MRT Corp planning for third Klang Valley MRT line

KUALA LUMPUR, (Sept 13): Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) is planning to build the third Klang Valley MRT Line that will slash travel time within the capital, Bernama reported.

Director of Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Relations Datuk Najmuddin Abdullah said MRT Corp has appointed an independent consultant to study the plan and its first report should be ready in the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter of next year.

"Based on the findings, we can share more information on the route," he told a media briefing on the update of the Klang Valley MRT project here today.

The third line, which would be a circular track and fully underground passage, will serve the city centre.

Meanwhile, 58 trains earmarked for the first and second phases of the Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line were expected to arrive in stages by year-end and undergo an intensive testing programme from Oct 1, Najmuddin said.

"For the first phase of the SBK Line, 24 trains will be used in which 18 trains will cater to daily operations, while the rest will be used as reserve trains for emergencies.

"So far, we have received more than 40 trains from our earlier order ahead of schedule and they are undergoing the process of fitting and setting such as installing the seats," he said.

The first phase of the SBK Line from the Sungai Buloh station to the Sematan Station will begin operations in December, while the remaining route from the Sematan Station to the Kajang Station will be operational in July next year.

Najmuddin said the fares for the SBK Line would be announced by the government in due course, Bernama reported.

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