Klang Valley Integrated Transit System
KL Sentral, the largest transit station in Malaysia
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| Native name | Sistem Transit Bersepadu Lembah Klang (Malay) | ||
| Locale | Greater Kuala Lumpur & Klang Valley | ||
| Transit type | Commuter rail, rapid transit & bus rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 15 (10 in operation, 3 under construction and 2 under planning) | ||
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| Began operation | 14 August 1995 | ||
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KTM Komuter (Keretapi Tanah Melayu) Rapid Rail & Rapid Bus (Prasarana Malaysia) Express Rail Link |
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Klang Valley Integrated Transit Map
Source: SPAD as at March 2017
The Klang Valley Integrated Transit System (TRANSIT) consists of two commuter rail lines, five rapid transit lines, one bus rapid transit line and an airport rail link to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which consists of an express and a transit service.
Initially, different competing companies had operated the various systems and had developed these commuter rail lines separately and at different times. As a result, many of these lines do not integrate well with the others or with the overall system itself, making transferring from system to system inconvenient for the passengers. Moving from one system to another often require a lot of walking, stair-climbing, escalator-use and even crossing busy roads. For example, the KL Monorail's "KL Sentral" station is a 140-metre walk away through a newly built shopping complex named "NU Sentral". The integrated ticket for all rail-based systems, such as TnG cards, would help any passenger transfer seamlessly across all stations in the system.
Since 28 November 2011, the paid areas of the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT lines, as well as the KL Monorail from 1 March 2012, had been integrated physically under a common ticketing system. This enables commuters to transfer between lines at certain interchange stations without buying a new ticket each time, provided that they do not exit the paid area. This is currently possible at Titiwangsa station, Hang Tuah station, Putra Heights LRT station and Masjid Jamek LRT station.
The Touch 'n Go stored value farecard is accepted as mode of payment on the Rapid Bus, LRT and monorail lines, as well as the KTM Komuter, easing the hassle of buying separate tickets for travelling on different networks.
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