Shah Alam line explained

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Shah Alam Line
Other Name:	LRT 3
Native Name:	LRT Laluan Shah Alam
Native Name Lang:	ms
Type:	Medium-capacity rail system
Locale:	Klang Valley
System:	Rapid KL
Stations:	25 (under construction)
Planopen:	^[1] ^[2]
Owner:	Prasarana Malaysia
Operator:	Rapid Rail
Character:	95% Elevated, and 5% Underground
Depot:	Johan Setia Depot
Stock:	CRRC Zhuzhou LRV 29 three-cars trainsets^[3] Width: 2.7m (08.9feet) - narrow profile Length: 57.6m (189feet)
Linelength:	37.8km (23.5miles)^[4] Elevated: 35.8km (22.2miles) Underground: 2km (01miles)^[5]
Tracks:	2
Conductionsystem:	Automated and driverless
Linenumber:	(sky blue)
Speed Km/H:	80
Map State:	collapsed

The LRT Shah Alam Line, previously known as the LRT Bandar Utama–Klang Line, LRT Bandar Utama-Johan Setia Line or simply LRT Johan Setia Line,^[6] is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line which will be serving the Shah Alam and Klang regions on the western side of the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It will be the third LRT line, and the fourth fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley region. The line will be operated as part of the Rapid KL system by Rapid Rail, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia.^{[7] [8]} It was announced by Prasarana Malaysia on 24 April 2013.^{[9] [10]}

Once completed, the line will form part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. It is numbered 11 and coloured sky blue on official transit maps.

The line is one out of four rapid transit lines in the Klang Valley that does not serve KL Sentral, the other three being the Ampang Line, Sri Petaling Line and the Putrajaya Line, as well as the first rapid transit line in the Klang Valley that is entirely outside the borders of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

Stations

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Previously, a total of 26 stations were planned, with a proposed two-kilometre distance between each station. One station was to be an underground station, with the other 25 being elevated.

The LRT interchange with existing Rapid KL lines at on the MRT Kajang Line and on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

The alignment is based on the Final Railway Scheme approved by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD).

Due to the change of government in the 2018 Malaysian general election, the new Pakatan Harapan government decided to cut costs around the project and shelved six stations from the initial plan. The Lien Hoe, Temasya, SIRIM, Bukit Raja and Bandar Botanik stations were converted into provisional stations while the underground station of Persiaran Hishamuddin was cancelled. The reasons cited for the changes made were due to the high cost of the project, unnecessary tunneling for the underground portion of the line and low ridership in the area. The provisional stations however will be built once the demand in the area picks up.^{[11] [12]}

Other cost-cutting exercises including the swapping of six-car trains for three-car trains, cutting down the total trains from 42 to 22, reducing the size of the stations and ditching costly acceleration techniques. The completion date also was extended from 2020 to 2024.^{[11] [12]}

In July 2023, Transport Minister Anthony Loke mentioned that the overall line would be expected to be operational by 1 March 2025 adding more delays to the opening of the Shah Alam Line.^[13] The opening of the line has now been further delayed to August or September 2025, making this the fourth extension of the opening of the LRT line.^{[14] [15]}

During the Budget 2024 presentation held on 13 October 2023, Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the reintegration of the five stations that were previously under provisional status (Tropicana, Temasya, Raja Muda, Bukit Raja Selatan, Bandar Botanik) to be built alongside the rest of the Shah Alam Line with the exception of the sole underground station, Persiaran Hishamuddin, which remains cancelled.^[16]

Alignment and station list

The line currently has 25 permanent stations under construction.^[17]

Station Code	Working Name	Interim Name	Station Layout	Platform Type	Interchange / Notes
	Bandar Utama	One Utama	Elevated	Side	Eastern terminus.Interchange station with MRT Kajang Line.
	Kayu Ara	Damansara Utama	Elevated	Island
	BU 11	Tropicana	Elevated	Island
	Tropicana	Lien Hoe	Elevated
	Damansara Idaman	Dataran Prima	Elevated	Side
	SS7	Persada Plus / Kelana Indah	Elevated
	Glenmarie	Glenmarie 2	Elevated	Side	Interchange station with LRT Kelana Jaya Line.
	Temasya	Temasya	Elevated
	Kerjaya	HICOM-Glenmarie / Persiaran Kerjaya	Elevated	Side
	Stadium Shah Alam	Malawati	Elevated	Island
	Persiaran Hishamuddin	-	Underground		Shelved station^[18]
	Dato' Menteri	Section 14 / Bandar Anggerik / Bandaraya Shah Alam	Elevated
	Raja Muda	SIRIM / Seksyen 2	Elevated
	UiTM Shah Alam	UiTM	Elevated	Island
	Seksyen 7 Shah Alam	i-City / Hospital Shah Alam	Elevated	Side	2.4 km from Padang Jawa on the KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line.
	Bukit Raja Selatan	Lebuh Keluli	Elevated
	Bandar Baru Klang	Bukit Raja	Elevated	Island
	Pasar Klang	Pasar Besar Klang	Elevated	Side
	Jalan Meru	Kawasan 17	Elevated	Side
	Pasar Jawa	Klang	Elevated	Side	Connected to Shaw Centerpoint Mall (The Store), 700 meter walking distance from on the KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line.
	Taman Selatan	Taman Selatan	Elevated	Island
	Seri Andalas	Seri Andalas	Elevated	Side
	Klang Jaya	Lotus's Bukit Tinggi / Bukit Tinggi	Elevated	Island	Exit to Lotus's Bukit Tinggi Hypermarket.
	Bandar Bukit Tinggi	AEON Bukit Tinggi / Batu Nilam	Elevated	Island	Exit to AEON Bukit Tinggi shopping mall.
	Bandar Botanik	Bandar Botanik	Elevated
	Johan Setia	Johan Setia	Elevated	Island	Western terminus.
Klang Valley Integrated Transit Map published by RapidKL as of Feb 2023 Web site: Route Map. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623141218/https://www.chinapress.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200719CPKK27c_LRT3_ESTIMATE_FINISH_2024.jpg. 2021-06-23., subject to change

Chronology

• 30 May 2014 – The Shah Alam LRT would begin from Bandar Utama, Kelana Jaya, through areas of Glenmarie, HICOM-Glenmarie Industrial Park, Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam city centre, UiTM, I-City, Bukit Raja Shopping Centre, Taman Eng Ann, Bandar Klang and then heading straight on to Johan Setia.^[19]
• 17 July 2014 – Following 2015 Budget which is tabled on 10 October 2014, the Prime Minister announced that the government will fund RM9 billion to build the LRT project linking Bandar Utama to Shah Alam and Klang, which is already in Prasarana's drawing board.^[20]
• 23 July 2014 – There are several disputes on the proposed routes with the main concern is on the line's integration with the Sungai Buloh-Kajang MRT line.^[21]
• 11 October 2014 – The project was approved with an allocation of RM9 billion.^[22] This line is no longer be an extension of the LRT Kelana Jaya Line^[23] as initially proposed.
• 13 December 2014 – Prasarana to roll out the new LRT project by second half of 2015^[24]
• 11 April 2015 – Tender documents for RM9bil LRT project ready for collection^[25] The LRT will be integrated with LRT Kelana Jaya Line at, which at that time was being built as a part of the Kelana Jaya Line extension project. The line is expected to be used by 300,000 users. The public display of the line will be held for three months beginning in May.^{[26] [27] [28]}
• 12 May 2015 – Construction works to start by Q1-2016.^{[29] [30] [31]} LRT line public display to start on 15 May 2015.^{[32] [33]} It will be put up for three months at seven locations – Shah Alam City Council, Petaling Jaya City Council, Public Land Transportation Commission office in Platinum Sentral, Klang Municipal Council and the Kelana Jaya, Masjid Jamek and Pasar Seni LRT stations – from 9am to 5pm on weekdays.^{[34] [35]}
• 15 May 2015 – Day One of Public Inspection of LRT3 Railway Scheme.^[36]
• 4 September 2015 – Prasarana Malaysia Berhad announced that Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and George Kent Sdn Bhd joint venture (JV) has been appointed as the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) for the LRT project.^[37]
• 20 October 2015 – Prasarana has agreed to change the route of the LRT line, which was originally planned to cut through the housing area of Taman Muhibah in Klang to Pasar Besar Klang (Klang wet market) at Jalan Meru. Residents of Taman Muhibah had been objecting the proposed line which would run through their housing area.^[38]
• 24 August 2016 – Official launch of the new LRT project by the former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.^[39]
• 25 July 2018 - Cost-cutting exercises officially approved by Pakatan Harapan government. Five stations converted into provisional stations. One station cancelled. Six-car trains swapped for three-car trains, total trains cut down from 42 to 22, stations size reduced, acceleration techniques ditched and completion date extended from 2020 to 2024.^{[11] [12]}
• 15 June 2020 – Day One of Public Inspection of LRT3 Revised Railway Scheme, on display until 15 September 2020.^[40]
• 1 July 2021 – As of Q2 2021, overall linewide progress achieve 57.57%.
• 16 August 2022 – As of Q2 2022, overall linewide progress achieve 74.04%.^[41]
• 2 April 2023 - Construction progress reached 83.52% completion^[42]
• 4 July 2023 - Construction progress reached 86% completion and expected to completed by March 2025, delayed from the original 2024 scheduled opening year.^[43]
• 13 October 2023 - Five stations that were previously on provisional status are now slated to be built by 2027 alongside the completion of the Shah Alam Line. The Persiaran Hishamuddin station is the only one that remains cancelled.^[44]
• 29 July 2024 - Opening of the LRT line further delayed to August or September 2025, with physical work reaching 95% completion.^{[45] [46]}

Other Information

• Initially, the Klang LRT station (now Pasar Jawa) was planned as an interchange station with the Klang Komuter station. However, due to efforts to reduce cost and objections from Little India Klang business residents, the station will be built beside Emporium Makan and Shaw Centrepoint Mall which is 700 meters away from the KTM Komuter station, which would have resulted in a same-name but different stations situation, similar to Salak Selatan LRT/KTM and Sentul LRT/KTM stations. The station has since been given a new name. ^{[47] [48]}
• The line will be connected with 3 retail malls and shopping centres, namely the Shaw Center Point (The Store), Lotus's Klang (formerly TESCO Bukit Tinggi) and AEON Bukit Tinggi in Klang.^[49]
• The trains will have a maximum operating speed of 80 km/h (17% faster than the current LRT Kelana Jaya Line) with the capacity of carrying 36,720 passengers per hour per direction.^[50]

External links

• Official LRT3 website
• MRT and LRT3 Line Integrations
• Rapid KL, LRT3 service brands

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tan . Danny . LRT3 Shah Alam Line to start operations in Q3 2025 – delay from March target, physical work 95% complete . Paul Tan's Automotive News . 29 July 2024 . en-MY.
2. Web site: LRT3 to begin taking passengers by 3Q next year, says Loke . New Straits Times . 29 July 2024 . en-MY.
3. Web site: The first LRT3 train arrives in Malaysia . Malay . 21 June 2021 . bharian.com.my.
4. Web site: LRT3 kini dikenali sebagai LRT Laluan Shah Alam - paultan.org. August 5, 2021.
5. Web site: Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT 3), Malaysia.
6. Web site: LRT3 kini dikenali sebagai LRT Laluan Shah Alam . Rapid KL . Facebook . LRT3 atau dahulunya LRT Laluan Bandar Utama – Johan Setia, kini secara rasmi akan dikenali sebagai LRT Laluan Shah Alam. . Malay . 5 August 2021 . 23 September 2021.
7. Web site: Study on LRT from Kelana Jaya to Klang via Shah Alam nears completion. The Star Online. 2013-10-21. 2013-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020230047/http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Business-News/2013/10/21/Study-on-LRT-3-nears-completion.aspx. dead.
8. Web site: Third LRT to boost Port Klang . The Malay Mail . 2013-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213152438/http://manage.mmail.com.my/story/third-lrt-boost-port-klang-66899 . 2013-12-13 . dead .
9. Web site: Shah Alam LRT link in pipeline . Malaysia Chronicle . 2013-04-24.
10. Web site: MY – Malaysia to Add a New LRT Line to Klang? . Bid Ocean Network . 2013-05-30 . https://archive.today/20131213142701/http://www.bidocean.asia/Asia-tender-business-news/99293-MY--Malaysia-to-Add-a-New-LRT-Line-to-Klang.html . 2013-12-13 . dead .
11. News: 13 July 2018. Six LRT3 stations shelved: Are you affected?. malaysiakini. live. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218054207/https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/433908. 18 December 2019.
12. News: 26 July 2018. Prasarana Malaysia Bhd to rationalise LRT3 project. New Straits Times. 26 January 2021.
13. Web site: 2023-04-07 . LRT3 TO START OPERATION IN MARCH 2025 - ANTHONY LOKE . 2023-07-05 . BERNAMA . en.
14. Web site: Tan . Danny . LRT3 Shah Alam Line to start operations in Q3 2025 – delay from March target, physical work 95% complete . Paul Tan's Automotive News . 29 July 2024 . en-MY.
15. Web site: LRT3 to begin taking passengers by 3Q next year, says Loke . New Straits Times . 29 July 2024 . en-MY.
16. News: Abdul Rahman . Sharil . 13 October 2023 . Budget 2024: 5 previously provisional stations along the LRT Shah Alam Line will be built . SoyaCincau . 13 October 2023.
17. Web site: Alignment & Stations LRT3. en-US. 2020-05-02.
18. Web site: 23 April 2017 . LRT3 Public Information Update . LRT 3.
19. Web site: Shah Alam LRT stops proposed . NST . 2014-05-30.
20. Web site: LRT3 route agreed at over 35km between PJ and Klang. KiniBiz . 2014-07-17.
21. Web site: MRT Corp voices concerns, worried about LRT3 integration point at Bandar Utama. The Star Online.
22. Web site: Ali . Sharidan M. . 11 October 2014 . Budget 2015: Boon for construction . The Star.
23. Web site: Kelana Jaya Line . MYrapid . 2014-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150511141918/http://www.myrapid.com.my/projects/lrt-line-extension/about-project/kelana-jaya-line . 2015-05-11 . dead .
24. Web site: Prasarana to roll out LRT3 projects by second half of 2015. The Star Online.
25. Web site: Tender documents for RM9bil LRT3 project ready for collection. The Star Online.
26. News: Minderjeet Kaur. 17 April 2015. Sultan's nod for LRT Line 3. New Straits Times.
27. Web site: Ali . Sharidan M . Prasarana says funding offer for LRT3 has to meet objectives – Business News | The Star Online . Thestar.com.my . 2015-04-11 . 2015-04-17.
28. Web site: Prasarana earmarks RM1 billion for land acquisition for LRT3 project . NST Online.
29. Web site: LRT3 works to start by 1Q16 . 13 May 2015 . THE EDGE MARKETS.
30. Web site: Construction of LRT3 to start in 1Q . The Star Online.
31. Web site: LRT3 construction work starts Q1 next year . The Sun Daily.
32. Web site: LRT3 public inspection to start this Friday . 13 May 2015 . The Sun Daily.
33. Web site: Proposal of LRT3 alignment to be made public on Friday . The Star Online.
34. Web site: LRT 3 proposal put on display for public feedbacks . The Star Online.
35. Web site: Prasarana Organises A Public Inspection Of Its Latest Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) Project . MYrapid . 2015-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150515011041/http://www.myrapid.com.my/media-centre/media-releases/2015/prasarana-organises-public-inspection-its-latest-light-rail-transit . 2015-05-15 . dead .
36. Web site: 1,000 Visitors On Day One Of LRT3 Public Inspection – Temporary Booth At Taman Jaya LRT Station From Monday. LRT3. 2020-10-13.
37. Web site: Prasarana partners MRCB, George Kent for LRT 3 project. The Malaysian Insider.
38. Web site: Route change for LRT3 project. The Rakyat Post.
39. Web site: PM Najib launches LRT3 project, set to benefit two million people by 2020. The New Straits Times.
40. Web site: Check out displays of the updated LRT3 railway scheme at APAD office from 15 June 2020 to 15 September 2020 . myLRT3. 2020-10-13.
41. Web site: Overall Linewide Progress LRT3 . 2022-05-25 . en-US.
42. Web site: Overall Linewide Progress LRT3 . 2023-05-07 . en-US.
43. Web site: LRT3 to open in March 2025, says Loke . Free Malaysia Today. 4 July 2023.
44. News: Lim . Anthony . 13 October 2023 . Budget 2024: LRT3 gains back five stations – Temasya, Tropicana, Raja Muda, Bkt Raja, Bdr Botanik; RM5.3 bil . paultan.org . 13 October 2023.
45. Web site: Tan . Danny . LRT3 Shah Alam Line to start operations in Q3 2025 – delay from March target, physical work 95% complete . Paul Tan's Automotive News . 29 July 2024 . en-MY.
46. Web site: LRT3 to begin taking passengers by 3Q next year, says Loke . New Straits Times . 29 July 2024 . en-MY.
47. Web site: Perumal . Stories Elan . 2 August 2017 . Food court to share space with Klang LRT3 station . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018081912/https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2017/08/02/food-court-to-share-space-with-klang-lrt3-station-mpk-says-proposal-aimed-at-reviving-dwindling-busi/ . 18 October 2022 . 2023-03-03 . The Star . en.
48. Web site: Klang komuter station at risk of being closed . The Star.
49. Web site: Pelan Setiap Stesen . Prasarana Malaysia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150522013509/http://lrt3.com.my/v14/index.php/2015-02-13-03-29-33/pelan-setiap-stesen . 2015-05-22 .
50. Web site: Sistem LRT3 . Prasarana Malaysia . 2015-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417144527/http://lrt3.com.my/v14/index.php/mengenai-lrt3/sistem-lrt3 . 2015-04-17 . dead .