BRT Federal Line

 B2  BRT Federal Line

The proposed BRT station and busway along Federal Highway at Asia Jaya.
Overview
Native name	Laluan BRT Persekutuan
Locale	Phase 1A : Pasar Seni - Kerinchi Phase 1B : Petaling Jaya - Subang Jaya Phase 2 : Shah Alam - Klang
Transit type	Bus rapid transit
Number of lines	Hybrid System (combination of Direct Service, Trunk and Feeder)
Number of stations	24[1]
Daily ridership	600,000 daily (expected)[1]
Operation
Began operation	2018[1]
Technical
System length	32.52km[1]
System map Greater KL / Klang Valley Integrated Transit Map Source: SPAD as at September 2016

BRT Federal Line
Legend
Pasar Seni  5  9  Kuala Lumpur  1  2  Sultan Sulaiman (Kampung Attap) KL Sentral  1  2  5  6  7  8  Syed Putra (Tun Sambanthan)  8  Brickfields Mid Valley  1  Phase 1A Phase 1B Universiti  5  Kota Darul Ehsan Jalan Gasing Taman Jaya Asia Jaya  5  Seksyen 51 Seri Setia  2  Setia Jaya  2  B1  Subang Jaya  2  5  10  Phase 1B (median busway) Phase 2 (mixed traffic) Batu Tiga  2  Stadium Shah Alam  11  Shah Alam (Worldwide Business Park) SIRIM  11  UiTM  11  Seksyen 7 Berkeley Klang City Centre  2  11

The proposed BRT Federal Line for KL–Klang Corridors has been identified in KL BRT Report 2011 as one of the potential BRT Corridors and this BRT project is planned to be operational by 2018.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Designed to compliment existing bus and rail transport networks, the BRT Federal line will employ all-electric buses similar to BRT Sunway Line, however at ground level.

Background

According to a World Bank Report, the Klang-Shah Alam-Petaling Jaya corridor has nearly a million private vehicles travelling on the Federal Highway daily during morning peak hours.^[1] Transport Minister, Liow Tiong Lai has proposed the BRT KL-Klang line to ease the congestion.^[7] Unlike the BRT Sunway Line, the BRT KL-Klang will be at ground level.^[7]

Prime Minister, Najib Razak has allocated RM 1.5 billion for the project during the 2016 Budget presentation.^[8]

The BRT line is planned to be built in the middle of Federal Highway and the construction is expected to start in the third quarter of 2016.^[1] Upon completion, about 80% of the BRT line will offer some form of connection with the LRT as well as KTM Komuter and will cut down travel times between Kuala Lumpur and Klang to 40 minutes from current 70 minutes.^[9] This project will start from Q3-2016.

See also

• Prasarana Malaysia Berhad
  • Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd
    • Rapid KL
      • BRT Sunway Line
      • BRT Federal Line
    • Rapid Penang
    • Rapid Kuantan
• Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD)
• Public transport in Kuala Lumpur
• Buses in Kuala Lumpur

References

1. "BRT KL-Klang line expected to be ready by 2018". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
2. "Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)". Retrieved 20 September 2013.
3. "KL-Klang BRT service to start in March". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
4. "Klang Valley folk now opting for public transportation to beat jams". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
5. "JKR - Perlaksanaan Projek dan Status Semasa BRT". Retrieved 29 July 2013.
6. "JKR - Status Semasa BRT". Retrieved 29 July 2013.
7. "Prasarana awaits green light for BRT Federal Highway Line". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
8. "Budget 2016: MRT, LRT extension, BRT, HSR updates". Retrieved 6 November 2015.
9. "Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – KL-Klang line ready by 2018". Retrieved 6 November 2015.

External links

• KL-Klang BRT service to start in March
• Planned BRT system will help ease traffic congestion on Federal Highway
• Sunway strong contender for 40km KL-Klang elevated dedicated bus lane
• Property prices to rise with BRT