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.

Klang Valley Integrated Transit System
KL Sentral, the largest transit station in Malaysia
Overview
Native nameSistem Transit Bersepadu Lembah Klang  (Malay)
LocaleKlang Valley
Transit typeCommuter rail, rapid transit & bus rapid transit
Number of lines16
(11 in operation, 2 under construction and 3 shelved)
Number of stations177 transit stations
Daily ridership671,885 (2019[1])
Annual ridership245,238,163 (2019[1])
for Line 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Operation
Began operation14 August 1995 (1995-08-14)
Operator(s)ERL
KTM
Rapid Rail
Rapid Bus
Technical
System length555.7 km (345 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) for 1 2 10
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) for 3 4 5 6 7 9
Straddle beam monorail for 8
Fully elevated single carriageway for B1
System map

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B1
11 12
13 14 B2

History

Klang Valley Integrated Transit System Timeline

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
1
Seremban Line 14 August 1995August 2010[note 1]Batu CavesPulau Sebang/Tampin26135.6Commuter rail
(S-train)
• Sentul
• Seremban
KTM
2
Port Klang Line 14 August 199512 July 2016[note 2]Tanjung MalimPort Klang34127.5Commuter rail
(S-train)
• RawangKTM
3
Ampang Line 16 December 19966 December 1998Sentul TimurAmpang1815Light metro• Ampang
• Kuala Sungai Baru
Rapid Rail
4
Sri Petaling Line 16 December 19961 December 2016Sentul TimurPutra Heights2937.6Light metro Rapid Rail
5
Kelana Jaya Line 1 September 199830 June 2016GombakPutra Heights3746.4[2]Light metro • SubangRapid Rail
6
KLIA Ekspres 14 April 20021 May 2014KL Sentralklia2359.1Express Airport rail link• Salak TinggiERL
7
KLIA Transit 14 April 20021 May 2014KL Sentralklia2659.1Airport rail link• Salak TinggiERL
8
KL Monorail 31 August 2003-KL SentralTitiwangsa118.6[3]Monorail• BrickfieldsRapid Rail
9
Kajang Line 16 December 201617 July 2017Sungai BulohKajang3151[4]Rapid transitSungai Buloh
Kajang
Rapid Rail
10
Skypark Link 1 May 2018[note 3]-KL SentralTerminal Skypark324.5Airport rail link (Limited express)• SentulKTM
B1
BRT Sunway Line 2 June 2015-Sunway-Setia JayaUSJ 775.6Bus rapid transit• SunwayRapid Bus
Total177[note 4]502.3

Proposed and Future lines

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

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
11
Johan Setia Line 25 37 km Under Construction 28 February 2024  SBK09   BK01 
Bandar Utama
 BK26 
Johan Setia
12
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
13
Circle Line 26 40 km Shelved on 30 May 2018; Continued in 6 Nov 2020. N/A N/A N/A
14
Putrajaya Monorail 8 TBA Under planning for new proposed LRT line. [7][8] TBA  KB06   SBK35 
Kajang
Bandar Cyberjaya
B2
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
1
Seremban Line 6 carriage EMU 37 trainsets (222 car) KTM Class 92 CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive
2
Port Klang Line
3
Ampang Line 6 carriage LRV 50 trainsets (300 car) CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive LRV "AMY" CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive
4
Sri Petaling Line
5
Kelana Jaya Line 2 carriage EMU 35 trainsets (70 car) Bombardier Innovia Metro Bombardier
4 carriage EMU 49 trainsets (196 car)
27 trainsets (108 car)
*Consortium
Bombardier / Hartasuma
6
KLIA Ekspres 4 carriage EMU 8 trainsets (32 car) Siemens Desiro ET 425 M Siemens AG
2 trainsets (8 car) CRRC Changchun "Equator EMU" CRRC Changchun
7
KLIA Transit 4 carriage EMU 4 trainsets (16 car) Siemens Desiro ET 425 M Siemens AG
4 trainsets (16 car) CRRC Changchun "Equator EMU" CRRC Changchun
8
KL Monorail 2 carriage EMU 12 trainsets (24 car) MTrans Monorail Scomi Rail
4 carriage EMU 6 trainsets (24 car) Scomi SUTRA
9
Kajang Line 4 carriage EMU 58 trainsets (232 car) Siemens Inspiro "The Guiding Light" *Consortium
Siemens / CRRC Nanjing Puzhen / SMH Rail
10
Skypark Link 3 carriage EMU 4 trainsets (12 car) KTM Class 83 Hyundai Precision / Marubeni
11
Johan Setia Line 3 carriage LRV 22 trainsets (66 car) CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive LRV *Consortium
CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive / Siemens Ltd China / Tegap Dinamik
12
Putrajaya Line 4 carriage EMU 49 trainsets (196 car) Hyundai Rotem EMU *Consortium
Hyundai Rotem / Apex Communications / POSCO Engineering
B1
BRT Sunway Line Single-deck bus 15 battery run-electric bus BYD K9 BYD Auto

Notes

  1. Batu Caves branch line formerly under Port Klang Line
  2. Trian 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 (direct and connecting) only once.

References

  1. "Statistik Rel 2019" (PDF). Ministry of Transport (Malaysia). Archived from the original (pdf) on 22 April 2020.
  2. "Kelana Jaya Line". Prasarana Malaysia. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. "KL Monorail Line". Syarikat Prasarana Negara. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  4. Razak Ahmad, Hemananthani Sivanandam (17 July 2017). "Najib launches Phase 2 of Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line". The Star.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Kajang-Putrajaya rail link may be revived | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
  8. Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (19 April 2019). "Monorail project in Putrajaya to go on". NST Online.
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