Peak hour waiting time on Kelana Jaya LRT line cut to less than four minutes, says Loke

KUALA LUMPUR: Waiting time on the Kelana Jaya LRT line has been reduced to 3.8 minutes with the introduction of three new trains under the KLAV27 (Kuala Lumpur Additional Vehicle) project, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

He said the three are part of 27 trains worth RM1.72bil in total acquired for the line under KLAV27.

“Under this project, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) and its sister company Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd (Rapid Rail) gradually acquired the new trains from September 2020.

“Eleven trains have been acquired so far and the rate of train arrivals has improved to less than four minutes during peak hours from 7am to 9am and 5pm to 7pm.

“The other 16 trains will be acquired gradually from now until December next year,” he said on Thursday (Sept 14) at the launch of KLAV27 at the Pasar Seni LRT station here.

Loke said the three new trains bring the total number plying the Kelana Jaya LRT line to 44 compared to 38 previously.

“This line is the busiest under Rapid Rail with an average of 250,000 passengers a day as it passes through highly compact areas around Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley.