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Rapid KL

Overview

Rapid KL

native name	Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Kuala Lumpur
imagesize	300px
image2	Putrajaya Line Train Set 216.jpg
imagesize2	300px
caption2	Hyundai Rotem EMU Set 216 entering Kampung Batu Station.
locale	Klang Valley, Malaysia
transit type	Rail: Light Rapid Transit (LRT) - narrow profile Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) - wide profile Monorail Bus: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Stage Bus & Feeder Bus
began operation	1996 (as rapid transit) 2004 (as brand name)‡R1R‡
system length	210.4 km (Rapid Rail and BRT)
lines	Rapid Rail and BRT: * 7 (operational) * 1 (under construction) * 1 (planned)
stations	144 (Rapid Rail and BRT)
daily ridership	1,003,512 (Q3 2025)‡R2R‡ 1,541,050 (2025; Highest)‡R3R‡
annual ridership	408,150,947 (2025)‡R4R‡
track gauge	* ** * Straddle beam monorail ** * Fully elevated single carriageway **
operator	Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd
owner	Prasarana Malaysia
website	myrapid.com.my
map state	collapsed
line number	Rapid Rail and BRT:

Rapid KL (stylized 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 Integrated Rapid Transit Network in the Malay language. Rapid KL, with its 204.1 km of metro railway and 5.6 km of BRT carriageway, is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System, operating throughout Kuala Lumpur and Selangor's satellite cities in the Klang Valley area.[5]

The rail transit line was opened in 1996. It was followed by a federal government restructuring of public transport systems in Kuala Lumpur in the early 2000s after the bankruptcy of STAR and PUTRA Light Rapid Transit operators, the precursors to the Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines and Kelana Jaya Line respectively, and the creation of the Rapid KL brand.[6] In 2003, it had inherited bus services and assets formerly operated and owned by Intrakota and Cityliner after being bailed out. Four years later, the Malaysian Government bailed out KL Infrastructure Group, the owner and operation concession holder of the

Infrastructure

The LRT Ampang Line & Sri Petaling Line are two sub-lines of a single LRT system, one a north–south line and one heading eastward.[35] The Chan Sow Lin-Putra Heights route serves the southern part of Kuala Lumpur and the town of Puchong in Selangor. The Chan Sow Lin-Ampang route primarily serves the suburbs of Ampang in Selangor and Cheras in Kuala Lumpur, both of which are located in the northeastern region of the Klang Valley. Both lines converge at Chan Sow Lin; the merged line leads north, terminating at Sentul Timur.

The LRT Kelana Jaya Line consists of a single line that connects Putra Heights in the south to Gombak in the northeast, passing through the cities of Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya, as well as the Kuala Lumpur city centre and various low density residential areas further in northern Kuala Lumpur. The line has a total of 870 individual bridges, the longest of which has a 68m span.[36] The Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines and the Kelana Jaya Line intersect at Masjid Jamek and Putra Heights.

The MRT Kajang Line runs from Kajang in the south to Kwasa Damansara in the north, where it meets the Putrajaya Line; the Putrajaya Line then proceeds southward towards Putrajaya Sentral, both lines passing through Kuala Lumpur. The Kajang Line and Putrajaya Lines serves to connect the city with the fringes of the Klang Valley, such as Sungai Buloh, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, and Kajang, while also providing rail connection to neighbouring towns and cities such as Petaling Jaya (Damansara), Seri Kembangan and Cheras.[37][38][39][40]

The KL Monorail connects the KL Sentral transport hub in the south and Titiwangsa in the north with the "Golden Triangle", a commercial, shopping, and entertainment area in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, consisting of the Bukit Bintang area, and surrounded by Jalan Imbi, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Sultan Ismail, and Jalan Raja Chulan.[41]

The BRT Sunway Line, the world's first all-electric bus rapid transit system, has an exclusive right-of-way and operates on an elevated guideway that is not shared with normal road traffic. The BRT line serves the high-density areas of Sunway and Subang Jaya.[42]

Stations

Since the Kelana Jaya Line and Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines were intended to be operated by different owners during the planning and construction phase, both lines have unique and distinct station designs. Except for the underground section between the Pasar Seni and Damai, the entirety of the Kelana Jaya Line is elevated or at-grade. The Kelana Jaya Line runs in a northeast-southwesterly direction. Of a total of 37 stations, 31 are elevated, 5 are underground, and one, Sri Rampai is at-grade. The service depot is located in Subang.

The stations 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. The 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 to prevent platform-to-track intrusions. 22 stations (including two terminal stations and the five subway stations) use a single island platform, while 15 others use two side platforms. 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.

On the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines, the system includes a total of 36 stations: eleven along the shared Chan Sow Lin-Sentul Timur section, seven along the Ampang-Chan Sow Lin section and eighteen along the Putra Heights-Chan Sow Lin section. The service depot and primary train depots for the system are situated before the Ampang station at the end of the Ampang-bound line, and beside the Putra Heights station at the end of Putra Heights-bound line.