Rapid KL

{{short description|Public transportation system in Malaysia}} {{About|the public transport system in Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley|the metro/rapid transit operator|Rapid Rail|the bus rapid transit operator|Rapid Bus|the football club representing this brand|Rapid KL F.C.}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2022}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox public transit | name = Rapid KL | native_name = {{lang|ms|Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Kuala Lumpur}} | image = Rapid KL Logo.svg | alt = | imagesize = 300px | image2 = Putrajaya Line Train Set 216.jpg | alt2 = | imagesize2 = 300px | caption2 = Hyundai Rotem EMU Set 216 entering Kampung Batu Station. | locale = Klang Valley, Malaysia | transit_type = {{ubl|class=nowrap| |'''Rail:''' |Light Rapid Transit (LRT) - narrow profile |Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) - wide profile |Monorail |'''Bus:''' |Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) |Stage Bus & Feeder Bus }} | began_operation = {{Start date and age|1996|df=y}} (as rapid transit) {{Start date and age|2004|df=y}} (as brand name)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reza |first=Danish Raja |date=2024-11-03 |title=Rapid KL celebrates 20 years of driving KL’s transit evolution |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/04/rapid-kl-celebrates-20-years-of-driving-kls-transit-evolution/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Free Malaysia Today |language=en}}</ref> | system_length = 209.4 km (Rapid Rail and BRT) | lines = Rapid Rail and BRT: * 7 (operational) * 1 (under testing) * 1 (under land acquisition phase) | stations = 144 (Rapid Rail and BRT) | daily_ridership = 1,003,512 (Q3 2025)<ref name=apaddailyridership-q32025>{{cite web |url=https://www.apad.gov.my/doclink/purata-penumpang-harian-perkhidmatan-rel-sem-malaysia-sept-2025/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJwdXJhdGEtcGVudW1wYW5nLWhhcmlhbi1wZXJraGlkbWF0YW4tcmVsLXNlbS1tYWxheXNpYS1zZXB0LTIwMjUiLCJpYXQiOjE3NjE2MTc1NTgsImV4cCI6MTc2MTcwMzk1OH0.oHwZIk68XhdrghuMTwk2qX8SO9v8jJDpPwO9W3jbQ2Q |title=Daily Rail Ridership in Peninsular Malaysia |work=Daily Rail Ridership |date=27 October 2025 |accessdate=7 January 2026 |publisher=Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107031853/https://www.apad.gov.my/doclink/purata-penumpang-harian-perkhidmatan-rel-sem-malaysia-sept-2025/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJwdXJhdGEtcGVudW1wYW5nLWhhcmlhbi1wZXJraGlkbWF0YW4tcmVsLXNlbS1tYWxheXNpYS1zZXB0LTIwMjUiLCJpYXQiOjE3NjE2MTc1NTgsImV4cCI6MTc2MTcwMzk1OH0.oHwZIk68XhdrghuMTwk2qX8SO9v8jJDpPwO9W3jbQ2Q |archivedate= 7 January 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> 1,541,050 (2025; Highest)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/01/03/new-year-ridership-hits-record-high-for-prasarana |title=New Year ridership hits record high for Prasarana |date=3 January 2026 |accessdate=7 January 2026 |publisher=The Star |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103002008/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/01/03/new-year-ridership-hits-record-high-for-prasarana |archivedate= 3 January 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> | annual_ridership = 408,150,947 (2025)<ref>[https://myrapid.com.my/bus-train/ridership/ 2025 annual ridership] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260128033554/https://myrapid.com.my/bus-train/ridership/|date=28 January 2026 }}</ref> | el = {{750 V DC|conductor=y}} | track_gauge = {{tree list}} * {{track gauge|sg|lk=on}} ** {{nowrap|{{rint|my| 3}} {{rint|my|4}} {{rint|my|5}} {{rint|my|9}} {{rint|my| 11}} {{rint|my|12}} {{rint|my|13}}}} * Straddle beam monorail ** {{rint|my|8}} * Fully elevated single carriageway ** {{nowrap|{{rint|my|21}}}} {{tree list/end}} | operator = {{plainlist| * Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd * Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd }} | owner = Prasarana Malaysia | website = {{URL|myrapid.com.my}} | map = {{Rapid Rail network|inline=yes}} | map_state = collapsed | caption = | area served = | line_number = Rapid Rail and BRT: {{rint|my|3}} {{rint|my|4}} {{rint|my|5}} {{rint|my|8}} {{rint|my|9}} {{rint|my|11}} {{rint|my|12}} {{rint|my|13}} {{rint|my|21}} | image3 = File:SCOMI Sutra for Rapid Rail.jpg | imagesize3 = 300px | caption3 = Scomi SUTRA used by KL Monorail }}

'''Rapid KL''' (stylized as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for {{lang|ms|Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Kuala Lumpur}}, which translates to Kuala Lumpur Integrated Rapid Transit Network in the Malay language. Rapid KL, with its {{convert|204.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} of metro railway and {{convert|5.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} of BRT carriageway, is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System, operating throughout Kuala Lumpur and Selangor's satellite cities in the Klang Valley area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapid KL |url=https://myrapid.com.my/bus-train/rapid-kl/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=MyRapid |language=en-US}}</ref>

The rail transit line was opened in 1996. It was followed by a federal government restructuring of public transport systems in Kuala Lumpur in the early 2000s after the bankruptcy of STAR and PUTRA light rapid transit (LRT) operators, the precursors to the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and Kelana Jaya Line respectively, and the creation of the Rapid KL brand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four public transportation projects under Dr M went bankrupt |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/19/four-public-transportation-projects-under-tun-m-went-bankrupt |website=The Star}}</ref> In 2003, it had inherited bus services and assets formerly operated and owned by Intrakota and Cityliner after being bailed out. Four years later, the Malaysian Government bailed out KL Infrastructure Group, the owner and operation concession holder of the KL Monorail, and placed it under ownership of Prasarana Malaysia. Since then, the Rapid KL system has expanded to include two mass rapid transit (MRT) lines and a bus rapid transit (BRT) line.

==History== {{See also|Prasarana Malaysia}} ===Planning and constructing=== After the adoption of the Federal Territory (Planning) Act of 1982, the Kuala Lumpur City Hall was obliged to prepare a structure plan for the areas under its jurisdiction. In line with this, the 1981 Master Plan Transportation Study Report specifically recommended the implementation of a light rapid transit (LRT) system with exclusive rights-of-way and a capacity of 20,000 passengers per hour per direction. The proposed network has 4 corridors from the city centre to the northwest, northeast, southwest and southeast.<ref name=":1">[http://atrf.info/papers/1996/1996_Mohamad.pdf An LRT-Bus strategy for greater Kuala Lumpur: What future integration?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726212053/https://www.atrf.info/papers/1996/1996_Mohamad.pdf |date=26 July 2019 }}, page 9-10</ref>

In 1984, the Federal Government approved the construction of the LRT system but plans were abandoned soon after. The LRT project was revived with the signing of an agreement for Phase 1 of the STAR-LRT (abbreviation for {{lang|ms|Sistem Transit Aliran Ringan Sdn Bhd}}) in December 1992.<ref name=":1" /> The LRT system was first opened in December 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karim |first=Luqman Arif Abdul |date=2016-12-22 |title=STAR LRT sambut 'hari jadi' ke-20 |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2016/12/226267/star-lrt-sambut-hari-jadi-ke-20 |website=BHarian |language=ms}}</ref> This was followed by a second system operated by {{lang|ms|Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd}} (PUTRA-LRT) in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |author=Meng Yew Choong |date=31 August 2015 |title=Klang Valley urban rail service turns 10 |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/08/31/klang-valley-urban-rail-service-turns-10/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425154549/http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/08/31/klang-valley-urban-rail-service-turns-10/ |archive-date=25 April 2017 |access-date=8 May 2019 |website=The Star Online}}</ref>

===Public transport restructuring=== The operation of Kuala Lumpur's LRT lines since its inception had lower ridership than expected, which led to the concessionaire operators of the LRT lines, being unable to repay their commercial loans. The 1997 Asian financial crisis aggravated the situation, and by November 2001, the two companies owed a combined total of RM 5.7 billion. The Malaysian Government's Corporate Debt Restructuring Committee (CDRC) stepped in to restructure the debts of the two LRT companies. In 2002, both companies and their respective LRT services were bought over by Prasarana Malaysia, and operations of the lines eventually were transferred to Rapid KL. The STAR-LRT and PUTRA-LRT lines effectively became the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and the Kelana Jaya Line respectively.

The Malaysian government would continue to bail out KL Infrastructure Group, which was the operator concessionaire holder and owner of the KL Monorail line, for RM 822 million. It was then promptly taken over by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by Rapid Rail in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kuala Lumpur Monorail |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/kualalumpurmonorail/}}</ref>

The bus service in Kuala Lumpur was also facing problems with lower ridership due to an increase in private car usage and a lack of capital investments. The two new bus consortia formed in the mid 1990s to consolidate all bus services in Kuala Lumpur, Intrakota Komposit and Cityliner, began facing financial problems. Intrakota had reportedly accumulated losses amounting to RM450 million from the 1997 financial crisis until Prasarana Malaysia took over in 2003. With decreased revenues, the bus operators could not maintain their fleets, much less invest in more buses. Frequencies and service deteriorated as buses began breaking down, and ridership suffered as a result. Public transport usage in the Klang Valley area dropped to about 16% of all total trips as a result. <gallery mode="packed" style="text-align: center;" heights="130" perrow="3"> File:150701 Rapid KL - Kelana Jaya Line ART Mark II train.jpg|{{lnl|KLRT|5}} train Set 09 Bombardier Innovia Metro (refurbished 1st generation stock) File:Ampang LRT train for Ampang Line & Sri Petaling Line.png|A 6-car train manufactured by CSR Zhuzhou at {{lrts|Awan Besar}} on the Sri Petaling Line. File:MRT Kajang Line Siemens Inspiro @ Kwasa Sentral 20230709 (53331133312).jpg|Siemens Inspiro on the Kajang Line File:KL Monorail @ Hang Tuah (2) 20230709 (53331134747).jpg|Scomi Sutra 4-car train on KL Monorail. File:RapidKL electric bus.jpg|BYD K9 on the BRT Sunway Line. File:Volvo B8L 300.jpg|Volvo B8L on route 300 at Jalan Ampang File:RapidKL-RapidBus-ADL-Enviro500MMC.jpg|Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC operated by Rapid Bus at Cheras Selatan depot. File:Kuala Lumpur Malaysia rapidKL-bus-01.jpg|MAN 18.280 HOCL-NL at bus stop in front of Hotel Furama, Jalan Pudu. </gallery>

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==Services under Rapid KL== ===Rail=== {{main|Rapid Rail}}

The entire rail network, operated by Rapid Rail is {{convert|210.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and has 144 stations. The network's trains can travel up to 80 km/h. In 2008, the rail network carried a total of over 350,000 passengers daily, and has risen significantly since then.<ref name="rapidkl ridership">{{cite news| title= Penumpang Rapid KL naik mendadak| url= http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0709&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Kota&pg=wk_04.htm| work=Utusan Malaysia| date=9 July 2008| access-date=9 July 2008}}</ref> The BRT Sunway Line, despite being operated by Rapid Bus, is a component of and integrated with the Rapid KL rail network. <gallery mode="packed" heights="40"> File:KLRT Line 3 icon.svg File:KLRT Line 4 icon.svg File:KLRT Line 5 icon.svg File:KLRT Line 8 icon.svg File:KLRT Line 9 icon.svg File:KLRT Line 11 icon.svg File:KLRT Line 12 icon.svg File:KLRT Line B1 icon.svg </gallery> ==== Current services ==== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" |- !Code !Line !Stations !Length !Began operation !colspan="2" | Termini |- | <big>{{center|{{rint|my|3}}}}</big> || {{lnl|KLRT|3}} || {{center|18}} || rowspan="2" | {{center|45.1 km}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Rapid KL - LRT |url=https://myrapid.com.my/bus-train/rapid-kl/lrt/|publisher=Prasarana Malaysia |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>|| 16 December 1996 ||{{lrts|Sentul Timur}}||{{lrts|Ampang}} |- | <big>{{center|{{rint|my|4}}}}</big> || {{lnl|KLRT|4}} || {{center|29}} || 11 July 1998 ||{{lrts|Sentul Timur}}||{{lrts|Putra Heights}} |- | <big>{{center|{{rint|my|5}}}}</big> || {{lnl|KLRT|5}} || {{center|37}} || {{center|46.4 km}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Rapid KL - LRT |url=https://myrapid.com.my/bus-train/rapid-kl/lrt/|publisher=Prasarana Malaysia |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>|| 1 September 1998 ||{{lrts|Gombak}}||{{lrts|Putra Heights}} |- | <big>{{center|{{rint|my|8}}}}</big> || {{lnl|KLRT|8}} || {{center|11}} || {{center|8.6 km}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Rapid KL - Monorail |url=https://myrapid.com.my/bus-train/rapid-kl/monorail/ |publisher=Prasarana Malaysia |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>|| 31 August 2003 ||KL Sentral Monorail||Titiwangsa |- | <big>{{center|{{rint|my|9}}}}</big> || {{lnl|KLRT|9}} || {{center|29}} || {{center|46 km}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Kajang Line - MRT Corp |url=https://www.mymrt.com.my/projects/kajang-line/ |publisher=MRT Corp |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>|| 16 December 2016 ||{{mrts|Kwasa Damansara}}||{{mrts|Kajang}} |- | <big>{{center|{{rint|my|12}}}}</big> || {{lnl|KLRT|12}} || {{center|36}}|| {{center|57.7 km}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Putrajaya Line - MRT Corp |url=https://www.mymrt.com.my/projects/putrajaya-line/ |publisher=MRT Corp |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>|| 16 June 2022 ||{{mrts|Kwasa Damansara}}||{{mrts|Putrajaya Sentral}} |- | <big>{{center|{{rint|my|21}}}}</big> || {{lnl|KLRT|21}} || {{center|7}} || {{center|5.6 km}} || 2 June 2015 ||Sunway-Setia Jaya||USJ 7 |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''|| {{center|'''144''' <ref group="Note">Counting interchange stations only once: {{lrts|Sentul Timur}}, {{lrts|Sentul}}, {{stn|Titiwangsa}}, {{lrts|PWTC}}, {{lrts|Sultan Ismail}}, {{lrts|Bandaraya}}, {{lrts|Masjid Jamek}}, {{lrts|Plaza Rakyat}}, {{stn|Hang Tuah}}, {{lrts|Pudu}}, {{stn|Chan Sow Lin}}, {{stn|Maluri}}, {{stn|Sungai Besi}}, {{stn|Pasar Seni}}, {{lrts|Putra Heights}}, {{stn|USJ 7}}, {{mrts|Tun Razak Exchange}} and {{mrts|Kwasa Damansara}}. KL Sentral ({{lnl|KLRT|5}} and {{lnl|KLRT|8}}), Bukit Bintang ({{lnl|KLRT|8}} and {{lnl|KLRT|9}}) & Ampang Park ({{lnl|KLRT|5}} and {{lnl|KLRT|12}}) are not actual interchange stations despite the similar name, i.e. there are is no paid-to-paid integration between those stations. There is paid-to-paid integration between {{mrts|Merdeka}} ({{lnl|KLRT|9}}) and {{lrts|Plaza Rakyat}} ({{lnl|KLRT|3}}/{{lnl|KLRT|4}}) stations, however, they are operationally and structurally separate stations.</ref>}}|| {{center|'''209.4 km'''}}|| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |   |}

====Future services==== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" |- !Code !Line !Stations !Length !Status !Planned opening !colspan="2" |Terminal |- |<big>{{center| {{rint|my|11}}}}</big>||{{lnl|KLRT|11}}|| 25 || 37.8 km || Undergoing testing and fault-free runs<ref>{{Cite web|date=2026-04-28|title=LRT3 Main Contractor Faces Up To RM800 Million Delay Penalties|url=https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2026/04/28/lrt3-main-contractor-faces-up-to-rm800-million-delay-penalties/|access-date=2026-05-12|website=Business Today}}</ref> || June 2026 || {{lrts|Bandar Utama}} || {{lrts|Johan Setia}} |- |<big>{{center| {{rint|my|13}}}}</big>||{{lnl|KLRT|13}}|| 33 || 51.6 km || Undergoing land acquisition<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-18 |title=MRT3 Circle Line tenders likely to restart by mid-2026 — MBSB Research |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/763148 |access-date=2025-09-18 |website=The Edge Malaysia}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=MRT Line 3: Circle Line - Environmental Impact Assessment & Strategic Impact Assessment Letter to KL Mayor|url=https://i.ibb.co/1QHnMPY/236330673-10158446836893042-4505215697401564533-n-jpg.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906125914/https://i.ibb.co/1QHnMPY/236330673-10158446836893042-4505215697401564533-n-jpg.jpg|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 September 2021|access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> || 2032 || {{mrts|Bukit Kiara Selatan}} || University of Malaya |- |} alt=Rapid KL dedicated bus lane|thumb|Rapid KL dedicated bus lane

===Bus=== {{main|Rapid Bus}}

The entire bus network is operated by Rapid Bus, one of the largest bus operators in the Klang Valley area, along with Transnasional. Currently, there are 98 stage bus routes and 39 feeder bus services which operate from the rail stations. The bus routes operated by Rapid Bus were previously operated by Intrakota Komposit Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of DRB-Hicom; and Cityliner Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Park May Bhd. In 2008, Rapid Bus carried around 390,000 passengers daily.<ref name="rapidkl ridership" />

On 18 June 2020, Rapid Bus released new features on real time locations of bus in Google Maps, via collaboration with Google Transit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myrapid.com.my/corporate-information/media/media-releases/aplikasi-google-maps-untuk-bantu-rancang-perjalanan-dengan-bas|title=Aplikasi Google Maps Untuk Bantu Rancang Perjalanan Dengan Bas|access-date=2020-06-21|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622170647/https://www.myrapid.com.my/corporate-information/media/media-releases/aplikasi-google-maps-untuk-bantu-rancang-perjalanan-dengan-bas|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/google-maps-app-help-rapid-bus-users-plan-trips-247819|title=Google Maps app to help Rapid bus users plan trips|access-date=2020-06-21|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619064304/http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/google-maps-app-help-rapid-bus-users-plan-trips-247819|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/06/19/rapid-bus-collaborates-with-google-maps-app-to-help-users-plan-trips-view-r/1876830|title=Rapid Bus collaborates with Google Maps app to help users plan trips, view real-time location of buses|date=19 June 2020 |access-date=2020-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://themalaysianreserve.com/2020/06/19/rapidkl-users-can-now-plan-bus-trips-via-google-maps/ |url-status=live |archive-date=Apr 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406074243/https://themalaysianreserve.com/2020/06/19/rapidkl-users-can-now-plan-bus-trips-via-google-maps/ |title=RapidKL users can now plan bus trips via Google Maps |author=Harizah Kamel |date=June 19, 2020 |website=themalaysianreserve.com |language=en |access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref> Almost 170 Rapid KL bus routes are covered with this real time feature. Rapid Bus also plans to expand the application to MRT feeder bus service, Rapid Penang, and Rapid Kuantan in the future. Now all the buses can be tracked via PULSE application.

==Fares and ticketing== {{multiple image | align = left

| footer = Tokens of Rapid KL rail transit. }} thumb|Rapid KL's ticket vending machine interface

Rapid Rail implements an automatic fare collection system with stored value tickets and single journey tickets in the form of tokens. Tickets can be purchased either from ticket vending machines or at station counters found at all train statioms stations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr35/f21_moh.html |title=Rail Transportation in Kuala Lumpur |publisher=Japan Railway & Transport Review |access-date=16 August 2010 |archive-date=9 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209031550/http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr35/f21_moh.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Turnstiles are located at the entrances to train platform, which separate the paid area and unpaid area of the stations. In 2011, Prasarana Malaysia announced a new ticketing system, effectively integrating the different rail lines which previously functioned as different systems. The new system allowed passengers to transfer seamlessly between rail lines at designated interchange stations without exiting the system and paying multiple fares or buying new tokens.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abas|first=Marhalim|date=15 June 2011|title=One ticket for LRT and Monorail in November|newspaper=The Malay Mail|url=http://mmail.com.my/content/75074-one-ticket-lrt-and-monorail-november|url-status=dead|access-date=15 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723233304/http://mmail.com.my/content/75074-one-ticket-lrt-and-monorail-november|archive-date=23 July 2011|df=dmy}}</ref>

Touch 'n Go stored value cards are also accepted at fare gates on the Rapid Rail network as well as the Rapid Bus network as well as the KTM Komuter system to improve integration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.touchngo.com.my/WhatTNG_WhereToUse.html |title=What's Touch 'n Go - Where to Use |publisher=Touch 'n Go |access-date=16 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210183133/http://touchngo.com.my/WhatTNG_WhereToUse.html |archive-date=10 February 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> The Touch 'n Go system is also used in the production of Rapid KL's monthly/weekly passes as well as their stored-value concession cards.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Concession Cards - All Tickets {{!}} MyRapid Your Public Transport Portal|url=https://www.myrapid.com.my/fares-and-payments/all-tickets/concession-cards|website=www.myrapid.com.my|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Go Cashless - All Tickets {{!}} MyRapid Your Public Transport Portal|url=https://www.myrapid.com.my/fares-and-payments/all-tickets/go-cashless|website=www.myrapid.com.my|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> These passes can be purchased by frequent users of the Rapid KL rail and bus networks, The Rapid KL concession cards are provided for students, the elderly and disabled people, which provides a 50% discount on all train and bus fares.<ref name=":0" />

==Services== The rail services operate daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. The operation hours are extended for certain stations when special events such as the final of Piala Malaysia<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rapid KL Lanjut Perkhidmatan LRT di Stesen Bukit Jalil Sempena Perlawanan Akhir Piala Malaysia 2019 - Media Releases {{!}} MyRapid Your Public Transport Portal|url=https://www.myrapid.com.my/corporate-information/media/media-releases/rapid-kl-lanjut-perkhidmatan-lrt-di-stesen-bukit-jalil-sempena-perlawanan-akhir-piala-malaysia-2019|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.myrapid.com.my}}</ref> and the New Year's Eve countdown.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rapid KL lanjut perkhidmatan di stesen dan laluan terpilih - Media Releases {{!}} MyRapid Your Public Transport Portal|url=https://www.myrapid.com.my/corporate-information/media/media-releases/rapid-kl-lanjut-perkhidmatan-di-stesen-dan-laluan-terpilih|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.myrapid.com.my}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Rail Lines !Peak-Hour Headway<ref>{{Cite web|title=How to Travel with Us? - Traveling with Us {{!}} MyRapid Your Public Transport Portal|url=https://www.myrapid.com.my/traveling-with-us/how-to-travel-with-us|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.myrapid.com.my}}</ref> |- |{{lnl|KLRT|3}} |3 minutes (CBD) 6 minutes (non CBD) |- |{{lnl|KLRT|4}} |3 minutes (CBD) 6 minutes (non CBD) |- |{{lnl|KLRT|5}} |3 minutes 2 minutes (Q4 2024) |- |{{lnl|KLRT|8}} |7 minutes 5 minutes (Q1 2026)<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kisho Kumari |last=Sucedaram |date=2023-01-10 |title=Prasarana expects 1.2 million daily ridership in 2023 with full Putrajaya Line opening |url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/node/651152 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=The Edge Markets}}</ref> |- |{{lnl|KLRT|9}} |4 minutes |- |{{lnl|KLRT|12}} |4 minutes |- |{{lnl|KLRT|B1}} |4 minutes |}

During the Movement Control Order, the waiting times between trains were extended to 10 minutes during peak hours and 30 minutes during other times, as fewer people went outside due to the lockdown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/05/692846/kelana-jaya-lrt-line-resumes-operation|title = Kelana Jaya LRT line resumes operation | New Straits Times}}</ref>

On 10 September 2021, Rapid KL reduced its waiting times for trains and buses to support the growing number of workers going back to their reopened workplaces. On peak hours, trains arrived at around 4 to 10 minutes, on non-peak hours, trains arrived from 7 to 12 minutes, and on weekends they arrived on 7 minutes (central business district for LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling) or 15 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/09/726099/phase-2-rapid-kl-expects-increase-lrt-passengers-monday-nsttv|title=Phase 2: Rapid KL expects increase in LRT passengers from Monday [NSTTV] | New Straits Times|date=10 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myrapid.com.my/rapid-kl-revises-train-and-bus-frequencies-for-phase-2/|title=Rapid Kl Revises Train and Bus Frequencies for Phase 2}}</ref>

==Infrastructure== The '''LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines''' are two sub-lines of a single LRT system, one a north–south line and one heading eastward.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kiat.net/malaysia/KL/transit.html |title=Integrated Urban Transportation System - Riding the Rails |website=kiat.net |access-date=2010-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826031215/http://kiat.net/malaysia/KL/transit.html |archive-date=26 August 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> The {{lrts|Chan Sow Lin}}-{{lrts|Putra Heights}} route of the Sri Petaling Line serves the southern part of Kuala Lumpur and the town of Puchong in Selangor. The {{lrts|Chan Sow Lin}}-{{lrts|Ampang}} route of the Ampang Line primarily serves the suburbs of Ampang in Selangor and Cheras in Kuala Lumpur, both of which are located in the northeastern region of the Klang Valley. Both lines converge at {{lrts|Chan Sow Lin}}; the merged line leads north, terminating at {{lrts|Sentul Timur}}, serving the city centre.

The '''LRT Kelana Jaya Line''' consists of a single line that connects {{lrts|Putra Heights}} (where it interchanges with the Sri Petaling Line) in the south to {{lrts|Gombak}} in the northeast, passing through the cities of Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya, as well as the Kuala Lumpur city centre and various low density residential areas further in northern Kuala Lumpur. The line has a total of 870 individual bridges, the longest of which has a 68m span.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.halcrow.com/Our-projects/Project-details/Kuala-Lumpur-LRT-Malaysia/ |title=Kuala Lumpur LRT 2 Kelana Jaya Line: PUTRA |publisher=Halcrow |access-date=21 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126022739/http://halcrow.com/Our-projects/Project-details/Kuala-Lumpur-LRT-Malaysia/ |archive-date=26 November 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> The Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and the Kelana Jaya Line also interchane at {{lrts|Masjid Jamek}}.

The '''MRT Kajang Line''' runs from {{mrts|Kajang}} in the south to {{mrts|Kwasa Damansara}} in the north, where it meets the '''MRT Putrajaya Line'''. The Putrajaya Line then proceeds southward towards {{mrts|Putrajaya Sentral}}. Both lines pass through Kuala Lumpur. The Kajang Line and Putrajaya Line serve to connect the city with the fringes of the Klang Valley, such as Sungai Buloh, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, and Kajang, while also providing rail connection to neighbouring towns and cities such as Petaling Jaya (Damansara), Seri Kembangan and Cheras.<ref>{{cite web |title=Najib launches Phase 2 of Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/17/najib-launches-phase-2-of-sungai-buloh-kajang-mrt-line/ |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=The Star Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PM picks '17-7-2017' start date for MRT phase two |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/pm-picks-17-7-2017-start-date-for-mrt-phase-two |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=The Malay Mail}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=8 June 2017 |title=Phase 2 of Sg Buloh-Kajang MRT to be launched on July 17 |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/06/08/phase-2-of-sg-buloh-kajang-mrt-to-be-launched-on-july-17/ |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=Free Malaysia Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Putrajaya MRT line set for full opening on March 16 |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/03/03/putrajaya-mrt-line-set-for-full-opening-on-march-16/ |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=Free Malaysia Today}}</ref>

The '''KL Monorail''' connects the KL Sentral transport hub in the south and Titiwangsa in the north with the "Golden Triangle", a commercial, shopping, and entertainment area in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, consisting of the Bukit Bintang area, and surrounded by Jalan Imbi, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Sultan Ismail, and Jalan Raja Chulan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RapidKL Monorail |url=http://www.visitkl.gov.my/visitklv2/index.php?r=column/cthree&id=26&place_id=472 |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=Official Portal Visit Kuala Lumpur |publisher=Tourism Unit, Kuala Lumpur City Hall |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203223506/http://www.visitkl.gov.my/visitklv2/index.php?r=column/cthree&id=26&place_id=472 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The '''BRT Sunway Line''', the world's first all-electric bus rapid transit (BRT) system, has an exclusive right-of-way and operates on an elevated guideway that is not shared with normal road traffic. The BRT line serves the high-density areas of Sunway and Subang Jaya.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia Launches World's First Elevated Electric Bus Rapid Transit System |url=https://insideevs.com/news/326776/malaysia-launches-worlds-first-elevated-electric-bus-rapid-transit-system/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406033305/https://insideevs.com/news/326776/malaysia-launches-worlds-first-elevated-electric-bus-rapid-transit-system/ |archive-date=6 April 2022 |access-date=2022-04-06 |publisher=INSIDEEVs}}</ref> The line interchanges with the Kelana Jaya Line at USJ 7.

===Stations=== {{unreferenced section|date=July 2022}} {{see also|List of rail transit stations in the Klang Valley area}}

Since the Kelana Jaya Line and the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines were intended to be operated by different owners during the planning and construction phase, both lines have unique and distinct station designs. Except for the underground section between the {{lrts|Pasar Seni}} and Damai, the entirety of the Kelana Jaya Line is elevated or at-grade. The Kelana Jaya Line runs in a northeast-southwesterly direction. Of a total of 37 stations, 31 are elevated, 5 are underground, and one, {{lrts|Sri Rampai}} is at-grade. The service depot is located in Subang.

The stations are styled in several types of architectural designs. Elevated stations, in most parts, were constructed in four major styles with distinctive roof designs for specific portions of the line. The {{lrts|KL Sentral}} station, added later, features a design more consistent with the Stesen Sentral station building. Underground stations, however, tend to feature unique concourse layout and vestibules, and feature floor-to-ceiling platform screen doors to prevent platform-to-track intrusions. 22 stations (including two terminal stations and the five subway stations) use a single island platform, while 15 others use two side platforms. Stations with island platforms allow easy interchange between north-bound and south-bound trains without requiring one to walk down/up to the concourse level.

On the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines, the system includes a total of 36 stations: eleven along the shared {{lrts|Chan Sow Lin}}-{{lrts|Sentul Timur}} section, seven along the {{lrts|Ampang}}-Chan Sow Lin section and eighteen along the {{lrts|Putra Heights}}-Chan Sow Lin section. The service depot and primary train depots for the system are situated before the Ampang station at the end of the Ampang-bound line, and beside the Putra Heights station at the end of Putra Heights-bound line.

The line between the Plaza Rakyat station and the Sentul Timur station is strictly elevated, with the line between the Bandaraya station and the Titiwangsa station running along the Gombak River. The Chan Sow Lin-Ampang line is primarily surface-level, while the Chan Sow Lin-Putra Heights line uses a combination of surface-level and elevated tracks.

==See also== *Rapid KL F.C.

==Notes== {{reflist|group=Note}}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.myrapid.com.my}} * [https://www.myrapid.com.my/corporate-information Prasarana Malaysia Berhad]

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