Kajang line

The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line (SBK 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 RapidKL 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
Native name	MRT Laluan Kajang
Status	Fully operational
Owner	MRT Corp
Line number	9 (green)
Locale	Klang Valley
Termini	KG04  Kwasa Damansara  KG33  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	215,853 (2019)^[2]
Ridership	63.95 million (2019)
History
Opened	Phase 1 16 December 2016; 6 years ago (2016-12-16)^[3] Sungai Buloh - Semantan Phase 2 17 July 2017; 5 years ago (2017-07-17) Semantan - Kajang
Technical
Line length	47 km (29 mi) Elevated: 41.5 km (25.8 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 to Putrajaya Sungai Buloh Depot KG04 Kwasa Damansara 12 KG05 Kwasa Sentral KG05A Teknologi (provisional) KG06 Kota Damansara KG07 Surian KG08 Mutiara Damansara KG09 Bandar Utama 11 KG10 Taman Tun Dr Ismail KG12 Phileo Damansara KG12A Bukit Kiara Selatan (provisional) 13 KG13 Pavillion Damansara Heights-Pusat Bandar Damansara KG14 Manulife-Semantan KL Sentral 8 67 5 1210 KG15 Muzium Negara Kuala Lumpur 12 5 KG16 Pasar Seni AG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat 34 KG17 Merdeka MR6 AirAsia-Bukit Bintang 8 KG18A Pavillion Kuala Lumpur-Bukit Bintang KG20 Tun Razak Exchange 12 KG21 Cochrane KG22 AEON-Maluri AG13 Maluri 3 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 (provisional) Kajang Depot KG33 Sungai Jernih KG34 Stadium Kajang KG35 Kajang 1 14 Interchange stations integrated paid area single fare trip non-integrated paid area multiple fare trips rapid transit commuter rail This diagram: view talk edit

Route of the Kajang line

It is one of three planned mass rapid transit (MRT) rail lines under 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 1]} 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 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 long, serving densely populated areas in Damansara and Cheras via "The Golden Triangle" of Kuala Lumpur city.^{[note 2]} 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 section of the line in central Kuala Lumpur will be underground, serving 5 stations. However, the locations of underground stations were not announced. It was during this time that the line was said to be 42 km 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 3]}

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 was being studied by the government.^{[note 4]} The proposal includes extensions from Kota Damansara to Sungai Buloh (additional 3 km) and from Cheras to Kajang (additional 9 km). 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 3000–acre land in Sungai Buloh. An additional branch line from Damansara Utama to Kelana Jaya (additional 4 km) aimed to relieve congestion on the LDP Highway was also being studied, bringing the total length of the line to 59 km.^[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 5]} The MRT lines were to be mostly underground with stations 500m to 1 km apart in areas with high demand. The concept was envisioned to be inspired by Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system.^{[21][22][note 6]} The project, aimed to improve public transport in the Klang Valley, was approved by the Malaysian cabinet on 17 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. Gross national income from these future lines is between RM3 bil and RM12 bil. 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 of the line would be underground and the remaining 50 km 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.^[23][24]

To seek for further consultation from the public, SPAD held a 3-month public display of the alignment of the MRT Kajang Line.^[25] On 8 July 2011, Razak officially launched the project. The final alignment was adjusted following the public display, having a length of 51 km 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.^[26] 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.^[27] 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:^[26][28]

• 31 stations instead of 35 stations will be built and provisions have been made for 3 more stations
  • 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 300m southwards to the former Caltex petrol stations. This was due to complaints from Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Damansara Kim residents.^{[29][30][31][32]}
• 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.
• 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.^[33] 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.^[34] MRT Corp announced the pre-qualification of 28 companies to bid for six System Works Packages for the MRT line on 8 March 2012.^[35] Subsequently, in September 2012, another 31 companies were pre-qualified to bid for the remaining five System Works Packages.^[36][37]

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.^[38] 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.^[39]

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.^[40] On 1 August 2012, MRT Corp announced that the project was in active construction phase.^[31] 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.^[41]

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.^[42] The shaft is 30 m deep and this TBM was to dig a distance of 1.2 km towards Pasar Rakyat (now Tun Razak Exchange) station. 10 TBMs were used to construct the 9.5 km tunnelled section of the line, where 6 are Variable Density and 4 are Earth Pressure Balance TBMs.^[43] The tunnels are to have a diameter of 6 m, where the first breakthrough of the TBM excavations occurred on 25 December 2013.^[44]

Opening

On 2 September 2016, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak took a surprise visit on the MRT line. He took a return trip from Semantan station to Phileo Damansara station in which he visited the latter.^[45]

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, which already operates the Ampang Line, Sri Petaling Line, Kelana Jaya Line and KL Monorail.^[49]

Overview

Route

 

KG04 Kwasa Damansara station is the one of interchange station between the MRT lines.

The MRT line covers a span of 47 kilometres from Kwasa Damansara to Kajang, passing the Kuala Lumpur city centre where the alignment goes underground. The line serves a corridor with 1.2 million residents within the Klang Valley region from the northwest to the southeast of Kuala Lumpur. 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. Kwasa Damansara provides cross-platform interchange between the MRT Kajang Line and the MRT Putrajaya Line. The line continues in twin-bore tunnels underground to the Maluri portal, passing through the city centre and the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur. Interchanges to other lines are provided from Muzium Negara to Maluri with the exception of Cochrane station in Kuala Lumpur. Beyond Taman Pertama, the line passes through Cheras and ends in Kajang via an elevated guideway. ^[20][50]

Station designs

 

A view of former station of Kajang line; 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. 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. 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.^[38]

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
KG05	Kwasa Sentral				✓	5 lines  T772   T801   T802   T803   T804	Taman Industri Sungai Buloh	Feeder Bus  T804  to  KS03  Terminal Skypark for Skypark Link.
KG05A	Teknologi		-	-	-	-	-	Provisional station^[26]
KG06	Kota Damansara		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 LRT Kelana Jaya Line.
KG08	Mutiara Damansara				N/A	6 lines  T809   T810   PJ06   780   801   802	The Curve
KG09	Bandar Utama				✓	6 lines  T811   T812   PJ05   PJ06   780   802	One Utama	Future interchange with the  SA01  LRT Shah Alam Line.
KG10	Taman Tun Dr Ismail (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 Seremban Line
KG14	Manulife–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  KG15  KL Sentral, and  KA05  Segambut on the KTM Port Klang Line
KG15	Muzium Negara		17 July 2017	Underground	N/A	1 line  RED	KL Sentral	Connecting station to KL Sentral, linked via a 600-meter pedestrian walkway, for:  KA01  KS01  KTM Seremban Line, KTM Port Klang Line, KTM Skypark Link 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
KG16	Pasar Seni					13 lines  PURPLE   180   600   640   650   750   751   770   772   780   782   821   851	Pasar Seni	Interchange station with  KJ14  LRT Kelana Jaya Line Connecting station to  KA02  Kuala Lumpur for KTM Seremban Line, KTM 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 LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines. Theme: Independence, Spirit of Nationhood
KG18A	Pavilion Kuala Lumpur–Bukit Bintang					7 lines  PURPLE   GREEN   BLUE   400   420   421   580	Bukit Bintang Sentral	Connecting station 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
KG20	Tun Razak Exchange (TRX)					2 lines  T407   402	Pasar Rakyat	Future cross-platform interchange with  PY23  MRT Putrajaya Line. Theme: Islamic Corporate
KG21	Cochrane					4 lines  T352   T400   T401   GREY   420	Cochrane	Feeder bus  T401  to  SP12  Cheras for LRT Sri Petaling Line. Theme: Urban Living
KG22	AEON–Maluri				✓	8 lines  T352   T400   T401   PARROTGREEN   GREY   400   402   450	Maluri	Interchange station with  AG13  for LRT Ampang Line. Feeder bus  T401  to  SP12  Cheras for LRT Sri Petaling Line. Theme: New Generation
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 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
KG26	Taman Connaught				N/A	4 lines  T410   T411   T412   450	Plaza Phoenix	Feeder bus  T410  to  KB04  SP15  KT2  Bandar Tasik Selatan.
KG27	Taman Suntex				✓	3 lines  T413   T406   450	Taman Suntex
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	4 lines  T416   T417   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	7 lines  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 Seremban Line.
KG35	Kajang				✓	6 lines  T451   T461   T462   T463   T464   450	Kajang	Southern terminus. Interchange station, without paid area integration to  KB06  KTM Seremban Line and KTM ETS.^[54] Proposed Interchange To Putrajaya Monorail

Services and 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 (end car), 22.2 m (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]

Formation

The train consist of four cars, with cars 1 towards Kajang and cars 4 towards Kwasa Damansara.

All trainsets data are as follows (updated December 2022):^[59]

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

Ridership

Kajang Line Ridership^[60]^[61]
Year	Month/Quarter	Ridership	Annual Ridership	Note
2022	Q1	7,235,774	45,359,948
	Q2	10,682,308
	Q3	13,688,093
	Q4	13,753,773
2021	Q1	5,369,444	19,573,010
	Q2	4,714,785
	Q3	2,666,394
	Q4	6,822,387
2020	Q1	13,973,715	33,168,335
	Q2	3,406,537
	Q3	9,608,104
	Q4	6,179,979
2019	Q1	14,918,332	63,952,805
	Q2	15,243,503
	Q3	16,370,286
	Q4	17,420,684
2018	Q1	11,333,252	51,314,240
	Q2	11,997,681
	Q3	13,424,667
	Q4	14,558,640
2017	Q1	1,505,856	22,253,637
	Q2	1,161,218
	Q3	9,318,373		Semantan - Kajang section opened on 17 July 2017
	Q4	10,365,061
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.^[62]

Depots

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.^[63][64]

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. As of 2006, the percentage of public transport passengers was only 11%.^[8]
2. 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]
3. 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]
4. The main section of the line is to be extended by 12km while a branch line will extend the line by 4km.^[17]
5. The second line is expected to be connecting Sungai Buloh, Kepong, the city and Serdang while the third line is an orbital route.^[21]
6. Developers in KL city had been asked to redesign their upcoming mixed-development projects to integrate with MRT stations.^[21][22]

References

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External links

• Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp)
• Prasarana Malaysia Berhad
• MRT tunneling works by MMC-Gamuda