Mutiara line

Mutiara Line
Overview
Native nameLaluan Mutiara
StatusProposed
OwnerMass Rapid Transit Corporation
LocalePenang
Termini
Stations21
Websitepenanginfra.com
Service
TypeLight rapid transit
Depot(s)Sungai Nibong
Silicon Island
History
Planned opening2030
Technical
Line length28 km (17 mi)
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

S0
Penang Sentral
 ETS   1   2  Penang ferry service
S1
Macallum
S2
Komtar Parking
Ayer Itam monorail line Tanjung Tokong monorail line Georgetown tram line
S3
Solok Sungai Pinang Parking
S4
Sungai Pinang
Penang Skycab
S5
Jelutong Timur
S6
The Light
S7
Gelugor
S8
Jalan Universiti
S9
Batu Uban Parking
LRT Depot
S10
Sungai Dua
Sungai Nibong Bus Terminal
S11
Sungai Nibong
S12
Bukit Jambul Parking
S13
SPICE
S14
Jalan Tengah Parking
S15
FIZ
S16
FIZ Selatan
S17
Sungai Tiram
S18
Penang International Airport Parking
Penang International Airport
S19
Permatang Damar Laut Parking
Segment 1-4
Segment 5
S20
Pulau Silikon

The Mutiara LRT line (English: Pearl) is a proposed light rapid transit system in Penang. The 28 kilometres (17 mi) line is planned to connect George Town's city centre with its southern suburbs of Jelutong, Gelugor and Bayan Lepas, with a link towards Seberang Perai across the Penang Strait. Once completed, it is owned by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC). The line, a component of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), is projected to contain 21 stations. Construction of the line is expected to begin in September or October 2024, and will be completed by 2030.[1]

The line was previously known as the Bayan Lepas line, introduced by the Penang state government in 2015 as part of the PTMP. The plan envisaged a rapid transit system along George Town's heavily urbanised eastern shorelines in a north-south axis, with an extension towards reclaimed islands south of Batu Maung. It received conditional approval from the Malaysian government in 2019, and construction was scheduled to begin in 2020 amidst overwhelming public support. However, construction was repeatedly delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and a nationwide political crisis which resulted in a withdrawal of support by successive governments of different political parties.

After the general elections in 2022, the Malaysian government expedited development of the rapid transit line with additional funding, before fully taking over the project from the Penang state government. The line was re-designated and its alignment was substantially redesigned to its present state, which added a cross-strait link from George Town to Seberang Perai.

  1. ^ "Construction of Penang LRT project expected to begin in September or October, says CM". Malay Mail. 29 March 2024.