Putrajaya line

The MRT Putrajaya Line, is the second Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Klang Valley, Malaysia, and the third fully automated and driverless rail system in the country. It was previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Serdang–Putrajaya Line. The line stretches from Kwasa Damansara to Putrajaya and runs through densely populated areas such as Sri Damansara, Kepong, Batu, Jalan Ipoh, Sentul, Kampung Baru, Jalan Tun Razak, KLCC, Tun Razak Exchange, Kuchai Lama, Seri Kembangan and Cyberjaya.

Putrajaya Line
Hyundai Rotem EMU rolling stock entering Kampung Batu station.
Overview
Other name(s)	MRT 2, MRT Line 2, PY Line, PYL
Native name	MRT Laluan Putrajaya
Status	Operational
Owner	MRT Corp
Line number	12 (yellow)
Locale	Klang Valley
Termini	PY01  Kwasa Damansara  PY41  Putrajaya Sentral
Stations	36 and 5 reserved
Website	myrapid.com.my
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Rapid KL
Services	Kwasa Damansara–Putrajaya Sentral
Operator(s)	Rapid Rail
Depot(s)	Sungai Buloh Depot Serdang Depot
Rolling stock	49 Hyundai Rotem four-car trainsets (wide profile)
Daily ridership	124,724 (Q2 2024)
Ridership	29.56 million (2023)
History
Opened	Phase 1: 16 June 2022 (2022-06-16) Kwasa Damansara  PY01  – Kampung Batu  PY13  Phase 2: 16 March 2023 (2023-03-16) Kentonmen  PY14  – Putrajaya Sentral  PY41
Technical
Line length	57.7 km (35.9 mi) Elevated: 44.2 km (27.5 mi) Underground: 13.5 km (8.4 mi)
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	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map PY01 Kwasa Damansara 9 Sungai Buloh Depot PY02 RRI (future) PY03 Kampung Selamat PY04 Sungai Buloh 2 PY05 Damansara Damai PY06 Sri Damansara Barat PY07 Sri Damansara Sentral Kepong Sentral 2 PY08 Sri Damansara Timur PY09 Metro Prima PY10 Kepong Baru PY11 Jinjang PY12 Sri Delima PY13 Kampung Batu 1 PY14 Kentonmen PY15 Jalan Ipoh PY16 Sentul Barat PY17 Titiwangsa 3 4 8 13 PY18 Hospital Kuala Lumpur PY19 Raja Uda–UTM PY20 Ampang Park 5 PY21 Persiaran KLCC PY22 Conlay-Kompleks Kraf PY23 Tun Razak Exchange-Samsung Galaxy 9 PY24 Chan Sow Lin 3 4 PY25 Bandar Malaysia Utara (future) PY26 Bandar Malaysia Selatan (future) PY27 Kuchai 13 PY28 Taman Naga Emas PY29 Sungai Besi 4 PY30 Technology Park (future) 1 PY31 Serdang Raya Utara PY32 Serdang Raya Selatan PY33 Serdang Jaya PY34 UPM Serdang Depot PY35 Taman Universiti (future) PY36 Taman Equine PY37 Putra Permai PY38 16 Sierra PY39 Cyberjaya Utara-Finexus PY40 Cyberjaya City Centre- Limkokwing 14 PY41 Putrajaya Sentral 7 14 Interchange stations integrated paid area single fare trip non-integrated paid area multiple fare trips interchange within same building or cross-platform interchange rapid transit commuter rail

Phase 1 operations of the line between Kwasa Damansara and Kampung Batu commenced on 16 June 2022. While the Phase 2 which covers the remaining of the line including the underground stretch was opened on 16 March 2023.

The line is numbered 12 and coloured yellow on official transit maps.

The line was developed and owned by MRT Corp but operated as part of the Rapid KL network by Rapid Rail. It also forms part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System.

The line, totalling 57.7 km (35 miles 68 chains) in length, includes 5.5 km (3.4 mi) annexed from the MRT Kajang Line, making it the longest metro line in Malaysia, and one of the longest driverless rapid transit lines in the world. The line includes a 13.5 km (8.4 mi) underground section. A total of 37 stations, 11 of them underground, were built.

Route

The MRT starts in Kwasa Damansara where it annexed the section from here to Sungai Buloh from the MRT Kajang Line. From Sungai Buloh, the line runs parallel with the KTM Komuter line to Kepong Sentral/Sri Damansara Timur. However, there are a few stations the MRT line between the two which is not served by the KTM.

The MRT then continues towards the towns of Kepong and Jinjang. As of the first phase, the Putrajaya line ends at Kampung Batu. At Jalan Ipoh, the line starts going underground while Jalan Ipoh itself being the only station on the network to be half-sunken/sub-surface. The line carries under the Ipoh Road to Titiwangsa which will interchange with the LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling, KL Monorail and future MRT Circle lines. The line then runs under the Hospital Kuala Lumpur and meets the connecting station to LRT Kelana Jaya line (also underground) at Ampang Park. Persiaran KLCC serves as a second station in the KLCC subdistrict, itself also served by the LRT Kelana Jaya Line. The line continues to Tun Razak Exchange, interchanging with the Kajang line. The Putrajaya Line reunites with the Ampang/Sri Petaling line at Chan Sow Lin.

After thru provisional Bandar Malaysia North and South stations, the MRT Putrajaya line resurfaces at Taman Desa portal, just before Kuchai station. Once again, the line meets with the LRT Sri Petaling line at Sungai Besi, then continuing to serve Serdang. Following this, the line briefly parallels KTM and KLIA Transit (airport express) until Serdang Raya Selatan, and veers off to Universiti Putra Malaysia and the Seri Kembangan subdistrict. The MRT line then enters Sepang constituency, having 3 stops including two in Cyberjaya, before ending at Putrajaya Sentral, where it interchanges with the KLIA Transit. The station may be integrated with the proposed Putrajaya Monorail in the future. Putrajaya Sentral will also be the southernmost station under the Rapid KL rail network.

History

 KG04  PY01  Kwasa Damansara cross-platform interchange station between Kajang Line and the Putrajaya Line

 KG04  PY01  Kwasa Damansara station Level 2 island platform

 KG04  PY01  Kwasa Damansara level 1 and platform signage, showing platform 3 towards the Putrajaya Line

Banner of Launch of the "Keluarga Malaysia" MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 operations, along with 1 month of free rides for all public transportation services in Klang Valley.

Initial planning and construction

The MRT2 project was initially planned to be between Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang, similar to Shah Alam Line's alignment. However, by October 2014, it was revised to be from Sungai Buloh, Selayang to Pandan.

The project was official approved by the Federal government in March 2015 and allocated RM23 billion in the 2015 Budget and construction was expected to begin by November 2015. However, construction was delayed due to adjustments to the alignment to extend the line to Putrajaya and to provide connectivity to the proposed High Speed Rail project. Construction officially begun in September 2016 with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Putrajaya Sentral MRT station by former Prime Minister Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak.

On 10 October 2017, An explosion has occurred at the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station construction site in Bandar Malaysia. According to the police, it was believed that the explosion happened because of an old unexploded bomb from the Second World War through the initial investigation. Three Bangladesh workers were seriously injured and two of them lost their legs while another suffered injuries on the hands and legs.

On 3 March 2018, A construction worker died while two others survived when a launching gantry at an MRT construction site in Jalan Jinjang (Work Package V203), collapsed at around 11:40pm.

Project re-tender and cost cutting

After the fall of BN led Federal government in May 2018, the new PH led Federal government, citing the mounting national debt and concerns with the direct negotiation tender process, proposed various cost cutting measures to a lists of federal government projects, including the MRT2 project. In October 2018, then Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng announced the decision to change the project structure as well as terminate the contract from MMC-Gamuda and re-tender the unfinished underground portion of the project by an open tender process, due to the fact the Federal Government and MMC-Gamuda have failed to reach an agreement relating to the underground portion of the construction project. This decision had caused a lot of protests from MMC-Gamuda and workers due to the fact that some 20,000 workers tend to lose their job. Due to budget concerns, and a re-tender, construction costs proposed by MMC-Gamuda is about half what it was previously. The two Bandar Malaysia Stations have also been cancelled and listed as provisional. The cost for construction of the underground portion is now RM13.11 billion. This brought to the entire cost for this project to be RM30.53 billion from the RM39.35 billion previously. This means MMC-Gamuda now secured the contract of the underground section and allowed to continue the construction.

Phase 1

By 3 April 2021, The Construction progress of Phase One section of the MRT Putrajaya Line (Kwasa Damansara – Kampung Batu) is at 97% and was planned to begin operations in August 2021. However, this was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 movement control order in Malaysia and that the line requires furthering testing. The MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 operations of the MRT Putrajaya Line was official launched by then Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on 16 June 2022 at 3pm, along with 1 month of free rides for all public transportation services under RapidKL including the MRT.

Phase 2

By 23 December 2022, the construction works of MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 2 were completed and the operational readiness phase was in progress. Because the tests could take longer than usual to pass, the opening date of Phase 2 was expected in March 2023, delayed two months from the original January 2023 deadline.

Phase 2 of the MRT Putrajaya Line was officially launched by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Serdang Depot on 16 March 2023 at 3pm. Free rides for the MRT Putrajaya Line were also announced effective from 16 March 2023 until 31 March 2023.

The total cost of the project was ultimately put at RM56.93 billion.

Station designs

Elevated station concepts

All stations are fitted with platform screen doors (PSD), as seen here at Sri Damansara Sentral station.

The proposed design for the elevated stations is based on the “Serambi” concept. This concept is focused on the inspiring interaction and communication at a foyer or entrance space of a house such as the entrance space at a traditional rumah kampung or rumah panjang. The design opted is a simple and timeless design, which is derived from various design concepts, including that of the Japanese zen concept. Other aspects include open space, natural lighting and ventilation, and natural visual effects via play of lighting and shadows.

Compared to the Kajang Line's elevated station design, the columns have been pushed to the sides of the station, giving the stations an open and airy feel.

Underground station concepts

Each of the underground stations will carry its own individual theme, similar to that of the Kajang Line stations. The proposed designs range from preserving the rustic, reflecting tidal rhythm, promoting well-being, vibrancy, pulse of life, discovering culture, molding forms, inspired by nature to streamlined flow.

List of stations

A train is seen departing from the Damansara Damai station

A dynamic route display showing the train on its way to Persiaran KLCC

28 (23 elevated + 1 half-sunken + 4 underground) out of 35 stations (excluding the ones on the MRT Kajang Line) are expected to have feeder bus services.

Kwasa Damansara station, along with the adjoining Sungai Buloh and Kampung Selamat stations were previously built as part of the MRT Kajang Line. These three stations are currently annexed by the Putrajaya Line, thus making Kwasa Damansara the interchange station between the two MRT lines.

Station Code	Station Name	Image	Opened	Platform type	Position	Park & Ride	Connecting Bus Lines	Working Name	Interchange/Notes
PY01	Kwasa Damansara		16 June 2022	Stacked Island	Elevated	✓	N/A	Kota Damansara	Northern terminus of both the MRT Putrajaya Line and MRT Kajang Line. Cross-platform interchange with  KG04  MRT Kajang Line.
PY02	Rubber Research Institute (RRI)	-	-	-	-	-	-	RRI	Provisional station
PY03	Kampung Selamat		16 June 2022	Side	Elevated	N/A	1 line T104	Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh	Exit to D'Sara Sentral.
PY04	Sungai Buloh			Island		✓	6 lines T100  T101  T102  T105  T154  T155	N/A	Connecting station, without paid area integration, to  KA08  KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line and KTM ETS.
PY05	Damansara Damai			Island	Elevated	N/A	1 line T103	N/A
PY06	Sri Damansara Barat			Island		✓	1 line T106	Sri Damansara West
PY07	Sri Damansara Sentral			Side		✓	3 lines T107  T108  T109	Sri Damansara East
PY08	Sri Damansara Timur			Island		✓	3 lines T110  T111  801	Kepong Sentral	Connecting station, without paid-area integration, to  KA07  Kepong Sentral for the KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line and KTM ETS.
PY09	Metro Prima			Island		✓	5 lines T112  T113  T114  T152  801	Metro Prima	Feeder bus T112  to  KA06  Kepong for the KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line. Exit to AEON Mall Metro Prima.
PY10	Kepong Baru			Island		N/A	1 line T115	Kepong Baru
PY11	Jinjang			Island		✓	3 lines MAGENTA  CREAM  T117	Jinjang
PY12	Sri Delima			Island		N/A	3 lines CREAM  T118  T121	Seri Delima	Exit to Brem Mall Kepong.
PY13	Kampung Batu			Island		✓	3 lines MAROON  T120  173	Kampung Batu	Connecting station, without paid-area integration, with  KC03  KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line.
PY14	Kentonmen		16 March 2023	Side	Elevated	✓	3 lines 151  173  T119	Kentonmen
PY15	Jalan Ipoh			Island	Half-sunken	N/A	3 lines T119  151  173	Jalan Ipoh	Underground alignment begins after this station Exit to Mutiara Complex.
PY16	Sentul Barat			Island	Underground	N/A	3 lines T180  151  173	Sentul West	Theme: Preserving The Rustic
PY17	Titiwangsa	hkl		Island		N/A	6 lines BLUE  RED  ORANGE  254  302  402	Titiwangsa	Interchange station with  AG3  SP3  MR11  LRT Ampang Line, LRT Sri Petaling Line and KL Monorail. Proposed interchange with  CC08  MRT Circle Line. Theme: Tidal Rhythm
PY18	Hospital Kuala Lumpur			Diverging Island		N/A	N/A	Hospital Kuala Lumpur	Theme: Promoting Well-Being
PY19	Raja Uda–UTM			Island		N/A	2 lines 220  302  ORANGE	Kampung Baru North	Theme: Resonating Heritage
PY20	Ampang Park			Stacked		N/A	2 lines 303  402	Ampang Park	Connecting station, without paid-area integration, with  KJ9  LRT Kelana Jaya Line. Theme: Vibrancy Exit to Intermark Mall.
PY21	Persiaran KLCC			Stacked		N/A	N/A	KLCC East	Theme: Pulse of Life
PY22	Conlay–Kompleks Kraf			Island		N/A	N/A	Conlay	Theme: Discovering Culture
PY23	Tun Razak Exchange–Samsung Galaxy (TRX)			Stacked Island		N/A	1 line T407	Tun Razak Exchange	Cross-platform interchange with  KG20  MRT Kajang Line. Theme: Islamic Corporate Exit to The Exchange TRX via an underground passageway.
PY24	Chan Sow Lin			Island		N/A	4 lines T418  T419  580  590	Chan Sow Lin	Interchange station with  AG11  SP11  LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines. Theme: Moulding Forms
PY25	Bandar Malaysia Utara		-	-		✓	✓	Bandar Malaysia North	Provisional station Theme: Inspired By Nature
PY26	Bandar Malaysia Selatan		-	-		✓	✓	Bandar Malaysia South	Provisional station Proposed interchange with KTM Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line, ERL KLIA Transit and KTM ETS. Theme: Streamlined Flow
PY27	Kuchai		16 March 2023	Island	Elevated	✓	5 lines T585  T586  T587  T588  590	Kuchai Lama	Proposed interchange with  CC27  MRT Circle Line
PY28	Taman Naga Emas			Island		✓	1 line T589	Taman Naga Emas
PY29	Sungai Besi			Side		✓	3 lines 590  T559  T560	Sungai Besi	Interchange station with  SP16  LRT Sri Petaling Line.
PY30	Taman Teknologi			-	-	-	-	Technology Park	Provisional station
PY31	Serdang Raya Utara			Island	Elevated	✓	3 lines T561  T562  T563	Serdang Raya North	Exit to One South
PY32	Serdang Raya Selatan			Island		✓	1 line T564	Serdang Raya South	Exit to South City Plaza
PY33	Serdang Jaya			Island		N/A	4 lines 540  T565  T569  SJ04	Seri Kembangan
PY34	UPM			Island		✓	3 lines T566  T567  T568	UPM	Exit to Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
PY35	Taman Universiti		-	Side	-	-	-	Taman Universiti	Provisional station
PY36	Taman Equine		16 March 2023	Island	Elevated	✓	3 lines 540  T542  T543	Equine Park
PY37	Putra Permai			Island		N/A	2 line T544  T545	Taman Putra Permai
PY38	16 Sierra			Island		N/A	✓	16 Sierra
PY39	Cyberjaya Utara–Finexus			Island		✓	2 lines T504  T505	Cyberjaya North
PY40	Cyberjaya City Centre–Limkokwing			Island		N/A	2 lines T506  T507	N/A
PY41	Putrajaya Sentral			Island		✓	8 lines T508  T509  T510  T511  T512  506  P108  T523	Putrajaya Sentral	Southern terminus. Connecting station, without paid-area integration, with  KT3  ERL KLIA Transit and proposed 14 Putrajaya Monorail.

Rolling stock

Interior of MRT Putrajaya Line train.

The rolling stock is provided by HAP Consortium which consists of Hyundai Rotem, Apex Communications and POSCO Engineering. The trains are fully automatic with a capacity of 1,200 passengers in a 4-car trainsets formation.

The 4-car trainsets are maintained at 2 purpose-built facilities, Sungai Buloh and Serdang depots, located nearby Kwasa Damansara and the proposed Taman Universiti stations respectively.

The front and back of the trainsets resemble a duck's bill, which is why they are called "Ducky".

Formation

The train consists of four cars, with car 1 facing towards Kwasa Damansara and car 4 facing towards Putrajaya Sentral.

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

Ridership

Putrajaya Line Ridership
Year	Month/Quarter	Ridership	Annual Ridership	Note
2022	Q1	-	4,147,577
	Q2	369,564		PY01  Kwasa Damansara –  PY13  Kampung Batu section opened on 16 June 2022
	Q3	1,873,209
	Q4	1,904,804
2023	Q1	3,218,613	29,555,851	PY13  Kampung Batu –  PY41  Putrajaya Sentral section opened on 16 March 2023
	Q2	7,223,564
	Q3	8,868,780
	Q4	10,244,894
2024	Q1	10,761,786	34,825,366
	Q2	11,349,890
	Q3	12,713,690
	Q4

Criticism

Inaccessibility of stations and inadequate first and last mile connectivity has been criticized by potential users of the new MRT line - a problem which has already led to lower than expected ridership on other public transport lines in the Klang Valley. For example, the Cyberjaya stations are located far away from the main town centre.

External links

• Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp)
• MRT Website
• Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana)
• Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD)