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There are multiple modes of public transport, including buses, rail, taxis, and motor-taxis, [1] serving the region. However Kuala Lumpur, with a population of 1.79 million in the city [2] and six million in its metropolitan area, [3] is experiencing the effects and challenges of rapid urbanisation and urban planning issues.
Source: SPAD as at May 2018. The Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit project is a planned three-line mass rapid transit (MRT) system in the Klang Valley (Greater Kuala Lumpur), an urban conurbation in Malaysia which includes the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. [1] The MRT lines, when completed, would be operated as components of the Klang Valley ...
Rapid Rail: MRT: Kuala Lumpur: 17 July 2017: Taman Suntex KG27 9 Kajang Line: Rapid Rail: MRT: Kajang: 17 July 2017: Taman Tun Dr Ismail (Taman Tun Dr Ismail-Deloitte) KG10 9 Kajang Line: Rapid Rail: MRT: Kuala Lumpur: 16 December 2016: Taman Wahyu KC04 1 Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line: KTM: Commuter rail: Kuala Lumpur: April 2010: Tanjung Malim ...
The Klang Valley Integrated Transit System is an integrated transport network that primarily serves the area of Klang Valley and Greater Kuala Lumpur. The system commenced operations in August 1995 with the introduction of commuter rail service on the existing rail between Kuala Lumpur and Rawang. The system have since expanded and currently ...
Klang. Rapid KL (promoted as rapidKL) is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Kuala Lumpur, which translates to Kuala Lumpur Rapid Integrated Transport Network in the Malay language.
Rail transport in Malaysia began with the first railway line operated in 1885, connecting Taiping to Port Weld (now known as Kuala Sepetang). This 13.5-kilometer line was developed to transport tin from the mines in Taiping, one of the world’s most important tin mining areas at the time, to the port for export.
The service started on 12 August 1995 from Kuala Lumpur to Rawang, on what was the original Seremban Line. The commercial run of the service began two days later. The double-tracking project with 18 EMU trains and additional 62 trains purchased at RM 180 million. Each train carries about 240 passengers and would run at the speed of 100 kmh. [6]
The MRT Circle Line is expected to form a loop line circling but not entering Kuala Lumpur's central business district, while linking up the radial rail lines. Interest in building the line resurfaced in early 2015; [ 6 ] the project was shelved by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in May 2018 [ 7 ] [ 8 ] but was later on revived in ...