Kajang line

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 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.

Kajang Line
A Siemens Inspiro EMU stock designed by BMW Group Designworks leaving KG14 Semantan station.
Overview
Other name(s)	MRT 1, MRT Line 1, KG Line, KGL
Native name	MRT Laluan Kajang
Status	Fully operational
Owner	MRT Corp
Line number	9 (green)
Locale	Klang Valley
Termini	KG04  Kwasa Damansara  KG35  Kajang
Stations	29 & 3 reserved
Website	myrapid.com.my
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Rapid KL
Services	Kwasa Damansara–Kajang
Operator(s)	Rapid Rail
Depot(s)	Sungai Buloh Depot and Kajang Depot
Rolling stock	Siemens Inspiro 58 four-car trainsets Width: 3.1 m (10 ft) - wide profile Length: 90.18 m (295.9 ft)[1]
Daily ridership	220,868 (Q2 2024)[2]
Ridership	66.5 million (2023)
History
Opened	Phase 1: 16 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-16)[3] Sungai Buloh  KG01 [note 1] – Semantan  KG14  Phase 2: 17 July 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-17) Muzium Negara  KG15  – Kajang  KG31
Technical
Line length	47 km (29 mi) Elevated: 37.5 km (23.3 mi) Underground: 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Conduction system	Automated and driverless
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map Legend Putrajaya Line Sungai Buloh Depot KG04 Kwasa Damansara 12 KG05 Kwasa Sentral KG05A Teknologi (future) Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway KG06 Kota Damansara-Thomson Hospital KG07 Surian North–South Expressway Northern Route KG08 Mutiara Damansara KG09 Bandar Utama Shah Alam Line to Johan Setia 11 Damansara–Puchong Expressway KG10 Taman Tun Dr Ismail-Deloitte KG12 Phileo Damansara KG12A Bukit Kiara Selatan (future) 13 KG13 Pavillion Damansara Heights- Pusat Bandar Damansara KG14 Semantan KG15 Muzium Negara 1210 5 67 8 KL Sentral Kuala Lumpur KLIA Ekspres & KLIA Transit to KLIA │ Kelana Jaya Line to Putra Heights MR1 KL Monorail KG16 Pasar Seni 5 12 KG17 Merdeka 34 AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat Ampang & Sri Petaling lines to Sentul Timur MR6 Bukit Bintang KL Monorail to Titiwangsa KG18A Pavillion Kuala Lumpur-Bukit Bintang 8 KG20 Tun Razak Exchange – Samsung Galaxy 12 Putrajaya Line to Putrajaya Sentral KG21 Cochrane KG22 AEON-Maluri 3 AG13 Maluri Ampang Line to Ampang KG23 Taman Pertama KG24 Taman Midah 13 KG25 Taman Mutiara KG26 Taman Connaught KG27 Taman Suntex KG28 Sri Raya KG29 Bandar Tun Hussein Onn KG30 Batu 11 Cheras KG31 Bukit Dukung KG32 Taman Mesra (future) Kajang Depot KG33 Sungai Jernih KG34 Stadium Kajang Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line KG35 Kajang 1 14 Interchange stations integrated paid area single fare trip non-integrated paid area multiple fare trips interchange within same building or cross-platform interchange rapid transit commuter rail This diagram: view talk edit

Route of the Kajang line

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.^[4] Phase 2 operations between Muzium Negara and Kajang 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.^[5][6][7]

History

Initial LRT proposal

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 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.^{[note 2]} It is also aimed to reduce overcrowding on the KL Monorail and to provide an alternative transport mode due to rising fuel prices.^[9] It is estimated to be approximately 30 km (19 mi) in length.^[8] 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.^[9] 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 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.^[10] 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.^[11] The Finance Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary announced that the line from Kota Damansara to Cheras and Balakong would be completed by 2012.^[12] 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.^{[note 3]} The alignment 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.^[9]

In September 2008, Executive Director of SPNB said that a 5.9 km (3.7 mi) section of the line in central Kuala Lumpur will be underground, serving 5 stations. ^{[citation needed]} 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 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.^{[14][note 4]}

New alignment and conversion to MRT

On 14 September 2009, SPNB managing director Datuk Idrose Mohamed was reported as saying that 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.^[16] In April 2010, a proposal to extend the line by 16 km (9.9 mi) was being studied by the government.^{[note 5]} 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 the LDP Highway was also being studied, bringing the total length of the line to 59 km (37 mi).^[17]

Unofficial statements in 2009 claimed that the proposed line was changed to an MRT line.^[18] In June 2010, during the tabling of the 10th Malaysia Plan, ^[19] 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 is the largest national infrastructure project.^[20] The proposal includes 3 lines, including one which is similar to the Kota Damansara—Cheras proposal.^{[note 6]} 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.^{[21][22][note 7]} The project, aimed to improve public transport in 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.^[23] Gross national income from these future lines is between RM3 bil and RM12 bil. ^{[citation needed]} The government had appointed MMC-Gamuda JV Sdn Bhd as Project Delivery Partner where it would play the role project manager, supervised by 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 the lines would be given to SPNB.^[24][25]

To seek for further consultation from the public, SPAD held a 3-month public display of the alignment of the MRT Kajang Line.^[26] 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 the line would start operations a month after.^[27] 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.^[28] After the MRT project 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:^[27][29]

• 31 stations instead of 35 stations will be built and provisions have been made for 3 more stations ^{[citation needed]}
  • Future station 1 (Teknologi) located between Kwasa Sentral and Kota Damansara stations
  • Future station 2 (Bukit Kiara) located between Phileo Damansara and Pusat Bandar Damansara stations
  • Construction of Taman Mesra station has been shelved.
  • The proposed Section 17 station was dropped
• The location of the proposed TTDI station was moved around 300 m (980 ft) southwards to the former Caltex petrol stations. This was due to complaints from Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Damansara Kim residents.^{[30][31][32][33]}
• Bukit Bintang East and West stations have been combined into one, moved and integrated with KL Monorail station. The station was named Bukit Bintang Central Station and subsequently Bukit Bintang Station.^{[citation needed]}
• Park-and-ride facilities has been increased to 16 from 13 previously.
• Adjustments to the alignment:
  • Shifting alignment into the former Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia land in Sungai Buloh to cater for future development
  • Adjusting the alignment adjacent to Bandar Kajang station to avoid going through the town centre and through Kajang Stadium.

Contract allocation

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.^[34] On 26 January 2012, MRT Corp announced the award of the first two civil works contracts for 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.^[35] MRT Corp announced the pre-qualification of 28 companies to bid for six System Works Packages for the MRT line on 8 March 2012.^[36] Subsequently, in September 2012, another 31 companies were pre-qualified to bid for the remaining five System Works Packages.^[37][38]

Construction

All stations are fitted with platform screen doors (PSD), as seen here at Semantan station.

All stations are to be equipped with platform screen doors, where this contract was awarded to the Singaporean company Singapore Technology Electronics Ltd.^[39] 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 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.^[40]

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 the station is completed, a new bus hub will be reconstructed.^[41] On 1 August 2012, MRT Corp announced that the project was in active construction phase.^[32] 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.^[42]

On 30 May 2013, tunnel excavation works for 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.^[43] The shaft is 30 m (98 ft) deep and this TBM 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.^[44] 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.^[45]

Opening

On 16 December 2016, Phase 1 of 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.^[46] Two days later, MRT Corp confirms cost of 51 km of Kajang Line would be RM21 billion.^[47] On 17 July 2017, Phase Two of the line from Semantan to Kajang began operations.^[48]

The line is operated by a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia, Rapid Rail.^[49]

Overview

Route

KG04 Kwasa Damansara is an interchange station between MRT lines.

The MRT line covers a span of 47 kilometres (29 mi) from Kwasa Damansara to Kajang, passing the Kuala Lumpur city centre where the alignment goes underground. ^{[citation needed]} The line serves a corridor with 1.2 million residents within the Klang Valley region from the northwest to the southeast of Kuala Lumpur. ^{[citation needed]} The line starts from Kwasa Damansara which is located to the northwest of Kuala Lumpur, and runs on an elevated guideway to the Semantan portal, passing through Kota Damansara, Bandar Utama, Seksyen 17 Petaling Jaya, Phileo Damansara and Damansara Town Centre. ^{[citation needed]} Kwasa Damansara provides a cross-platform interchange between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line. ^{[citation needed]} The line continues in twin-bore tunnels underground to the Maluri portal, passing through the city centre and the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur. ^{[citation needed]} Interchanges to other lines are provided from Muzium Negara to Maluri with the exception of Cochrane station in Kuala Lumpur. ^{[citation needed]} Beyond Taman Pertama, the line passes through Cheras and ends in Kajang via an elevated guideway. ^[20][50]

Station designs

A view of former Kajang line station: Kampung Selamat MRT station from Entrance A.

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.^{[citation needed]} These features resemble Malaysia's multi-racial, multi-cultural and progressive society.^[51] The concept 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. ^{[citation needed]} Merdeka has the Rukun Negara sculpted on the walls of the concourse. Tun Razak Exchange has designs of blue and grey motives representing 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.^[51][52]

All stations are wheelchair accessible, with lifts and escalators serving each platform.^[51] All platforms are equipped with platform screen doors.^[39]

List of stations

Station Code	Station Name	Image	Opened	Position	Park & Ride	Connecting Bus Lines	Working Name	Interchange/Notes
KG04	Kwasa Damansara		16 December 2016	Elevated	✓	N/A	Kota Damansara	Northern terminus of both the MRT Kajang Line and MRT Putrajaya Line. Cross-platform interchange with  PY01  MRT Putrajaya Line. KWSP Tower (Headquarters) is located near this station.
KG05	Kwasa Sentral				✓	5 lines T772  T801  T802  T803  T804	Taman Industri Sungai Buloh	Feeder Bus T804  to  KS03  Terminal Skypark for the KTM KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line.
KG05A	Teknologi		-	-	-	-	-	Provisional station[27]
KG06	Kota Damansara–Thomson Hospital		16 December 2016	Elevated	N/A	2 lines T805  780	PJU 5
KG07	Surian				N/A	4 lines T807  T808  780  802	Dataran Sunway	Feeder Bus T807  to  KJ25  Lembah Subang for the LRT Kelana Jaya Line. Exit to Tropicana Gardens Mall and Sunway Nexis.
KG08	Mutiara Damansara				N/A	6 lines T809  T810  PJ06  780  801  802	The Curve	Exit to The Curve, IPC Shopping Centre, IKEA and Lotus's Mutiara Damansara.
KG09	Bandar Utama				✓	6 lines T811  T812  PJ05  PJ06  780  802	One Utama	Exit to 1 Utama Shopping Centre. Future interchange with  SA01  LRT Shah Alam Line.
KG10	Taman Tun Dr Ismail–Deloitte (TTDI)				N/A	2 lines T813  T814	TTDI
KG11	Seksyen 17	-	-	-	-	-	-	Shelved station
KG12	Phileo Damansara		16 December 2016	Elevated	✓	2 lines T815  T816	Seksyen 16	Feeder bus T815  to University of Malaya
KG12A	Bukit Kiara Selatan		-	-	-	-	-	Provisional station. Proposed interchange with  CC01  MRT Circle Line.
KG13	Pavilion Damansara Heights–Pusat Bandar Damansara		16 December 2016	Elevated	✓	1 lines T817	Pusat Bandar Damansara	Feeder bus T817  to Mid Valley South Gate, providing access to  KB01  Mid Valley on the KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line. Exit to Pavilion Damansara Heights.
KG14	Semantan				N/A	5 lines T818  T819  T820  T821  T852	Semantan	Feeder bus T819  to Hilton Kuala Lumpur, which is walking distance from  KA01  KS01  KJ15  KE1  KT1  MR1  KL Sentral and  KG15  Muzium Negara, and to  KA05  Segambut on the KTM Port Klang Line
KG15	Muzium Negara		17 July 2017	Underground	N/A	1 line GOKL 03	KL Sentral	Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to KL Sentral, linked via a 600-meter pedestrian walkway, for:  KA01  KS01  KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line, KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line, KTM KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line and KTM ETS  KJ15  LRT Kelana Jaya Line  KE1  KT1  ERL KLIA Transit and ERL KLIA Ekspres Linkbridge access to  MR1  via NU Sentral shopping mall for  MR1  KL Monorail (KL Sentral Monorail). Theme: Transition, History of Kuala Lumpur's Public Transportation Exit to NU Sentral via an underground walkway.
KG16	Pasar Seni					13 lines GOKL 02  180  600  640  650  750  751  770  772  780  782  821  851	Pasar Seni	Interchange station with  KJ14  LRT Kelana Jaya Line 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 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
KG17	Merdeka					N/A	Merdeka	Interchange station with  AG8  SP8  Plaza Rakyat for the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines. Theme: Independence, Spirit of Nationhood Exit to Merdeka 118.
KG18A	Pavilion Kuala Lumpur–Bukit Bintang					7 lines GOKL 01  GOKL 02  GOKL 04  400  420  421  580	Bukit Bintang Sentral	Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to  MR6  KL Monorail. Pedestrian access to  KJ10  KLCC on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and  MR7  Raja Chulan for the KL Monorail via an elevated walkway from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Theme: Dynamic Exit to Lot 10, Sungei Wang Plaza, Fahrenheit 88, The Starhill and Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
KG20	Tun Razak Exchange–Samsung Galaxy (TRX)					2 lines T407  402	Pasar Rakyat	Cross-platform interchange with  PY23  MRT Putrajaya Line. Theme: Islamic Corporate Exit to The Exchange TRX via an underground link.
KG21	Cochrane					4 lines T352  T400  T401  GOKL 11  420	Cochrane	Feeder bus T401  to  SP12  Cheras for the LRT Sri Petaling Line. Theme: Urban Living Exit to IKEA Cheras and MyTOWN Shopping Centre via an underground link.
KG22	AEON–Maluri				✓	8 lines T352  T400  T401  GOKL 10  GOKL 11  400  402  450	Maluri	Interchange station with  AG13  for LRT Ampang Line. Feeder bus T401  to  SP12  Cheras for the LRT Sri Petaling Line. Theme: New Generation Exit to Sunway Velocity and AEON Mall Taman Maluri.
KG23	Taman Pertama			Elevated	N/A	3 lines T305  400  450	Taman Bukit Ria
KG24	Taman Midah				✓	4 lines[53] T305  T402  400  450	Taman Bukit Mewah	Feeder bus T402  to  SP13  Salak Selatan for the LRT Sri Petaling Line and Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM. Proposed interchange with  CC22  MRT Circle Line.
KG25	Taman Mutiara				N/A	4 lines T408  T409  400  450	Leisure Mall	Exit to EkoCheras Mall and Cheras Leisure Mall.
KG26	Taman Connaught				N/A	4 lines T410  T411  T412  450	Plaza Phoenix	Feeder bus T410  to  KB04  SP15  KT2  Bandar Tasik Selatan. Exit to Cheras Sentral Mall.
KG27	Taman Suntex				✓	3 lines T413  T406  450	Taman Suntex	Exit to You City III Retail.
KG28	Sri Raya					3 lines T414  T406  450	Taman Cuepacs
KG29	Bandar Tun Hussein Onn					2 line T415  KJ03	Bandar Tun Hussein Onn
KG30	Batu 11 Cheras				N/A	5 lines T416  T417  T569  450  590	Balakong
KG31	Bukit Dukung				✓	4 lines T453  T454  T455  450	Taman Koperasi
KG32	Taman Mesra	-	-	-	-	-	-	Shelved station
KG33	Sungai Jernih		17 July 2017	Elevated	✓	2 line T456  450	Saujana Impian
KG34	Stadium Kajang				N/A	8 lines T450  T451  T457  T458  T459  T460  KJ01  450	Bandar Kajang	Feeder bus T451  to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia via  KB06  Kajang and  KB07  UKM stations along the KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line.
KG35	Kajang				✓	6 lines T451  T461  T462  T463  T464  450  451	Kajang	Southern terminus. Connecting station, without paid-area integration to  KB06  KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line and KTM ETS.[54] Proposed interchange with Putrajaya Monorail

Rolling stock

MRT SBK real time passenger information display system (PIDS)

MRT SBK interior rolling stock designed by BMW Group Designworks

According to MRT Corp, the four-car train sets are servicing the line with an average headway of 3.5 minutes in an hour, equivalent to 400,000 passengers per day.^[55]

The rolling stock is manufactured by Siemens/CSR Nanjing Puzhen in a partnership with SMH Rail Consortium Sdn Bhd. The trains will be driverless with a capacity of 1,200 passengers in a 4-car trainsets formation. The Siemens Inspiro rolling stock will be supplied with the same configuration as the trainsets supplied for Warsaw Metro M1.^[56]

• 29 June 2014: The first two train car bodies arrived in Westport, Port Klang, Selangor. The train will be assembled in the country's first train assembly plant in Rasa, Hulu Selangor. The purpose built plant for the KVMRT project is solely owned and operated by SMH Rail Sdn Bhd. SMH Rail had a consortium partnership with Siemens AG and Siemens Malaysia. Work to assemble the trains began immediately after the first two train car bodies arrived in Westport. The time taken to assemble one train set is about 30 days. The plant has two assembly lines, allowing work on four trains sets to be carried out at the same time.^[57]
• 30 November 2014: Another 14 train car bodies had arrived.

Car length (over coupler): 22.89 m (75 ft 1 in) (end car), 22.2 m (72 ft 10 in) (intermediate car)^[1]

Number of passenger doors per car side / door width: 4 / 1400 mm

Traction power supply: 750 V DC, third rail

The 4-car trainsets are maintained at 2 purpose built facilities, Sungai Buloh and Kajang depots, located nearby Kwasa Damansara and Sungai Jernih stations respectively.^[58]

Approximately 42 trains are required during peak hour operations.^[59]

Formation

The train consist of four cars, with cars 1 towards Kajang and cars 2 towards Kwasa Damansara.

Set designation	1	3	4	2
Formation	Cabin	Middle Car	Middle Car	Cabin

As of December 2023, a maximum of 31 of the 58 train fleet are used during peak hours.^[60] According to Transport Minister Anthony Loke, this is because the remaining fleet are awaiting wheel replacements, which is being carried out in stages from June 2022.^[61]

Ridership

Kajang Line Ridership[62][63]
Year	Month/Quarter	Ridership	Annual Ridership	Note
2024	Q4		61,452,371
	Q3	22,028,898
	Q2	20,099,040
	Q1	19,324,433
2023	Q4	19,020,393	66,501,508
	Q3	17,247,227
	Q2	15,757,999
	Q1	14,475,889
2022	Q4	13,753,773	45,359,948
	Q3	13,688,093
	Q2	10,682,308
	Q1	7,235,774
2021	Q4	6,822,387	19,573,010
	Q3	2,666,394
	Q2	4,714,785
	Q1	5,369,444
2020	Q4	6,179,979	33,168,335
	Q3	9,608,104
	Q2	3,406,537
	Q1	13,973,715
2019	Q4	17,420,684	63,952,805
	Q3	16,370,286
	Q2	15,243,503
	Q1	14,918,332
2018	Q4	14,558,640	51,314,240
	Q3	13,424,667
	Q2	11,997,681
	Q1	11,333,252
2017	Q4	10,365,061	22,253,637
	Q3	9,318,373		KG14  Semantan –  KG35  Kajang section opened on 17 July 2017
	Q2	1,161,218
	Q1	1,505,856
2016	Dec	-	-	Phase One opened on 16 December 2016 but ridership was not officially tabulated

In the second quarter of 2018, the quarterly ridership is a little short of 12 million, following an overall rising trend. However, the line is deemed to have inadequate ridership to cover the construction, operation and maintenance costs. A target of 250,000 daily passengers is required for the line to break even with its operation costs.^[64]

Depots

Sungai Buloh Depot

There are two maintenance depots for the Kajang Line, namely the Sungai Buloh depot and Kajang depots. The former is accessible by trains to the north of Kwasa Damansara station, while the latter is located near Sungai Jernih, where trains access the depot from Bukit Dukung instead.^[65][66]

See also

• Prasarana Malaysia Berhad
  • Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd
    • Rapid KL
    • Rapid Penang
    • Rapid Kuantan
  • Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd
    • Rapid KL
  • Rapid Ferry Sdn Bhd
• MRT Corp
  • Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project
• MyHSR Corp
  • Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail Project
• Public transport in Kuala Lumpur
• Rail transport in Malaysia

Notes and references

Notes

1. The terminus station is currently Kwasa Damansara  KG04  since 16 June 2022.
2. As of 2006, the percentage of public transport passengers was only 11%.^[8]
3. The Golden Triangle is Malaysia’s leading business hub, spanning areas to the north of Jalan Pudu and Jalan Changkat Thambi Dollah, west of Jalan Tun Razak and south of Jalan Ampang.^[13]
4. By May 2009, tenders for the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and LRT Ampang Line extension projects would be called as the designs have been finalised but there was no news on the implementation of the Kota Damansara-Cheras Line.^[15]
5. The main section of the line is to be extended by 12km while a branch line will extend the line by 4km.^[17]
6. The second line is expected to be connecting Sungai Buloh, Kepong, the city and Serdang while the third line is an orbital route.^[21]
7. Developers in KL city had been asked to redesign their upcoming mixed-development projects to integrate with MRT stations.^[21][22]

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External links

• Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp)
• Prasarana Malaysia Berhad
• Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD)
• MRT tunneling works by MMC-Gamuda
• Route Map
• MRT Website