Ampang Line

Ampang Line & Sri Petaling Line
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6-car CSR Zhuzhou Amy LRV at SP4 PWTC
Overview
Native name	LRT Laluan Ampang & LRT Laluan Sri Petaling
Type	Rapid transit
System	Rapid KL - LRT KL System 1 (LRT1)
Status	Operational
Locale	Klang Valley
Termini	Start: Sentul Timur End: Putra Heights & Ampang
Stations	36 & 2 reserve
Services	i) Sentul Timur - Ampang ii) Sentul Timur - Putra Heights
Daily ridership	185,131 (2017)[1]
Ridership	67.572 million (2017)
Line number	3  &  4
Website	My Rapid
Operation
Opened	16 December 1996 (1996-12-16)
Last extension	30 June 2016 (2016-06-30)
Owner	Prasarana Malaysia
Operator(s)	Rapid Rail
Character	Elevated and at-grade
Depot(s)	Ampang Depot & Kuala Sungai Baru Depot
Rolling stock	CSR Zhuzhou LRV 35 [2] six-car trainsets Width: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) Length: 84.0 m (275.6 ft)
Technical
Line length	45.1 km (28.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

LRT Ampang Line
AG1/SP1 Sentul Timur AG2/SP2 Sentul (LRT) AG3/SP3 MR11 Titiwangsa  8   12  AG4/SP4 PWTC KA04 Putra  1   2  AG5/SP5 Sultan Ismail AG6/SP6 Bandaraya KA03 Bank Negara  1   2  AG7/SP7 KJ13 Masjid Jamek  5  SBK17 Merdeka  9  AG8/SP8 Plaza Rakyat AG9/SP9 MR4 Hang Tuah  8  AG10/SP10 Pudu AG11 SP11 Chan Sow Lin  12  AG12 Miharja AG13 SBK22 Maluri  9  AG14 Pandan Jaya AG15 Pandan Indah AG16 Cempaka AG17 Cahaya Ampang Depot AG18 Ampang to  4 Sri Petaling Line

LRT Sri Petaling Line
SP1  Sentul Timur  SP2  Sentul (LRT)  SSP13  MR11  SP3  Titiwangsa  8  12   SP4  PWTC  KA04  Putra  1  2   SP5  Sultan Ismail  SP6  Bandaraya  KA03  Bank Negara  1  2   KJ13  SP7  Masjid Jamek  5   SBK17  Merdeka  9   SP8  Plaza Rakyat  MR4  SP9  Hang Tuah  8   SP10  Pudu  SSP20  AG11  SP11  Chan Sow Lin  3  12   SP12  Cheras  SP13  Salak Selatan (LRT)  SP14  Bandar Tun Razak  KT2  KB04  SP15  Bandar Tasik Selatan  1  7   SSP25  SP16  Sungai Besi  12 ' 1   SP17  Bukit Jalil  SP18  Sri Petaling  SP19  Awan Besar  SP20  Muhibbah  SP21  Alam Sutera  SP22  Kinrara BK5  SP23  Kinrara BK3 (future station)  SP24  IOI Puchong Jaya  SP25  Pusat Bandar Puchong  SP26  Taman Perindustrian Puchong  SP27  Bandar Puteri  SP28  Puchong Perdana  SP29  Puchong Prima  SP30  Kampung Sri Aman (future station) Kuala Sungai Baru Depot  KJ37  SP31  Putra Heights  5
Interchange stations integrated paid area single fare trip non-integrated paid area multiple fare trips

The LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line are the third and fourth rapid transit lines in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of track (28.0 miles) with 36 stations, and is the first to use the standard gauge track and semi-automated trains in Klang Valley.

A trip from one end to another takes 41 minutes on the Ampang Line, and 74 minutes on the Sri Petaling Line.

Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line form part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System, and are coloured Orange and Maroon on the rail map.

History

The Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line were originally known as the Star LRT, a single train line with two branches originating from Sentul Timur station and sprawling to Ampang and Sri Petaling stations via Chan Sow Lin station.

Star LRT was first conceived in the 1981 Transport Master Plan, when the government proposed a network of LRT lines connecting the Kuala Lumpur city centre to the surrounding areas. An agreement was signed between the government and STAR (Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan) in 1992.^[3]

The original system (27.4km) consists of 25 stations built in two phases. Phase one (12.4km) consists of 14 stations (Ampang – Sultan Ismail) and a depot near Ampang station. Phase two (15km) consists of 11 stations (Chan Sow Lin – Bukit Jalil, and Sultan Ismail – Sentul Timur). The two phases opened in December 1996 and July 1998.^[4][5]

The initial plan was for STAR to build, own and manage the Star LRT. However, STAR ran into financial difficulties, and had to be bailed out by the government.^[6] So, in 2002, Prasarana took over the line, and renamed the Star LRT to the Star Line. Operations of the line were subsequently transferred to Rapid KL in 2004 and the line was renamed to Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line in 2005. Ampang Line assumed the branch line between Sentul Timur and Ampang stations, whereas Sri Petaling Line assumed the branch line between Sentul Timur and Sri Petaling.

In 2006, the government announced the Ampang Line Extension project. The extension comprises 11 new stations over 17.7 kilometres of elevated track beyond the Sri Petaling station.^[7] Unlike the original line which uses the Fixed-block signaling system, the extension uses the Communications-based train control signaling system. As a result, when the first four stations and the next four stations opened on 31 October 2015 and 31 March 2016, the extension ran as a separate train service between Sri Petaling station and Bandar Puteri station.^[8][9]

Re-signaling had to be done on the original line, before the extension could be combined with the rest of the line. Thus, a contract was awarded to Thales on 3 September 2012 to upgrade the signaling system on the original line, and the installation of the new signaling was completed in July 2016.^[10][11]

Stations

Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line run on a common route between Sentul Timur station and Chan Sow Lin station, effectively making all the stations on this section to act as interchanges for both lines. From Chan Sow Lin station, the lines diverge and run separately, with Ampang Line travelling to its terminus, Ampang station, whereas Sri Petaling Line runs to Putra Heights station, where it meets the Kelana Jaya Line.^[12][13]

LRT Ampang Line

LRT Sri Petaling Line

Rolling stock

An Adtranz-Walkers EMU trainset

The rolling stock of the Ampang Line currently consists of a fleet of 50 new trains, better known as AMY, that are deployed to increase the capacity of the line and provide a better service. Each of the new trains is six cars long^[14][15] and provided by CSR Zhuzhou of China, similar to on the design for İzmir Metro and Buenos Aires Underground 200 Series.^[16] These trains are disabled-friendly and include safety features like closed-circuit TV, emergency breakable window, emergency ventilation fan, fire and smoke detection system and supervised automatic train operation system (SATO), and other elements such as interactive destination display inside the train, non-slipping seats, LCD infotainment, walk-through gangways, and a more spacious wheelchair space for the physically challenged.^[17][18] The first trains for Sri Petaling Line were put into service starting from January 2015, followed by Ampang Line in December 2016.^[19]

The interior of an AMY train used for both lines.

The formet fleet consisted of 90 Adtranz standard-gauge light rail vehicle (LRV) manufactured by Walkers Limited of Australia. These trains were electric multiple units (EMU), which draw power from the underside of a third rail alongside the track. All cars in each train were powered. The trains were manned, with driver cabs occupying the ends of the train. The trainsets came in two configurations. The first and most common variation was the six-car trainset, which consisted of three sets of two EMUs (2+2+2) and occupied the maximum platform length of the stations. Each of the two EMU sets at the front and rear consisted of one driving car and one trailer car, while the two EMUs between were trailer cars. Each two EMU sets were not connected to other EMU sets in the train.

A 6-car trainset of CSR Zhuzhou EMU at Awan Besar.

The second variation was a four-car trainset, a more obscure configuration that consists of only two EMU sets (2+2) of one driving car and one trailer car at both ends. These were only two-thirds the length and number of cars of the six-car variation. The 2+2 trainsets were used in full service until the widespread deployment of 2+2+2 trainsets. Each car had 3 bogies: 2 power bogies and one articulated trailer for the centre bogie. The end cars, numbered 1101 to 1260, have driver cabs. Middle cars numbered 2201 to 2230 have a concealed driver control panel, enabling the car to be moved around the depot independently. The train interiors were simple and basic. There were no individual seats, only longitudinal bench seating on either side of the train, surfaced in metal, while spaces near the connecting ends of the cars were provided for passengers who use wheelchairs and other assistive devices, with a large amount of floorspace for standing passengers. The rolling stock which has remained relatively unchanged since its introduction in 1996 were replaced by new trains from January 2015.

The Ampang Line system network fleet consists of the following models:

• 50 6-car CSR Zhuzhou LRV trainsets, nicknamed as AMY, operated since January 2015.
• 29 + 1 (out of service) 6-car Adtranz-Walkers LRV trainsets which were operated from December 1996 until December 2016, have been phased out and replaced by CSR Zhuzhou LRV trainsets.

Formation

Train Control

The Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line are equipped with the Thales SelTrac Communications-based train control (CBTC) signaling system, and the iVENCS Control Systems.^[20][21][22]

The operations are controlled at the Ampang Operational and Control Centre, with different depots located at Ampang and Putra Heights.

References

External Links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ampang Line.

• Land Public Transport Commission
• Prasarana Malaysia Berhad
• RapidKL
• Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Project
• KL Mass Rapid Transit (KLMRT) Line Integrations

Route maps

• The official Greater KL / Klang Valley Integrated Transit Map

Rail transport in Malaysia
Klang Valley Integrated Transit System (TRANSIT)	Commuter rail Airport rail link  6  KLIA Ekspres  7  KLIA Transit  1  Seremban Line  2  Port Klang Line Rapid transit Light rail transit  3  Ampang Line  4  Sri Petaling Line Light rapid transit  5  Kelana Jaya Line People mover  8  KL Monorail  9  Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line
Inter-city rail	Peninsular Malaysia KTM ETS Padang Besar-Gemas SRT International Express Eastern and Oriental Express KTM West Coast Railway Line KTM East Coast Railway Line East Malaysia Western Sabah Railway Line
Greater Penang	Penang Hill Railway KTM Komuter Northern Sector  1  Padang Rengas Line  2  Padang Besar Line
Future Lines	Under construction  10  Skypark Line  11  Bandar Utama–Klang Line  12  Sungai Buloh–Serdang–Putrajaya Line KTM Gemas-Johor Bahru Double-Tracking Project MRL East Coast Rail Link Project Underway  13  Circle Line Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Kuala Lumpur–Singapore HSR Suspended  14  Putrajaya Monorail Proposed Johor Bahru RTS Kota Kinabalu Line Kuala Lumpur Tram Kuching Line Kota Kinabalu Monorail Melaka Aerorail North Eastern Sabah Railway Line Penang Monorail Penang Rapid Transit Sarawak Railway Line KTM Serendah-Port Klang-Labu-Triang Railway Line
Defunct Lines	Sunway Monorail Malacca Monorail Genting Monorail
Owner & Operator	Current Express Rail Link (ERL) Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Mass Rapid Transit Corporation MyHSR Corporation Prasarana Malaysia & Rapid Rail Sabah State Railway (SSR) Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) Defunct Federated Malay States Railways Malayan Railway Administration North Borneo Railway
Automated fare collection	Integrated Cashless Payment System (ICPS) Stored-value card Touch 'n Go MyRapid Card Komuter Link Card Debit card MyDebit Card
Commissions	Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD)
Rolling Stock	Bombardier Innovia APM 100 Bombardier Innovia Metro CNR Changchun ERL Equator EMU Doppelmayr Garaventa 100-FUL Penang Hill Hyundai Rotem SSP EMU Scomi SUTRA EMU Siemens Desiro ET 425 M Siemens Inspiro SBK EMU Jenbacher Class 81 EMU Hyundai Rotem Class 83 EMU Hyundai Rotem Class 91 EMU CSR Zhuzhou Class 92 EMU CSR Zhuzhou Class 93 EMU MTrans ALWEG EMU Adtranz-Walkers LRV Union Carriage & Wagon Class 82 EMU
Depots	Current Ampang Batu Gajah Bukit Tengah Brickfields Kajang Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru KLIA MAHB OMSF Rawang Salak Tinggi Sentul Seremban Subang Sungai Buloh Tanjung Aru Under construction Johan Setia Serdang

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