Ampang Line
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The Ampang Line is one of the two lines in Kuala Lumpur
Rail Transit System network operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Kelana Jaya Line
.
Other rail-based public transport modes in Kuala Lumpur include the KL Monorail, KTM Komuter
and Express Rail Link
.
The line consists of two sub-lines, with one major leg of the line is shared:
On 28 November 2011, the Ampang Line and the Kelana Jaya Line
were integrated with a single ticketting system, allowing commuters to transfer from one line to another at Masjid Jamek station
without the need to buy a new ticket.
, while the Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur line begins at Sri Petaling
. Both lines converge at Chan Sow Lin
; the merged line leads to the north, terminating at Sentul Timur
. The Ampang-Sultan Ismail
route was the first phase of the system to open, on 16 December 1995, with the second stretch from Chan Sow Lin to Sri Petaling operational on 11 July 1998, primarily for accessibility to the National Sports Complex during the 1998 Commonwealth Games
via the Bukit Jalil station
. The section between Sultan Ismail and Sentul Timur opened on 6 December 1998.
The line between Plaza Rakyat
and Sentul Timur is elevated, running along the Gombak River
between Bandaraya and Titiwangsa. The Chan Sow Lin-Ampang line is primarily at surface level, while the Chan Sow Lin-Plaza Rakyat line and the Sri Petaling-Chan Sow Lin line use a combination of surface-level and elevated tracks. There are no underground sections.
The system includes 25 stations: eleven along the Chan Sow Lin-Sentul Timur line, and seven each along the Ampang-Chan Sow Lin line and the Sri Petaling-Chan Sow Lin line. The service depot and primary train depot is at Ampang. There is a secondary train depot at Sri Petaling.
Unlike previous railway lines in Malaysia, which were built to metre gauge, the Ampang Line was the first railway system in the country to adopt standard gauge
. Between Ampang and Plaza Rakyat and between Chan Sow Lin and Salak Selatan
, the line uses the trackbed of previously disused lines that were part of the Malayan Railway
network (Ampang/Sultan Street branch), closed in the 1960s (between the present Chan Sow Lin station and the present Plaza Rakyat) and the early 1990s (the remaining portion of the line). The Ampang depot stands on the site of the former Ampang railway station.
Ridership on the line has been far below expectations. Built with a capacity of 500,000 passengers per day and a breakeven point of 170,000 passengers per day, in 1998, two years after launch, the line was averaging only 53,000 passengers per day, in part because of fares perceived as too high. In 2002, STAR LRT was taken over by the government-owned Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad
. By 2003, the ridership had increased to 110,000, still insufficient for profitability.
became the first STAR station to be designated as an Interchange station, with a footbridge connecting to the Bank Negara Komuter station
, a KTM Komuter
regional rail
station, a few hundred metres away. With the completion of the Sri Petaling-Chan Sow Lin line, the Bandar Tasik Selatan station
was opened as a more integrated interchange between the STAR line and the KTM Komuter. The line would later include interconnectivity with Kelana Jaya Line
, ERL
and KL Monorail
services in the following years. The system currently has a total of five stations linked to other railway systems.
The Ampang Line is the only rail system in the Kuala Lumpur rail transit network that, though it passes through the city centre, does not stop within or near Kuala Lumpur Sentral
. This is because KL Sentral, despite its name, is not in fact in the centre of KL.
of the Ampang Line consists of a fleet of 90 Adtranz
standard-gauge trains manufactured by Walkers Limited
, an Australian engineering company. The trains consist of electric multiple unit
s, which draw power from the underside of a third rail
installed alongside the track. All cars in each train are powered. The trains are manned, with driver cabs occupying the ends of the train.
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 occupies the maximum platform length of the lines' stations. Each of the two EMU sets at the front and rear consist of one driving car and one trailer car, while the two EMUs between are trailer cars. Each two EMU sets are not connected to other EMU sets in the train. 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 trailer car at both ends. With only two-thirds the length and number of cars as the six-car variation. 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 power bogies and one articulated trailer for the centre bogie. The end cars, numbered 1101 to 1260 have driver cabs. Middle cars numbered 2201 to 2230 have a concealed driver control panel, enabling the car to be moved around the depot independently.
The train interiors are simple and basic. There are no individual seats, only longitudinal bench seating on either side of the train, surfaced in metal, while spaces near the connecting ends of the cars are provided for passengers who use wheelchairs and other assistive devices. There is a large amount of floorspace for standing passengers.
The rolling stock has remained relatively unchanged since its introduction in 1996.
In 2009, together with the display on the proposed Puchong extension of the line, it was announced that the rolling stock fleet would be expanded with 13 new trains.
, located to the south-west of Kuala Lumpur
. The extension will be part of a 10bil ringgit plan to expand Kuala Lumpur's public transport network.
The expansion plan will also see the western terminus of the Kelana Jaya Line
extended to the suburbs of Subang Jaya
and UEP Subang Jaya
(USJ), all located to the south-west of Kuala Lumpur
. The plan also involved the construction of an entirely new line; Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
from Kota Damansara to the west of the city, to Cheras which lies to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur
.
No details of the alignment of the extensions and the new line nor locations of new stations were revealed. As of August 2008, the operator of the line, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, was running a land and engineering study on the proposed extension. It is believed that construction will start once the study is complete.
In September 2009, Syarikat Prasarana Negara began a public viewing for the details of the alignment for the Ampang Line and Kelana Jaya Line at various locations. The extension will add 13 new stations and 17.7km of new track. The new terminus will be at Putra Heights
where the line will meet the Kelana Jaya Line to provide a suburban interchange.
Construction works on the Kelana Jaya Line and the Ampang Line Extension project are targeted to escalate at the end of March, with commencement of structural works, subject to approval from state government and local authorities.
The amendments will show changes made on the alignments between km 15.5 to km 17.0 and the location of the new depot.
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
Rail Transit System network operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...
.
Other rail-based public transport modes in Kuala Lumpur include the KL Monorail, KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...
and Express Rail Link
Express Rail Link
The Express Rail Link is a standard gauge and electrified airport rail link in Malaysia that connects the Kuala Lumpur International Airport with the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transportation hub, 57 kilometres apart...
.
The line consists of two sub-lines, with one major leg of the line is shared:
- Sentul Timur to Chan Sow Lin (shared stations between the two sub-lines)
- Chan Sow Lin to Ampang
- Chan Sow Lin to Sri PetalingSri PetalingSri Petaling is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia. It is located to the south of the city, near Happy Garden, and was formerly known as Bandar Baru Seri Petaling, Kuchai Lama and Bukit Jalil. This suburb was first developed in 1981; before this, there was a rubber plantation there...
On 28 November 2011, the Ampang Line and the Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...
were integrated with a single ticketting system, allowing commuters to transfer from one line to another at Masjid Jamek station
Masjid Jamek LRT station
Masjid Jamek LRT station is a rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the interchange station between two of RapidKL's light rail transit lines, namely the Ampang Line and the Kelana Jaya Line...
without the need to buy a new ticket.
Nomenclature
The system has assumed multiple names throughout its service. Initially known as STAR , the STAR LRT or the STAR Line, the system was renamed in 2005 to refer to system's two sub-lines: the Sri Petaling and Ampang Lines. In April 2007, the entire system was renamed the Ampang Line as one common line, with no official names given to the sub-lines.Lines and stations
The Ampang Line consists of two routes with a total length of 27 kilometres that begin at two different stations to the south of the city, meeting at an interchange station, continuing through the city centre and ending at the same station at the north. The Ampang-Sentul Timur line begins at AmpangAmpang LRT station
Not to be confused with Ampang Park LRT station, a station on the Kelana Jaya Line.Ampang LRT station is a Light Rail Transit station operated by rapidKL served by the Ampang line in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the eastern terminus for passenger services on the line...
, while the Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur line begins at Sri Petaling
Sri Petaling LRT station
Sri Petaling LRT station is a LRT station in Sri Petaling, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The original name was Komanwel LRT station, where "Komanwel" is the Malay spelling for "Commonwealth"....
. Both lines converge at Chan Sow Lin
Chan Sow Lin LRT station
Chan Sow Lin LRT station is an at-grade rapid transit station and interchange station situated in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station serves a single line that forms part of a common Ampang Line route shared by both the Ampang-Sentul Timur line and Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur line and is the...
; the merged line leads to the north, terminating at Sentul Timur
Sentul Timur LRT station
Sentul Timur LRT station or Sentul Timur is the terminal and above ground station for the two sub-lines of the Ampang Line. The station is located in Sentul, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, which is surrounded by medium density low cost housing developments....
. The Ampang-Sultan Ismail
Sultan Ismail LRT station
Sultan Ismail LRT station is a light rail transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, operated by RapidKL served by the Ampang Line. This station was opened in 1996, along with 17 other LRT stations. There is an artist impression of the LRT Sultan Ismail station erected at SK Lelaki Jalan Batu....
route was the first phase of the system to open, on 16 December 1995, with the second stretch from Chan Sow Lin to Sri Petaling operational on 11 July 1998, primarily for accessibility to the National Sports Complex during the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
via the Bukit Jalil station
Bukit Jalil LRT station
Bukit Jalil LRT station is an LRT station in Bukit Jalil, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.It is operated under the Sri Petaling Line . This station is used by many sports fans due to its proximity to the National Sports Complex...
. The section between Sultan Ismail and Sentul Timur opened on 6 December 1998.
The line between Plaza Rakyat
Plaza Rakyat LRT station
Plaza Rakyat LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station situated in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station serves a single line that forms part of a common Ampang Line route shared by both the Ampang-Sentul Timur line and Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur line.The station was opened on December...
and Sentul Timur is elevated, running along the Gombak River
Gombak River
The Gombak River is a river which flows through Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is a tributary of the Klang River. The point where it meets the Klang River is the origin of Kuala Lumpur's name....
between Bandaraya and Titiwangsa. The Chan Sow Lin-Ampang line is primarily at surface level, while the Chan Sow Lin-Plaza Rakyat line and the Sri Petaling-Chan Sow Lin line use a combination of surface-level and elevated tracks. There are no underground sections.
The system includes 25 stations: eleven along the Chan Sow Lin-Sentul Timur line, and seven each along the Ampang-Chan Sow Lin line and the Sri Petaling-Chan Sow Lin line. The service depot and primary train depot is at Ampang. There is a secondary train depot at Sri Petaling.
Unlike previous railway lines in Malaysia, which were built to metre gauge, the Ampang Line was the first railway system in the country to adopt standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
. Between Ampang and Plaza Rakyat and between Chan Sow Lin and Salak Selatan
Salak Selatan LRT station
Salak Selatan LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Salak South . The station is part of the Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur branch of the Ampang Line .The station was opened on July 11, 1998, as part of the second phase of...
, the line uses the trackbed of previously disused lines that were part of the Malayan Railway
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin...
network (Ampang/Sultan Street branch), closed in the 1960s (between the present Chan Sow Lin station and the present Plaza Rakyat) and the early 1990s (the remaining portion of the line). The Ampang depot stands on the site of the former Ampang railway station.
Ridership on the line has been far below expectations. Built with a capacity of 500,000 passengers per day and a breakeven point of 170,000 passengers per day, in 1998, two years after launch, the line was averaging only 53,000 passengers per day, in part because of fares perceived as too high. In 2002, STAR LRT was taken over by the government-owned Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad
Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad
Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad is a 100% government-owned company which was set up to own the assets of several public transport services in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, under the government's move to restructure the city's public transport system...
. By 2003, the ridership had increased to 110,000, still insufficient for profitability.
Common stations on the Ampang Line
These stations are the common stations that the yellow and green routes share.| No. | Name | Type | Notes |
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| ST11 | Sentul Timur Sentul Timur LRT station Sentul Timur LRT station or Sentul Timur is the terminal and above ground station for the two sub-lines of the Ampang Line. The station is located in Sentul, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, which is surrounded by medium density low cost housing developments.... |
Terminal | |
| ST10 | Sentul Sentul LRT station Sentul LRT station is an above ground Light Rail Station operated by RapidKL in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is served by Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line. This station is situated next to two secondary schools, Sentul Methodist Boys School and Wesleys Methodist School, three primary... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| ST9 | Titiwangsa Titiwangsa station Titiwangsa station refers to is an interchange of two train stations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that provides services to the Ampang Line rapid transit system at one station, and the KL Monorail at another... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
Interchange with KL Monorail and Metrobus Metrobus Nationwide Metrobus Nationwide is a privately owned public transport company in the Klang Valley that was formed in 1992. It is based in Subang Jaya. It is the second largest stage bus and feeder bus operator in Kuala Lumpur after Rapid KL... and RapidKL hubs. |
| ST8 | PWTC PWTC LRT station PWTC LRT station is an LRT stations in Kuala Lumpur that is served by the RapidKL Ampang Line.Also, about 400m walks from the station, there is the Putra Komuter station served by Rawang-Seremban Line and Sentul-Port Klang Line.... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
Interchange with KTM Komuter KTM Komuter KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic... . |
| ST7 | Sultan Ismail Sultan Ismail LRT station Sultan Ismail LRT station is a light rail transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, operated by RapidKL served by the Ampang Line. This station was opened in 1996, along with 17 other LRT stations. There is an artist impression of the LRT Sultan Ismail station erected at SK Lelaki Jalan Batu.... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| ST6 | Bandaraya Bandaraya LRT station Bandaraya LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station is on the Ampang Line... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
Interchange with KTM Komuter KTM Komuter KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic... . |
| ST5 | Masjid Jamek Masjid Jamek LRT station Masjid Jamek LRT station is a rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the interchange station between two of RapidKL's light rail transit lines, namely the Ampang Line and the Kelana Jaya Line... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
Interchange with Kelana Jaya Line Kelana Jaya Line The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network... , walking distance to Metrobus Metrobus Nationwide Metrobus Nationwide is a privately owned public transport company in the Klang Valley that was formed in 1992. It is based in Subang Jaya. It is the second largest stage bus and feeder bus operator in Kuala Lumpur after Rapid KL... hub. |
| ST4 | Plaza Rakyat Plaza Rakyat LRT station Plaza Rakyat LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station situated in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station serves a single line that forms part of a common Ampang Line route shared by both the Ampang-Sentul Timur line and Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur line.The station was opened on December... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| ST3 | Hang Tuah Hang Tuah station Hang Tuah station is a designated interchange station in the Pudu district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, consisting of two stations that are part of two different railway-based transit systems: The Ampang Line and the Kuala Lumpur Monorail.Located on the northwestern tip of Pudu, the station is in... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
Interchange with KL Monorail. |
| ST2 | Pudu Pudu LRT station Pudu LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station situated in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station serves a single line that forms part of a common Ampang Line route shared by both the Ampang-Sentul Timur line and Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur line... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| ST1/AG1/PH1 | Chan Sow Lin Chan Sow Lin LRT station Chan Sow Lin LRT station is an at-grade rapid transit station and interchange station situated in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station serves a single line that forms part of a common Ampang Line route shared by both the Ampang-Sentul Timur line and Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur line and is the... |
Island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... |
Interchange for Ampang and Sri Petaling destinations. |
Yellow route stations
Chan Sow Lin is the interchange station between the two routes. The route that runs to Ampang station consists of 7 stations running into East of Klang Valley.| No. | Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG2 | Miharja Miharja LRT station Miharja LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after Taman Miharja... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| AG3 | Maluri Maluri LRT station Maluri LRT station is a Malaysian elevated rapid transit station on the eastern fringe of Kuala Lumpur, situated near and named after Taman Maluri... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
Interchange with RapidKL hub. |
| AG4 | Pandan Jaya Pandan Jaya LRT station Pandan Jaya LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after Pandan Jaya, in Ampang Jaya, Selangor. The station is part of the Sri Petaling-Ampang branch of the Ampang Line... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| AG5 | Pandan Indah Pandan Indah LRT station Pandan Indah LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after Pandan Indah, in Ampang Jaya, Selangor. The station is part of the Sri Petaling-Ampang branch of the Ampang Line , and was openned on December 16, 1996, as part of the first phase of the STAR... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| AG6 | Cempaka Cempaka LRT station Cempaka LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the nearby Taman Cempaka , in Ampang Jaya, Selangor... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| AG7 | Cahaya Cahaya LRT station Cahaya LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the nearby Taman Cahaya Cahaya LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the nearby Taman Cahaya Cahaya LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| AG8 | Ampang Ampang LRT station Not to be confused with Ampang Park LRT station, a station on the Kelana Jaya Line.Ampang LRT station is a Light Rail Transit station operated by rapidKL served by the Ampang line in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the eastern terminus for passenger services on the line... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
Interchange with RapidKL hub. |
Green route stations
Chan Sow Lin is the interchange station between the two routes. The line that runs to Sri Petaling station consists of 7 stations running into South of Klang Valley.| No. | Name | Type | Notes |
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| PH2 | Cheras Cheras LRT station Cheras LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Cheras. The station is part of the Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur branch of the Ampang Line .The station was opened on July 11, 1998, as part of the second phase of the STAR... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| PH3 | Salak Selatan Salak Selatan LRT station Salak Selatan LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Salak South . The station is part of the Sri Petaling-Sentul Timur branch of the Ampang Line .The station was opened on July 11, 1998, as part of the second phase of... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| PH4 | Bandar Tun Razak Bandar Tun Razak LRT station Bandar Tun Razak LRT station is a Malaysian at-grade rapid transit station situated near and named after the Kuala Lumpur township of Bandar Tun Razak... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| PH5 | Bandar Tasik Selatan Bandar Tasik Selatan station Bandar Tasik Selatan station is a Malaysian interchange station located next to and named after Bandar Tasik Selatan, in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The station serves as both a stop and interchange for KTM Komuter, Ampang Line, and the Express Rail Link's KLIA Transit trains, and... |
Island Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... |
Interchange with KLIA Transit KLIA Transit KLIA Transit is a rail service linking Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia and KL International Airport as well as three other stops in between... and KTM Komuter KTM Komuter KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic... . |
| PH6 | Sungai Besi Sungai Besi LRT station Sungai Besi LRT station is a LRT station in Sungai Besi, a town in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This station is served by the Sri Petaling line and was opened in 1996, along with 17 other LRT stations. Its location is .... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| PH7 | Bukit Jalil Bukit Jalil LRT station Bukit Jalil LRT station is an LRT station in Bukit Jalil, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.It is operated under the Sri Petaling Line . This station is used by many sports fans due to its proximity to the National Sports Complex... |
Side Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... |
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| PH8 | Sri Petaling Sri Petaling LRT station Sri Petaling LRT station is a LRT station in Sri Petaling, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The original name was Komanwel LRT station, where "Komanwel" is the Malay spelling for "Commonwealth".... |
Terminal | Originally named Komanwel (Commonwealth) station. |
Interchange with other railway systems
Since its launch, the Ampang Line had been intended to include forms of interchangeability with other rail-based systems in the region. When the STAR line was launched in 1996, the Bandaraya LRT stationBandaraya LRT station
Bandaraya LRT station is an elevated rapid transit station in central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The station is on the Ampang Line...
became the first STAR station to be designated as an Interchange station, with a footbridge connecting to the Bank Negara Komuter station
Bank Negara Komuter station
Bank Negara Komuter station is a KTM Komuter train station in central Kuala Lumpur, named after the Central Bank of Malaysia headquarters located nearby. The halt forms part of a common KTM Komuter railway line shared by both the Rawang-Seremban Route and the Sentul-Port Klang Route...
, a KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter
KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...
regional rail
Regional rail
Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city center, and the middle to outer suburbs beyond 15km and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis...
station, a few hundred metres away. With the completion of the Sri Petaling-Chan Sow Lin line, the Bandar Tasik Selatan station
Bandar Tasik Selatan station
Bandar Tasik Selatan station is a Malaysian interchange station located next to and named after Bandar Tasik Selatan, in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The station serves as both a stop and interchange for KTM Komuter, Ampang Line, and the Express Rail Link's KLIA Transit trains, and...
was opened as a more integrated interchange between the STAR line and the KTM Komuter. The line would later include interconnectivity with Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...
, ERL
Express Rail Link
The Express Rail Link is a standard gauge and electrified airport rail link in Malaysia that connects the Kuala Lumpur International Airport with the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transportation hub, 57 kilometres apart...
and KL Monorail
Kuala Lumpur Monorail
The KL Monorail is an urban monorail system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It opened on 31 August 2003, and serves 11 stations running with two parallel elevated tracks. It connects the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transport hub with the "Golden Triangle"...
services in the following years. The system currently has a total of five stations linked to other railway systems.
The Ampang Line is the only rail system in the Kuala Lumpur rail transit network that, though it passes through the city centre, does not stop within or near Kuala Lumpur Sentral
Kuala Lumpur Sentral
Kuala Lumpur Sentral or Sentral Kuala Lumpur is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on 16 April 2001, despite its name it is actually even less central than the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, a colonial-era...
. This is because KL Sentral, despite its name, is not in fact in the centre of KL.
Rolling stock
The rolling stockRolling stock
Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
of the Ampang Line consists of a fleet of 90 Adtranz
Adtranz
ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation , commonly known under its brand Adtranz, was a multi-national rail transport equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the USA....
standard-gauge trains manufactured by Walkers Limited
Walkers Limited
Walkers Limited is an Australian engineering company, based in Maryborough, Queensland, which built ships and locomotives. It is still in the locomotive-building business as part of Downer Rail.-History:...
, an Australian engineering company. The trains consist of electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s, which draw power from the underside of a third rail
Third rail
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
installed alongside the track. All cars in each train are powered. The trains are manned, with driver cabs occupying the ends of the train.
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 occupies the maximum platform length of the lines' stations. Each of the two EMU sets at the front and rear consist of one driving car and one trailer car, while the two EMUs between are trailer cars. Each two EMU sets are not connected to other EMU sets in the train. 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 trailer car at both ends. With only two-thirds the length and number of cars as the six-car variation. 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 power bogies and one articulated trailer for the centre bogie. The end cars, numbered 1101 to 1260 have driver cabs. Middle cars numbered 2201 to 2230 have a concealed driver control panel, enabling the car to be moved around the depot independently.
The train interiors are simple and basic. There are no individual seats, only longitudinal bench seating on either side of the train, surfaced in metal, while spaces near the connecting ends of the cars are provided for passengers who use wheelchairs and other assistive devices. There is a large amount of floorspace for standing passengers.
The rolling stock has remained relatively unchanged since its introduction in 1996.
In 2009, together with the display on the proposed Puchong extension of the line, it was announced that the rolling stock fleet would be expanded with 13 new trains.
History and timeline
- 13 November 1992: Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn Bhd (Star LRT) incorporated to implement Kuala Lumpur's first LRT project.
- 22 December 1992: Franchise agreement between the Malaysian government and Star LRT signed for the development, ownership and operation of LRT system.
- 30 August 1994: Work on the project officially commenced.
- 16 December 1996: Phase One between Ampang and Sultan Ismail stations begins operations.
- 11 July 1998: Branch line from Chan Sow Lin station to Sri Petaling station begins operations. This branch forms part of the Sri Petaling Line.
- 6 December 1998: Extension from Sultan Ismail station to Sentul Timur station begins operations.
- 1 September 2002: Syarikat Prasarana Negara BerhadSyarikat Prasarana Negara BerhadSyarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad is a 100% government-owned company which was set up to own the assets of several public transport services in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, under the government's move to restructure the city's public transport system...
(SPNB) takes over ownership and operations of Star LRT under the first phase of Kuala Lumpur's public transport restructuring exercise. SPNB renames the system Starline. - November 2004: Operations of Starline transferred to Rapid KL. Ownership of assets remain with SPNB.
- 19 July 2005: Rapid KL announces that Starline's two lines will be renamed the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines. All signage will be changed by 2006.
- 28 November 2011: Kelana Jaya and Ampang - Sri Petaling Line integrated with a single ticketing system.
Accidents
- 27 October 2006: A six-coach LRT train which came in from Ampang overshot the end of the elevated tracks at Sentul Timur station, resulting in the front half of the first coach dangling in the air about 25m above the ground.
- 25 September 2008: Six people injured when a train hits another train near the Bukit Jalil station. It is believed that the first coach suddenly stopped 200 metres from the station before it was rammed by another train on the same track. LRT service was disrupted for the day before resuming the next day.
Extensions
On 29 August 2006, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Mohd Najib Abdul Razak announced that the southern end of the Sri Petaling Line, which now ended at Sri Petaling station, would be extended to the suburbs of Puchong and Putra HeightsPutra Heights
Putra Heights is an affluent residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in the Mukim of Damansara. The township could be easily located by the tall and famous Bukit Cermin hill in Putra Heights....
, located to the south-west of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. The extension will be part of a 10bil ringgit plan to expand Kuala Lumpur's public transport network.
The expansion plan will also see the western terminus of the Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...
extended to the suburbs of Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya is a suburban city in the Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third of the district of Petaling, and is home to a third of the district population of 1.78 million. Subang Jaya comprises , Bandar Sunway, UEP Subang Jaya, Putra Heights and Batu Tiga...
and UEP Subang Jaya
UEP Subang Jaya
UEP Subang Jaya is an affluent major residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is one of the most prestigious addresses in the Klang Valley. It is located in the Mukim of Damansara, district of Petaling and the state of Selangor. USJ has a population of over 1,200,000 in 2010...
(USJ), all located to the south-west of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
. The plan also involved the construction of an entirely new line; Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
The MRT Line 1 or Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line is a proposed new line under the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur rail transit system. Announced in 2006, the line was initially planned as a Light Rail Transit at 43 km in length, linking the densely populated areas of Damansara in the northwest and Cheras...
from Kota Damansara to the west of the city, to Cheras which lies to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
.
No details of the alignment of the extensions and the new line nor locations of new stations were revealed. As of August 2008, the operator of the line, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd, was running a land and engineering study on the proposed extension. It is believed that construction will start once the study is complete.
In September 2009, Syarikat Prasarana Negara began a public viewing for the details of the alignment for the Ampang Line and Kelana Jaya Line at various locations. The extension will add 13 new stations and 17.7km of new track. The new terminus will be at Putra Heights
Putra Heights
Putra Heights is an affluent residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in the Mukim of Damansara. The township could be easily located by the tall and famous Bukit Cermin hill in Putra Heights....
where the line will meet the Kelana Jaya Line to provide a suburban interchange.
Construction works on the Kelana Jaya Line and the Ampang Line Extension project are targeted to escalate at the end of March, with commencement of structural works, subject to approval from state government and local authorities.
Amendments to Extensions
On 26 May 2011, the asset owner request to public consultation on the amendments to line in respect to their extension plans. The public display begins on 27 May and will continue for 3 months.The amendments will show changes made on the alignments between km 15.5 to km 17.0 and the location of the new depot.
See also
- Kelana Jaya LineKelana Jaya LineThe Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...
- Monorail Line
- Klang Valley Mass Rapid TransitGreater KL MRTThe Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit is a proposed 3-line 150 km Mass Rapid Transit ‘””’ system in the Klang Valley/Greater KL conurbation which envisages a “Wheel and Spoke” concept comprising two northeast-southwest radial lines and one circle line looping around Kuala Lumpur city...
- Public transport in Kuala LumpurPublic transport in Kuala LumpurPublic transport in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley covers a variety of transport modes such as bus, rail and taxi.-History of public transport in Kuala Lumpur:...
- Rail transport in MalaysiaRail transport in MalaysiaRail transport in Malaysia comprises heavy rail , light rail transit , monorail and a funicular railway line. Heavy rail is mostly used for intercity passenger and freight transport as well as some urban public transport, while LRTs are used for urban public transport and some special use such as...
- List of rapid transit systems
External links
- Land Public Transport Commission
- Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad
- Rapid KL
- Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Project
- TransitMy
- App Store
Route Maps
- Route search - Interactive transport guide of Kuala Lumpur public transport system
- Train Journey Planner & Fare Calculator from thepricechat.com
- Route Map from malaysiaexpat.com
- Route Map from ktmb.com.my
- Route Map from prasarana.com.my
- Route Map from stesensentral.com
