The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a
medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first
fully automated and driverless rail system in the
Klang Valley
Klang Valley ( ms, Lembah Klang; zh, 巴生谷; ) is an urban conglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is con ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. It forms a part of the
Klang Valley Integrated Transit System
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 currently consists of 11 fully operating rail lines; two commuter rail lines, f ...
in and around
Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia. Servicing 37 stations, the line has 46.4 km of grade-separated tracks running mostly on underground and elevated guideways. Formerly known as the PUTRA LRT, it is operated as part of the
RapidKL
Rapid KL (styled as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. With its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley areas, it was followed by a ...
system by
Rapid Rail
Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd is the operator of the rapid transit (metro) system serving Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley area in Malaysia. A subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia, it is the sole operator of five rapid transit lines which collectively form t ...
, a subsidiary of
Prasarana Malaysia
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
. The line is named after its former terminus, the
Kelana Jaya station.
The line is numbered and coloured
ruby on official transit maps.
History
Construction began in 1994, about the same time as construction of the
Ampang Line
The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity rail system, medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of tracks (28.0 miles) with 36 ...
. The tunnels were constructed by
Hazama Corporation
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and
Hyundai E&C. Operation commenced on 1 September 1998 between Subang Depot and
Pasar Seni
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, with phase two,
Pasar Seni
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to
Terminal Putra, on 1 June 1999.
In 2002, the line carried its 150 millionth passenger, with an average of 160,000 passengers daily. Today, it carries over 250,000 passengers a day and over 350,000 a day during national events.
The line underwent a 17 km extension with construction commencing in early 2010 through to 2016. With 13 new stations to the line, the new terminus is now at
Putra Heights
Putra Heights is a residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the '' mukim'' of Petaling District. The township is visible by the tall Bukit Cermin in Putra Heights.
Transportation
Highways and expressways
...
, extending from
Kelana Jaya
Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...
, where it meets with the .
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The Kelana Jaya Line was known as PUTRA LRT, "PUTRA" standing for ''Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd'' (Automatic Light Transit Joint Venture Project), until the company was taken over by its current owner
Prasarana Malaysia
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
.
Chronology
*15 February 1994 –
Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd (PUTRA-LRT) is incorporated.
*1 September 1998 – Section 1 from
Subang Depot to
Pasar Seni
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commences operations.
*1 June 1999 – Section 2 from
Pasar Seni
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to
Terminal PUTRA (Now known as
Gombak
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) commences operations. The second section includes Malaysia's first underground railway.
*26 April 2002 –
Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd is
wound up
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by the
Kuala Lumpur High Court
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.
*1 September 2002 – PUTRA-LRT comes under management of
Syarikat Prasarana Negara (Also known as
Prasarana Malaysia
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
) and renamed ''Putraline'' under the first phase of the restructuring of
Kuala Lumpur's public transport system.
Prasarana
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
also takes over STAR-LRT and is renamed ''Starline''.
*November 2004 – Operational aspects of the two lines are transferred to the new government-owned
Rapid KL
Rapid KL (styled as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. With its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley areas, it was followed by a ...
under the second phase of the restructuring process. Ownership of their assets remains with
Prasarana
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
.
*July 2005 – Rebranding of the system from Putraline to the Kelana Jaya Line begins. Station signage is changed by 2006.
*24 July 2006 – Failure of the back-up computer causes the line to stop functioning during the evening rush hour. Passengers are trapped in trains and some force open doors to get out.
*29 August 2006 – The then-Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister
Najib Abdul Razak announces that the line will be extended from
Lembah Subang to
Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...
and
USJ.
*6 October 2006 – A "technical problem" causes a train to stall between
Dato Keramat and
Damai
Damai ( ne, दमाइँ) is an occupational caste found among Khas people. They comprise 45 subgroups. Their surnames take after the subgroup they belong to. People belonging to this caste are traditionally tailors and musicians. They are ade ...
at 7am, causing a shut-down of the
Masjid Jamek
Jamek Mosque, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque ( ms, Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad) is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River and may be accessed via Jala ...
—
Gombak LRT Station
Gombak (previously known as the Terminal PUTRA LRT station) is an LRT station in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the northern terminus for the RapidKL Kelana Jaya Line.
There is a ticket counter for buses to Genting Highlands, with ...
stretch. Normal service is restored by 5pm that day.
*13 October 2006 –
Prasarana
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
signs an agreement with Bombardie
HARTASUMAConsortium (BHC) for the purchase of 22 four-car sets with an option of an additional 13 train sets for RM1.2 billion. The new trains are targeted to be delivered by 2008.
*12 December 2006 – An accident occurs during peak hour as a train was approaching
Pasar Seni LRT station
The Pasar Seni station is an integrated rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur that is served by the Kelana Jaya Line and the Kajang Line. The station is named after the nearby Central Market (known as Pasar Seni or "Art Market" in Malay) and i ...
. The train stops abruptly as if it hit something. No casualties occur.
*8 October 2007 –
Prasarana
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
purchases an additional 13 Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) MK II train sets (52 cars) for
€
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71 million. Delivery is expected in 2010.
*27 July 2009 – The then-Malaysian Prime Minister
Najib Abdul Razak announces that 35 new four-car trains will be operational by the end of 2012.
*15 September 2009 –
Prasarana
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
begins a 3-month public display of the proposed alignment of the extension (and the
Sri Petaling Line
The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of tracks (28.0 miles) with 36 stations and was the first r ...
extension) for feedback.
*October 2009 – Test runs for the new four-car trains begin.
Passengers are not allowed to board these trains.
*30 December 2009 – Three four-car trains officially begin service, while the remaining 32 four-car trains are gradually introduced into service through April 2011.
*24 December 2010 –
Sri Rampai opens.
*28 November 2011 – The Kelana Jaya and
Ampang – Sri Petaling Lines are integrated with a single ticketing system.
*2 December 2015 – New fare structure takes effect and the new 'Smart 7' Weekly and 'Smart 30' Monthly smart cards
are announced.
*14 April 2016 – It is confirmed that the Kelana Jaya Line extension will be fully operational on 30 June 2016.
*30 June 2016 – The Kelana Jaya Line extension starts operations.
*29 December 2016 –
Prasarana
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a 100% government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation ...
launches the first new
Bombardier Innovia Metro 300 trains, also known as KLAV.
*October 2017 – All 14 KLAV trains enter service.
Incidents and accidents
On 4 March 2018, a high-voltage power line broke and fell on the roof of the
Kelana Jaya station, causing the roof to be blown off. Trains on both routes pass through the station while it is closed for repairs. The Kelana Jaya station reopened a few days later.
On 24 May 2021, the
Kelana Jaya LRT collision occurs at around 9 p.m. between
KLCC and
Kampung Baru. 47 people were seriously injured, and 166 suffered minor injuries.
On 2 May 2022, a train braked suddenly in the tunnel between
Dang Wangi
Dang Wangi is an area in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, situated north of Dataran Merdeka, bordering Bukit Nanas and Medan Tuanku and located between the Gombak and Klang Rivers. The name is derived from Hang Jebat's wife. A road tha ...
and
Kampung Baru while travelling towards
Gombak
The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capi ...
at around 11:20 p.m. The train eventually continued towards
KLCC, with passengers being asked to disembark. No injuries were reported.
On November 2022, a series of service disruptions caused by faulty
automatic train control
Automatic train control (ATC) is a general class of train protection systems for railways that involves a speed control mechanism in response to external inputs. For example, a system could effect an emergency brake application if the driver do ...
(ATC) device(s) forced trains to move slower and stop longer than usual, especially between
Kelana Jaya
Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...
and
KLCC stations.
On 5 November 2022, a fault occurred between KLCC and
Ampang Park
Ampang Park Shopping Centre was a shopping centre located on Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur, also was called as Ampang Park. It was the first shopping centre to be built in Malaysia. It is designed by the architect of Singapore's People's Park Compl ...
stations. RapidKL resolved the problem by updating the software of the faulty ATC device, and train service resumed as usual on 6 November 2022.
The problem resurfaced again between KLCC and Kelana Jaya stations on the evening of 7 November 2022. Stations between Damai and Lembah Subang were closed at night to resolve the ATC stability issues.
However, the same problem recurred on the evening of 8 November 2022, leading to a 4-day suspension. Prasarana carried out the repairs, including finding the root cause of the problem.
After the subsequent stability tests under the supervision of technical experts from
Thales Group
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and
Land Public Transport Agency, the Ampang Park-Kelana Jaya stretch re-opens on 14 November 2022, two days earlier than expected.
Line information
Stations
![LRT Kelana Jaya Line](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/LRT_Kelana_Jaya_Line.png)
The line runs from
Putra Heights
Putra Heights is a residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the '' mukim'' of Petaling District. The township is visible by the tall Bukit Cermin in Putra Heights.
Transportation
Highways and expressways
...
through
Kelana Jaya
Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...
to
Gombak
The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capi ...
, serving the
Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...
and
Petaling Jaya
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regions to the south; southwest and central
Kuala Lumpur
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, and Kuala Lumpur City Centre to the centre; and low density residential areas further north. At 46.4 km in length, it is
one of the longest fully
automated driverless metro lines in the world.
The stations are given in a north–south direction, consists primarily of elevated stops and a handful of underground and at-grade stations. Of the 37 stations, 31 are elevated,
Sri Rampai lies at ground level, and five stops (
Masjid Jamek
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,
Dang Wangi
Dang Wangi is an area in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, situated north of Dataran Merdeka, bordering Bukit Nanas and Medan Tuanku and located between the Gombak and Klang Rivers. The name is derived from Hang Jebat's wife. A road tha ...
,
Kampung Baru,
KLCC and
Ampang Park
Ampang Park Shopping Centre was a shopping centre located on Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur, also was called as Ampang Park. It was the first shopping centre to be built in Malaysia. It is designed by the architect of Singapore's People's Park Compl ...
) are underground.
The stations, like those of the
Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines, are styled in several types of architectural designs. Elevated stations, in most parts, were constructed in four major styles with distinctive roof designs for specific portions of the line.
KL Sentral station, added later, features a design more consistent with the Stesen Sentral station building. Underground stations, however, tend to feature unique concourse layout and
vestibules, and feature floor-to-ceiling
platform screen doors
Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...
to prevent platform-to-track intrusions. 22 stations (including two terminal stations and the five subway stations) use a single
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
, while 15 others use two
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
s. Stations with island platforms allow easy interchange between north-bound and south-bound trains without requiring one to walk down/up to the concourse level. The island platform at Putra Heights terminal station is shared with the Sri Petaling Line trains bound for Sentul Timur, allowing cross-platform line interchange at the station.
The stations were built to support
disabled
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, se ...
passengers, with
elevator
An elevator or lift is a wire rope, cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or deck (building), decks of a building, watercraft, ...
s and
wheelchair lift
A wheelchair lift, also known as a platform lift, or vertical platform lift, is a fully powered device designed to raise a wheelchair and its occupant in order to overcome a step or similar vertical barrier.
Wheelchair lifts can be installed in ...
s alongside
escalator
An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure. It consists of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep the step tread horizo ...
s and
stairway
Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage ...
s between the levels. The stations have platform gaps smaller than 5 cm to allow easy access for the disabled and wheelchair users. They are able to achieve this with:
* Tracks that are non-ballasted, lessening rail and train movements.
* Trains that have direct rubber suspension, lessening train body movements.
* Trains that do not rapidly run through stations.
* Stations that have straight platforms.
The stations on the Kelana Jaya Line are the earliest rapid transit stations in the
Klang Valley
Klang Valley ( ms, Lembah Klang; zh, 巴生谷; ) is an urban conglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is con ...
designed to provide a degree of accessibility for handicapped users. In contrast, handicapped-friendly facilities for the
Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines were installed beginning in 2012.
The stations have
closed-circuit security cameras for security purposes.
List of stations
Gallery of stations
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One of the stations on the recently opened extension of Kelana Jaya line in 2016.
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The street entrance of the KLCC station
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The platform of Dang Wangi station
File:Kuala Lumpur Sentral station (Kelana Jaya Line), Kuala Lumpur.jpg, KL Sentral
The Kelana Jaya Line station in Kuala Lumpur Sentral
Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station (KL Sentral) is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on 16 April 2001, KL Sentral replaced the old Kuala Lumpur railway station as the ...
.
File:RapidKL Kelana Jaya line Petaling Jaya.jpg, A train of the Kelana Jaya line passing through Asia Jaya
File:University station (Kelana Jaya Line) (exterior) (night), Kuala Lumpur.jpg, The Universiti station at night. It is one of the elevated stations in the system.
File:Pasar Seni station (Kelana Jaya Line) (concourse level), Kuala Lumpur.jpg,
The concourse level of the KJ14
File:Ampang Park LRT Station concourse 3 (211031).jpg, The concourse level of
Extensions
On 29 August 2006, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister
Mohd Najib Abdul Razak announced that the western end would be extended to the suburbs of
Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...
which are
USJ and
Putra Heights
Putra Heights is a residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the '' mukim'' of Petaling District. The township is visible by the tall Bukit Cermin in Putra Heights.
Transportation
Highways and expressways
...
to the south-west of
Kuala Lumpur
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. The extension will be part of a RM10 billion plan to expand
Kuala Lumpur's public transport network.
The expansion plan will also see the
Sri Petaling Line
The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of tracks (28.0 miles) with 36 stations and was the first r ...
extended to the suburbs of
Puchong
Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia.
It is bordered by Subang Jaya in the north, Sepang and Putrajaya in the south, Serdang in the east and Putra Heights in the west.
History
The ...
and the south-west of Kuala Lumpur The plan also involved the construction of an entirely new line, tentatively called the
Kota Damansara–Cheras line, running from
Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara is an affluent township located in Petaling Jaya, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a township spread across .
It is also a state seat constituency which is sandwiched between Subang and Petaling Jaya. Notable landma ...
in the western portion of the city, to
Cheras which lies to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur.
As of August 2008,
Syarikat Prasarana Negara was reportedly running land and engineering studies for the proposed extension.
In September 2009,
Syarikat Prasarana Negara began displaying the alignment of the proposed extensions over a 3-month period for feedback. The Kelana Jaya extension will see 13 new stations over 17 km from Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights. Construction is expected to commence in early 2010.
In November 2010, Prasarana announced that it has awarded RM1.7 billion for first phase of the project. The winners include Trans Resource Corp Bhd for the Kelana Jaya Line extension. UEM Builders Bhd and Intria Bina Sdn Bhd were appointed as subcontractors for the fabrication and supply of
segmental box girder jobs for the Kelana Jaya Line.
Construction works on the Kelana Jaya Line and the Sri Petaling Line extension project are targeted to accelerate at the end of March, with commencement of structural works, subject to approval from state government and local authorities.
As of 2014, completion of the extension is targeted for 2016. Refer to the previous table in
#Line and Station section above.
On 14 April 2016, Prasarana Malaysia confirmed in a media release that the Kelana line extension will be fully operating on 30 June 2016.
Rolling stock
2-car 1998 Innovia ART 200
![Bombardier Innovia Metro 200 set 32 at KL Sentral](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Bombardier_Innovia_Metro_200_set_32_at_KL_Sentral.jpg)
The rolling stock, in use since the opening of the line in 1998, consists of 35
Innovia ART 200 trains
with related equipment and services supplied by the
Bombardier Group and train electronics company
Quester Tangent. They consist of two-
electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...
s, which serve as either a driving car or trailer car depending on its direction of travel. They are equipped with Linear Induction Motor (LIM) propulsion technology which allows for operation on tighter curves, with less noise and greatly reduced wheel and track wear. The plating in between the running rails is used for accelerating and decelerating the train and the reaction plate is semi-magnetised, which pulls the train along as well as helps it to slow down.
The ART is completely automated and operates without drivers, stopping at stations for a limited amount of time. Nevertheless,
manual override A manual override (MO) or manual analog override (MAO) is a mechanism where control is taken from an automated system and given to the user. For example, a manual override in photography refers to the ability for the human photographer to turn off t ...
control panels are provided at each end of the trains for use in an event of an emergency. The technology is essentially identical to that of the
Vancouver SkyTrain
SkyTrain is the medium-capacity rapid transit system in the Metro Vancouver Regional District, serving Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. SkyTrain has of track and uses fully automated trains on grade-separated tracks running on underground ...
, which operates in very similar environments.
![The foldable seat inside Innovia Metro 200](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/The_foldable_seat_inside_Innovia_Metro_200.jpg)
The interior of the ART, like its
Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines' counterparts, consists of plastic seating aligned sideways towards the sides of the train, with one foldable seats for passengers at the end of the cars for wheelchair, and spacing in the middle for standing occupants. Since its launch in 1998, the ART rolling stock has remained relatively unchanged; only more holding straps have been added and the labeling has been modified from Putra-LRT to
RapidKL
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. Some of the rolling stock has the majority of the seats removed for added passenger capacity during rush hours.
4-car 2009 Innovia ART 200
![Bombardier Innovia Metro 200 set 56](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Bombardier_Innovia_Metro_200_set_56.jpg)
On 13 October 2006,
Syarikat Prasarana Negara signed an agreement with Bombardie
HARTASUMAConsortium for the purchase of 88 Innovia ART 200 cars (22 train sets of 4-cars) with an option for another 13 for RM1.2 billion. The 22 train sets, initially targeted to be delivered from August 2008 onwards, will have four cars each and will boost the carrying capacity of the fleet by 1,500 people. On 8 October 2007,
Syarikat Prasarana Negara exercised its option to purchase an additional 52 Innovia ART 200 cars (13 train sets of 4-cars) for
€
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71 million, expected to be delivered in 2010.
Although the trains were expected to arrive in August 2008, the delivery was delayed to November 2008 by the manufacturer.
Rapid Rail
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said that the trains will only be usable by September 2009 after having sufficient rolling stocks, power line upgrades and safety testing. Transport Minister,
Datuk Seri
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Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and several provinces in Indonesia regul ...
Ong Tee Keat
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has said in Parliament that the new trains will begin operations by December 2009. However, in July 2009, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced that the four-car trains will only be fully operational by end-2012.
On 30 December 2009, 3 of the 35 new four-car trains entered commercial service.
New features other than increased capacity up to 950 passengers per trip are seat belts for wheel-chair bound travelers, door alarm lights for hearing impaired and more handles for standing commuters.
Innovia ART 200 Mid-Life Refurbishment
![Refurbished Bombardier Innovia Metro 200 set 09 at KL Sentral](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Refurbished_Bombardier_Innovia_Metro_200_set_09_at_KL_Sentral.jpg)
In June 2012, several 2-car Innovia ART 200 trains underwent major refurbishment work done by from Hartasuma Consortium known as Mid-Life Refurbishments (MLR). The refurbishments include an updated livery, changes of the LED headlights and interior lights, as well as other interior refurbishments which include a newer seat design and the installation of additional infotainment systems. Facilities were also added such as openable windows during emergencies. The first MLR set, TR08 entered service on October 15, 2014.
![Bombardier Innovia Metro 200 MLR set 87 at KL Sentral](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Bombardier_Innovia_Metro_200_MLR_set_87_at_KL_Sentral.jpg)
In 2017, another MLR project included two 2-car sets permanently coupled to form a 4-car set, known as the 'married train'. Interiors were similar to the previous MLR sets with added TV panels at each end of the sets, dynamic route map displays and walkable through gangways between the two sets. The first coupled train, TR87 (previously TR22 and TR27) entered service on 29 December 2017, with the remaining undergoing delivery in stages.
KLAV Innovia Metro 300
![Bombardier Innovia Metro 300 set 73](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Bombardier_Innovia_Metro_300_set_73.jpg)
Starting from June 2016 under the Kuala Lumpur Additional Vehicle programme, the new generation Bombardier Innovia Metro 300 started service. Each driverless train features a new design for the end caps, a curved sidewall structure, and a larger, more spacious interior. All trains come in a four-car configuration with each car accommodating up to 220 passengers. Low energy consumption is achieved through a combination of lightweight aluminium car shells and a LIM propulsion system. Furthermore, the vehicle's regenerative braking enables the reuse of energy released during braking. The aisles and walk-through gangways are also wider when compared with the previous fleet. In addition, the trainsets are equipped with 16 cameras on board, infotainment LCD screens, dynamic route maps, better air-conditioning and bigger windows. With the new trains, the line could increase its capacity by 20 to 30 per cent.
An additional 27 new trainsets are being delivered. As of August 2020, three have arrived with two of them under installation. They were delivered for the first time by air using an
Antonov An-124
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, one of the largest cargo planes in existence. The rest of the fleet are to be delivered by ship. Since 27 June 2021, two trainsets labelled Sets 92 and 93 were spotted to be in service on the line.
Fleet details
The Kelana Jaya Line fleet consists of the following models:
The old
RM10 banknote of the 1996 series featured an image of the 2-car Bombardier Innovia ART 200 Kelana Jaya Line train.
Below are the list of the Bombardier Innovia ART 200 refurbished 2-car set or known as MLR (Mid Life Refurbishment).
All trainsets data are as follows (updated December 2022):
Below are the list of the original Bombardier Innovia ART 200 2-car set livery.
Below are the list of Innovia ART 200 4-car original set.
Below are the list of the newer Innovia Metro 300 4-car set or as known as KLAV.
Below are the prototype of the four-car refurbished, combining two sets of two-car together into one.
Incidents
2021 Underground Collision
On 24 May 2021, at 8:45 pm
MYT, train number
181 and 240 collided with each other between the
KLCC and
Kampung Baru LRT stations, both trains were traveling in opposite directions on the same track and collided head-on. One of the trains was under maintenance and was being driven manually on the wrong track, while the other was automatically driven from KLCC. A total of 213 people were on board that was moving automatically. Preliminary reports indicated that no fewer than 166 people were injured with no deaths reported but 64 requiring hospitalization with 6 in critical condition. The case is under investigation as of 25 May 2021. This is the only and most severe incident involving a collision between two trains to occur along the Kelana Jaya line since it first opened in 1999.
Ridership
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
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{{Urban Rail Transit in ASEAN
1998 establishments in Malaysia
Railway lines opened in 1998