Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) | |||
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Overview | |||
Owner | MRT Corp | ||
Locale | Klang Valley, Malaysia | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 3 | ||
Line number | 9 Kajang 12 Putrajaya 13 Circle | ||
Number of stations | Kajang Line (31) Putrajaya Line (35) Circle Line (31) | ||
Website | mymrt | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 9 (16 December 2016 ) 12 (16 June 2022 ) | ||
Operation will start | 13 (December 2028 ) | ||
Operator(s) | Rapid Rail | ||
Technical | |||
System length | TOTAL 153.2 km (95.2 mi) 9 46 km (29 mi) 12 57.7 km (35.9 mi) 13 50.8 km (31.6 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit project is a planned three-line mass rapid transit (MRT) system in the Klang Valley (Greater Kuala Lumpur), an urban conurbation in Malaysia which includes the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.[1] The MRT lines, when completed, would be operated as components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System.
Once completed, the MRT would serve to strengthen the current rail transit network in the Klang Valley, integrating the various existing rail lines while alleviating the severe traffic congestion in the Klang Valley metropolitan area. The proposal was announced in June 2010 and was approved by the government of Malaysia in December 2010. Construction of the first line commenced in July 2011. The project also represents one of the economic entry point projects identified for the Klang Valley "National Key Economic Area" under the Economic Transformation Programme by the Malaysian government.
The Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp), founded in September 2011, has been appointed by the government as the official and asset owner of the project and the rail lines. Prior to the founding of the corporation, the project was managed by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad.[2]