Klang Valley Integrated Transit System

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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 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 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 temporarily 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.

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Overview
Native nameSistem Transit Bersepadu Lembah Klang (Malay)
LocaleKlang Valley
Transit typeCommuter rail, rapid transit & bus rapid transit
Number of lines11
Number of stations197 transit stations
Daily ridership927,113 (2024)[1]
(only Rapid KL)
Annual ridership248,434,575 (2023)[2]
Websitehttps://myrapid.com.my/
Operation
Began operation14 August 1995; 29 years ago (1995-08-14)
Operator(s)
Technical
System length555.7 km (345 mi)
Track gauge
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
  • Straddle beam monorail
  • Fully elevated single carriageway
Electrification
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History

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Rail transit in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor began in 1886 when 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.

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Klang Valley Integrated Transit System Timeline

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 was signed between the government and STAR in 1992.[3]

The first rail transit system to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas was introduced on August 14, 1995, as the KTM Komuter.[4] A year later in December 1996, STAR LRT entered into service, followed by the PUTRA LRT which opened in stages beginning September 1998.[5]

The initial plan was for STAR and PUTRA to build, own and manage the LRTs. However, both companies ran into financial difficulties and were heavily in debt by 2001, which led to the government taking over both LRTs via Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, now known as Prasarana Malaysia Bhd.[6][7] 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 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.[8]

In 2015, the BRT Sunway Line entered into service, serving the densely populated Sunway area.[9]

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.[10][11]

On 16 December 2016, Phase 1 of the MRT Kajang Line which spans 23 km from opened between Sungai Buloh to Semantan. On July 17, 2017. Phase Two of the line from Semantan to Kajang began operations.[12]

The MRT Putrajaya Line was official launched on 16 June 2022 at 3pm.[13] Phase 2 of the line was subsequently launched on March 16, 2023.[14]

The LRT Shah Alam Line which is still under construction is scheduled to open in August or September 2025.[15][16]

Integration

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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.

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 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 at 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 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.

Fares

The Touch 'n Go stored value fare card 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 the Klang Valley's bus network as well as the BRT Sunway Line), provide various daily and monthly passes for commuters.[17]

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.[18] Rapid KL services are slated to follow suit with the implementation of open payment system starting March 2024 and concluding by March 2025.[19]

System network

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Railway lines around Klang Valley

The KTM Komuter, 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 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 the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.

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Line Number Line Name Began Operation Last Extension Terminus Stations Length
(km)
System Depots Operator
1 Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line 14 August 1995; 29 years ago (1995-08-14)August 2010[note 1]Batu CavesPulau Sebang/Tampin27135.6Commuter rail
(S-train)
• Sentul
• Seremban
KTM
2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line12 July 2016[note 2]Tanjung MalimPort Klang34127.5
3 Ampang Line 16 December 1996; 28 years ago (1996-12-16)6 December 1998Sentul TimurAmpang1815Light metro• Ampang
• Kuala Sungai Baru
Rapid Rail
4 Sri Petaling Line1 December 2016Putra Heights2937.6
5 Kelana Jaya Line 1 September 1998; 26 years ago (1998-09-01)30 June 2016Gombak3746.4[20] • Subang
6 KLIA Ekspres 14 April 2002; 23 years ago (2002-04-14)1 May 2014KL SentralKLIA T2359.1Express Airport rail link• Salak TinggiERL
7 KLIA Transit6Airport rail link
8 KL Monorail 31 August 2003; 21 years ago (2003-08-31)-Titiwangsa118.6[21]Monorail• BrickfieldsRapid Rail
9 Kajang Line 16 December 2016; 8 years ago (2016-12-16)17 July 2017Kwasa DamansaraKajang2946[22]Rapid transitSungai Buloh
Kajang
10 KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line (temporarily suspended) 1 May 2018; 7 years ago (2018-05-01)[note 3]-KL SentralTerminal Skypark324.5Airport rail link (Limited express)• SentulKTM
12 Putrajaya Line 16 June 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-16)16 March 2023Kwasa DamansaraPutrajaya Sentral3657.7Rapid transitSungai Buloh
Serdang
Rapid Rail
B1 BRT Sunway Line 2 June 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-02)-Sunway-Setia JayaUSJ 775.6Bus rapid transit• SunwayRapid Bus
Total197[note 4]528.4
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Proposed and future lines

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Klang Valley Integrated Transit System Map that include proposed and current lines

The fourth LRT line, the Shah Alam Line is also under the construction phase.[23] The construction of the third KVMRT line, the Circle Line is expected to commence in 2027.[24]

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Line Number Line Name Stations Length Status Planned Opening Terminus
11 Shah Alam Line 25 37 km Under Construction 30 September 2025 Bandar Utama Johan Setia
13 Circle Line 31 50.8 km Undergoing land acquisition[25] TBA Bukit Kiara Selatan UM
14Putrajaya Monorail 25 TBA Shelved since 2004[26] TBA Putrajaya Sentral Kajang & Cyberjaya
B2BRT Federal Line 24 32.52 km Shelved on 28 November 2017 N/A Pasar Seni Klang
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Rolling stock

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Line Code Line Name Formation In service
On order
Rolling Stock Manufacturers Image
1 Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line 6 carriage EMU 37 trainsets (222 car) KTM Class 92 China CRRC Zhuzhou Thumb
2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line
3 Ampang Line 6 carriage high-floor LRV 50 trainsets (300 car) CRRC Zhuzhou LRV "AMY" Thumb
4 Sri Petaling Line
5 Kelana Jaya Line 2 carriage Linear induction EMU 35 trainsets (70 car) Bombardier Innovia ART 200 Canada Bombardier Thumb
4 carriage Linear induction EMU 35 trainsets (140 car)
14 trainsets (56 car)
27 trainsets (108 car)
Bombardier Innovia Metro 300 *Consortium
Canada Bombardier / Malaysia Hartasuma
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6 KLIA Ekspres 4 carriage EMU 8 trainsets (32 car) Siemens Desiro ET 425 M Germany Siemens Mobility Thumb
2 trainsets (8 car) CRRC Changchun "Equator EMU" China CRRC Changchun Thumb
7 KLIA Transit 4 trainsets (16 car) Siemens Desiro ET 425 M Germany Siemens Mobility Thumb
4 trainsets (16 car) CRRC Changchun "Equator EMU" China CRRC Changchun Thumb
8 KL Monorail 4 carriage monorail EMU 9 trainsets (36 car) Scomi SUTRA Malaysia Scomi Rail Thumb
9 Kajang Line 4 carriage EMU 58 trainsets (232 car) Siemens Inspiro "The Guiding Light" *Consortium
Germany Siemens / China CRRC Nanjing Puzhen / Malaysia SMH Rail
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10 KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line 3 carriage EMU 4 trainsets (12 car) KTM Class 83 South Korea Hyundai Precision / Japan Marubeni Thumb
11 Shah Alam Line 3 carriage LRV 25 trainsets (75 car) CRRC Zhuzhou LRV *Consortium
China CRRC Zhuzhou / China Siemens Ltd China / Malaysia Tegap Dinamik
12 Putrajaya Line 4 carriage EMU 49 trainsets (196 car) Hyundai Rotem EMU "Ducky" *Consortium
South Korea Hyundai Rotem / Malaysia Apex Communications / South Korea POSCO Engineering
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B1 BRT Sunway Line Single-deck bus 15 battery run-electric bus BYD K9 China BYD Auto Thumb
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Notes

  1. Batu Caves branch line formerly under Port Klang Line
  2. Train service of Port Klang Line extend to Tanjung Malim
  3. Use the same KTM track for Subang Jaya-KL Sentral section
  4. Counting interchange stations (paid area integration) and connecting stations (non-paid area integration) within same station building only once.

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