Ampang Line (Sentul Timur-Ampang)
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6-car CSR Zhuzhou Amy LRV at SP4 PWTC
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | LRT Laluan Ampang & LRT Laluan Sri Petaling | ||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Rapid KL - LRT KL System 1 (LRT1) | ||
| 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 | 185,131 (2017) |
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| Ridership | 67.572 million (2017) | ||
| Line number | 3 & 4 | ||
| Website | My Rapid | ||
| 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) standard gauge | ||
| 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 rapid transit lines in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises 45.1 kilometres of track (28.0 miles) with 36 stations, and is the first to use the standard gauge track and semi-automated trains in Klang Valley.
A trip from one end to another takes 41 minutes on the Ampang Line, and 74 minutes on the Sri Petaling Line.
Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line form part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System, and are coloured Orange and Maroon on the rail map.
The Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line were originally known as the Star LRT, a single train line with two branches originating from Sentul Timur station and sprawling to Ampang and Sri Petaling stations via Chan Sow Lin station.
Star LRT was first conceived in the 1981 Transport Master Plan, when the government proposed a network of LRT lines connecting the Kuala Lumpur city centre to the surrounding areas. An agreement was signed between the government and STAR (Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan) in 1992.
The original system (27.4 km) consists of 25 stations built in two phases. Phase one (12.4 km) consists of 14 stations (Ampang – Sultan Ismail) and a depot near Ampang station. Phase two (15 km) consists of 11 stations (Chan Sow Lin – Bukit Jalil, and Sultan Ismail – Sentul Timur). The two phases opened in December 1996 and July 1998.
The initial plan was for STAR to build, own and manage the Star LRT. However, STAR ran into financial difficulties, and had to be bailed out by the government. So, in 2002, Prasarana took over the line, and renamed the Star LRT to the Star Line. Operations of the line were subsequently transferred to Rapid KL in 2004 and the line was renamed to Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line in 2005. Ampang Line assumed the branch line between Sentul Timur and Ampang stations, whereas Sri Petaling Line assumed the branch line between Sentul Timur and Sri Petaling.
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