The Klang Valley Integrated Transit System consists of two light rapid transit lines, two commuter rail lines (along with shuttle services), one monorail line, one bus rapid transit line and an airport rail link to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, which consists of an express and a transit service.
History
Initially, different competing companies had operated the various systems and had developed these commuter rail lines separately and at different times. As a result, many of these lines do not integrate well with the others or with the overall system itself, making transferring from system to system inconvenient for the passengers. Moving from one system to another often require a lot of walking, stair-climbing, escalator-use and even crossing busy roads. For example, the KL Monorail's "KL Sentral" station is a 140-metre walk away through a newly built shopping complex named "NU Sentral". The integrated ticket for all rail-based systems, such as TnG cards, would help any passenger transfer seamlessly across all stations in the system.
Integration
Since 28 November 2011, the paid areas of the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT lines, as well as the KL Monorail from 1 March 2012, had been integrated physically under a common ticketing system. This enables commuters to transfer between lines at certain interchange stations without buying a new ticket each time, provided that they do not exit the paid area. This is currently possible at Titiwangsa station, Hang Tuah station and Masjid Jamek LRT station.
The Touch 'n Go stored value farecard is accepted as mode of payment on the Rapid Bus, LRT and monorail lines, as well as the KTM Komuter, easing the hassle of buying separate tickets for travelling on different networks.
Also, Rapid Rail, the operator of the three LRT lines as well as Rapid Bus (which cover about 70% of the Klang Valley's bus network), has come up with a daily bus ticket which cost as low as RM1, and integrated transit daily pass which can be used on both its rail and bus services that costs RM7.
Proposed extensions
The KL monorail had proposed to extend its line to Sungai Buloh from its Titiwangsa station but this was not approved. However, extensions for the Kelana Jaya Line and the Ampang Line were approved. Approval was also given to construct a new MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line. The full constructions for the extensions of the Kelana Jaya Line and Ampang Line are confirmed to be finished in 30 April 2016.[1] Meanwhile, MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line is expected to open in 2017. The construction for the second MRT line, MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line is anticipated to be started by November 2015.[2] The third light rail transit line, the Shah Alam Line is now in discussion after it was approved by the government.[3]
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Commuter rail service
- 1 Seremban Line
Between Rawang and Sungai Gadut
27 stations over 153 km, operated by KTM Komuter
6 stations over 22 km for the Rawang-Tanjung Malim shuttle service, between Rawang and Tanjung Malim
- 2 Port Klang Line
Between Batu Caves and Port Klang
23 stations over 45 km, operated by KTM Komuter
Light rapid transit service
- 3 Ampang Line
:Between Sentul Timur and Ampang
18 stations over 15 km, operated by Rapid Rail
- 4 Sri Petaling Line
Between Sentul Timur and Sri Petaling
18 stations over 15 km, operated by Rapid Rail
11 new stations over 18 km for the line extension, between Sri Petaling to Putra Heights
- 5 Kelana Jaya Line
Between Gombak and Kelana Jaya
23 stations over 29 km, operated by Rapid Rail
13 new stations over 17 km for the line extension, between Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights
Monorail service
- 8 KL Monorail Line
Between KL Sentral and Titiwangsa
11 stations over 8.6 km, operated by Rapid Rail
Bus rapid transit service
 BRT Sunway Line
Between Sunway-Setia Jaya and USJ 7
7 stations over 5.4 km, operated by Rapid Bus
Airport rail link service
- 6 KLIA Ekspress Line
From KL Sentral to KLIA
Non-stop over 75 km, operated by ERL
- 7 KLIA Transit Line
Between KL Sentral and KLIA
5 stations over 75 km, operated by ERL
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