Klang Valley Integrated Transit System
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 currently consists of 11 fully operating rail lines; two commuter rail lines, five rapid transit lines, one bus rapid transit line and two airport rail links to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (and its low-cost terminal klia2) and another one to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
![]() KL Sentral, the largest transit station in Malaysia | |||
Overview | |||
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Native name | Sistem Transit Bersepadu Lembah Klang (Malay) | ||
Locale | Klang Valley | ||
Transit type | Commuter rail, rapid transit & bus rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 16 (11 in operation, 2 under construction and 3 shelved) | ||
Number of stations | 177 transit stations | ||
Daily ridership | 671,885 (2019[1]) | ||
Annual ridership | 245,238,163 (2019[1]) for Line 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 14 August 1995 | ||
Operator(s) | ERL KTM Rapid Rail Rapid Bus | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 555.7 km (345 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) for 1 2 10 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) for 3 4 5 6 7 9 Straddle beam monorail for 8 Fully elevated single carriageway for B1 | ||
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History
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Initially, different competing companies operated the various transit systems and had developed these rail and bus systems separately and at various times.
As 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.
The introduction of the integrated ticket for all rail-based systems, the Touch 'n Go cards, helped any passenger transfer seamlessly across all stations and lines in the Klang Valley region.
Integration
Since 28 November 2011, the paid areas of shared stations along the Rapid KL system for the Kelana Jaya Line, Ampang Line, Sri Petaling Line as well as the KL Monorail from 1 March 2012, have been integrated physically under a common ticketing system, effectively making those stations into 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 the addition of the latest rapid transit line on 17 July 2017, the Kajang Line, the integrated system has been expanded to Pasar Seni, Merdeka-Plaza Rakyat and Maluri stations, and to USJ 7 station with the launching of the BRT Sunway Line.
The Touch 'n Go stored value fare card is accepted as mode of payment on the Rapid Bus system, LRT, MRT, BRT and monorail lines, as well as the KTM Komuter, easing the hassle of buying separate tickets for travelling on different networks. However, the fare integration for the Rapid KL system does not include other rail systems such as KTM Komuter and Express Rail Link.
Rapid Rail, the operator of the LRT, MRT, monorail and BRT lines as well as Rapid Bus (which covers about 70% of the Klang Valley's bus network), has launched a daily bus ticket which costs as low as RM1, and an integrated transit daily pass which can be used on both its rail and bus services costing RM7.
System network
The KTM Komuter, a commuter rail service, was introduced in 1995 as the first rail transit system to 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, Gombak, etc) The mass rapid transit (MRT) lines aims to connect the outskirts of the Klang Valley (i.e. 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 3 major airports of the Klang Valley, two to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and klia2, and one to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang.
Line Number | Line Name | Began Operation | Last Extension | Terminus | Stations | Length (km) |
System | Depots | Operator | |
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Seremban Line | 14 August 1995 | August 2010[note 1] | Batu Caves | Pulau Sebang/Tampin | 26 | 135.6 | Commuter rail (S-train) | • Sentul • Seremban | KTM | |
Port Klang Line | 14 August 1995 | 12 July 2016[note 2] | Tanjung Malim | Port Klang | 34 | 127.5 | Commuter rail (S-train) | • Rawang | KTM | |
Ampang Line | 16 December 1996 | 6 December 1998 | Sentul Timur | Ampang | 18 | 15 | Light Metro | • Ampang • Kuala Sungai Baru | Rapid Rail | |
Sri Petaling Line | 16 December 1996 | 1 December 2016 | Sentul Timur | Putra Heights | 29 | 37.6 | Light Metro | • Kuala Sungai Baru | Rapid Rail | |
Kelana Jaya Line | 1 September 1998 | 30 June 2016 | Gombak | Putra Heights | 37 | 46.4[2] | Light Metro | • Subang | Rapid Rail | |
KLIA Ekspres | 14 April 2002 | 1 May 2014 | KL Sentral | klia2 | 3 | 59.1 | Airport rail link | • Salak Tinggi | ERL | |
KLIA Transit | 14 April 2002 | 1 May 2014 | KL Sentral | klia2 | 6 | 59.1 | Airport rail link | • Salak Tinggi | ERL | |
KL Monorail | 31 August 2003 | - | KL Sentral | Titiwangsa | 11 | 8.6[3] | Monorail | • Brickfields | Rapid Rail | |
Kajang Line | 16 December 2016 | 17 July 2017 | Sungai Buloh | Kajang | 31 | 51[4] | Rapid transit | • Sungai Buloh • Kajang | Rapid Rail | |
Skypark Link | 1 May 2018[note 3] | - | KL Sentral | Terminal Skypark | 3 | 24.5 | Airport rail link (Limited express) | • Sentul | KTM | |
BRT Sunway Line | 2 June 2015 | - | Sunway-Setia Jaya | USJ 7 | 7 | 5.6 | Bus rapid transit | • Sunway | Rapid Bus | |
Total | 177[note 4] | 502.3 |
Proposed and Future lines
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The construction for the second MRT line, the Putrajaya Line was started in November 2015.[5] The fourth LRT line, the Johan Setia Line is also under the construction phase.[6]
Line Number | Line Name | Stations | Length | Status | Planned Opening | Terminus | |
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Johan Setia Line | 25 | 37 km | Under Construction | 28 February 2024 | SBK09 BK01 Bandar Utama |
BK26 Johan Setia | |
Putrajaya Line | 37 | 52.2 km | Phase 1: July 2021 | SBK04 SSP01 Kwasa Damansara |
KC03 SSP13 Kampung Batu | ||
Phase 2: January 2023 | SSP14 Kentonmen |
KT3 SSP41 Putrajaya Sentral | |||||
Circle Line | 26 | 40 km | Shelved on 30 May 2018 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Putrajaya Monorail | 8 | TBA | Under planning for new proposed LRT line. [7][8] | TBA | KB06 SBK35 Kajang |
Bandar Cyberjaya | |
BRT Federal Line | 24 | 32.52 km | Shelved on 28 November 2017 | N/A | KJ14 SBK16 FB01 Pasar Seni |
KD14 BK20 FB24 Klang |
Fleet
Code | Name | Formation | In service On order |
EMU/Fleet | Manufacturers |
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Seremban Line | 6 carriage EMU | 37 trainsets (222 car) | KTM Class 92 | ![]() | |
Port Klang Line | |||||
Ampang Line | 6 carriage LRV | 50 trainsets (300 car) | CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive LRV "AMY" | ![]() | |
Sri Petaling Line | |||||
Kelana Jaya Line | 2 carriage EMU | 35 trainsets (70 car) | Bombardier Innovia Metro | ![]() | |
4 carriage EMU | 49 trainsets (196 car) 27 trainsets (108 car) |
*Consortium ![]() ![]() | |||
KLIA Ekspres | 4 carriage EMU | 8 trainsets (32 car) | Siemens Desiro ET 425 M | ![]() | |
2 trainsets (8 car) | CRRC Changchun "Equator EMU" | ![]() | |||
KLIA Transit | 4 carriage EMU | 4 trainsets (16 car) | Siemens Desiro ET 425 M | ![]() | |
4 trainsets (16 car) | CRRC Changchun "Equator EMU" | ![]() | |||
KL Monorail | 2 carriage EMU | 12 trainsets (24 car) | MTrans Monorail | ![]() | |
4 carriage EMU | 6 trainsets (24 car) | Scomi SUTRA | |||
Kajang Line | 4 carriage EMU | 58 trainsets (232 car) | Siemens Inspiro "The Guiding Light" | *Consortium![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Skypark Link | 3 carriage EMU | 4 trainsets (12 car) | KTM Class 83 | ![]() ![]() | |
Johan Setia Line | 3 carriage LRV | 22 trainsets (66 car) | CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive LRV | *Consortium ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Putrajaya Line | 4 carriage EMU | 58 trainsets (232 car) | Hyundai Rotem EMU | *Consortium ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
BRT Sunway Line | Single-deck bus | 15 battery run-electric bus | BYD K9 | ![]() |
Gallery
Notes
- Batu Caves branch line formerly under Port Klang Line
- Trian service of Port Klang Line extend to Tanjung Malim
- Use the same KTM track for Subang Jaya-KL Sentral section
- Counting interchange stations (direct and connecting) only once.
References
- "Statistik Rel 2019" (PDF). Ministry of.Transport (Malaysia). Archived from the original (pdf) on 22 April 2020.
- "Kelana Jaya Line". Prasarana Malaysia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- "KL Monorail Line". Syarikat Prasarana Negara. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- Razak Ahmad, Hemananthani Sivanandam (17 July 2017). "Najib launches Phase 2 of Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line". The Star.
- Brenda Ch'ng (3 December 2014). "Building of new MRT second line to begin next November - Community | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- Ali, Sharidan M (13 December 2014). "Prasarana to roll out LRT 3 projects by second half of 2015 - Business News | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- "Kajang-Putrajaya rail link may be revived | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
- Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (19 April 2019). "Monorail project in Putrajaya to go on". NST Online.