The KTM KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line (formerly known as the Skypark Link) is a currently suspended

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train service in

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between (KL Sentral) and

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport also known as Subang SkyPark, — formerly Subang International Airport/Kuala Lumpur International Airport, often called Subang Airport — is an airport located in Subang, Selangor, Subang, Petaling District, Se ...

(Subang Airport). It is Malaysia's second

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service, after the

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system (

KLIA Ekspres The KLIA Ekspres is an express airport rail link servicing the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. It runs from KL Sentral, the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, to KLIA's KLIA T1 ERL station, Terminal 1 and KLIA T2 ERL ...

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's KLIA T1 ERL station ...

). 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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, after which it branches off to head towards Subang Airport. Ordinary Tanjung Malim–Port Klang Line trains stop at all stations between KL Sentral and Subang Jaya, while the KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line runs non-stop between them. One new station, the Terminal Skypark station, located opposite Subang Airport, was 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 10 and colored brown on official transit maps. Services are temporarily suspended since 15 February 2023 due to low ridership, with the funds to operate the service said to be reallocated to KTMB's MyRailLife program enabling students and disabled folks to ride for free. The trainsets are redeployed to serve the

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. The service will only be resumed on a new model once the Subang Airport terminal finishes its refurbishment under the Subang Airport Regeneration Plan (SARP).

Line information

Route

The KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line 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 KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line 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 on 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 the KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line 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. Services were suspended again from 15 February 2023 due to low ridership. There were 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 used four refurbished KTM Class 83 electric multiple units (EMUs). The original blue and yellow KTM Komuter livery was changed to grey and orange. The trains would have a capacity of 300 passengers.

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

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and ending at

Sungai Buloh station The Sungai Buloh station is an integrated Train station, railway station serving the suburb of Sungai Buloh in Selangor, Malaysia, which is located to the northwest of Kuala Lumpur. It is an interchange station, with one section catering to the K ...

to allow rail cargo traffic to bypass downtown Kuala Lumpur.. However, unconfirmed reports state that alternative plans, including an extension of the ECRL to Serendah instead of extending the KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line, 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 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: a at-grade section between Subang Jaya and the old Sri Subang spur line, 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 from the new location of the unbuilt Sri Subang station, elevated along the existing Sungai Damansara river reserve, ending at the car park just outside the airport.

Connection with KLIA

The KL Sentral–Terminal Skypark Line interchanges with the

, thus allowing a rail connection between Subang Airport and

Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the main international airport serving Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of downtown Kuala Lumpur and serves the Greater Kuala L ...

(KLIA).

References

External links

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