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 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
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 1995	August 2010[note 1]	Batu Caves	Pulau Sebang/Tampin	26	135.6	Commuter rail (S-train)	• Sentul • Seremban	KTM
2	Port Klang Line	14 August 1995	12 July 2016[note 2]	Tanjung Malim	Port Klang	34	127.5	Commuter rail (S-train)	• Rawang	KTM
3	Ampang Line	16 December 1996	6 December 1998	Sentul Timur	Ampang	18	15	Light metro	• Ampang • Kuala Sungai Baru	Rapid Rail
4	Sri Petaling Line	16 December 1996	1 December 2016	Sentul Timur	Putra Heights	29	37.6	Light metro		Rapid Rail
5	Kelana Jaya Line	1 September 1998	30 June 2016	Gombak	Putra Heights	37	46.4[2]	Light metro	• Subang	Rapid Rail
6	KLIA Ekspres	14 April 2002	1 May 2014	KL Sentral	klia2	3	59.1	Express Airport rail link	• Salak Tinggi	ERL
7	KLIA Transit	14 April 2002	1 May 2014	KL Sentral	klia2	6	59.1	Airport rail link	• Salak Tinggi	ERL
8	KL Monorail	31 August 2003	-	KL Sentral	Titiwangsa	11	8.6[3]	Monorail	• Brickfields	Rapid Rail
9	Kajang Line	16 December 2016	17 July 2017	Sungai Buloh	Kajang	31	51[4]	Rapid transit	• Sungai Buloh • Kajang	Rapid Rail
10	Skypark Link	1 May 2018[note 3]	-	KL Sentral	Terminal Skypark	3	24.5	Airport rail link (Limited express)	• Sentul	KTM
B1	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

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

Gallery

• 
  A KTM Class 92 EMU at Kuala Lumpur railway station 12
• 
  Seremban station 1
• 
  Rawang station 2

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.

External links

• KUALA LUMPUR METRO MAP on INAT MAPS