Sultan of Johor visits RTS construction in Woodlands

 

SINGAPORE: The Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar today visited the site of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link Woodlands North terminus to get a first-hand look at the progress of works on the much-anticipated new cross-border mode of transport.

Sultan Ibrahim was received by the republic’s Minister for Transport, S. Iswaran, and senior officials from SMRT Corporation Ltd, the project developer.

Accompanying him were Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi and Johor State Secretary Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani.

The photos of his visit were shared on Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page today.

The RTS Link is a 4km light rail transit shuttle service between the Bukit Chagar Station in Johor Bahru and Woodlands North Station in Singapore.

The trains will have the capacity to move 10,000 passengers per hour per direction.

Passengers will enjoy a fast and seamless travelling experience with a train journey time of only about five minutes between the two stations.

Full Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) facilities of Singapore and Malaysia will be located at the Woodlands North and Bukit Chagar stations, which means that passengers only need to clear the immigration authorities once – at their point of departure.

Credit; fb Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

When the RTS Link opens for service at the end of 2026, it will be a game changer that will significantly improve connectivity between Singapore and Johor Bahru and ease congestion along the Causeway.

Construction is proceeding at a good pace, with contractors on both sides confident the project will be completed on time.

The Malaysian portion of infrastructure works, including the train station, depot, and 2.7km of land and marine viaducts, are being handled by MRT Corp, a subsidiary of Malaysia Rapid Transit System Sdn Bhd.

Construction on the Singapore side began in March 2021.

The train station will be one of the biggest in the island state when completed and will provide a seamless travel link to the Thomson-East Coast Line and Woodlands North MRT station.

Rapid Transit System Operations Sdn Bhd (RTSO), a joint venture between Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and SMRT Corporation Ltd, will be the operator of this new metro link.

Sultan Ibrahim is on his three-day official visit to Singapore beginning July 20. - Bernama

MRT Surian KG07 Another strategic railways station at Kota Damansara: Link Tropicana Garden and Sunway Nexis

MRT Surian KG07 is loacted at Kota Damasara, in Petaling Jaya district. This MRT station are neighboring MRT Kota Damansara and MRT Mutiara Damansara.

Started it's operation in 2016 under phase 1 of MRT Sungai Buloh Kajang -SBK (now known as MRT Kajang Line). The station are able to link newly develop strategic and popular places such as Sunway Nexis, Tropicana Garden and Dataran Sunway areas. This connectivity is very convenience to commuters 

Door A entrance with railway map

Another important station at Kota Damansara 

MRT Surian basically have 2 entrance; A door to Tropicana Garden side, and B door to Sunway Nexis. Located at most crowded city in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, this MRT station become more commercial as both entrance are very important.

MRT Surian concourse - gates, counter and token machine located

Commercial activities nearest MRT Surian

• Sunway Giza Mall
• Sunway Nexis
• Seri Selangor Golf Club

Way to Tropicana Garden to MRT Surian

MRT Surian address - Tropicana Indah, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

MRT Surian's location - click for Google map

Concourse level - token / ticket machine where Touch N Go add value vending machine, customer service officer and office are located

Entrance toward Door B - Sunway Nexis, Dataran Sunway

Other facilities - OKU friendly user, lifts, escalators, prayer rooms, toilets, cctv

MRT feeder bus at Surian T 807 ( MOOVIT website )

• MRT Surian, Pintu A (Pj387) 
• St Joseph's Institution International School Malaysia (Pj799) 
• Tropicana Avenue (Pj824) 
• Bangunan 3m / Menara Lien Hoe (Pj398) 
• Damansara Lagenda (Pj826)
•  Idaman Villas (Pj827) 
• Taipan 1 Damansara (Pj828) 
• Winchester Ara Damansara (Pj829)
•  LRT Lembah Subang (Lay-By) (Pj671) 
• Nzx Commercial Centre (Niuzexui) (Pj672) 
• Winchester Ara Damansara (Pj673) 
• Ara Permata Business Centre (Pj400) 
• Balai Polis Ara Damansara (Pj830) 
• Dataran Ara Damansara (Pj831)
• Jalan PJU 1A/20A, Petaling Jaya Ara Vista (Pj19) 
• Ara Putra (Pj832) Maisson Condominium (Pj20) 
• Taipan 1 Damansara (Pj833) 
• Damansara Idaman (Pj834) 
• Damansara Lagenda (Pj835) 
• Tropicana Golf & Country Resort (Pj511) 
• Tropicana Grande Condominium (Pj806) 
• Casa Tropicana Condominium (Pj807) 
• Sunway Sutera Condominium (Pj800)
• Cita Damansara Condominium (Pj808)
• MRT Surian, Pintu A (Pj387)

Link way to Sunway Nexis 

There are many shops and office, banks from this side

Link bridge to Sunway Nexis after Door B

From here you can use this bridge to Dataran Sunway and towards Giant Kota Damansara side

Door A entrance - Feeder bus and bus stop available

There are more facilities at others MRT stations as well

MRT Surian on top of Persiaran Surian's view toward MRT Mutiara Damansara and Bandar Utama

Tropicana Garden attraction's - location

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LRT Kelana Jaya Line

Prasarana's Journey Planner - PULSE

Rapidbus Kiosk

RTS kurangkan 35 peratus kesesakan di Tambak Johor

 

JOHOR BAHRU: Projek Sistem Transit Rapid (RTS) yang menghubungkan Johor Bahru dan Woodlands di Singapura dijangka dapat mengurangkan kadar kesesakan di Tambak Johor sehingga 35 peratus.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Projek Transit Aliran Massa Sdn. Bhd. (MRT), Datuk Mohd. Zarif Hashim berkata, pelaksanaan projek RTS itu kini mengikut jadual dan dijangka siap dan beroperasi sepenuhnya pada 1 Januari 2027.

Menurut beliau, urusan pengambilan tanah di Wadihana untuk pelaksanaan projek berkenaan sudah diselesaikan Disember tahun lalu di mana tahap kemajuan projek ketika ini adalah 15 peratus.

“Apabila projek ini siap dan beroperasi sepenuhnya, ia akan digunakan seramai 350,000 pengunjung setiap hari dan mampu mengurangkan sehingga 35 peratus kesesakan jalan raya di sempadan Malaysia – Singapura ini.

10,000 PENUMPANG

“RTS ini mampu menampung sehingga seramai 10,000 penumpang setiap jam melalui stesen di Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru dan Woodlands di Singapura,” katanya.

Foto - MRTC web

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas sesi lawatan sekumpulan penuntut dari Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania ke projek RTS di Skyscape, Menara JLand, di sini hari ini.

Tambah Mohd. Zarif, pihaknya sedang bekerjasama dengan pelbagai agensi kerajaan seperti Jabatan Imigresen, Jabatan Kastam dan juga Kementerian Kesihatan untuk memastikan perjalanannya lancar.

“Penumpang perkhidmatan ini dijangka hanya perlu menunggu selama 15 minit untuk setiap perjalanan yang menghubungkan kedua-dua negara.

“Buat masa ini, kita masih belum membuat keputusan berhubung harga tambang perkhidmatan yang akan dikenakan namun ianya dijangka tidak membebankan kerana projek ini merupakan satu bentuk pengangkutan awam,” ujarnya.

Mohd. Zarif memaklumkan, RTS akan menjadi pemangkin kepada pembangunan sektor ekonomi negara khususnya Johor Bahru dalam membantu pembangunan dan pertumbuhan bandar raya ini.

“Antara sektor yang akan menerima manfaat secara langsung termasuklah kesihatan, pengajian tinggi dan juga perkhidmatan.

“MRT Corp juga sedang menjalankan satu kajian berhubung sistem penyuraian trafik di kawasan pusat bandar raya Johor Bahru dan akan menyerahkan hasilnya kepada kerajaan dan Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) untuk pertimbangan,” jelasnya. – UTUSAN

Info berkaitan;

RTS - New Railway Link Malaysia - Singapore

MRT Kwasa Damansara - Putrajaya Line Interchange

LRT Kelana Jaya Line

Kltransit Blogspot.com - more railways stories

RapidKL: Pengguna My50 Tidak Perlu Bimbang Pembelian Semasa Tambang Percuma Sebulan

 

Pengguna My50 tidak perlu risau jika telah melanggan produk tersebut semasa 'free ride' ( tambang percuma ) mulai 16 Jun 2022 tempoh hari. Mereka masih boleh menebus kembali produk tersebut selepas tamat tempoh. Pihak RapidKL memberi jaminan akan memberi bantuan berdasarkan info melalui sosial media mereka. 

Info grafik telah dihuraikan untuk memudahkan pelanggan menebus kembali konsep tambang percuma di kaunter- kaunter LRT, MRT, Monorel dan hab bas.

Pembelian 17 Jun ke 15 Julai 2022

Info grafik untuk pembelian pada 16 June 2022

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MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 starts operation on 16th June 2022

 

MRT Corporation (MRTC) in a statement are confident that phase 1 of Putrajaya Line shall be opening on 16th June 2022.

MRT Putrajaya Line's train

After postponed its opening last year, MRT Putrajaya Line phase 1 from Sungai Buloh (formerly under MRT Kajang Line) to MRT Kampung Batu confirm by FMT report, ready for public at 3pm on 16th June 2022. This opening shall ease users difficulties during migration period 3 stations were closed to public. However, shuttle bus are provided to cater passengers from Sungai Buloh, to Kwasa Sentral while Kampung Selamat, Kwasa Damansara and Sungai Buloh are closed for public.

For easy and seamless journey, you may click PULSE's information

MRT Putrajaya Line Route Map - MRT Corp

There are 12 stations in total ( 3 existing stations now is under Putrajaya Line ) are:

1. Kwasa Damansara
2. Kampung Selamat
3. Sungai Buloh
4. Damansara Damai
5. Sri Damansara Barat
6. Sri Damansara Sentral
7. Sri Damansara Timur
8. Metro Prima
9. Kepong Baru
10. Jinjang
11. Sri Delima
12. Kampung Batu

Related post;

MRT Kajang Line

LRT Kajang Line

PULSE - Prasarana Journey for seamless journey

The new line shall be served by 20 set of new 4 coach trains and its driverless automatic system similar to MRT Kajang Line and LRT Kelana Jaya Line. Meanwhile phase 2 of MRT Putrajaya Line is expected to begin its operation in January 2023. Due to pandemic both phase are scheduled delays from initial target date.

Shopping at SOGO, Jalan TAR? EPF, DBKL Jalan Raja Laut? Choose LRT Bandaraya SP06/AG06 for easiest way

LRT Bandaraya SP6/AG6 (Ampang / Sri Petaling Line) is located at Jalan Raja Laut, the centre of Kuala Lumpur. Started its revenue in 1996, LRT Bandaraya (formerly known under STAR LRT) are crucially important to tourist and local people. 

Under management of Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd, one of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad subsidiaries, this LRT station is very popular as it closed to very well known area such as SOGO shopping mall, PERTAMA complex, Medan Mara etc. But not only that, LRT Bandaraya are important also for socio economy in Klang Valley because there are build at strategic area neighboring Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman and Dang Wangi surrounding area.

Track view towards LRT Sultan Ismail

Exact location of LRT Bandaraya : Google's map - click. Address: Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur.

LRT Bandaraya on google map

Ampang / Sri Petaling new train

KTM Commuter Bank Negara KA03 link

Passengers from KTM Commuter shall able to change at Bank Negara station to LRT Bandaraya. From those station it will take around 5 to 6 minutes walking distance (140m). Click for location

Concourse level - ticket counter, fare gates, customer service office, TnGo reload

Concourse level - for entry and exit

Tourist Attractions at Dang Wangi area, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Exit to KTM Bank Negara, EPF and other places

Station Facilities;

• Token/ticket vending machines
• OKU friendly users (lift, escalators, blind textile)
• Toilets
• Bridge to SOGO mall
• Prayer room

SOGO, Pertama Complex, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) attractions - there are lots of malls and office at Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Dang Wangi and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. Important places and hotels near LRT Bandaraya

SOGO mall - well known attraction place 

LRT Bandaraya's neighboring area;

• SOGO mall
• PERTAMA complex
• Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK)
• Medan Mara
• Primera Hotel
• CIMB EzBank HQ
• KWSP Jalan Raja Laut
• DBKL / KL City Hall
• Grand Campbell Hotel

Link bridge to LRT Bandaraya to SOGO and surrounding area

 

Link bridge along Jalan Raja Laut to LRT Bandaraya and Jalan Sultan Ismal

A link bridge to commercial area convenience to this area as there lot of hotels, mall, office, restaurant, hotels.

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LRT Kelana Jaya Line

KLTRANSIT WORDPRESS.COM

 

MRT3’s construction cost to be around RM31b, and be operational by 2030, says MRT Corp

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): The Mass Rapid Transit 3 (MRT3) Circle Line project, which is estimated to cost around RM31 billion, will be fully operational by 2030 after receiving the approval from the government. Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has also been appointed the project developer and asset owner.

Speaking at MRT Corp’s media briefing, its chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim said the project’s construction cost is expected to be RM31 billion pending confirmation after the completion of the open tender exercise.

Zarif noted that the price tag of RM31 billion is similar with the MRT2 line that plies between Sungai Buloh and Putrajaya, which is scheduled to commence operation in the second quarter of 2022.

MRT3 Circle Line will have a circular alignment running along the perimeter of Kuala Lumpur City at about 51km in length, split between 40km of elevated tracks and 11km of underground tunnels, he added.

The current proposed alignment of MRT3 Circle Line will have 31 stations with 10 of them serving as interchange stations with the eight existing rail lines in the Klang Valley.

 

Related post:

• MRT3 Circle Line to complete Klang Valley transport system,say public transport operators
• MRT Kajang and Putrajaya Line

“The project was a result of various studies and engagements over the past year following the government’s approval for MRT Corp to carry out technical studies in April last year.

“Last year, we shared several insights on how MRT3 Circle Line would be designed. Our approach now is holistic and consistent with those design principles; alignment that delivers multiple benefits,long lasting residual value,” Zarif said.

Zarif stressed that the MRT3 Circle Line’s alignment not only includes connectivity to underserved areas of the city but also the establishment of a multi-model transit hub, development of local enterprises which are able to become regional champions to compete beyond Malaysia in providing maintenance, repair and operations services.

He added that MRT Corp will hold more briefings to share more details on the MRT3 Circle Line blueprint as the project progresses.

 

Sources; Edge Prop.my