Ampang Line
| LRT Ampang Line LRT Sri Petaling Line |
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6-car CSR Zhuzhou LRV at SP19 Awan Besar
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | LRT Laluan Ampang & LRT Laluan Sri Petaling | ||
| Type | Light rail transit | ||
| System | LRT KL System 1 (LRT1) - SelTrac CBTC | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Locale | Klang Valley | ||
| Termini |
Start: Sentul Timur End:Putra Heights & Ampang |
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| Stations | 36 & 2 reserve | ||
| Services | i) Sentul Timur - Ampang ii) Sentul Timur - Putra Heights |
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| Daily ridership | 172,080 (2015) | ||
| Ridership | 62.089 million (2015) (  1.8%) |
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| Line number | 3 & 4 | ||
| Website | Rapid Rail | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 16 December 1996 | ||
| Last extension | 30 June 2016 | ||
| Owner | Prasarana Malaysia | ||
| Operator(s) | Rapid Rail | ||
| Character | Elevated and at-grade | ||
| Depot(s) |
Ampang Depot & Kuala Sungai Baru Depot |
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| Rolling stock |
CSR Zhuzhou LRV 35 six-car trainsets Width: 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) Length: 84.0 m (275.6 ft) |
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| Technical | |||
| Line length | 45.1 km (28.0 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | Third Rail | ||
| Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) | ||
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The LRT Ampang Line and LRT Sri Petaling Line are the third and fourth rail transit lines and the first semi automated rail system in the Klang Valley area. They are a part of the Greater KL/Klang Valley Integrated Transit System, under the Land Public Transport Commission of Malaysia (SPAD). The lines are numbered 3 and 4 and coloured orange & maroon respectively on the official transit map. The entire network is the first standard gauge rail transit system in Malaysia that commenced its service in 1996.
Prior to July 2016, both rail transit lines were collectively known as Ampang Line. On 17 July 2016, following the completion of the extension of Sri Petaling Line towards Putra Heights, Prasarana Malaysia introduced the service from Ampang to Chan Sow Lin and Putra Heights to Sentul Timur, but on 1 December the Ampang line was a direct service to Sentul Timur. Prasarana Malaysia has introduced two new modes of operation via its operator subsidiary, Rapid Rail. The LRT system is currently distinguished into two main lines namely:
These rail transit lines share a similar train system at Ampang Operational and Control Centre with different depots located at Ampang and Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru at Putra Heights.
SP1 Sentul Timur
The Ampang Line system network consists of two main service lines with a total length of 34.4 kilometres that begin at two different stations to the south and east of the city, meeting at an interchange station, continuing through the city centre and ending at the same station at the north. The LRT Ampang Line begins at Ampang, while the LRT Sri Petaling Line currently begins at Putra Heights . Both lines converge at Chan Sow Lin; the line leads to the north, both terminating at Sentul Timur. The Ampang to Sultan Ismail section was the first phase of the LRT system to open, on 16 December 1995, with the second stretch from Chan Sow Lin to Sri Petaling operational on 11 July 1998, primarily for accessibility to the National Sports Complex during the 1998 Commonwealth Games via the Bukit Jalil station. The section between Sultan Ismail and Sentul Timur opened on 6 December 1998.The passenger seating capacity is 168 seats per train (without wheelchair).
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