RapidKL (Kelana Jaya Line)

The Kelana Jaya Line (coloured pink on the Kuala Lumpur transit map) is one of the two light rail transit lines in the Kuala Lumpur Rail Transit System operated by RapidKL Rail network. The other rail network is the Ampang Line.
The Kelana Jaya Line was formerly known as PUTRA Line LRT system or simply PUTRA LRT ("PUTRA" stood for Projek Usahasama Transit Ringan Automatik Sdn Bhd, the company which developed and operated it).

The first operation of Kelana Jaya Line commenced on September 1, 1998 between Subang Depot to Pasar Seni and phase two, between Pasar Seni to Terminal Putra in June 1999.
In 2002, the system carried its 150 millionth passenger, with an average of 160,000 passengers riding the system daily at that time[1]. Today, it carries over 190,000 passengers a day and over 350,000 a day during national events. [2]

The Kelana Jaya Line consists of a single line from Kelana Jaya to Gombak that primarily serves the Petaling Jaya region to the south; southwest and central Kuala Lumpur, and Kuala Lumpur City Centre to the centre; and various low density residential areas further north in Kuala Lumpur. At 29 km in length, this line is the third longest fully-automatic train.

Rolling stock
The rolling stock of the Kelana Jaya Line, in use since the opening of the line in 1998, consists of a fleet of 35 Mark II Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) trains[4] with related equipment and services supplied by the Bombardier Group. The ART trains consist of two-electric multiple units, which serve as either a driving car or trailer car depending on its direction of travel. The trains utilise linear motors and draw power from a third rail located at the side of the steel rails. The plating in between the running rails is used for accelerating and decelerating the train. The reaction plate is semi-magnetised, which pulls the train along as well as helps it to slow down.
The ART is essentially driverless, automated to travel along lines and stop at designated stations for a limited amount of time. Nevertheless, manual override control panels are provided at each end of the trains for use in an event of an emergency.
The interior of the ART, like its Ampang Line counterparts, simply consists of plastic seating aligned sideways towards the sides of the train, with spacing for passengers on wheelchair, and spacing in the middle for standing occupants. Since its launch in 1998, the ART rolling stock has remained relatively unchanged; only more holding straps have been added and the labelling has been modified from Putra-LRT to RapidKL.
On October 13, 2006, Syarikat Prasarana Negara signed an agreement with Bombardier Hartasuma Consortium for the purchase of 88 Mark II ART cars (22 train sets of 4-cars) with an option for another 13 for RM1.2 billion[5]. The 22 train sets, to be delivered from August 2008 onwards, will have four cars each and will boost the carrying capacity of the fleet by 1,500 people. On October 8, 2007, Syarikat Prasarana Negara purchase an additional 52 Mark II ART cars (13 train sets of 4-cars) for €71 million, expected to be delivered in 2010.
Although the trains were expected to arrive in August 2008, the delivery was delayed to November 2008 by the manufacturer. RapidKL expects the rail will only be usable by September 2009 after having sufficient rolling stocks, power line upgrades and safety testing.[6]

KL Monorail

The KL Monorail is a monorail system (previously known as Peoplemover Rapid Transit - PRT) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, opened 31 August 2003, and serves 11 stations running 8.6 km with two parallel elevated tracks. It connects the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transport hub with the "Golden Triangle". It was completed at a cost of RM1.18 billion by the KL Infrastructure Group (KL Infra).
KL Infra declared bankruptcy on May 15, 2007 after repeatedly missing loan repayments. On November 29, 2007, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (SPNB) has signed a sale and purchase agreement with KL Monorail Systems Sdn Bhd (KLMS), which has made SPNB, the current operator of RapidKL, the new operator of the KL Monorail. [1]History
The monorail's construction was initiated by Hitachi, Ltd., but the 1997 East Asian financial crisis led to cessation of work in December 1997. When work was resumed in July 1998, MTrans Holdings took over, locally manufacturing its own rolling stock and completing the project to save cost;[2] the line was completed at a cost of RM1.18 billion. As the line was opened in 2003, it was agreed that the parent company and owner of the KL Monorail, KL Infrastructure Group, would hold a 40-year concession to operate the monorail. The line and number of stations remains unchanged since 2003.
Since the start of the KL Monorail's operations, the KL Infrastructure Group suffered losses due largely to depreciation and interest repayment costs.[4] For the financial year ending April 30, 2004 alone, KL Infra posted a net loss of RM46.24 million on a RM15.08 million revenue.[5] KL Infra had also taken up a RM300 million Malaysian government loan and a RM260 million infrastructure loan from the Development Bank of Malaysia (Malay: Bank Pembangunan Malaysia, BPM). In addition, KL Infra had proposed to buy MTrans' three subsidiary companies to improve its business, but failed after the Scomi Group bought up some of the targeted companies.[4]

Rolling stock
The system utilises permanently coupled 2-car trains with similar styling and designs as the Seattle Center Monorail's ALWEG trains.[2] The KL Monorail trains are capable of accommodating 158 passengers each during regular operations. The monorail carriages themselves were constructed by MTrans, a Malaysian monorail manufacturer,[2] at the MTrans plant in Rawang, which also featured its own tracks for monorail train tests

Ipoh-KL in 3 hours by KTM trains

KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning Dec 1, there will be a new train service to commute between Ipoh and here.
The service, which starts as early as 5am, will enable Ipoh residents to come to work in Kuala Lumpur."We plan to make Ipoh the next Seremban, where people can work in Kuala Lumpur but still live there. "Over there everything is cheaper, including property, and people can save a lot of money if they stay in Ipoh, " said KTM Berhad managing director Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Malek after launching the MS 1722 certification for safety management and health at a hotel here yesterday."For a start, people will need time to get used to this service and we don't expect a mad rush.
"However, we expect the service to become popular in due time."Razak said the train from Ipoh will make nine stops: Batu Gajah, Kampar, Tapah, Sungkai, Tanjung Malim, Kuala Kubu Baru, Sungai Buloh, Kepong Sentral and the old Kuala Lumpur train station, before arriving at KL Sentral. The last train from Kuala Lumpur will leave at 9.45pm and is expected to reach Ipoh by 12.30am. There will be 10 trips a day, five each starting from Ipoh and KL Sentral.Razak said the one-way fare will be as low as RM10. He said KTMB was looking to emulate budget airline AirAsia in offering low fares to encourage more people to travel by rail, since there were no flight services to Ipoh.The journey time between Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur is expected to take not more than three hours."We hope to cut the travelling time to two hours and 15 minutes when we get five new sets of trains from South Korea in 2010," he said, adding that the new train sets would cost a total of RM240 million.Razak also said that KTMB was planning to extend its commuter train services from Rawang to Tanjung Malim in July. The journey is expected take 30 minutes each way