Rapid Rail
Parent Prasarana Malaysia | | |
Website | www.myrapid.com.my |
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Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd is the operator of the
The LRT (narrow profile) and MRT (wide profile) lines operate on
History
Malaysia's efforts to revolutionise commuting began in 1984 when the then Minister of Federal Territory Shahrir Abdul Samad released details of a light rapid transit (LRT) system implementation study for Kuala Lumpur. Many were sceptical over its implementation, especially when financing was a major question. The study, undertaken by a Belgian consortium in association with Spie Batignolles of France in cooperation with Master Carriage Malaysia Sdn Bhd, was for an urban or suburban LRT system - powered by overhead electric lines or catenaries. The system - covering 18 stations between Petaling Jaya and Sentul - was targeted for implementation in 1984 and completion in 1988.[5] Unfortunately, the project did not take off until 4 years later, when the Government of Malaysia signed an agreement with Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn Bhd (STAR). The first LRT line, named STAR LRT after its owner, was constructed and opened completely in 1998. The original system consisted of 36 stations along two routes, Sentul Timur – Ampang and Sentul Timur – Sri Petaling.[6][7]
Around the same time, the government signed another agreement with Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd (PUTRA) to construct the second LRT system. The line, known as PUTRA LRT, featured a single route from Gombak in the north to Kelana Jaya in the south. The section of the line was built underground and became Malaysia's first underground railway. The line was fully operational in 1999, and complemented the STAR LRT system.[8]
However, both STAR and PUTRA ran into financial difficulties and both companies filed for bankruptcy.
In the 1990s, the government of Malaysia commissioned a straddle-beam monorail to serve the city centre of Kuala Lumpur. Various delays and changes to the project occurred, however, the KL Monorail line was fully operation in 2003. The Line was owned and operated by KL Infrastructure Group.[10] The company ran into financial difficulties, leading to a government takeover. In the end, the line was sold to Prasarana Malaysia, and was placed under the operations of Rapid Rail and was integrated into the Rapid KL system in 2007.
In 2010, then
Fleet
The rolling stock of the Kelana Jaya Line, in use since the opening of the line in 1998, consists of a fleet of 35 Mark II
The ART is essentially driverless, automated to travel along lines and stop at designated stations for a limited amount of time. Nevertheless, manual override control panels are provided at each end of the trains for use in an event of an emergency.
Since October 2006, the operator has ordered 35 new 4-car trainsets to be delivered starting from 2008. Due to some delays from the manufacturer, the delivery was delayed to November 2008. After extensive series of testing, the first batch of trains began operation on Dec 30, 2009.[15]
The rolling stock of the Ampang Line currently consists of a fleet of 50 new trains, better known as AMY, that are deployed to increase the capacity of the line and provide a better service. Each of the new trains is six cars long and provided by CSR Zhuzhou of China, similar to the design for
The former rolling stock of the Ampang Lines consists of a fleet of 90
The trains come in two trainset configurations. The first and most common variation is the six-car trainset, which consists of three sets of two EMUs (2+2+2) and uses the maximum platform length of the lines' stations. Each two EMU sets at the front and rear consist of one driving and one non-driving motor car, while the two EMUs between are non-driving motors. There are no gangway connections between the two-car sets. The second variation is a four-car trainset, a more obscure configuration that consists of only two EMU sets (2+2) of one driving car and one non-driving motor at each end, thus with two-thirds the capacity of the more common six-car set. The 2+2 trainsets were once used in full in the service until the massive deployment of 2+2+2 trainsets.
Each car has 3 bogies, 2 powered end bogies and one trailing bogie under the central articulation. The end cars, numbered 1101 to 1260 have driver cabs. The middle car number 2201 to 2230 have concealed driver control panels to enable the car to be moved around the depot independently.
Image | EMU/Fleet | Manufacturers | Line Code | Line(s) Served | Formation | In service On order |
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Adtranz-Walkers LRV | Walkers Limited of Australia | 3 4 |
Ampang Line Sri Petaling Line |
4 carriage LRV
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operated from December 1996 until December 2016 and have been phased out | |
LRV "AMY"
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CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive
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6 carriage LRV
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50 trainsets (300 car) | |||
Bombardier Innovia Metro
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Bombardier | 5 | Kelana Jaya Line | 2 carriage EMU
4 carriage EMU |
35 trainsets (70 car) 49 trainsets (196 car) 27 trainsets (108 car) | |
MTrans Monorail
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Scomi Rail | 8 | KL Monorail | 2 carriage EMU
4 carriage EMU |
12 trainsets (24 car)
6 trainsets (24 car) | |
Siemens Inspiro "The Guiding Light" | *Consortium Siemens / CRRC Nanjing Puzhen / SMH Rail |
9 | Kajang Line | 4 carriage EMU | 58 trainsets (232 car) | |
LRV
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* | 11 | Shah Alam Line
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3 carriage LRV
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22 trainsets (66 car) | |
Hyundai Rotem "Ducky" | *Consortium Hyundai Rotem / Apex Communications / POSCO Engineering |
12 | Putrajaya Line | 4 carriage EMU | 49 trainsets (196 car) |
Notable incidents
On 24 May 2021, at 20:33
Notes
References
- Syarikat Prasarana Negara. Archived from the originalon 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "LRT". MyRapid (Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad). Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Operating Hours". MyRapid (Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad). Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Train Frequency". MyRapid (Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad). Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ Fauziah, Ismail (18 December 1996). "Answer to transport woes: [Shipping Times Edition]". Business Times, The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad.
- ^ Trolley Wire, page 12-14
- ^ Light Rail Transit Stations, page 4
- ^ Meng Yew Choong (31 August 2015). "Klang Valley urban rail service turns 10". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ LRT to be bailed out, govt confirms
- ^ "Monorails of Asia - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia". The Monorail Society. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "KL to get landmark MRT in world-class city bid". The Malaysian Insider. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
- ^ "Najib launches Phase 2 of Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line". The Star Online. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "PM picks '17-7-2017' start date for MRT phase two". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Kuala Lumpur Driverless Metro System, Malaysia". RailwayTechnology.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Three new trains for Kelana Jaya line". The Star. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ^ "EDI Wins Light Rail Order Extension", Railway Digest, June 1995, p. 9.
- ^ Azman, Fareez. "47 parah, 166 cedera ringan LRT bertembung berhampiran Stesen KLCC". Astro Awani. Retrieved 24 May 2021.