Skypark Link is a

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train service in

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between (KL Sentral) and

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. It is Malaysia's second

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service, after the

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(

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and

KLIA Transit The ERL KLIA Transit is a commuter rail service which serves as an airport rail link to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. It runs from KL Sentral, the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur to KLIA as well as its low-cos ...

). Operated by

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(KTM), the service shares the same tracks as the

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between

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and

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, however they diverge after Subang Jaya, with one set of tracks heading towards Subang Airport and the other towards

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. Ordinary Port Klang Line trains stops at all stations between KL Sentral and Subang Jaya, while the Skypark Link runs non-stop between them. One new station, the Terminal Skypark station, located opposite Subang Airport, is built to serve the line. Two ''reserve'' stations were planned between Subang Jaya and Terminal Skypark, but are currently not constructed. The line is one of the components of the

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. It is numbered and coloured Brown on official transit maps.

Line information

KL Sentral Skypark Link signboard (220708)

Route

The 26km Skypark Link commenced operations on 1 May 2018 and runs between KL Sentral and Subang Skypark with a stop in Subang Jaya. In contrast to ordinary Port Klang Line services, after leaving Subang Jaya, the Skypark Link skips all stations between Setia Jaya and Abdullah Hukum, both stations inclusive. The journey time from KL Sentral to Subang Skypark is 30 minutes. Operations began 1 May 2018 with free rides available until the end of the year. Free rides were only provided for trips that begin or end at Terminal Skypark; no free rides were given for trips between KL Sentral and Subang Jaya only.

Stations

The three stations served by Skypark Link are, from east to west:

Frequency

Services were suspended between March 2020 and October 2021 due to the

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. Services were restored on 15 October 2021. The current timetable i
here
Currently, there are 25 services a day: 12 trips from KL Sentral to the airport, and 13 trips from the airport to KL Sentral.

Rolling stock

The service uses four refurbished

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electric multiple units (EMUs). The original livery, which featured blue and yellow colours associated with ordinary KTM Komuter services, was changed to grey and orange. The trains are expected to accommodate up to 300 passengers at once, and are intended to lighten traffic congestion and serve air passengers and people working at the Skypark terminal.

Background

160527 Subang Airport Branch Line - Under construction

The Electrified Double Tracking Project consists of two phases: Phase 1 between Subang Jaya and Subang Skypark, which was awarded to ''Konsortium Skypark Link-Lion Pacific Sdn Bhd'', and phase 2 from Subang Skypark, through Kampung Melayu Subang and Ladang Elmina and ending at KTM/MRT Sg. Buloh to allow rail cargo traffic to bypass downtown Kuala Lumpur.. However, unconfirmed reports state that alternative plans, including an extension of the ECRL to

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instead of extending the Skypark Link, were being studied. The construction of the link was funded by the

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to provide rail-based public transport to connect the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SAAS) Airport Terminal 3 (Terminal Skypark) and its vicinity with the existing KTM railway. The RM521 million rail link was commissioned in 2013 with an initial completion date in 2016, but this was later extended to 2018. The project consists of two main parts: an at-grade section between Subang Jaya and the old Sri Subang spur line for the length of 4.09 km using the existing railway reserve previously funded by

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to transport fuel from Port Klang to the airport, and a new section between the new location of Sri Subang for the total length of 4.067 km which is elevated rail track along the existing Sungai Damansara river reserve, ending at the car park just outside Subang Skypark.

Connection with KLIA

Skypark Link interchanges with the

, thus allowing rail connection between the Subang Airport and

KLIA Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...

References

External links

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