MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line

9 Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line

Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line is colored
dark green on rail map.
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Mass rapid transit
Status Under construction
Locale Klang Valley
Termini Sungai Buloh
Kajang
Stations 31 + 3 reserved stations
Services Sungai BulohKuala Lumpur
Kajang
Daily ridership 400,000 daily (expected)
Line number 9 (dark green)
Website mymrt.com.my
Operation
Opening 2017
Owner MRT Corp
Operator(s) Rapid Rail
Depot(s) Sungai Buloh and Kajang
Rolling stock 58 4-car trainsets of Siemens Inspiro
Technical
Line length 51 km (32 mi)
Track length 0 km (0 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Route map
Legend

S01 Sungai Buloh KTM Intercity KTM ETS
S02 Kampung Selamat 1
S03 RRI(Reserved station)
10
Sungai Buloh Depot

S04 Kwasa Damansara
S05 Teknologi(Reserved station)
S06 Kwasa Sentral
S07 Kota Damansara
S08 Surian
S09 Mutiara Damansara

S10 Bandar Utama 11
S11 TTDI
S12 Phileo Damansara

S13 Bukit Kiara(Reserved station) 12
S14 Pusat Bandar Damansara
S15 Semantan 67
5

KL Sentral KTM Intercity KTM ETS 8

S16 Muzium Negara

Kuala Lumpur KTM ETS

S17 Pasar Seni 12

S18 Merdeka

Plaza Rakyat Pudu Sentral 34
8

S19 Bukit Bintang

S20 Tun Razak Exchange
S21 Cochrane 10

S22 Maluri 3
S23 Taman Pertama
S24 Taman Midah
S25 Taman Mutiara
S26 Taman Connaught
S27 Taman Suntex
S28 Sri Raya
S29 Bandar Tun Hussein Onn
S30 Bukit Dukung
S31 Taman Koperasi Cuepacs
Kajang Depot
S32 Sungai Kantan
S33 Bandar Kajang 1

S34 Kajang KTM Intercity

The Mass Rapid Transit Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line (MRT SBK Line)[1] [2] is a new rapid transit line under construction in Klang Valley and the first of three planned lines in the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project.

When completed, the line will be one of the components of the Klang Valley Public Transport System.

Background

The MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line is the first of the three planned Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit lines to be constructed, with estimated contract value of MYR36 billion. [3]

The line starts from Sungai Buloh which is located to the north-west of Kuala Lumpur, runs through the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, and ends in Kajang, a fast developing town located to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur. The line serves a corridor with an estimated population of 1.2 million people.[3]

Phase One of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line from Sungai Buloh to Semantan will become operational by the end of 2016 while Phase Two from Semantan to Kajang will become operational by July 2017, allowing trains to serve the entire line.[3]

Announced in 2006, the line was initially planned as a LRT at 43 km in length, linking the densely populated areas of Damansara in the northwest and Cheras in the southeast, through the central business district of Kuala Lumpur city.The government then decided to extend the alignment at both ends to Sungai Buloh and Kajang respectively, adding 8 km to the line for a total of 51 km. In addition, the line was changed to an MRT system, with higher capacity trains.[4]

The line will be operated by a subsidiary of Prasarana, Rapid Rail when construction is completed.[5]

Line information

Alignment

The first MRT Line covers a span of 51 kilometres from Sungai Buloh to the Kajang, passing the Kuala Lumpur city centre where the alignment goes underground. The line will be serving a corridor with 1.2 million residents within the Klang Valley region from north-west to the south-west of Kuala Lumpur. According to MRT Corp, the four-car train sets with the capacity of 1,200 passengers will be in place to serve some 400,000 passengers per day, with a headway of 3.5 minutes.[6]

Amendments after public display

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:[7]-

Stations

There will be 31 stations along the Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line with 7 stations located at the designated underground railway system for a distance of 9.5 kilometres.[6] Route Map[9]

The stations announced by MRT Corp on its official website are listed as below in order.[10] All the station names are interim and subject to change.

Code Final Name Working Name Platform type Position Park n Ride Interchange/Notes
Stage 1 Opening Q4-2016
01Sungai BulohSungai BulohTerminusElevatedExit paid area station to 1 Seremban Line , KTM ETS and KTM Intercity services.
02Kampung SelamatKampung Baru Sungai Buloh Side Elevated
03Kwasa DamansaraKota DamansaraStacked Island ElevatedCross-platform interchange to proposed 10 Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line.
04Kwasa SentralTaman Industri Sungai BulohSide Elevated
05Kota DamansaraPJU5Side Elevated Construction nearby SEGi University Kota Damansara.
06SurianDataran SunwaySideElevatedConstruction nearby Sunway Giza shopping centre.
07Mutiara DamansaraThe CurveSide ElevatedConstruction nearby The Curve shopping centre.
08Bandar Utama1 UtamaSide ElevatedInterchange station to proposed LRT3 - 11 Shah Alam Line towards Johan Setia. Constructed nearby 1 Utama shopping centre.
09TTDITTDISide Elevated
10Phileo DamansaraSeksyen 16Island Elevated
11Pusat Bandar DamansaraPusat Bandar DamansaraSide Elevated
12SemantanSemantanSide Elevated
Stage 1 Opening Q3-2017
13Muzium NegaraKL SentralIsland UndergroundInterchange station to 1 Seremban Line, 2 Port Klang Line, 5 Kelana Jaya Line, 6 KLIA Ekspres, 7 KLIA Transit and 8 KL Monorail. The station is located near the National Museum (Muzium Negara) and linked to the KL Sentral transport hub by 600 meter pedestrian walkway.
14Pasar SeniPasar SeniIsland UndergroundInterchange station to 5 Kelana Jaya Line. Walking distance to Pos Malaysia Berhad building and Kuala Lumpur railway station for 1 Seremban Line and 2 Port Klang Line. There also bus hubs above this station that connects buses from Kuala Lumpur to Petaling Jaya. Connecting to the Central Market (Pasar Seni). Construction next to Pasar Seni LRT Station.
15MerdekaMerdekaIsland UndergroundInterchange station to 3 Ampang Line & 4 Sri Petaling Line via linkway to (Plaza Rakyat station.[11] Located nearby a proposed skyscraper named Warisan Merdeka, the future tallest building in Malaysia, and also the historic Stadium Merdeka.
16Bukit BintangBukit Bintang CentralSplit UndergroundInterchange station linkway to 8 KL Monorail at (Bukit Bintang station).[12] An underground pedestrian walkway will also be built to connect some iconic building in the region including Pavilion KL, Starhill Gallery and Fahrenheit 88 shopping malls.[13]
17Tun Razak ExchangePasar RakyatStacked Island UndergroundLocated nearby the proposed Kuala Lumpur International Financial District (KLIFD)[14]
Provisions for cross-platform interchange with 10 Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line.
18CochraneCochraneIsland UndergroundNearby future IKEA Cheras. Pedestrian link to up-coming Sunway Velocity.
19MaluriMaluriIsland UndergroundInterchange station to 3 Ampang Line. Pedestrian links to AEON Taman Maluri as well as up-coming Sunway Velocity.
20Taman PertamaTaman Bukit RiaSideElevated
21Taman MidahTaman Bukit MewahSideElevated
22Taman MutiaraLeisure MallSideElevatedLocated nearby Cheras Leisure Mall shopping centre.
23Taman ConnaughtPlaza PhoenixSideElevated
Located nearby Cheras Sentral shopping centre.
24Taman SuntexTaman SuntexIslandElevated
25Sri RayaTaman CuepacsSideElevated
26Bandar Tun Hussein OnnBandar Tun Hussein OnnSideElevated
27Bukit DukungBalakongSideElevated
28Taman Koperasi CuepacsTaman KoperasiSideElevated
29Saujana ImpianSaujana ImpianSideElevated
30Bandar KajangBandar KajangSideElevated
31KajangKajangTerminusElevatedInterchange station to 1 Seremban Line.

Rolling stock

The rolling stock will be provided by Siemens with 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 rolling stock of Siemens Inspiro will be supplied same as the current model for Warsaw Metro M1 trainsets.[15]

Car length (over coupler): 18.6 m to 20.1 m

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

Traction power supply: 750 VDC, 3rd rail

The 4-car trainsets will be maintained at 2 purpose built facilities, Sungai Buloh and Kajang depots, located nearbyt Kwasa Damansara and Bukit Dukung stations respectively.[16]

History

Chronology

See also

Contact

References

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