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KUALA LUMPUR: Prasarana Malaysia Bhd has invested RM1 billion in 50 new light rail vehicles (LRV) for the LRT Ampang Line as well as for the extension project, according to its group managing director Azmi Abdul Aziz.

“Prasarana had invested in 20 trains under the extension project and 30 to replace the existing trains for the Ampang Line. The first eight trains will be operational by late this year,” said Azmi yesterday, at the media briefing on the delivery of the first LRV.

Azmi said the investment was part of the initiative to encourage the use of public transport.

“We expect the extended LRT lines and new trains to double the current passenger [load] from 180,000 as the new lines will extend into areas that are not covered,” he said.

The LRV supply contractor for the project is CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co, which will deliver the first 35 trains from China while the remaining 15 will be locally assembled at the Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co Ltd plant in Batu Gajah, Perak.  The system works contractor for the project is a joint venture (JV) comprising George Kent–Lion Pacific.

To recap, in 2012 the JV was awarded the contract worth RM955.84 million, in addition to RM128.62 million more for the supply of train-borne equipment. 

The first phase of the Ampang line extension project will feature the opening of four new stations in Awan Besar, Muhibbah, Alam Sutera and Kinrara BK5.

The total length of the Ampang Line is 18.1km beginning from Sri Petaling Station and will end at Putra Heights.

Bukit Jalil, Kinrara, and Puchong are some of the places the extended line will be passing through.

 

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on January 30, 2015.

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