2022 at 3pm. Phase 2 of the line was subsequently launched on 16 March 2023. The LRT Shah Alam Line which is still under construction is scheduled to open in August or September 2025. Initially, different competing companies operated the various transit systems and had developed these rail and bus systems separately and at various times. As
1505-465: The lockdown. On 10 September 2021, Rapid KL reduced its waiting times for trains and buses to support the growing number of workers going back to their reopened workplaces. On peak hours, trains arrived at around 4 to 10 minutes, on non-peak hours, trains arrived from 7 to 12 minutes, and on weekends they arrived on 7 minutes (central business district for LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling) or 15 minutes. The Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line are two sub-lines of
1548-494: The longest of which has a 68m span. The Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines and the Kelana Jaya Line intersect at Masjid Jamek and Putra Heights . The Kajang Line runs from Kajang in the south to Kwasa Damansara in the north, where it meets the Putrajaya Line; the Putrajaya Line then proceeds southward towards Putrajaya Sentral , both lines passing through Kuala Lumpur . The Kajang Line and Putrajaya Lines serves to connect
1591-410: The merged line leads north, terminating at Sentul Timur . The Kelana Jaya Line consists of a single line that connects Putra Heights in the south to Gombak in the northeast, passing through the cities of Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya , as well as the Kuala Lumpur city centre and various low density residential areas further in northern Kuala Lumpur. The line has a total of 870 individual bridges,
1634-503: The newly built Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (now KLIA Terminal 1). The lines were extended to KLIA's Terminal 2 (then known as klia2) in 2014. In 2003, the KL Monorail opened to service. However, the operator and owner of the line KL Monorail System Sdn Bhd quickly ran into financial difficulties and the service was again taken over by Prasarana in 2007. In 2015, the BRT Sunway Line entered into service, serving
1677-639: The opening of the latest rapid transit lines on 17 July 2017 and 16 June 2022, the Kajang Line and Putrajaya Line respectively, the integrated system has been expanded to Pasar Seni , Merdeka - Plaza Rakyat , Maluri , Tun Razak Exchange , Chan Sow Lin , Kwasa Damansara and Sungai Besi stations, and to USJ 7 station with the launching of the BRT Sunway Line . The KTM Komuter lines and Express Rail Link (ERL) lines implement their own ticketing systems and only allow integration between their respective rail lines. The Touch 'n Go stored value fare card
1720-464: The paid area and unpaid area of the stations. In 2011, Prasarana Malaysia announced a new ticketing system, effectively integrating the different rail lines which previously functioned as different systems. The new system allowed passengers to transfer seamlessly between rail lines at designated interchange stations without exiting the system and paying multiple fares or buying new tokens. Touch 'n Go stored value cards are also accepted at fare gates on
1763-455: The situation, and by November 2001, the two companies owed a combined total of RM 5.7 billion. The Malaysian Government 's Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) stepped in to restructure the debts of the two LRT companies. In 2002, both companies and their respective LRT services were bought over by Prasarana Malaysia , and operations of the lines eventually were transferred to Rapid KL. The STAR-LRT and PUTRA-LRT lines effectively became
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1806-408: Was first opened in December 1996. This was followed by a second system operated by Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd (PUTRA-LRT) in 1998. The operation of Kuala Lumpur's LRT lines since its inception had lower ridership than expected, which led to the concessionaire operators of the LRT lines, being unable to repay their commercial loans. The 1997 Asian financial crisis aggravated
1849-547: Was signed between the government and STAR in 1992. The first rail transit system to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas was introduced in 1995 as the KTM Komuter . A year later in December 1996, STAR LRT entered into service, followed by the PUTRA LRT which opened in stages beginning September 1998. The initial plan was for STAR and PUTRA to build, own and manage
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