Kota Damansara-Cheras Line
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The MRT Line 1 or Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line (interim name)
is a proposed new line under the Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

 and Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

 rail transit system. Announced in 2006, the line was initially planned as a Light Rail Transit
Light Rail Transit
The name Light Rail Transit is used to refer to several light rail systems, as an official name or otherwise:* Please see List of tram and light-rail transit systems.-See also:* Light Rapid Transit * Light railway* Light rail...

 (LRT) at 43 km in length, linking the densely populated areas of Damansara
Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Damansara is a township in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Damansara is a central commercial hub, second only after Kuala Lumpur , and houses several affluent residential areas...

 in the northwest and Cheras
Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Cheras is a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. The township is located to the south-east of Kuala Lumpur. Cheras is also adjacent to Ampang to the north and Kajang to the south, both of which are major cities within the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.-Origins:Originally,...

 in the southeast, through the central business district of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

 city. However, the government is currently considering the possibility of extending the alignment at both ends of the line to Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh is a subdistrict of Petaling District in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, bordering Gombak District. It is a 15-minute drive from Sungai Buloh to Kuala Lumpur, the national capital...

 and Kajang
Kajang
Kajang, is a town in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang is the district capital of Hulu Langat. It is located from of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.The current locational gravity of growth in Kajang would be Sungai Chua...

, respectively, and a new spur line from Damansara Utama
Damansara Utama
Damansara Utama is a suburb of Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is composed of two parts, namely SS20 and SS21, which are separated by the Damansara-Puchong Expressway, a heavily-used 6 lane highway...

 to Kelana Jaya
Kelana Jaya
Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Kelana Centre Point is a popular shopping mall in this township...

, adding 16 km to the line making a total 59 km. In addition, the system is now a proposed Mass Rapid Transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 (MRT) system instead, providing the much needed larger capacity trains for the densely populated areas that the line will traverse. Current timeline projection indicates project completion in 2016 as opposed to the original LRT plan which were supposed to be completed on 2014. As with the existing Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

 and Ampang Line
Ampang Line
The Ampang Line is one of the two lines in Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System network operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Kelana Jaya Line....

, the new line will be owned by Syarikat Prasarana Negara and operated by RapidKL.

Chronology

  • August 2006 - The Kota Damansara
    Kota Damansara
    Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre developing township located in the mukim of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia....

    -Cheras MRT Line proposal was first made known public by the then deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
    Najib Tun Razak
    Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak is the sixth, and since 2009, Prime Minister of Malaysia. He previously held the post of Deputy Prime Minister from 7 January 2004 until he succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Prime Minister on 3 April 2009. Najib is President of the United...

    , under a RM10 billion government allocation for the improvement and expansion of the public transportation network in Klang Valley
    Klang Valley
    Klang Valley is an area in Malaysia comprising Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, and adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. An alternative reference to this would be Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area or Greater Kuala Lumpur. It is geographically delineated by Titiwangsa Mountains to the...

    . It was then reported that the line would stretch “some 30 km” through Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

    . The combined cost of the new line and the proposed extensions of two existing Kelana Jaya Line
    Kelana Jaya Line
    The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

     and Ampang Line
    Ampang Line
    The Ampang Line is one of the two lines in Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System network operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Kelana Jaya Line....

     were estimated at RM7 bn back then.

  • July 2007 – The Ministry of Transport had approved the alignment of the new line, which would then be tabled to the Cabinet for approval. The Government was then saying the line would be completed by 2012. With an average construction period taking three to four years, work should have started by end-2008 to meet the deadline, although that did not happen.

  • June 2008 - It was reported that the line would comprise 30 stations and stretch 40 km in length through the densely populated areas of Damansara
    Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
    Damansara is a township in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Damansara is a central commercial hub, second only after Kuala Lumpur , and houses several affluent residential areas...

     and Cheras, as well as the central business district of Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

     city. Cost estimates for the line were then reported at RM4-5 billion, with the majority of the stations elevated.

  • September 2008 – It was reported that a distance of 5.9 km stretching from Brickfields
    Brickfields
    Brickfields is a small to medium-sized town and residential neighbourhood located just outside central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India due to the high percentage of Indian residents and businesses.- History :In 1881, a flood swept through Kuala Lumpur following...

     to Bukit Bintang
    Bukit Bintang
    Bukit Bintang is the name of the shopping and entertainment district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It encompasses Jalan Bukit Bintang and its immediate surrounding areas...

     will be underground, although the number of such underground stations was not announced. It was during this time that the line was said to be 42 km with 32 stations in total, and is being considered for as a mass rapid transit (MRT) system, taking into consideration the suitability of this system based on a population catchment area 878,000. It was also reported that the detailed design stage for the line would commence in 2Q2009.

  • December 2008 - The Edge
    The Edge
    David Howell Evans , more widely known by his stage name The Edge , is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record...

    Daily reported that the line was set for completion in 2014. The Transport minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat
    Ong Tee Keat
    Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat is a Malaysian politician and current Member of Parliament for Pandan. He was the Transport Minister in the Malaysian federal cabinet from March 18, 2008 to June 4, 2010. He was the 8th president of the Malaysian Chinese Association .-Personal life:The son of a fishmonger,...

    , declined comment when probed for further details on the cost and timeline.

  • May 2009 - The Edge Daily reported that the government would be calling for tenders for the Kelana Jaya Line
    Kelana Jaya Line
    The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

     and Ampang Line
    Ampang Line
    The Ampang Line is one of the two lines in Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System network operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Kelana Jaya Line....

     extension projects but there was no indication on the implementation of the new Kota Damansara
    Kota Damansara
    Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre developing township located in the mukim of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia....

    -Cheras Line.

  • September 2009 - Prasarana group managing director Datuk Idrose Mohamed said that the new line could end up longer than the earlier announced Kota Damansara alignment, although he did not offer any further details. It is believed that the line terminus could stretch out further north from Kota Damansara to Sungai Buloh.

  • April 2010 - The Edge
    The Edge
    David Howell Evans , more widely known by his stage name The Edge , is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record...

     Daily reported that a proposal to extend the line by 16 km is being studied by the government. The proposal calls for the line to be extended from Kota Damansara
    Kota Damansara
    Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre developing township located in the mukim of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia....

     to Sungai Buloh
    Sungai Buloh
    Sungai Buloh is a subdistrict of Petaling District in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, bordering Gombak District. It is a 15-minute drive from Sungai Buloh to Kuala Lumpur, the national capital...

     (additional 3 km) and from Cheras to Kajang
    Kajang
    Kajang, is a town in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang is the district capital of Hulu Langat. It is located from of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.The current locational gravity of growth in Kajang would be Sungai Chua...

     (additional 9 km). An additional line from Damansara Utama
    Damansara Utama
    Damansara Utama is a suburb of Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is composed of two parts, namely SS20 and SS21, which are separated by the Damansara-Puchong Expressway, a heavily-used 6 lane highway...

     to Kelana Jaya
    Kelana Jaya
    Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Kelana Centre Point is a popular shopping mall in this township...

     (additional 4 km) is also being studied. This will bring the total length of the line to 59 km.

  • June 2010 - During the tabling of the 10 Malaysia Plan, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
    Najib Tun Razak
    Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak is the sixth, and since 2009, Prime Minister of Malaysia. He previously held the post of Deputy Prime Minister from 7 January 2004 until he succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Prime Minister on 3 April 2009. Najib is President of the United...

     announced that the government is now considering a RM36 billion Klang Valley MRT proposal from Gamuda Berhad
    Gamuda Berhad
    Gamuda Berhad is an engineering, property and infrastructure company in Malaysia.The company was incorporated on October 6, 1976 and was listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia on 10 August 1992...

     and MMC Corporation Berhad
    MMC Corporation Berhad
    MMC is an investment holding company with interests in "Transport & Logistics, Energy & Utilities and Engineering & Construction".In Transport and Logistics, MMC holds equity stakes in the Port of Tanjung Pelepas , and In Energy and Utilities, MMC holds equity stakes in MMC is an investment...

    . Although the specific details of the alignment have not been revealed, it is reported to consist of 3 lines, one of which has the same general alignment as that of the Kota Damansara-Cheras line. It is not known if this new MRT plan will replace, or be in addition to the original Kota Damansara-Cheras line proposal. While the MRT plan is generally welcomed, observers of public transportation development and the public have become increasingly frustrated and disillusioned with the lack of any real progress in the development of the Klang Valley mass rail system, resulting from the incessant announcements by the government but without any work done.

  • December 2010 - The Prime Minister has announced that the new MRT lines has been approved by the cabinet and the construction of the lines will begin in July 2011.The government has appointed MMC-Gamuda JV Sdn Bhd as the project manager. The whole project will be divided into nine parcels in which will be done on open tender basis. 10 km of the line will be underground and 50 km is above ground. MMC-Gamuda will be barred from bidding for the tender except for the tunneling works (the most expensive portion). The project will introduce 60 km of rail tracks plus 35 new stations.

  • 14 February 2011 - SPAD begins a 3-month mandatory public display of the alignment at participating municipals and the operator's (RapidKL) headquarters. From here on, complaints and suggestions will be heard upon.

  • 8 July 2011 - Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak officially launched the project in a ceremony. The alignment has been adjusted with the final alignment contains 31 stations and 16 Park and Ride facility.

  • 17 August 2011 - The government announced that a new company under the Finance Ministry is formed to take control of the project from Pasarana. The new company is called MRT Co. and will be the asset owner of the project. The company will officially take over from Pasarana on 1 September 2011. Motivation for creating this company is to ensure timely execution and focused vision on the project.

  • 21 October 2011 - Malaysian government has shortlisted 5 companies to tunnel works. Bidders includes China's Sinohydro Group and South Korea's SK Holdings.
  • 1 November 2011 - Bus Stand Klang has ceased operation and will be demolished to make way for new MRT station.

Alignment and Stations

The Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre developing township located in the mukim of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia....

-Cheras MRT Line will be running through the northwest and southeast area of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, with most stations elevated except for five underground. Initial proposed stations released in the media are to be located in:
  • Kota Damansara
    Kota Damansara
    Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre developing township located in the mukim of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia....

  • Bangsar
    Bangsar
    Bangsar, also Bungsar , is an affluent residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about south-west of the city centre. It is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency...

  • Kuala Lumpur Sentral
    Kuala Lumpur Sentral
    Kuala Lumpur Sentral or Sentral Kuala Lumpur is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on 16 April 2001, despite its name it is actually even less central than the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, a colonial-era...

  • Central Market (Interchange with Kelana Jaya Line)
  • Masjid Jamek
    Masjid Jamek
    Jamek Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River and was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback.-History:...

     (Interchange with Kelana Jaya Line and Ampang Line)
  • Jalan Raja Chulan
  • Bukit Bintang
    Bukit Bintang
    Bukit Bintang is the name of the shopping and entertainment district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It encompasses Jalan Bukit Bintang and its immediate surrounding areas...

  • Jalan Tun Razak
  • Jalan Cheras
  • Maluri
    Maluri
    Maluri is one of the main housing estates in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, near the state border to Selangor. It can be accessed through the Maluri LRT station on the Ampang Line. It is the closest housing estate to Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle and is accessed via Jalan Cochrane, Jalan Perkasa,...

     (Interchange with Ampang Line)
  • Cheras


The alignment, made available to The Star
The Star (Malaysia)
The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia. It is the largest in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the . It has a daily circulation of between 290,000 to 300,000...

newspaper, showed the new line running from:

Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre developing township located in the mukim of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia....

 along Persiaran Surian to the Damansara-Puchong Expressway
Damansara-Puchong Expressway
The Damansara–Puchong Expressway or Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong, LDP, is a major expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor in Malaysia. It links major townships in Damansara and Puchong and decreases travel time between them...

 and then heading towards the city centre along the Sprint Expressway
Sprint Expressway
Sprint Expressway is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The of expressway is divided into three sections. This sections included the Kerinchi Link, Damansara Link and Penchala Link...

, through Bangsar Baru and Jalan Bangsar
Jalan Bangsar
Jalan Bangsar is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.-Construction of the Jalan Travers-Bangsar flyover junctions:The Jalan Travers-Bangsar junctions has been upgraded into flyover junctions. Construction began on early 2010 and was completed in mid 2010...

. It will then run parallel to the existing Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

 to KL Sentral, Central Market and Masjid Jamek
Masjid Jamek
Jamek Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River and was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback.-History:...

 before heading to the Golden Triangle along Jalan Raja Chulan. The route will then pass Pasar Rakyat in Bukit Bintang
Bukit Bintang
Bukit Bintang is the name of the shopping and entertainment district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It encompasses Jalan Bukit Bintang and its immediate surrounding areas...

 and then Jalan Tun Razak where it will join Jalan Cheras. It will continue along the road and the Cheras-Kajang Expressway to the Balakong
Balakong
Balakong is a huge township in Selangor, Malaysia. Balakong is situated exactly at the boundary of Kajang and Cheras. The township consists mainly of residential condominiums,office complexes and factories.-Name:...

 interchange near Cheras Batu 11. Passengers will be able to switch with the existing Kelana Jaya Line
Kelana Jaya Line
The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

 at Bangsar
Bangsar
Bangsar, also Bungsar , is an affluent residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about south-west of the city centre. It is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency...

, KL Sentral, Pasar Seni and Masjid Jamek
Masjid Jamek
Jamek Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River and was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback.-History:...

; and the Ampang Line
Ampang Line
The Ampang Line is one of the two lines in Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System network operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Kelana Jaya Line....

 at Masjid Jamek
Masjid Jamek
Jamek Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River and was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback.-History:...

 and Maluri
Maluri
Maluri is one of the main housing estates in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, near the state border to Selangor. It can be accessed through the Maluri LRT station on the Ampang Line. It is the closest housing estate to Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle and is accessed via Jalan Cochrane, Jalan Perkasa,...

. There will be around 30 stations along the line, including the interchange stations.”

Subsequently, it was announced on April 8, 2010 in the Parliament that the government is studying a proposal to extend the line to connect with Sungai Buloh railway station from Kota Damansara and Kajang railway station from Cheras. In addition, a new line from Damansara Utama
Damansara Utama
Damansara Utama is a suburb of Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is composed of two parts, namely SS20 and SS21, which are separated by the Damansara-Puchong Expressway, a heavily-used 6 lane highway...

 to Kelana Jaya
Kelana Jaya
Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Kelana Centre Point is a popular shopping mall in this township...

 is being studied.

Amendments

Due to complaints from Taman Tun Dr Ismail residence, SPNB has announced that the TTDI station will be shifted from the original, planned location. It is believed that the new site will be next to Caltex Station in Jalan Damansara.

After the MRT project has been formally launched on July 8 2011, the following ammendents has been made from the original plan:-
  • 31 station instead of 35 stations will be build and provision for 3 more stations
  • Section 16 and Section 17 stations has been combined to become section 16 station
  • TTDI station has been moved
  • Bukit Bintang stations have been combined into one, moved and will be integrated with KL Monorail station. However, the station will be named Bukit Bintang Central instead of Bukit Bintang.
  • KL Sentral station wil be built at Muzium Negara
    Muzium Negara
    National Museum of Malaysia is a museum located on Jalan Damansara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The museum is situated in close proximity to the Perdana Lake Gardens and it provides an overview of Malaysian history and culture. Muzium Negara is a palatial structure built in the style of Rumah Gadang,...

     and will be integrated with KL Sentral through a tunnel link.
  • Park and Ride facilities has been increase to 16 from 13 previously.
  • Taman Mesra station removed.
  • Sungai Buloh and Bandar Kajang station alignments has been adjusted.

Rolling Stock

The 58 trainset would be driverless and the initial capacity would be 1,200 per train with a 4-car configuration.

See also

  • MRT Line 2
    MRT Line 2
    The MRT Line 2 or Circle Line will be the second Mass Rapid Transit line for Klang Valley MRT and is currently under final planning and evaluation.Announcement of alignment & station locations is expected on Q2 2011...

  • MRT Line 3
    MRT Line 3
    The MRT Line 3 will be the third Mass Rapid Transit line for Klang Valley MRT to Port Klang and was being contemplated as said by Dato' Sri Idris Jala, CEO of PEMANDU....

  • Ampang Line
    Ampang Line
    The Ampang Line is one of the two lines in Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System network operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Kelana Jaya Line....

  • Kelana Jaya Line
    Kelana Jaya Line
    The Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity rail transport system and one of the three rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network...

  • Monorail Line
  • RapidKL Light Rail Transit
  • Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit
    Greater KL MRT
    The Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit is a proposed 3-line 150 km Mass Rapid Transit ‘””’ system in the Klang Valley/Greater KL conurbation which envisages a “Wheel and Spoke” concept comprising two northeast-southwest radial lines and one circle line looping around Kuala Lumpur city...

  • Greater Kuala Lumpur
    Greater Kuala Lumpur
    Greater Kuala Lumpur is the geographical term that determines the boundaries of Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, though similar with Klang Valley, there remains variation between the two. It is similar with Greater London and Greater Toronto...

  • Rail transport in Malaysia
    Rail transport in Malaysia
    Rail transport in Malaysia comprises heavy rail , light rail transit , monorail and a funicular railway line. Heavy rail is mostly used for intercity passenger and freight transport as well as some urban public transport, while LRTs are used for urban public transport and some special use such as...


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