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The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia.[1] The combined network comprises Script error: No such module "convert". of tracks with 36 stations and was the first railway in Malaysia to use standard-gauge track and semi-automated trains. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The lines are operated as part of the Rapid KL system by Rapid Rail, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia.

A trip from one end to the other takes 41 minutes on the LRT Ampang Line, and 74 minutes on the LRT Sri Petaling Line. The LRT Ampang Line is named after its eastern terminus, Ampang station, while the LRT Sri Petaling Line is named after its former southern terminus, Sri Petaling station.

The LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines form part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System, numbered 3 and 4, and are coloured orange and maroon on official rail maps respectively.

History

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LRT track around Template:Lrts, the interchange station between two lines. The Exchange 106 is visible in the background.

The Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line were originally known as the STAR-LRT (abbreviation for Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan, which translates to Light Rail Transit System), a single train line originating at Sentul Timur station, with two branches to Ampang and Sri Petaling via Chan Sow Lin station.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

STAR-LRT was first conceived in the 1981 Transport Master Plan, when the Malaysian government proposed a network of LRT lines connecting Kuala Lumpur city centre with the surrounding areas. An agreement was signed between the government and STAR in 1992.[2]

The original system (Template:Cvt) consists of 25 stations built in two phases. Phase one (Template:Cvt) consists of 14 stations (Ampang – Sultan Ismail) and a depot near Ampang station. Phase two (Template:Cvt) consists of 11 stations (Chan Sow Lin – Sri Petaling, and Sultan Ismail – Sentul Timur). The two phases opened in December 1996 and July 1998, respectively.[3][4]

The early phase of Ampang Line uses defunct Keretapi Tanah Melayu Ampang branch and followed closely with the right-of-way from the old Sultan Street railway station which run toward Salak.

The initial plan was for STAR to build, own and manage the STAR-LRT. However, STAR ran into financial difficulties and had to be bailed out by the government.[5] So, in 2002, Prasarana took over the line and renamed the STAR LRT to the "Starline".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Operations of the line were subsequently transferred to Rapid KL in 2004 and the line was renamed the LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line in 2005. The LRT Ampang Line assumed the branch line between Sentul Timur and Ampang stations, whereas LRT Sri Petaling Line assumed the branch line between Sentul Timur and Sri Petaling stations.

Extensions

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Stations

The LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines run on a common route between Sentul Timur station and Chan Sow Lin station, serving Kuala Lumpur city centre, effectively making all the stations on this section act as interchanges between both lines. The stations have a dedicated platform for trains travelling north to Sentul Timur, and one for trains travelling to Chan Sow Lin, with trains on the respective lines taking turns to stop at the stations at a given time. From the Chan Sow Lin station, the lines diverge and run separately. The LRT Ampang Line travels to its terminus, Ampang station, serving towns in the Cheras and Ampang Jaya areas. The LRT Sri Petaling Line runs to Putra Heights station, where it meets the LRT Kelana Jaya Line, serving southern Kuala Lumpur and Puchong. [11][12]

Stations on both lines have similar architectural designs and are a mixture of surface and elevated stops. There are no underground stations on either line. Most of the stations have two side platforms, except for four stations that use one single island platform. Chan Sow Lin station has two island platforms, allowing cross-platform interchange between trains from Ampang and Putra Heights, while Putra Heights station has two side platforms and one island platform to facilitate transfers between the LRT Sri Petaling Line and the LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

The stations were initially built without accessibility options for physically challenged passengers. Disabled-friendly facilities for most stations on both lines were installed at the beginning of 2012.

LRT Ampang Line

Code Name Platform type Position Interchange/Notes Opening
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Terminus (Side) Elevated Northern terminus. Start of common route between LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line.
6 December 1998;
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Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Side
Template:KLRT code Titiwangsa Interchange station with Template:KLRT color codeTemplate:KLRT code2 KL Monorail and MRT Putrajaya Line.

Proposed interchange station with Template:KLRT code MRT Circle Line.

Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to Template:KLRT color code Putra for KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line and KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line via a 600-metre link bridge.
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to Template:KLRT color code Medan Tuanku for KL Monorail via a pedestrian link bridge.
16 December 1996;
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Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to Template:KLRT color code Bank Negara for KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line and KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line via a 250-metre link bridge.
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Interchange station with Template:KLRT color code LRT Kelana Jaya Line.
Template:KLRT code Plaza Rakyat Interchange station with Template:KLRT color code Merdeka on the MRT Kajang Line.
Template:KLRT code BBCC–Hang Tuah Surface Interchange station with Template:KLRT color code KL Monorail.
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Elevated
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Island Surface Interchange station with Template:KLRT code2 MRT Putrajaya Line.

End of common route between LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line.

Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Side
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Elevated Interchange station with Template:KLRT color code MRT Kajang Line.
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Surface
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Proposed interchange with Template:KLRT code MRT Circle Line.
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Terminus (Island) Eastern terminus.

LRT Sri Petaling Line

Code Name Platform type Position Interchange/Notes Opening
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Terminus (Side) Elevated Northern terminus. Start of common route between LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line.
6 December 1998;
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Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Side
Template:KLRT code Titiwangsa Interchange station with Template:KLRT color codeTemplate:KLRT code2 KL Monorail and MRT Putrajaya Line.

Proposed interchange station with Template:KLRT code MRT Circle Line.

Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to Template:KLRT color code Putra for KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line and KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line via a 600-metre link bridge.
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to Template:KLRT color code Medan Tuanku for KL Monorail via a pedestrian link bridge.
16 December 1996;
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Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to Template:KLRT color code Bank Negara for KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line and KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line via a 250-metre link bridge.
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Interchange station with Template:KLRT color code LRT Kelana Jaya Line.
Template:KLRT code Plaza Rakyat Interchange station with Template:KLRT color code Merdeka on the MRT Kajang Line.
Template:KLRT code BBCC–Hang Tuah Interchange station with Template:KLRT color code KL Monorail.
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts
Template:KLRT code Template:Lrts Island Surface Interchange station with Template:KLRT code2 MRT Putrajaya Line.

End of common route between LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line.

Template:KLRT code Cheras Side Feeder Bus T401 to Template:KLRT color code Cochrane for the MRT Kajang Line.
11 July 1998;
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Template:KLRT code Salak Selatan Feeder Bus T402 to Template:KLRT color code Taman Midah for the MRT Kajang Line.

Proposed interchange with Template:KLRT code MRT Circle Line.

Template:KLRT code Bandar Tun Razak
Template:KLRT code Bandar Tasik Selatan Island Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to:

Feeder bus T410 to Template:KLRT color code Taman Connaught for the MRT Kajang Line.

Template:KLRT code Sungai Besi Side Elevated Interchange station with Template:KLRT code2 MRT Putrajaya Line.
Template:KLRT code Bukit Jalil
Template:KLRT code Sri Petaling Surface
Template:KLRT code Awan Besar Island Elevated
31 October 2015;
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Template:KLRT code Muhibbah Side
Template:KLRT code Alam Sutera
Template:KLRT code Kinrara BK5
Template:KLRT code Kinrara BK3 - - Future infill station
Template:KLRT code IOI Puchong Jaya Side Elevated
31 March 2016;
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Template:KLRT code Pusat Bandar Puchong
Template:KLRT code Taman Perindustrian Puchong
Template:KLRT code Bandar Puteri Island
Template:KLRT code Puchong Perdana Side
30 June 2016;
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Template:KLRT code Puchong Prima
Template:KLRT code Kampung Sri Aman - - Future infill station
Template:KLRT code Putra Heights Terminus (Island & Side) Elevated Southern terminius of both the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line.

Cross-platform interchange with Template:KLRT code LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

30 June 2016;
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Rolling stock

The LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines system network fleet consists of the following models:

First generation Adtranz-Walkers EMU

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A former first generation stock of Adtranz-Walkers articulated LRV trainset in its initial four-car configuration.

The former fleet consisted of 90 Adtranz standard-gauge light rail vehicle (LRV) manufactured by Walkers Limited of Australia. These trains were electric multiple units (EMU), which draw power from the underside of a third rail alongside the track. All cars in each train were powered. The trains were manned, with driver cabs occupying the ends of the train. The initial four-car configuration, consisting of only two EMU sets (2+2) of one driving car and one trailer car at both ends, were used from the beginning of the operation in 1996. This formation existed until two additional trailer cars were added to the centre, extending the trainsets to six cars consisting of three sets of two EMUs (2+2+2) and utilising the maximum possible platform length of the stations. Each of the two EMU sets at the front and rear consisted of one driving car and one trailer car, while the two EMUs between were trailer cars. Each two EMU sets were not connected to other EMU sets in the train.

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An Adtranz-Walkers LRV in the six-car configuration.

Each car had 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.

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The interior of the first generation Adtranz-Walkers LRV

The train interiors were simple and basic. There were 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 were provided for passengers who use wheelchairs and other assistive devices, with a large amount of floorspace for standing passengers. The rolling stock, which has remained relatively unchanged since its introduction in 1996, were replaced in stages by the new trains between 2015 and 2016.

Second generation CSR-Zhuzhou LRV

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A second generation stock 6-car trainset of CSR Zhuzhou articulated LRV at PWTC
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Interior of set AMY 2 in 2019

The second generation rolling stock of the LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling 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[13][14] and provided by CSR Zhuzhou of China, similar to on the design for İzmir Metro and Buenos Aires Underground 200 Series.[15] These trains are disabled-friendly and include safety features like closed-circuit TV, emergency breakable window, emergency ventilation fan, fire and smoke detection system. The trains are equipped with supervised automatic train operation system (SATO), which claims to be the first railway in Malaysia to introduce such systems. Other elements such as interactive destination display inside the train, non-slipping seats, LCD infotainment, walk-through gangways, and more wheelchair space were included.[16][17] The first trains were put into service on the Sri Petaling-Kinrara BK5 stretch in October 2015, and then until Putra Heights and Sentul Timur in July 2016, and finally the Ampang branch line in December 2016.[18]

Formation

Each train consists of six cars, with numbers 1 to 6 labelled sequentially.

Set designation 1 2 3 4 5 6
Formation Cabin Middle Car Middle Car Middle Car Middle Car Cabin

The car numbers of the trains range from 301x to 450x, where x depends on the carriage type. Individual cars are assigned a four-digit serial number by the rail operator Rapid KL. A complete six-car trainset consists of four trailer (T) and two driving motor (Mc) cars permanently coupled together. For example, set 301 consists of carriages 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015 and 3016.

  • The first digit is always a 3 or 4.
  • The second and third digits identify the set number.
  • The fourth digit identifies the car number, where the first car has a 1, and the last car has a 6.
  • CSR Zhuzhou built sets 301 – 450.

Train control

The LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines are equipped with the Thales SelTrac Communications-based train control (CBTC) signaling system, and the iVENCS Control Systems.[19][20][21][22]

The operations are controlled at the Ampang Operational and Control Centre, with two depots located at Ampang on the LRT Ampang Line and Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru on the LRT Sri Petaling Line.

Ridership

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Ampang/Sri Petaling Line Ridership[23][24]
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Year Month/Quarter Ridership Annual Ridership Note
2025 Q4 28,630,179
Q3
Q2 11,877,647 As of May 2025
Q1 16,752,532
2024 Q4 17,417,604 64,022,915
Q3 16,772,898
Q2 15,699,049
Q1 14,133,364
2023 Q4 13,766,720 50,590,579
Q3 13,001,834
Q2 11,577,226
Q1 12,244,799
2022 Q4 12,698,812 44,151,332
Q3 12,846,761
Q2 10,912,311
Q1 7,693,448
2021 Q4 7,133,571 21,938,973 Total lockdown
Q3 3,444,161
Q2 5,236,586
Q1 6,124,655
2020 Q4 7,149,692 34,715,565 COVID-19 pandemic
Q3 9,973,086
Q2 3,897,185
Q1 13,695,602
2019 Q4 17,258,225 65,147,222 Highest on record
Q3 16,517,003
Q2 15,937,182
Q1 15,434,812
2018 Q4 15,714,821 60,960,445
Q3 15,175,894
Q2 15,116,374
Q1 14,953,356
2017 Q4 15,114,180 59,462,032
Q3 15,693,082
Q2 14,374,835
Q1 14,279,935
2016 Q4 14,896,446 59,192,907
Q3 14,647,600
Q2 15,195,504 Template:KLRT color code Template:Stn – Template:KLRT color code Template:Stn extension opened on 30 June 2016
Q1 14,453,357 Template:KLRT color code Template:Stn – Template:KLRT color code Template:Stn extension opened on 31 March 2016
2015 Q4 15,621,221 62,809,412 Template:KLRT color code Template:Stn – Template:KLRT color code Template:Stn extension opened on 31 October 2015
Q3 15,998,017
Q2 15,989,856
Q1 15,200,318
2014 Q4 15,865,858 63,270,432
Q3 15,848,265
Q2 16,184,441
Q1 15,371,868
2013 Q4 15,014,017 60,207,397
Q3 15,645,919
Q2 14,840,394
Q1 14,707,067
2012 Q4 14,375,425 56,809,978
Q3 14,930,837
Q2 14,031,346
Q1 13,472,370
2011 Q4 13,115,583 53,568,672
Q3 13,911,334
Q2 13,583,379
Q1 12,958,376
2010 Q4 12,538,027 51,100,433
Q3 13,773,524
Q2 12,555,684
Q1 12,233,198
2009 Q4 12,538,026 49,393,485
Q3 12,708,169
Q2 12,241,907
Q1 11,905,383
2008 Q4 12,100,185 51,009,480
Q3 13,873,309
Q2 12,749,118
Q1 12,286,868
2007 Q4 52,434,883
Q3
Q2
Q1
2006 Q4 49,727,909
Q3
Q2
Q1
2005 Q4 45,636,997
Q3
Q2
Q1
2004 Q4 43,535,471
Q3
Q2
Q1
2003 Q4 41,159,817
Q3
Q2
Q1
2002 Q4 33,471,344
Q3
Q2
Q1
2001 Q4 32,412,191
Q3
Q2
Q1
2000 Q4 28,426,201
Q3
Q2
Q1
1999 Q4 22,829,543
Q3
Q2
Q1

Accidents and incidents

There were three major incidents since the opening in 1996.

Sentul Timur buffer overshoot

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Bukit Jalil train collision

On 24 September 2008; Script error: No such module "Time ago". (2008-09-24)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". at 6:30pm, two LRT trains collided about 200m from Bukit Jalil station. A carriage of one of the trains involved in the accident hit the rear of the other train, resulting the suspension of the operation on that day. Six passengers were injured in this accident.[26]

Kinked tracks between Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek stations

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Kinked track under maintenance near Bandaraya LRT Station
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Masjid Jamek LRT Station is the starting point of LRT replacement bus

Script error: No such module "Multiple image". On 27 January 2023, a kinked track as well as cracked viaduct and pier was found near Bandaraya LRT station, and the route between Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek LRT station is closed temporarily for safety reasons.[27] Free shuttle buses are provided in the affected stations. Investigations found out that it was caused by the construction of a 44-storey hotel nearby. It is expected to take up to seven months to repair.[28] However, the repair works have been extended after several other damages have been detected in two other nearby viaducts.[29]

Six stations from Sentul Timur to Bandaraya are closed from 2 April 2023, as the trains used no longer meet the operational criteria, and was unable to return to the depot at Ampang for maintenance, therefore the affected route cannot be operated for safety reasons.[30] Six stations resumed operations from 12 May 2023, while tracks between Bandaraya and Masjid Jamek stations remain closed.[31]

Revised service are as follows:

27 January 2023 — 2 April 2023

2 April 2023 — 12 May 2023

12 May 2023 — 31 January 2024

1 February 2024 — 16 February 2024

References

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External links

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Route maps

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