81-495: Rapid Kuantan (styled as rapidKuantan ) is a corporate brand owned by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad ( Prasarana ) to operate stage bus services in Kuantan , Pahang , Malaysia . It was launched on 1 December 2012. It currently has a fleet of 80 Scania K-series buses and operates a total of 16 routes. The operating hours and fares of Rapid Kuantan's bus service are every days from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. The bus fare varies depending on
162-736: A 15 km radius of the city centre of Kuala Lumpur under the government's policy of having two bus consortia to operate city buses in the Klang Valley. Len Chee was incorporated on 29 December 1937 and was one of the pioneer bus companies in Kuala Lumpur. It was bought over by Park May in 1995 under the same government policy. Cityliner was also the brand name for bus services in parts of Seberang Perai , Penang ; parts of Negeri Sembilan state; Kuantan , Pahang ; and between Klang and Sabak Bernam in Selangor . These services, known as
243-414: A 5.9 km (3.7 mi) section of the line in central Kuala Lumpur will be underground, serving 5 stations. However, the locations of underground stations were not announced. It was during this time that the line was said to be 42 km (26 mi) with 32 stations in total, which would serve areas of Bandar Utama , Bangsar , KL Sentral , Bukit Bintang , Bandar Tasik Selatan and Cheras. The line
324-506: A RM10 billion government allocation for the improvement and expansion of the public transportation network in the Klang Valley as a new light rapid transit (LRT) system. The line is also targeted to alleviate traffic congestion in the Klang Valley by encouraging more commuters to opt for public transport. It is also aimed to reduce overcrowding on the KL Monorail and to provide an alternative transport mode due to rising fuel prices. It
405-591: A cost of RM0.5 million each were found abandoned in Batang Kali and Rawang, each only guarded by a single security personnel. Criticism was directed at RapidKL on what is seen as a 'wasteful exercise', the old buses being only 7 to 15 years old and more expensive than the newly purchased Mercedes-Benz buses by RapidKL. The Cityliner buses involved in the takeover by Prasarana were those operated by two companies – Cityliner Sendirian Berhad and Len Chee Omnibus Company Sendirian Berhad – in Kuala Lumpur under
486-402: A government-owned company since 1998, it operates stage bus and light metro services via several wholly owned subsidiaries. The new Prasarana structure including the creation of four new entities – Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd ; Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd ; Prasarana Integrated Management and Engineering Services Sdn Bhd (PRIME); and Prasarana Integrated Development Sdn Bhd, or PRIDE. Announcing this at
567-596: A media briefing in Kuala Lumpur on 3 January 2013, ex-Prasarana Group Managing Director Dato’ Shahril Mokhtar said the move was part of the company's five-year long-term plan as underlined under its Go Forward Plan 2.0 (GFP 2.0) blueprint. Prasarana's primary business is providing public-transport services in Malaysia. Its main operations are the following: In an effort to increase revenue beyond advertising and fare collection, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad has introduced
648-490: A modern Islamic Corporate theme. Cochrane features harmonious red and yellow colours while Bukit Bintang has vibrant red patterns. Maluri is filled with bright green, blue and yellow tiles which symbolises urban renewal. All stations are wheelchair accessible, with lifts and escalators serving each platform. All platforms are equipped with platform screen doors . Cross-platform interchange with PY01 MRT Putrajaya Line . KWSP Tower (Headquarters)
729-414: A new "station naming rights program", in which brands and companies will bid for a chance to rename and rebrand any selected stations owned by Prasarana for a fee. This program runs in tandem with the infrastructure plan to promote the use of public transport and to improve facilities and services through the rebranding and upgrading of the stations. GGICO (Dubai Metro) is example of the first project in
810-418: A new additional order of 14 Bombardier Innovia Metro ART 300 in configuration of 4-car trainsets January 2016. Prasarana has awarded the contract to Scomi Transit Projects Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Scomi Engineering Bhd. Valued at approximately RM494 million, the contract also included upgrading works on the monorail stations and the electrical and mechanical system and building a new monorail depot apart from
891-616: A pedestrian bridge across the Klang River . Bus hub to Puchong , Subang Airport , Petaling Jaya , Klang , Shah Alam and Subang Jaya . Theme: Confluence Between Two Rivers Theme: Independence, Spirit of Nationhood Exit to Merdeka 118 . [REDACTED] GOKL 01 [REDACTED] GOKL 02 [REDACTED] GOKL 04 [REDACTED] 400 [REDACTED] 420 [REDACTED] 421 [REDACTED] 580 Pedestrian access to KJ10 KLCC on
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#1732786770502972-428: A reduction in the number of public transport users, the company also blamed the government's failure to implement its earlier policy of only having two bus consortia, one of which was Park May, to operate city buses in Kuala Lumpur for its financial difficulties. This began affecting its bus operations as lack of maintenance caused frequent breakdowns, resulting in unreliable service. Park May, on 1 March 1999, applied to
1053-542: A reverse-takeover of Park May and assumed Park May's listed status under the new name Konsortium Transnasional Berhad. Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line Interchange stations The MRT Kajang Line , previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line , is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley , Malaysia . It is the second fully automated and driverless rail system in
1134-406: A sale and purchase agreement with Prasarana for the sale of their bus related assets for a total of RM176,975,604. The original acquisition costs of the assets were approximately RM557.4 million, which were acquired over a period of 9 years since 1994. The net book value of the assets as at 30 June 2003 was approximately RM269.9 million. The sale of assets to Prasarana was completed on 5 May 2004. On
1215-417: A span of 47 kilometres (29 mi) from Kwasa Damansara to Kajang , passing the Kuala Lumpur city centre where the alignment goes underground. The line serves a corridor with 1.2 million residents within the Klang Valley region from the northwest to the southeast of Kuala Lumpur. The line starts from Kwasa Damansara which is located to the northwest of Kuala Lumpur, and runs on an elevated guideway to
1296-411: A sum of RM1,045,681,273.83 owing as at that date pursuant to a facility agreement entered on 13 August 1993. There was however no reply. On 10 December 2001, another letter of demand was issued to Star-LRT for a sum of RMI,498,538,278.58 pursuant to a loan agreement dated 17 July 1995 for the financing of Phase Two of the project. On 26 Dec, it served statutory notice of demand on STAR-LRT, again asking for
1377-549: Is a government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act 1957 to own the assets of multi-modal public transport operator in Malaysia , under the government's move to restructure the city's public transport system. It is one of the largest public-transport companies in Malaysia other than Konsortium Transnasional Berhad. As
1458-549: Is estimated to be approximately 30 km (19 mi) in length. This is planned in-line with the extension of the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line , to Subang Jaya and Puchong respectively and converging at Putra Heights . The combined cost of the new line and the proposed extensions were estimated at RM7 billion. Syarikat Prasarana Nasional Berhad (SPNB) was in charge of
1539-2128: Is located near this station. [REDACTED] T772 [REDACTED] T801 [REDACTED] T802 [REDACTED] T803 [REDACTED] T804 [REDACTED] T805 [REDACTED] 780 [REDACTED] T807 [REDACTED] T808 [REDACTED] 780 [REDACTED] 802 Exit to Tropicana Gardens Mall and Sunway Nexis. [REDACTED] T809 [REDACTED] T810 [REDACTED] PJ06 [REDACTED] 780 [REDACTED] 801 [REDACTED] 802 [REDACTED] T811 [REDACTED] T812 [REDACTED] PJ05 [REDACTED] PJ06 [REDACTED] 780 [REDACTED] 802 Future interchange with SA01 LRT Shah Alam Line . [REDACTED] T813 [REDACTED] T814 [REDACTED] T815 [REDACTED] T816 Proposed interchange with CC01 MRT Circle Line . [REDACTED] T817 Exit to Pavilion Damansara Heights . [REDACTED] T818 [REDACTED] T819 [REDACTED] T820 [REDACTED] T821 [REDACTED] T852 [REDACTED] GOKL 03 Theme: Transition, History of Kuala Lumpur's Public Transportation Exit to NU Sentral via an underground walkway. [REDACTED] GOKL 02 [REDACTED] 180 [REDACTED] 600 [REDACTED] 640 [REDACTED] 650 [REDACTED] 750 [REDACTED] 751 [REDACTED] 770 [REDACTED] 772 [REDACTED] 780 [REDACTED] 782 [REDACTED] 821 [REDACTED] 851 Connecting station , without paid area integration, to KA02 Kuala Lumpur for KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line , KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line and KTM ETS via
1620-508: Is the largest national infrastructure project. The proposal includes 3 lines, including one which is similar to the Kota Damansara—Cheras proposal. The MRT lines were to be mostly underground with stations 500 m (1,600 ft) to 1 km (3,300 ft) apart in areas with high demand. The concept was envisioned to be inspired by Singapore 's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. The project, aimed to improve public transport in
1701-654: Is the major redevelopment of Kampung Kerinchi into premium residential, shopping mall & office tower by Suez Capital, a local property development. On 1 May 2017, the CGC-Glenmarie LRT station became the fourth station renamed under the Station Naming Rights programme. On 11 July 2017, a week before the launching of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line Phase 2 operations, another four stations joined under
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#17327867705021782-547: Is used in the designs of the different murals in the underground stations. Muzium Negara is fitted with tiles that depict the transition of the city's mode of public transport while Pasar Seni is "painted" with 'Y's, which represents the convergence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. Merdeka has the Rukun Negara sculpted on the walls of the concourse. Tun Razak Exchange has designs of blue and grey motives representing
1863-638: The BRT Sunway Line is a public-private partnership project between Prasarana and Sunway Group to provide eco-friendly electric bus services on elevated tracks for residents in Bandar Sunway and Subang Jaya . The Government has set up a dedicated unit focused solely on Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit project namely Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) . The MRT Corp is a project management and technical team comprising experts in mass rail projects and include expertise seconded from
1944-551: The debt restructuring of the two companies was estimated to have reduced the level of non-performing loans in the Malaysian banking system by RM2.9 billion or 0.7% on a net six-month basis. Commerce International Merchant Bankers Bhd was appointed as was appointed as facility agent. On 8 December 2001, Prasarana issued Putra-LRT with a notice of default and demanded payment of all outstanding amounts within 14 days. Putra-LRT replied on 24 December 2001 and informed Prasarana that it
2025-650: The Cochrane launch shaft, Sungai Buloh depot and Semantan portal. Two more 132/33kV Transmission Main Intakes are constructed at Cochrane Launch shaft and Semantan portal. Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) agreed to supply 116.5MW of power on the Kajang Line which costs RM173.1 million. On 1 November 2011, the 70's Klang bus stand ceased operations and was demolished to make way for the underground platforms and new entrances of Pasar Seni station. When construction of
2106-544: The Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee to seek the assistance to restructure its debts. On 27 October 2003, Cityliner and Len Chee signed an asset sale and purchase agreement with Prasarana for the sale of 321 buses and 43 buses owned by Cityliner and Len Chee respectively for a total cash consideration of RM14,841,012. Of this amount, RM13,456,649 was to be used as part redemption of the commercial paper/medium term notes programme which
2187-562: The Kajang Line began with the world's first Variable Density Tunnel Boring Machine (VDTBM). This TBM was jointly designed by MMC Gamuda KVMRT Tunnelling and Herrenknecht AG, a German company. Commencement of tunnelling works was launched by former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak at the Cochrane Launch Shaft, which would later become the Cochrane MRT station . The shaft is 30 m (98 ft) deep and this TBM
2268-472: The Kajang Line which spans 23 km from opened between Sungai Buloh to Semantan . The fare of this part of the line and its feeder bus routes was free of charge until 16 January 2017. Two days later, MRT Corp confirms cost of 51 km of Kajang Line would be RM21 billion. On 17 July 2017, Phase Two of the line from Semantan to Kajang began operations. The line is operated by a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia , Rapid Rail . The MRT line covers
2349-519: The Klang Valley area dropped to about 16% of total trips, one of the lowest in the Asian region. As part of the restructuring process, the Malaysian government proposed to separate the ownership (thus capital expenditure) and operational aspects of public transport, with separate government-owned companies being set up for each purpose. In 1998, Prasarana was incorporated to "facilitate, coordinate, undertake and expedite infrastructure projects approved by
2430-781: The Klang Valley region after the LRT Kelana Jaya Line . Owned by MRT Corp and operated as part of the Rapid KL system by Rapid Rail , it forms part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System . The line is numbered 9 and coloured green on official transit maps. It is one of three planned MRT rail lines under the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project by MRT Corp . Phase 1 operations between Sungai Buloh and Semantan commenced service on 16 December 2016. Phase 2 operations between Muzium Negara and Kajang
2511-483: The Klang Valley, was approved by the Malaysian cabinet on 16 December 2010 and construction of the first line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang would begin in July 2011 with a duration of five to six years. Gross national income from these future lines is between RM3 bil and RM12 bil. The government had appointed MMC-Gamuda JV Sdn Bhd as Project Delivery Partner where it would play the role project manager, supervised by
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2592-505: The LDP Highway was also being studied, bringing the total length of the line to 59 km (37 mi). Unofficial statements in 2009 claimed that the proposed line was changed to an MRT line. In June 2010, during the tabling of the 10th Malaysia Plan , Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced that the government was now considering a RM36 billion Klang Valley MRT proposal from Gamuda Berhad and MMC Corporation Berhad , which
2673-490: The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD). The whole project would be divided into nine parcels in which will be done on open tender basis. 10 km (6.2 mi) of the line would be underground and the remaining 50 km (31 mi) above ground with 35 new stations. MMC-Gamuda would be barred from bidding for any tender except for tunnelling works (the most expensive portion). Ownership of
2754-493: The Malaysia Ministry of Finance had officially announced that the government via Prasarana was taking over the assets of both Putra-LRT and Star-LRT. On 30 August 2002, Putra-LRT entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Prasarana for the sale of all its assets. The consideration for the sale consisted of the balance after the project cost of RM5,246,070,539 is offset by the amount of debt owed to Prasarana, plus
2835-512: The Malaysian government for Phase One of the project (between Sultan Ismail and Ampang stations) was signed on 22 December 1992 while the separate concession agreement for Phase Two (between Chan Sow Lin and Sri Petaling stations, and Sultan Ismail and Sentul Timur stations) was signed on 26 June 1995. The cost of Phase One was RM1.2 billion and RM2.2 billion for Phase Two. Star-LRT raised loans amounting to RM800 million for Phase One and RM1.32 billion from Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd for Phase Two. In
2916-497: The Malaysian government". It took over the assets and operations of Star-LRT, Putra-LRT and Putraline feeder bus services in September 2002, changing the name Star-LRT to "Starline" and Putra-LRT to "Putraline". In 2003, Prasarana entered into agreements with Intrakota and Cityliner for the purchase of buses. The purchase was completed in 2004. Rangkaian Pengangkutan Intergrasi Deras Sdn Bhd, the second government-owned company under
2997-631: The Prasarana MRT team. The need for the Klang Valley's public transport system to be restructured became apparent almost immediately after the LRT lines began commercial operations when their ridership was much lower than anticipated. This caused lower than expected revenue levels and the two LRT concessionaires, Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn Bhd (Star-LRT) and Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd (Putra-LRT), could not repay their commercial loans. The financial crisis of 1997/1998 aggravated
3078-793: The Semantan portal, passing through Kota Damansara , Bandar Utama , Seksyen 17 Petaling Jaya , Phileo Damansara and Damansara Town Centre . Kwasa Damansara provides a cross-platform interchange between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line . The line continues in twin-bore tunnels underground to the Maluri portal, passing through the city centre and the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur. Interchanges to other lines are provided from Muzium Negara to Maluri with
3159-414: The assets and operations of Star-LRT. The takeover reportedly cost the government RM3.3 billion. Intrakota Komposit Sendirian Berhad, a subsidiary of public-listed company DRB-Hicom Berhad, was one of two consortia picked in 1994 to run the city/stage bus service in Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding suburbs. The other company was Park May Berhad which operated its buses under the brandname Cityliner. Under
3240-458: The brand name “Cityliner”. The two companies were subsidiaries of previously public-listed Park May Berhad, which in turn was a subsidiary of Renong Berhad. Cityliner, which was incorporated on 30 August 1994, was wholly owned by Park May while Park May owned 85% of Len Chee. In 1995, Cityliner took over routes previously operated by Len Omnibus Company Berhad, Selangor Omnibus Company Berhad and Foh Hup Transportation Company Berhad which were within
3321-573: The construction of the MRT Kajang line. IJM Construction Sdn Bhd was appointed the contractor for Package V5 at a tender price of RM974 million, while Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd was appointed the contractor for Package V6 at a tender price of RM764 million. Package V5 is from the Maluri portal to Plaza Phoenix (now Taman Connaught ) station while Package V6 covers the section between Plaza Phoenix and Bandar Tun Hussein Onn stations. MRT Corp announced
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3402-719: The construction of these lines. The line was planned to be served by 140 coaches, and the track gauge to be almost similar to existing LRT lines. The Ministry of Transport had approved the alignment of the new line in July 2007 which would then be tabled to the Cabinet for approval. The Finance Ministry 's Parliamentary Secretary announced that the line from Kota Damansara to Cheras and Balakong would be completed by 2012. The line would be 40 km (25 mi) long, serving densely populated areas in Damansara and Cheras via "The Golden Triangle" of Kuala Lumpur city. The alignment
3483-402: The creditor of Putra-LRT and Star-LRT. The loans owed by both companies stood at approximately RM5.7 billion at that time. The purchase consideration was satisfied via the issuance of RM5.468 billion fixed rate serial bonds by Prasarana guaranteed by the government to the respective Star-LRT and Putra-LRT lenders. According to the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, the successful resolution of
3564-563: The debt of Intrakota, DRB-Hicom declared that the company had an accumulated debt of RM258 million as at 30 June 2003, comprising a principal sum of RM188.2 million and interest amounting to RM69.8 million. On 29 October 2003, Intrakota, together with its subsidiaries Intrakota Consolidated Berhad, SJ Kenderaan Sendirian Berhad, Toong Fong Omnibus Company Sendirian Berhad, Syarikat Pengangkutan Malaysia Sendirian Berhad and SJ Binteknik Sendirian Berhad, as well as another DRB-Hicom subsidiary Euro Truck and Bus (Malaysia) sendirian Berhad, entered into
3645-608: The electronics division of Daimler-Benz, and British construction firm Taylor-Woodrow) (30%), Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji (Pilgrims’ Fund Board) (15%), Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (5%), Kumpulan Wang Amanah Pencen (5%), STLR Sdn Bhd (5%) and Shell Malaysia/Sabah/Sarawak (5%), American International Assurance Co Ltd (10%), Apfin Investments Pte Ltd, the investment arm of the Singapore Government (5%). The 60-year concession agreement between Star-LRT and
3726-437: The entire loan amount becoming due. At that time, Putra-LRT had already requested the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee of Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara, to help restructure its debts. A proposal by the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee, which involved the government taking over the two LRT lines and then leasing them back to the two companies, was deemed not acceptable. The restructuring began moving again when
3807-608: The exception of Cochrane station in Kuala Lumpur. Beyond Taman Pertama, the line passes through Cheras and ends in Kajang via an elevated guideway. For the seven underground stations, the overall inspiration was from the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge, a pure quartz dyke found in the Klang Valley which has multi-faceted characteristics and has kaleidoscopic reflections. These features resemble Malaysia's multi-racial, multi-cultural and progressive society. The concept
3888-572: The financial crisis of 1997/1998, the decreasing number of people using public transport and the failure by the government to implement the two-bus-consortia policy which resulted in unexpected competition. In 1999, the Intrakota group of companies came under the purview of the government's Corporate Debt Reestructuring Committee and when the committee concluded its business in June 2002, Intrakota and its parent company DRB-Hicom continued negotiating with
3969-423: The government accepted the concept of setting up two separate government-owned companies, one to own and the other to operate public transport. The first step towards nationalisation of Putra-LRT took place on 26 November 2001 when Prasarana acquired all the rights, benefits and entitlements under the loan from Putra-LRT's and also Star-LRT's lenders (see below for takeover of Star-LRT). This effectively made Prasarana
4050-595: The government which eventually led to its buses being taken over by Prasarana. The company's dire situation was clear when on 29 January 2003, creditors RHB Finance Berhad and RHB Delta Finance Berhad repossessed 34 of its buses. The buses were returned to Intrakota after several rounds of negotiations with the creditors. On the same day, it also revealed that it was being sued or a total of RM25,893,558.36 by AMMerchant Bank Berhad (RM11,234,839.93), Kewangan Bersatu Berhad (RM1,091,939.12) and Sogelease Advance (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad (RM13,566,786.31). Later, when restructuring
4131-405: The late 1990s, Star-LRT, like Putra-LRT, also defaulted in its loan repayment and on 30 November 2001, the Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee of Malaysia's central bank Bank Negara announced that Prasarana had taken over the debts of Star-LRT together with that of Putra-LRT. The combined debt of both companies amounted to RM5.5 billion. On 8 December 2001, Prasarana issued a letter of demand for
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#17327867705024212-518: The line would start operations a month after. On 17 August 2011, the government announced that Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) , a new company under the Finance Ministry had been formed to take control of the project from Prasarana . MRT Corp would be the asset owner of the project and officially take over the project from Prasarana on 1 September 2011. After the MRT project
4293-497: The lines would be given to SPNB. To seek for further consultation from the public, SPAD held a 3-month public display of the alignment of the MRT Kajang Line. On 8 July 2011, Razak officially launched the project. The final alignment was adjusted following the public display, having a length of 51 km (32 mi) with 31 stations where 16 have Park and Ride facilities. Construction was said to be completed in December 2016 and
4374-614: The mid-1990s to take over all bus services in Kuala Lumpur ;– Intrakota and Cityliner – began facing financial problems. Intrakota had reportedly accumulated losses amounting to RM450 million from the 1997/1998 financial crisis until Prasarana took over in 2003, and debts of more than RM250 million between 1994 and 2003. With lower revenues, bus operators could not maintain their fleets, much less invest in more buses. Frequencies and service deteriorated as buses began breaking down. Because of this, public transport usage in
4455-482: The new line could end up longer than the earlier announced alignment although he did not offer any further details. A public display of the alignment was launched a day after the announcement. SPNB has raised the necessary funds from Islamic investments of RM2 billion and hopes to gain approval from the Ministry of Transport to call out for tenders. In April 2010, a proposal to extend the line by 16 km (9.9 mi)
4536-525: The payment method chosen. The cash fare is RM2.00 for one zone and RM4.00 for two zones. Alternatively, cashless payments will receive a 10% discountuntill further notice. Concession cardholders can also save 50% off the cash fare. These are the former routes that have been discontinued by Rapid Kuantan. This article about transport in Malaysia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prasarana Malaysia Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited)
4617-497: The policy, Intrakota bought and took over the routes of two traditional Kuala Lumpur bus companies, namely SJ Kenderaan Sendirian Berhad (better known as Sri Jaya) and Toong Fong Omnibus Company Sendirian Berhad, one of Kuala Lumpur's first bus companies. Intrakota also took over most of Kuala Lumpur's minibus routes after the government terminated their services in 1998. All buses were branded as Intrakota. The circumstances leading to Intrakota's financial difficulties could be blamed on
4698-785: The pre-qualification of 28 companies to bid for six System Works Packages for the MRT line on 8 March 2012. Subsequently, in September 2012, another 31 companies were pre-qualified to bid for the remaining five System Works Packages. All stations are to be equipped with platform screen doors, where this contract was awarded to the Singaporean company Singapore Technology Electronics Ltd. 33kV Main Switching Substations are to be constructed at 4 stations, namely Taman Industri Sungai Buloh (now Kwasa Sentral), Section 16 (now Phileo Damansara), Taman Cuepacs (now Sri Raya) and Kajang stations. The other 3 substations are added at
4779-579: The programme, namely Pavilion Damansara Heights-Pusat Bandar Damansara , Manulife-Semantan , Pavilion Kuala Lumpur-Bukit Bintang and AEON-Maluri . On 29 May 2023, the KL Sentral LRT station was renamed as KL Sentral redONE in a five-year deal with redONE Network Sdn Bhd. The LRT3 project currently under construction is Shah Alam Line which will cover the western area of Klang Valley. The KLAV project will minimize Kelana Jaya Line headway frequency not more than 2.8 minutes when fully deploy
4860-437: The project cost from 1 April 2002 until 1 September 2002 which was set as the completion date of the sale, plus a sum of RM16,867,910 being the "unverified amount of project costs" which was subsequently verified by supporting documents. The entire cost of Prasarana taking over Putra-LRT's assets was reported to be RM4.5 billion. Prasarana took over Putra-LRT assets and operations from 6.00 a.m. on 1 September 2002. Details of
4941-517: The restructuring, was set up in 2004 to handle the operational aspects of the assets owned by Prasarana. Prasarana handed over the operations of the two LRT lines and buses in November 2004. In 2006, the government set up a new company Rapid Penang as a subsidiary of Rangkaian Pengangkutan Intergrasi Deras Sdn Bhd to operate a bus service in Penang . The buses are also owned by Prasarana. Putra-LRT
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#17327867705025022-562: The return of the sum and the company only managed to make part payment. Two petitions to wind up Star-LRT were filed with the High Court on 21 February 2002 for the failure to pay RM1,051,509,127.16 as at 26 December 2001 for the first loan and the failure to repay the second loan amounting to RM1,506,385,705.28 as at 26 December. On 3 May 2002, the High Court appointed Gan Ah Tee, Ooi Woon Chee and Mohamed Raslan Abdul Rahman as temporary liquidators. On 1 September 2002, Prasarana took over
5103-521: The same day, Prasarana signed an interim operations and maintenance agreement with Intrakota Consolidated for the temporary operation of the bus network previously operated by Intrakota. The interim arrangement was terminated when Prasarana handed over the operations to RapidKL in November 2004. In May 2008, the Malay Mail ran an article investigating the fate of the remaining Intrakota buses. 1,000 Iveco TurboCities that were originally purchased at
5184-402: The situation. The two companies owed a total of RM5.7bil as at November 2001 when the government's Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) restructured the debts of the two LRT companies. The bus service in Kuala Lumpur was also facing problems with lower ridership because of an increase in private car usage and the lack of capital investments. The two new bus consortia which were formed in
5265-564: The source of Prasarana Malaysia, the original name of the station is fixed to indicate the location of the station. First of its kind in Southeast Asia, the first three pilot projects on LRT and monorail stations have been accomplished, namely the AirAsia-Bukit Bintang Monorail station, Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT station and KL Gateway-Universiti LRT station has been launched on 10 October 2015. KL Gateway
5346-418: The station is completed, a new bus hub will be reconstructed. On 1 August 2012, MRT Corp announced that the project was in active construction phase. MRT Corp said that the project cost would not exceed the limit of RM23 billion. The first section between Sungai Buloh and Semantan was expected to open in December 2016, with the entire line opening in July 2017. On 30 May 2013, tunnel excavation works for
5427-409: The supply of the 12 sets of new 4-car trainsets. Currently, only 6 trainsets has been delivered to Rapid Rail, therefore the operator is unable to activate the automatic platform gates & to phase-out the old 2-car trainsets. The one and only first of its kind Bus rapid transit (BRT) project in Malaysia is BRT Sunway Line . Launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak on 9 June 2012,
5508-655: The takeover of Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sendirian Berhad (abbreviated to Star-LRT), which operated what is known today as the Ampang Line , are a little more difficult to come when compared with the takeover of PUTRA-LRT because the company was not owned by any public listed company. The shareholders of Star-LRT, which was formed on 13 November 1991, were the Malaysian Employees Provident Fund (25%), Kuala Lumpur Transit Group Assets Sdn Bhd (a 50:50 joint venture between Germany's AEG Pte Ltd,
5589-431: The world to start the similar program. This step has been followed by Vodafone–Sol (Madrid Metro) and Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center (New York City Subway) . The prefix name of the station will be given to the successful bidder and the bidder has a right on the elements around the stations such as station area, route maps, pamphlets and brochures, operator website and also the train destination announcement. According to
5670-417: The “northern”, “southern”, “eastern" and "central groups” respectively, were not involved in the takeover by Prasarana. Operating city or stage buses has always been Park May's main business. However, the group, which also operates long-distance express bus services began making losses following tough operation circumstances, with city/stage bus operations contributing a huge proportion of these losses. Besides
5751-560: Was arranged by four major Malaysian financial institutions, namely Commerce International Merchant Bankers Bhd ( CIMB ), Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd (BBMB), Commerce MGI Sdn Bhd (CMGI) and Bank Islam . The 27 institutions included the KWSP (EPF) , Affin Bank and Public Bank . The takeover of Putra-LRT can be said to have started from 30 September 1999 when the payment of interest amounting to RM44,589,020.33 became due. Failure to pay resulted in
5832-401: Was being considered for as a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system after taking into consideration the catchment area serving a population of 878,000. It was also reported that the detailed design stage for the line would commence in the second quarter of 2009 and the opening date is expected to be in 2014. On 14 September 2009, SPNB managing director Datuk Idrose Mohamed was reported as saying that
5913-640: Was being studied by the government. The proposal includes extensions from Kota Damansara to Sungai Buloh (additional 3 km (1.9 mi)) and from Cheras to Kajang (additional 9 km (5.6 mi)). This is to provide convenient interchanges to the existing Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) stations at Sungai Buloh and Kajang, as well as supporting the upcoming development of some 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) land in Sungai Buloh. An additional branch line from Damansara Utama to Kelana Jaya (additional 4 km (2.5 mi)) aimed to relieve congestion on
5994-431: Was formally launched on 8 July 2011, the following amendments have been made to the original proposed alignment following the public display exercise between March and May 2011: On 21 October 2011, MRT Corp shortlisted 5 companies to construct the underground parts of the line including MMC Gamuda Joint Venture and Sinohydro Group. On 26 January 2012, MRT Corp announced the award of the first two civil works contracts for
6075-572: Was incorporated in Malaysia on 15 February 1994 to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain the Klang Valley's LRT system, known today as the Kelana Jaya Line . The company, which was 100% owned by Renong Berhad, signed the concession agreement with the Malaysian government on 7 August 1995. To fund the project, Putra-LRT obtained a RM2 billion loan, comprising RM1 billion conventional facility and RM1 billion Islamic facility, from 27 Malaysian financial and non-financial institutions which
6156-551: Was not able to settle the amounts. It also requested the government to appoint another party or itself to purchase the assets of the company in accordance with the terms of the concession agreement between Putra-LRT and the government. A statutory demand, required under the Malaysian Companies Act 1965, was then issued by Prasarana on 26 December 2001 asking Putra-LRT to settle the amount owing within 21 days. Putra-LRT again replied on 17 January 2002 by saying that it
6237-548: Was obtained on 23 January 2007, and RM1,220,000 was to go towards defraying the expenses of the sale to Prasarana. The sale was completed on 30 April 2004 for a total adjusted cash consideration of RM14,438,920 for 347 buses. Upon completion of the sale, Prasarana appointed Kenderaan Mekar Murni Sdn Bhd, a subdiary of Kumpulan Kenderaan Malaysia Berhad, to operate the buses on an interim basis until it handed over operations to RapidKL in November. Under Park May's restructuring scheme, Kumpulan Kenderaan Malaysia ultimately instituted
6318-555: Was opened on 17 July 2017, as a free shuttle service, by former Malaysian Prime Minister , Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak in a ceremony at the Tun Razak Exchange station. Full revenue service between Sungai Buloh and Kajang began the following day. In August 2006, the LRT Kota Damansara–Cheras line proposal was first made known to the public by the then Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak under
6399-686: Was to be from Persiaran Surian to the Balakong Interchange on the Cheras-Kajang Expressway , passing through the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), Sprint Highway, the city, Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Cheras, stopping at around 30 stations. Ownership of the line belonged to SPNB, and would be operated by Rapid Rail . The estimated construction cost is between RM4 billion and RM5 billion. In September 2008, Executive Director of SPNB said that
6480-496: Was to dig a distance of 1.2 km (0.75 mi) towards Pasar Rakyat (now Tun Razak Exchange) station. 10 TBMs were used to construct the 9.5 km (5.9 mi) tunnelled section of the line, where 6 are Variable Density and 4 are Earth Pressure Balance TBMs. The tunnels are to have a diameter of 6 m (20 ft), where the first breakthrough of the TBM excavations occurred on 25 December 2013. On 16 December 2016, Phase 1 of
6561-603: Was unable to settle the amounts owed and requested the government to take over. Winding up petitions were filed on 8 February 2002 and served on the company on 20 March 2002. On 26 April 2002, the Kuala Lumpur High Court made an order for the winding up of Putra-LRT and on the same date, appointed the Gan Ah Tee, Ooi Woon Chee and Mohamed Raslan Bin Abdul Rahman as liquidators. Earlier on 3 April 2002,
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