The MRT Putrajaya Line, is the second Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Klang Valley, Malaysia, and the third fully automated and driverless rail system in the country. It was previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Serdang–Putrajaya Line. The line stretches from Kwasa Damansara to Putrajaya and runs through densely populated areas such as Sri Damansara, Kepong, Batu, Jalan Ipoh, Sentul, Kampung Baru, Jalan Tun Razak, KLCC, Tun Razak Exchange, Kuchai Lama, Seri Kembangan and Cyberjaya.

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Putrajaya Line
Hyundai Rotem EMU rolling stock entering Kampung Batu station.
Overview
Other name(s)MRT 2, MRT Line 2, PY Line, PYL
Native nameMRT Laluan Putrajaya
StatusOperational
OwnerMRT Corp
Line number12 (yellow)
LocaleKlang Valley
Termini
Stations36 and 5 reserved[1][Note 1]
Websitemyrapid.com.my
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemRapid KL (brand) Rapid KL
ServicesKwasa DamansaraPutrajaya Sentral
Operator(s)Rapid Rail
Depot(s)Sungai Buloh Depot
Serdang Depot
Rolling stock49 Hyundai Rotem four-car trainsets (wide profile)
Daily ridership124,724 (Q2 2024)[2]
Ridership29.56 million (2023)
History
OpenedPhase 1:
16 June 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-16)
Kwasa Damansara  PY01 Kampung Batu  PY13 
Phase 2:
16 March 2023; 19 months ago (2023-03-16)
Kentonmen  PY14 Putrajaya Sentral  PY41 
Technical
Line length57.7 km (35.9 mi)[3]
Elevated: 44.2 km (27.5 mi)
Underground: 13.5 km (8.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Conduction systemAutomated and driverless
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

PY01
Kwasa Damansara Parking
Integrated Transport Terminal Sungai Buloh
PY02
RRI
(future)
PY03
Kampung Selamat
PY04
Sungai Buloh Parking
PY05
Damansara Damai
PY06
Sri Damansara Barat
PY07
Sri Damansara Sentral
Kepong Sentral
PY08
Sri Damansara Timur Parking
PY09
Metro Prima
PY10
Kepong Baru
PY11
Jinjang
PY12
Sri Delima
PY13
Kampung Batu Parking
PY14
Kentonmen
PY15
Jalan Ipoh
PY16
Sentul Barat
PY17
Titiwangsa
PY18
Hospital Kuala Lumpur
PY19
Raja Uda–UTM
PY20
Ampang Park
PY21
Persiaran KLCC
PY22
Conlay-Kompleks Kraf
PY23
Tun Razak Exchange-Samsung Galaxy
PY24
Chan Sow Lin
PY25
Bandar Malaysia Utara
(future)
PY26
Bandar Malaysia Selatan
(future)
PY27
Kuchai Parking
PY28
Taman Naga Emas Parking
PY29
Sungai Besi Parking
PY30
Technology Park Parking
(future) Multiple fare trips1
PY31
Serdang Raya Utara Parking
PY32
Serdang Raya Selatan Parking
PY33
Serdang Jaya
PY34
UPM Parking
PY35
Taman Universiti
(future)
PY36
Taman Equine Parking
PY37
Putra Permai
PY38
16 Sierra
PY39
Cyberjaya Utara-Finexus Parking
PY40
Cyberjaya City Centre-
Limkokwing
PY41
Putrajaya Sentral Parking

Interchange stations

integrated paid area
single fare trip
non-integrated paid area
multiple fare trips
interchange within same building
or cross-platform interchange
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Route of Putrajaya line

Phase 1 operations of the line between Kwasa Damansara and Kampung Batu commenced on 16 June 2022.[4] While the Phase 2 which covers the remaining of the line including the underground stretch was opened on 16 March 2023.[5]

The line is numbered 12 and coloured yellow on official transit maps.

The line was developed and owned by MRT Corp but operated as part of the Rapid KL network by Rapid Rail. It also forms part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System.

The line, totalling 57.7 km (35 miles 68 chains) in length, includes 5.5 km (3.4 mi) annexed from the MRT Kajang Line, making it the longest metro line in Malaysia, and one of the longest driverless rapid transit lines in the world. The line includes a 13.5 km (8.4 mi) underground section. A total of 37 stations, 11 of them underground, were built.

Route

The MRT starts in Kwasa Damansara where it annexed the section from here to Sungai Buloh from the MRT Kajang Line. From Sungai Buloh, the line runs parallel with the KTM Komuter line to Kepong Sentral/Sri Damansara Timur. However, there are a few stations the MRT line between the two which is not served by the KTM.

The MRT then continues towards the towns of Kepong and Jinjang. As of the first phase, the Putrajaya line ends at Kampung Batu. At Jalan Ipoh, the line starts going underground while Jalan Ipoh itself being the only station on the network to be half-sunken/sub-surface. The line carries under the Ipoh Road to Titiwangsa which will interchange with the LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling, KL Monorail and future MRT Circle lines. The line then runs under the Hospital Kuala Lumpur and meets the connecting station to LRT Kelana Jaya line (also underground) at Ampang Park. Persiaran KLCC serves as a second station in the KLCC subdistrict, itself also served by the LRT Kelana Jaya Line. The line continues to Tun Razak Exchange, interchanging with the Kajang line. The Putrajaya Line reunites with the Ampang/Sri Petaling line at Chan Sow Lin.

After thru provisional Bandar Malaysia North and South stations, the MRT Putrajaya line resurfaces at Taman Desa portal, just before Kuchai station. Once again, the line meets with the LRT Sri Petaling line at Sungai Besi,[6] then continuing to serve Serdang. Following this, the line briefly parallels KTM and KLIA Transit (airport express) until Serdang Raya Selatan, and veers off to Universiti Putra Malaysia and the Seri Kembangan subdistrict. The MRT line then enters Sepang constituency, having 3 stops including two in Cyberjaya, before ending at Putrajaya Sentral, where it interchanges with the KLIA Transit. The station may be integrated with the proposed Putrajaya Monorail in the future. Putrajaya Sentral will also be the southernmost station under the Rapid KL rail network.[7]

History

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 KG04  PY01  Kwasa Damansara cross-platform interchange station between Kajang Line and the Putrajaya Line
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 KG04  PY01  Kwasa Damansara station Level 2 island platform
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 KG04  PY01  Kwasa Damansara level 1 and platform signage, showing platform 3 towards the Putrajaya Line
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Banner of Launch of the "Keluarga Malaysia" MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 operations, along with 1 month of free rides for all public transportation services in Klang Valley.

Initial planning and construction

The MRT2 project was initially planned to be between Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang, similar to Shah Alam Line's alignment.[8][9] However, by October 2014, it was revised to be from Sungai Buloh, Selayang to Pandan.[10]

The project was official approved by the Federal government in March 2015 and allocated RM23 billion in the 2015 Budget[11][12] and construction was expected to begin by November 2015.[13][14] However, construction was delayed due to adjustments to the alignment to extend the line to Putrajaya and to provide connectivity to the proposed High Speed Rail project.[15] Construction officially begun in September 2016 with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Putrajaya Sentral MRT station by former Prime Minister Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak.[16][17]

On 10 October 2017, An explosion has occurred at the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station construction site in Bandar Malaysia. According to the police, it was believed that the explosion happened because of an old unexploded bomb from the Second World War through the initial investigation. Three Bangladesh workers were seriously injured and two of them lost their legs while another suffered injuries on the hands and legs.[18]

On 3 March 2018, A construction worker died while two others survived when a launching gantry at an MRT construction site in Jalan Jinjang (Work Package V203), collapsed at around 11:40pm.[19]

Project re-tender and cost cutting

After the fall of BN led Federal government in May 2018, the new PH led Federal government, citing the mounting national debt and concerns with the direct negotiation tender process, proposed various cost cutting measures to a lists of federal government projects, including the MRT2 project. In October 2018, then Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng announced the decision to change the project structure as well as terminate the contract from MMC-Gamuda and re-tender the unfinished underground portion of the project by an open tender process, due to the fact the Federal Government and MMC-Gamuda have failed to reach an agreement relating to the underground portion of the construction project. This decision had caused a lot of protests from MMC-Gamuda and workers due to the fact that some 20,000 workers tend to lose their job.[20][21][22] Due to budget concerns, and a re-tender, construction costs proposed by MMC-Gamuda is about half what it was previously. The two Bandar Malaysia Stations have also been cancelled and listed as provisional. The cost for construction of the underground portion is now RM13.11 billion. This brought to the entire cost for this project to be RM30.53 billion from the RM39.35 billion previously. This means MMC-Gamuda now secured the contract of the underground section and allowed to continue the construction.[23][24]

Phase 1

By 3 April 2021, The Construction progress of Phase One section of the MRT Putrajaya Line (Kwasa DamansaraKampung Batu) is at 97% and was planned to begin operations in August 2021.[25] However, this was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 movement control order in Malaysia[26] and that the line requires furthering testing. The MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 operations of the MRT Putrajaya Line was official launched by then Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on 16 June 2022 at 3pm,[27] along with 1 month of free rides for all public transportation services under RapidKL including the MRT.[28]

Phase 2

By 23 December 2022, the construction works of MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 2 were completed and the operational readiness phase was in progress. Because the tests could take longer than usual to pass, the opening date of Phase 2 was expected in March 2023, delayed two months from the original January 2023 deadline.[29]

Phase 2 of the MRT Putrajaya Line was officially launched by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Serdang Depot on 16 March 2023 at 3pm.[30] Free rides for the MRT Putrajaya Line were also announced effective from 16 March 2023 until 31 March 2023.[31]

The total cost of the project was ultimately put at RM56.93 billion.[32]

Station designs

Elevated station concepts

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

The proposed design for the elevated stations is based on the “Serambi” concept. This concept is focused on the inspiring interaction and communication at a foyer or entrance space of a house such as the entrance space at a traditional rumah kampung or rumah panjang. The design opted is a simple and timeless design, which is derived from various design concepts, including that of the Japanese zen concept. Other aspects include open space, natural lighting and ventilation, and natural visual effects via play of lighting and shadows.[33]

Compared to the Kajang Line's elevated station design, the columns have been pushed to the sides of the station, giving the stations an open and airy feel.

Underground station concepts

Each of the underground stations will carry its own individual theme, similar to that of the Kajang Line stations. The proposed designs range from preserving the rustic, reflecting tidal rhythm, promoting well-being, vibrancy, pulse of life, discovering culture, molding forms, inspired by nature to streamlined flow.[33]

List of stations

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A train is seen departing from the Damansara Damai station
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A dynamic route display showing the train on its way to Persiaran KLCC

28 (23 elevated + 1 half-sunken + 4 underground) out of 35 stations (excluding the ones on the MRT Kajang Line) are expected to have feeder bus services.

Kwasa Damansara station, along with the adjoining Sungai Buloh and Kampung Selamat stations were previously built as part of the MRT Kajang Line. These three stations are currently annexed by the Putrajaya Line, thus making Kwasa Damansara the interchange station between the two MRT lines.

Station Code Station Name Image Opened Platform type Position Park & Ride Connecting Bus Lines Working Name Interchange/Notes
 PY01 Kwasa Damansara Thumb 16 June 2022 Stacked Island Elevated N/A Kota DamansaraNorthern terminus of both the MRT Putrajaya Line and MRT Kajang Line.

Cross-platform interchange with  KG04  MRT Kajang Line.

 PY02 Rubber Research Institute (RRI) ---- - -RRI Provisional station[34]
 PY03 Kampung Selamat Thumb 16 June 2022 SideElevatedN/A 1 line

T104 

Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh Exit to D'Sara Sentral.
 PY04 Sungai Buloh ThumbIsland 6 lines

T100 
T101 
T102 
T105 
T154 
T155 

N/AConnecting station, without paid area integration, to  KA08  KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line and KTM ETS.
 PY05 Damansara Damai ThumbIslandElevatedN/A 1 line

T103 

N/A
 PY06 Sri Damansara Barat ThumbIsland 1 line

T106 

Sri Damansara West
 PY07 Sri Damansara Sentral ThumbSide 3 lines

T107 
T108 
T109 

Sri Damansara East
 PY08 Sri Damansara Timur ThumbIsland 3 lines

T110 
T111 
801 

Kepong SentralConnecting station, without paid-area integration, to  KA07  Kepong Sentral for the KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line and KTM ETS.
 PY09 Metro Prima ThumbIsland 5 lines

T112 
T113 
T114 
T152 
801 

Metro PrimaFeeder bus T112  to  KA06  Kepong for the KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line.

Exit to AEON Mall Metro Prima.

 PY10 Kepong Baru ThumbIslandN/A 1 line

T115 

Kepong Baru
 PY11 Jinjang ThumbIsland 3 lines

MAGENTA 
CREAM 
T117 

Jinjang
 PY12 Sri Delima ThumbIslandN/A 3 lines

CREAM 
T118 
T121 

Seri DelimaExit to Brem Mall Kepong.
 PY13 Kampung Batu ThumbIsland 3 lines

MAROON 
T120 
173 

Kampung BatuConnecting station, without paid-area integration, with  KC03  KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line.
 PY14 Kentonmen Thumb16 March 2023SideElevated 3 lines

151 
173 
T119 

Kentonmen
 PY15 Jalan Ipoh ThumbIslandHalf-sunkenN/A 3 lines

T119 
151 
173 

Jalan IpohUnderground alignment begins after this station

Exit to Mutiara Complex.

 PY16 Sentul Barat ThumbIslandUndergroundN/A 3 lines

T180 
151 
173 

Sentul West

Theme: Preserving The Rustic

 PY17 Titiwangsa
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hkl
IslandN/A 6 lines

BLUE 
RED 
ORANGE 
254 
302 
402 

TitiwangsaInterchange station with  AG3  SP3  MR11  LRT Ampang Line, LRT Sri Petaling Line and KL Monorail.

Proposed interchange with  CC08  MRT Circle Line.

Theme: Tidal Rhythm

 PY18 Hospital Kuala Lumpur ThumbDiverging IslandN/A N/A Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Theme: Promoting Well-Being

 PY19 Raja Uda–UTM ThumbIslandN/A 2 lines

220 
302 
ORANGE 

Kampung Baru North

Theme: Resonating Heritage

 PY20 Ampang Park ThumbStackedN/A 2 lines

303 
402 

Ampang ParkConnecting station, without paid-area integration, with  KJ9  LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

Theme: Vibrancy

Exit to Intermark Mall.

 PY21 Persiaran KLCC ThumbStackedN/A N/A KLCC East

Theme: Pulse of Life

 PY22 Conlay–Kompleks Kraf ThumbIslandN/A N/A Conlay

Theme: Discovering Culture

 PY23 Tun Razak Exchange–Samsung Galaxy (TRX) ThumbStacked IslandN/A 1 line

T407 

Tun Razak Exchange Cross-platform interchange with  KG20  MRT Kajang Line.

Theme: Islamic Corporate

Exit to The Exchange TRX via an underground passageway.

 PY24 Chan Sow Lin ThumbIslandN/A 4 lines

T418 
T419 
580 
590 

Chan Sow LinInterchange station with  AG11  SP11  LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines.

Theme: Moulding Forms

 PY25 Bandar Malaysia Utara Thumb -- Bandar Malaysia NorthProvisional station[35]

Theme: Inspired By Nature

 PY26 Bandar Malaysia Selatan Thumb -- Bandar Malaysia SouthProvisional station[35]

Proposed interchange with KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line, ERL KLIA Transit and KTM ETS.

Theme: Streamlined Flow

 PY27 Kuchai Thumb16 March 2023IslandElevated 5 lines

T585 
T586 
T587 
T588 
590 

Kuchai LamaProposed interchange with  CC27  MRT Circle Line
 PY28 Taman Naga Emas ThumbIsland 1 line

T589 

Taman Naga Emas
 PY29 Sungai Besi ThumbSide 3 lines

590 
T559 
T560 

Sungai BesiInterchange station with  SP16  LRT Sri Petaling Line.
 PY30 Taman Teknologi Thumb--- - Technology ParkProvisional station
 PY31 Serdang Raya Utara Thumb IslandElevated 3 lines

T561 
T562 
T563 

Serdang Raya NorthExit to One South
 PY32 Serdang Raya Selatan

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Island 1 line

T564 

Serdang Raya SouthExit to South City Plaza
 PY33 Serdang JayaThumbIslandN/A 4 lines

540 
T565 
T569 
SJ04 

Seri Kembangan
 PY34 UPM ThumbIsland 3 lines

T566 
T567 
T568 

UPMExit to Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
 PY35 Taman Universiti Thumb -Side-- - Taman UniversitiProvisional station
 PY36 Taman Equine Thumb16 March 2023IslandElevated 3 lines

540 
T542 
T543 

Equine Park
 PY37 Putra PermaiThumbIslandN/A 2 line

T544 
T545 

Taman Putra Permai
 PY38 16 SierraThumbIslandN/A 16 Sierra
 PY39 Cyberjaya Utara–FinexusThumbIsland 2 lines

T504 
T505 

Cyberjaya North
 PY40 Cyberjaya City Centre–LimkokwingThumbIslandN/A 2 lines

T506 
T507 

N/A
 PY41 Putrajaya Sentral ThumbIsland 8 lines

T508 
T509 
T510 
T511 
T512 
506 
P108 
T523 

Putrajaya SentralSouthern terminus. Connecting station, without paid-area integration, with  KT3  ERL KLIA Transit and proposed 14 Putrajaya Monorail.

Rolling stock

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Interior of MRT Putrajaya Line train.

The rolling stock is provided by HAP Consortium which consists of Hyundai Rotem, Apex Communications and POSCO Engineering. The trains are fully automatic with a capacity of 1,200 passengers in a 4-car trainsets formation.[36]

The 4-car trainsets are maintained at 2 purpose-built facilities, Sungai Buloh and Serdang depots, located nearby Kwasa Damansara and the proposed Taman Universiti stations respectively.[37]

The front and back of the trainsets resemble a duck's bill, which is why they are called "Ducky".

Formation

The train consists of four cars, with car 1 facing towards Kwasa Damansara and car 4 facing towards Putrajaya Sentral.

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Set designation1342
Formation CabinMiddle CarMiddle CarCabin
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Ridership

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Putrajaya Line Ridership[38][39]
Year Month/Quarter Ridership Annual Ridership Note
2022 Q1 - 4,147,577
Q2 369,564  PY01  Kwasa Damansara PY13  Kampung Batu section opened on 16 June 2022
Q3 1,873,209
Q4 1,904,804
2023 Q1 3,218,613 29,555,851  PY13  Kampung Batu PY41  Putrajaya Sentral section opened on 16 March 2023
Q2 7,223,564
Q3 8,868,780
Q4 10,244,894
2024 Q1 10,761,786 34,825,366
Q2 11,349,890
Q3 12,713,690
Q4
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Criticism

Inaccessibility of stations and inadequate first and last mile connectivity has been criticized by potential users of the new MRT line - a problem which has already led to lower than expected ridership on other public transport lines in the Klang Valley. For example, the Cyberjaya stations are located far away from the main town centre.[40]

References

Notes

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