Shah Alam Line

Shah Alam Line, LRT3
LRT3 elevated bridge under construction across Klang River
Overview
Native name	LRT Laluan Shah Alam
Status	Under construction 61.27% as of 30 September 2021
Owner
Line number	11 (Sky Blue)
Locale	Klang Valley
Termini	JS26  Johan Setia  JS12  Bandar Anggerik (Phase 1)  JS1  Bandar Utama (Phase 2)
Stations	26 (under construction)
Website	lrt3.com.my
Service
Type	Light rapid transit
System	Rapid KL
Operator(s)	Rapid Rail
Depot(s)
Rolling stock	CRRC Zhuzhou LRV 22 three-cars trainsets[1] Width: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) - narrow profile Length: 114.0 m (374.0 ft)
History
Planned opening	28 February 2024; 2 years' time (2024-02-28)
Technical
Line length	37.8 km (23.5 mi)
Character	Fully Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Conduction system	Automated and driverless
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend 9 Kajang Line JS1 Bandar Utama 9 JS2 Kayu Ara JS3 BU11 JS4 Tropicana (future) JS5 Damansara Idaman 5 Kelana Jaya line JS6 SS7 JS7 KJ27 Glenmarie (LRT) 5 5 Kelana Jaya line JS8 Temasya (future) 10 Skypark Link (KTM) JS9 Persiaran Kerjaya JS10 Stadium Shah Alam JS11 Persiaran Hishamuddin   Phase 2 Phase 1 JS12 Bandaraya Shah Alam JS13 Raja Muda (future) JS14 UiTM JS15 Hospital Shah Alam JS16 Bukit Raja Selatan (future) JS17 Bandar Baru Klang JS18 Pasar Besar Klang JS19 Jalan Meru JS20 Klang (LRT) Klang River 2 Klang (KTM) Port Klang Line JS21 Taman Selatan JS22 Sri Andalas JS23 Klang Jaya JS24 Bandar Bukit Tinggi JS25 Bandar Botanik (future) JS26 Johan Setia Interchange stations integrated paid area single fare trip non-integrated paid area multiple fare trips rapid transit commuter rail

The 37-kilometer LRT Shah Alam Line or LRT 3, previously known as the LRT Bandar Utama–Johan Setia Line, or simply LRT Johan Setia Line,^[2] is a light rapid transit (LRT) line which will be servicing the western side of Selangor and Shah Alam. It will be the eleventh rail transit line, the third Light Rapid Transit (LRT) line, and the third fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley region. The line will be operated by Rapid Rail.^[3][4] It was announced by Prasarana Malaysia on 24 April 2013.^[5][6]

Once the line is fully completed, it will be a component of the larger rail transport system in Klang Valley known as the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. It is numbered 11 and coloured Sky Blue on official rail maps.

Stations[]

Location of Johan Setia line

A total of 26 stations were planned before the new government revised the scheme, with a proposed two-kilometre distance between each station. One station was to be an underground station, with the other 25 being elevated.

The LRT3 will feature a few interchange stations. The planned interchanges are  SBK09  Bandar Utama of the MRT Kajang Line and  KJ27  CGC-Glenmarie of LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

The alignment is based on the Final Railway Scheme approved by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD).

Due to the change of government in 2018 Malaysian general election, the new Pakatan Harapan government decided to cost-cut the project and shelved six stations from the initial plan. The Lien Hoe, Temasya, SIRIM, Bukit Raja and Bandar Botanik stations were converted into provisional stations while the underground station of Persiaran Hishamuddin was cancelled. The reasons cited for the changes made were due to the high cost of the project, unnecessary tunneling for the underground portion of the line and low ridership in the area. The provisional stations however will be built once the demand in the area picks up.^[7][8]

Other cost-cutting exercises including the swapping of six-car trains for three-car trains, cutting down the total trains from 42 to 22, reducing the size of the stations and ditching costly acceleration techniques. The completion date also was extended from 2020 to 2024.^[7][8]

Alignment and station list[]

The line currently has 25 permanent stations under construction, five of them being kept as provisional stations for the future.^[9]

Chronology[]

• 30 May 2014 – The Shah Alam LRT would begin from Bandar Utama, Kelana Jaya, through areas of Glenmarie, HICOM-Glenmarie Industrial Park, Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam city centre, UiTM, I-City, Bukit Raja Shopping Centre, Taman Eng Ann, Bandar Klang and then heading straight on to Johan Setia.^[11]
• 17 July 2014 – Following 2015 Budget which is tabled on 10 October 2014, the Prime Minister announced that the government will fund RM9 billion to build the LRT3 project linking Bandar Utama to Shah Alam and Klang, which is already in Prasarana's drawing board.^[12]
• 23 July 2014 – There are several disputes on the proposed routes with the main concern is on the line's integration with the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line.^[13]
• 11 August 2014 – Construction of LRT3 may damage structures, says chairman of chamber.^[14]
• 11 October 2014 – The project was approved with an allocation of RM9 billion.^[15] This line is no longer be an extension of the LRT Kelana Jaya Line^[16] as initially proposed.
• 13 December 2014 – Prasarana to roll out LRT3 projects by second half of 2015^[17]
• 11 April 2015 – Tender documents for RM9bil LRT3 project ready for collection^[18] LRT3 will be integrated with Kelana Jaya Line in Glenmarie LRT Station, which is currently being built as a part of the Kelana Jaya Line extension project. LRT3 is expected to be used by 300,000 users. The public display of the line will be held for three months beginning in May.^[19][20][21]
• 12 May 2015 – LRT3 works to start by Q1-2016.^[22][23][24] LRT3 public display to start on 15 May 2015.^[25][26] It will be put up for three months at seven locations – Shah Alam City Council, Petaling Jaya City Council, Public Land Transportation Commission office in Platinum Sentral, Klang Municipal Council and the Kelana Jaya, Masjid Jamek and Pasar Seni LRT stations – from 9am to 5pm on weekdays.^[27][28]
• 15 May 2015 – Day One of Public Inspection of LRT3 Railway Scheme.^[29]
• 4 September 2015 – Prasarana Malaysia Berhad announced that Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and George Kent Sdn Bhd joint venture (JV) has been appointed as the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) for the Bandar Utama–Klang (LRT3) project.^[30]
• 20 October 2015 – Prasarana has agreed to change the LRT3 route, which was originally planned to cut through the housing area of Taman Muhibah in Klang to Pasar Besar Klang (Klang wet market) at Jalan Meru. Residents of Taman Muhibah had been objecting the proposed line which would run through their housing area.^[31]
• 24 August 2016 – Official launch of the LRT3 project by the former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.^[32]
• 25 July 2018 - Cost-cutting exercises officially approved by Pakatan Harapan government. Five stations converted into provisional stations. One station cancelled. Six-car trains swapped for three-car trains, total trains cut down from 42 to 22, stations size reduced, acceleration techniques ditched and completion date extended from 2020 to 2024.^[7][8]
• 15 June 2020 – Day One of Public Inspection of LRT3 Revised Railway Scheme, on display until 15 September 2020.^[33]
• 1 July 2021 – As of Q2 2021, LRT3 overall linewide progress achieve 57.57%.

Facts[]

The exterior of Taman Selatan station.

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• The 37-km rail line with 25 elevated stations.
• It is seamlessly connected with the:
  • Kajang Line at  SBK09  Bandar Utama terminus
  • Kelana Jaya Line at  KJ27  CGC-Glenmarie LRT station
  • Initially, Klang LRT station will be an interchange station with the Klang KTM station. However, due to the effort to reduce cost and objections from little India Klang business residents, the station will be built beside Emporium Makan and Shaw Centrepoint Mall which is 700 meter away from the KTM Komuter station, resulting a same-name but different stations situation, similar to Salak Selatan (LRT)/Salak Selatan (KTM) and Sentul (LRT)/Sentul (KTM) stations.^[34][35]
• LRT3 will be connected with 3 retail malls, namely Shaw Center Point(The Store), TESCO Bukit Tinggi and AEON Bukit Tinggi Shopping Centre in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang.^[36]
• LRT3 will be equipped with the latest technologies including Communications-Based Train Controls (CBTC), Automatic Train Controls (ATC), Passenger Information Display System (PIDS), fire protection system and closed-circuit television (CCTV) system.
• LRT3 trains will have a maximum operating speed of 80 km/h (17% faster than the current Kelana Jaya Line) with the capacity of carrying 36,720 passengers per hour per direction.^[37]
• LRT3 is one out of four rapid transit lines in the Klang Valley that does not serve KL Sentral, the other three being the Ampang Line, Sri Petaling Line and the future Putrajaya Line, as well as the first rapid transit line in the Klang Valley that is entirely outside the borders of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

References[]

External links[]

• Official LRT3 website
• MRT and LRT3 Line Integrations
• Rapid KL, LRT3 service brands