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Sungai Buloh Serdang Putrajaya MRT Line

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Type
  
Rapid transit

Stations
  
37

Status
  
Under construction

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Native name
  
Laluan MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya

System
  
KVMRT Line 2 (MRT2) - Cityflo 650 CBTC

Termini
  
Kwasa Damansara Putrajaya Sentral

Owner
  
Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp)

The MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang Putrajaya Line is the twelfth rail transit line, the fourth fully automated and driverless rail system in Klang Valley area. It is part of the larger rail transport system in Kuala Lumpur and was given a name by Land Public Transport Commission of Malaysia (SPAD) as Greater KL/Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The line is numbered 12 and coloured gold on transit map.

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It is one of three planned rail lines under Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project by MRT Corp. The Phase 1 between Kwasa Damansara and Kampung Batu expected to be operational by July 2021. The remaining line is expected to be operational in 2022.

The approved rail alignment is 52.2km in length, of which 13.5km is underground. A total of 37 stations, 11 of them underground, will be built. The line will stretch from Sungai Buloh to Putrajaya and will include densely populated areas Sri Damansara, Kepong, Batu, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Jalan Tun Razak, KLCC, Tun Razak Exchange, Kuchai Lama, Seri Kembangan and Cyberjaya. It is expected to have a ridership of 533,000 passengers per day once completed.

Chronology

  • 13 October 2014 - The 2nd MRT line is now planned to be from Sungai Buloh, Selayang to Pandan; instead of from Kuala Lumpur to Port Klang.
  • 3 December 2014 - During a briefing of the 1st MRT line, MRT CEO has reveals more details about the 2nd line. He had said that the line will be 59.5 km long with 49.3 km will be elevated and 10.2 km will be underground. There will be 40 stations where 31 will be elevated and 9 will be underground. Construction is expected to begin by November 2015 will approval and public discussion starts in early 2015.
  • 12 February 2015 - MRT Corp prepares tender for MRT2, project display in Q2.
  • 16 March 2015 - MRT2 from Sungai Buloh to Putrajaya has been approved by the Federal government. The project was allocated RM23 billion in the Budget 2015.
  • 2 April 2015 - New alignment for MRT2 proposed. The alignment south of Tun Razak Exchange was then altered drastically to provide connectivity with the proposed High Speed Rail project. With this revision, the line stands at 52.2 km long with a total of 36 stations. Of these, 11 are underground while 25 are elevated.
  • 22 April 2015 - Department of Environment (DOE)'s Detailed Environment Impact Assessment (DEIA) for MRT2 (SSP Line) (Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line) is available for download from their website.
  • 14 May 2015 - Details of MRT2 project on public display start on 15 May 2015. The public can visit the SPAD office, MRT Corp offices, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Selayang Municipal Council and Petaling Jaya City Council, with roadshows, primarily at shopping malls near the MRT2 alignment.
  • 12 August 2016 - On the MRT2 project, the groundbreaking ceremony was expected to be held at end of the month of August 2016 or early September 2016.

    • Stations

    Following the initial proposal during the public display period, 37 stations have been approved along 52.2 km of track.

    The stations listed below are as displayed on the government website for the draft environmental impact assessment. All the station names are interim and subject to change.

    Rolling stock

    The rolling stock will be provided by HAP Consortium with consists of Hyundai Rotem, Apex Communications and POSCO Engineering. The trains are assumed to be driverless with a capacity of 1,200 passengers in a 4-car trainsets formation.

    Car length (over coupler): 18.6 m to 20.1 m

    Number of passenger doors per car side / door width: 4 / 1400 mm

    Traction power supply: 750 VDC, 3rd rail

    Exact rolling stock details have not yet been released.

    The 4-car trainsets will be maintained at 2 purpose built facilities, Sungai Buloh and Serdang depots, located nearby Kwasa Damansara and the proposed Taman Universiti stations respectively.

    References

    Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya MRT Line Wikipedia
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