Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line

The KTM Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line (Malay: KTM Laluan Tanjung Malim–Pelabuhan Klang), formerly known as the Port Klang Line (Malay: Laluan Pelabuhan Klang) is one of the three KTM Komuter Central Sector lines provided by Keretapi Tanah Melayu. The electric trains run between Tanjung Malim and Port Klang. Prior to 15 December 2015, the northern terminus of this line was Batu Caves.

Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line
KTM Class 92 trainset at Bangsar Junction towards  KD19  Port Klang
Overview
Native name	KTM Laluan Tanjung Malim–Pelabuhan Klang
Status	Operational
Owner	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line number	2 (Red)
Locale	Perak Selangor Kuala Lumpur
Termini	KA15  Tanjung Malim  KD19  Port Klang
Stations	34
Website	www.ktmb.com.my
Service
Type	Commuter rail (S-train)
System	KTM Komuter
Operator(s)	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Depot(s)	Seremban
Rolling stock	KTM Class 92 Komuter CSR EMU 37 six-car trains
History
Opened	14 August 1995; 28 years ago (1995-08-14)
Technical
Line length	126 km (78 mi)
Character	At grade
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map Legend to Ipoh / Butterworth / Padang Besar KA15 Tanjung Malim  ETS  Perak Selangor border KA14 Kuala Kubu Bharu  ETS  KA13 Rasa KA12 Batang Kali KA11 Serendah  ECR  KA10 Rawang  ETS  KA09 Kuang KA08 Sungai Buloh  ETS  12 KA07 Kepong Sentral  ETS  Sri Damansara Timur 12 Selangor Kuala Lumpur border KA06 Kepong Segambut 2 (planned) KA05 Segambut Jalan Kuching (planned) 13 Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line to Batu Caves PWTC 3 4 KA04 Putra Bandaraya 3 4 KA03 Bank Negara Kelana Jaya Line to Gombak Kajang Line Pasar Seni 5 9 KA02 Kuala Lumpur  ETS  Muzium Negara 9 KA01 KL Sentral  ETS  5 6 7 8 10 Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line to Pulau Sebang/Tampin KD01 Abdullah Hukum 5 KD02 Angkasapuri KD03 Pantai Dalam 13 KD04 Petaling Kuala Lumpur Selangor border KD05 Jalan Templer KD06 Kampung Dato Harun KD07 Seri Setia KD08 Setia Jaya B1 KD09 Subang Jaya 5 10 KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line to Terminal Skypark KD10 Batu Tiga KD11 Shah Alam KD12 Padang Jawa KD13 Bukit Badak KD14 Klang Pasar Jawa 11 Shah Alam Line ← Bandar Utama│Johan Setia→ KD15 Teluk Pulai KD16 Teluk Gadong KD17 Kampung Raja Uda KD18 Jalan Kastam KD19 Port Klang to Pulau Indah 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

Location of Port Klang Line

A KTM Class 92 EMU at  KA02  Kuala Lumpur Railway Station.

KTM Komuter dynamic route map display

KTM Komuter passenger information display system (PIDS) at  KD08  Setia Jaya station.

KTM Komuter is an electrified commuter train service first introduced in 1995, catering especially to commuters in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding suburban areas. It is a popular mode of transportation for commuters working in Kuala Lumpur, as they can travel to the city without the hassle of traffic congestion.^{[citation needed]} Coaches are modern and air-conditioned. For those who drive to the stations/halts, 'Park & Ride' facility is provided at a nominal charge.^{[citation needed]}

The line is one of the components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The line is numbered 2 and coloured red on official transit maps. It was initially named after its current terminus, Port Klang station.

Line information

History

The line began as the Selangor Government Railway which connected Bukit Kuda just outside Klang to Kuala Lumpur, opened in September 1886.^[1] In 1890 a bridge across the Klang River was constructed, allowing the railway to be re-routed to Bukit Badak and henceforth towards downtown Klang. The line was extended towards Segambut and Rawang in 1892, as a branch line from the Resident station. The railway reached Kuala Kubu Bharu in 1894 and finally Port Klang in 1899.

In 1989 railbus services were offered on the Sentul–Port Klang stretch.^[2] The same stretch, along with the Rawang–Seremban stretch, were electrified in the 1990s. Electrification was later extended to Batu Caves in 2009.

During colonial rule, there used to be a branch line from Padang Jawa to Kuala Selangor; the branch line was dismantled between 1931 and 1934.^[3]

At present, the Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line is the oldest existing (and still operational) railway line in the country, taking the title after the Taiping–Port Weld line was dismantled in 1987.^[4][5]

Stations

⇄ = cross-platform interchange

Station code	Station name	Platform type	Interchange station/Notes
KA15	Tanjung Malim	island & side	Northern terminus ⇄  ETS  KTM ETS
KA14	Kuala Kubu Bharu	side
KA13	Rasa	side
KA12	Batang Kali	side	⇄  ETS  KTM ETS
KA11	Serendah	side
KA10	Rawang	island & side	⇄  ETS  KTM ETS
KA09	Kuang	side
KA08	Sungai Buloh	side	Connecting station to  PY04  MRT Putrajaya Line ⇄  ETS  KTM ETS
KA07	Kepong Sentral	side	Connecting station to  PY08  Sri Damansara Timur on the MRT Putrajaya Line ⇄  ETS  KTM ETS
KA06	Kepong	side	Feeder bus T112 to  PY09  Metro Prima for the MRT Putrajaya Line
KA05	Segambut	side	RapidKL bus route 190 to Mont Kiara and Sri Hartamas
KA04	Putra	side	Cross-platform interchange to Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line A 600-meter pedestrian bridge links to  AG4  SP4  PWTC on the LRT Ampang & Sri Petaling Lines
KA03	Bank Negara	side	⇄ Seremban Line Connecting station to  AG6  SP6  Bandaraya on the LRT Ampang & Sri Petaling Lines via a 250-meter pedestrian bridge crossing the Gombak River and Jalan Kuching
KA02	Kuala Lumpur	island & side	⇄ Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line and  ETS  KTM ETS Connecting station to  KJ14  KG16  Pasar Seni on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and MRT Kajang Line via a 200-meter pedestrian walkway
KA01   KS01	KL Sentral	island	⇄ Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line, KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line and  ETS  KTM ETS Connecting station to:  KJ15  LRT Kelana Jaya Line;  KE1  KT1  ERL KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit; Linkbridge access to  MR1  KL Monorail via Nu Sentral shopping mall (KL Sentral Monorail) Linkbridge access to  KG15  Muzium Negara on the MRT Kajang Line; Feeder bus T819 to  KG13  Pusat Bandar Damansara on the MRT Kajang Line
KD01	Abdullah Hukum	side	Connecting station to  KJ17  LRT Kelana Jaya Line Link-bridge access to  KB01  Mid Valley on the Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line via KL Eco City
KD02	Angkasapuri	side	Half-hourly shuttle buses to the University of Malaya are available
KD03	Pantai Dalam	side	Proposed connecting station with  CC28  MRT Circle Line
KD04	Petaling	island & side
KD05	Jalan Templer	side
KD06	Kampung Dato Harun	side
KD07	Seri Setia	side
KD08	Setia Jaya	island & side	Connecting station to  SB1  Sunway-Setia Jaya on the BRT Sunway Line
KD09   KS02	Subang Jaya	side	⇄ KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line Connecting station to  KJ28  LRT Kelana Jaya Line
KD10	Batu Tiga	side
KD11	Shah Alam	island & side
KD12	Padang Jawa	side
KD13	Bukit Badak	side
KD14	Klang	island & side
KD15	Teluk Pulai	side
KD16	Teluk Gadong	side
KD17	Kampung Raja Uda	side
KD18	Jalan Kastam	island & side
KD19	Port Klang	island	Western terminus Exit to Port Klang International Passenger Terminal to Pulau Ketam, Selangor, Malaysia & Dumai, Indonesia

KTM Komuter Trial Route

A new route for KTM Komuter services was introduced in preparation of the infrastructure upgrading works in the Klang Valley Double Tracking project in April 2016. It aimed to increase the frequency and the smooth running of the KTM ETS, KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity & Freight at the Central Sector.^[6]

The original Port Klang Line from Batu Caves-Port Klang route was changed to Rawang-Port Klang effective 15 December 2015.

Former Rawang—Tanjung Malim shuttle service

The KTM Komuter service was expanded to include three new stations beyond Rawang on April 21, 2007, under what was then known as the Rawang-Rasa shuttle service. The stations were Serendah, Batang Kali, and Rasa.

This 22 km stretch was the first portion of the Rawang-Ipoh double tracking and electrification project to become operational. The service was extended to Kuala Kubu Bharu on January 5, 2008. It was further extended to Tanjung Malim on June 1, 2009, and the service was renamed as the Rawang-Tanjung Malim shuttle service.

Until 11 July 2016, passengers had to disembark at Rawang and transfer to the Rawang-Tanjung Malim shuttle service for stations north of Rawang. Service ran at 30 minutes interval. The first and last trains to leave Rawang are at 05:42 and 21:24 while the first and last trains leaving Tanjung Malim are at 05:42 and 21:54. Journey time between Rawang and Tanjung Malim is 45 minutes.

Beginning 12 July 2016, the Rawang-Tanjung Malim shuttle was terminated and was fully integrated into the Port Klang Line as a through service, with trains running all the way to Tanjung Malim. The line was effectively named the Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line.

KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line (Skypark Link)

Main article: KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line

 

The construction of Skypark Link taken from Persiaran Kerjaya.

Since May 2018, a branch line of the Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line was opened and extended to Terminal Skypark Komuter station that serves the Subang Airport. The line branches off to Subang Airport after Subang Jaya station. The line is served by KTM Komuter's 10 KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line (formerly known as Skypark Link), which runs an express Komuter service between KL Sentral and Terminal Skypark, only stopping at Subang Jaya station in between.

The service is currently suspended due to low ridership.^{[citation needed]}

Service suspension at city centre and Segambut stations

Beginning 3 June 2018, Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line services at three stations in downtown Kuala Lumpur – Putra station, Bank Negara station and the old Kuala Lumpur station, as well as Segambut station will be unavailable during off-peak hours, i.e. between 8 am and 6 pm, to facilitate track upgrading services.^[7]

For the three city-centre stations - Putra, Bank Negara and Kuala Lumpur, Port Klang-bound trains will serve the stations between 06:30 and 07:50, while Tanjong Malim-bound trains will call at the stations between 17:45 and 19:45.

For Segambut station, only six trains will serve the station everyday: three towards Tanjong Malim in the morning, and three towards Port Klang in the evening. Free shuttle buses on the route KTM3, provided by Rapid KL, provides a link between Segambut station and KL Sentral.

During off-peak hours, trains will only shuttle between KL Sentral and Port Klang, and between Tanjung Malim and Kepong stations only. An hourly shuttle service between Klang and Setia Jaya is also introduced. Passengers can still connect to Kuala Lumpur city centre on the MRT Kajang Line at Muzium Negara, or on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line at Subang Jaya and Abdullah Hukum.

Future expansion

Construction of Segambut 2 railway station was approved in August 2023, and it is expected to be completed by November 2025. It will be located between Kepong and Segambut stations, near United Point Residence.^[8]

An infill station between the old Kuala Lumpur station and Bank Negara station, planned to serve the PDRM headquarters at Bukit Aman, is being studied.^[9]

Rolling stock

The line uses KTM Class 92 trains in 6 car formations.

Gallery

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  Tanjung Malim 2
  Current northern terminus of the Tanjung Malim–Port Klang line since December 2015.
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  Abdullah Hukum 2 5
  The latest KTM station addition to the Tanjung Malim–Port Klang line, which was built after the completion of KL Eco City.
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  Subang Jaya 2 5 10
  Before redevelopment in 2015.
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  Subang Jaya 2 5 10
  After redevelopment that was completed in June 2016.
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  The (modified—with additional handle bars) interior of a Class 83 EMU train.
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  Interior of the KTM Class 92 EMU, end coaches feature longitudinal seating.

See also

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu
  • KTM Intercity
    • KTM West Coast Line
    • KTM East Coast Line
    • KTM ETS
  • KTM Komuter
    • Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line
    • KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line
    • Northern Sector
• Malaysian Railway System

References

1. "History of Railways in Selangor". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
2. "KTM Railbus". Malaya Railway. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
3. "Kuala Selangor Branch". Retrieved 3 February 2019.
4. "Story behind the first railway of Malaysia". Mysinchew. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
5. "Port Weld - Down Memory Track". Retrieved 3 February 2019.
6. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
7. "Jadual Waktu Baharu dan Operasi Tren bagi laluan Pelabuhan Klang-Tanjung Malim-Pelabuhan Klang". Retrieved 25 May 2018.
8. "Construction of Segambut 2 Railway Station catalyst for development of surrounding area". www.thesundaily.my. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
9. "Stesen komuter di Bukit Aman? Ini jawab Ketua Polis Negara". Mstar.com.my. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

External links

• Keretapi Tanah Melayu official website
• Keretapi.com - Railway Fan website
• Keretapi Tanah Melayu Railway Fan Club website
• KTM Komuter Schedule App: Solving The Main Problem for KTM Komuter Customers