Skypark Link

Skypark Link
 10 
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Skypark Link train-set at Subang Jaya.
Overview
Native name Laluan Skypark
Type Airport rail link - Limited express
System KTM Komuter
Locale Kuala Lumpur - Subang Jaya - Subang Airport
Stations 3 + 2 reserve stations
Services KL Sentral - Subang Jaya - Terminal Skypark
Line number  10  (brown)
Operation
Opened 1 May 2018 (2018-05-01)
Owner Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Operator(s) Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Conduction system With driver
Character Ground and elevated
Rolling stock KTM Class 83 EMU
Four 3-car trainsets
Technical
Line length 24 km (15 mi)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Route map

10 - Skypark Link
 1   2 
Seremban Line & Port Klang Line
KA01
 KL Sentral
KTM ETS  1   2   5   6   7   8   9 
 1 
Seremban Line
KD01
 Eco City
(opens in 2018)
KD02
 Angkasapuri
KD03
 Pantai Dalam
KD04
 Petaling
KD05
 Jalan Templer
KD06
 Kampung Dato Harun
KD07
 Seri Setia
KD08
 Setia Jaya
KD09
 Subang Jaya Parking oBike
 2   5 
 2 
Port Klang Line
 Glenmarie
(KTM)
 Sri Subang
 Terminal Skypark Parking

Interchange stations
integrated paid area
single fare trip
non-integrated paid area
multiple fare trips
rapid transit
commuter rail

Skypark Link is a limited express train service in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) and Subang Airport. It is Malaysia's second airport rail link service, after the Express Rail Link (KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit).

The service shares the same tracks as the Port Klang Line between KL Sentral and Subang Jaya, however they diverge after Subang Jaya, with one set of tracks heading towards Subang Airport and the other towards Port Klang. Ordinary Port Klang Line trains stops at all stations between KL Sentral and Subang Jaya, while the Skypark Link runs non-stop between them. The Skypark Link is operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd.[1][2] One new station, the Terminal Skypark station, located opposite Subang Airport, is built to serve the line. Two reserve stations were planned between Subang Jaya and Terminal Skypark, but are currently not constructed.

The line is one of the components of the Greater KL/Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. It is numbered  10  and coloured Brown on official transit maps.

Line information

Route

Skypark Link route map showing the skipped stations

The 26km Skypark Link commenced operations on 1 May 2018 and runs between KL Sentral and Subang Skypark with a stop in Subang Jaya. In contrast to ordinary Port Klang Line services, after leaving Subang Jaya, the Skypark Link skips all stations between Setia Jaya and Angkasapuri, both stations inclusive.

The journey time from KL Sentral to Subang Skypark is 30 minutes.

Operations began 1 May 2018 with free rides available until further notice[3]. Free rides were only provided for trips that begin or end at Terminal Skypark; no free rides were given for trips between KL Sentral and Subang Jaya only.

Stations

The three stations served by Skypark Link are, from east to west:

Station Code Station Name Type Notes
 KA01  KS01  KL Sentral side interchange with KTM ETS, Seremban Line, Port Klang Line, Kelana Jaya Line, KLIA Ekspres, KLIA Transit
walking connection to KL Monorail, Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line
 KD09  KS02  Subang Jaya side interchange with Port Klang Line and Kelana Jaya Line
Glenmarie side reserve station
Sri Subang side reserve station
 KS03  Terminal Skypark side pedestrian connection to Subang Airport

Frequency

Currently, there are 13 trips from KL Sentral to Subang Skypark and also 13 return journeys from Subang Skypark to KL Sentral. The trains run on a frequency of between 60 minutes and 180 minutes. The timetable is as follows:

KL Sentral to Subang Skypark Subang Skypark to KL Sentral
KL Sentral Subang Jaya Subang Skypark Subang Skypark Subang Jaya KL Sentral
Train No Dep Arr Dep Arr Dep Arr Dep Arr Train No
2801051505320533054508100822082308402802
2803063706500651070709551007100810252806
2805090809250926093810571109111011272808
2809103510521053110512051217121812352810
2811113411511152120413001312131313302812
2813124513021303131514151427142814452814
2815140014171418143016201632163316502818
2817145515121513152517201732173317502820
2821170517221723173519201932193319502824
2823180618231824183620252037203820552826
2827201020272028204022052217221822352828
2829212021372138215023052317231823352830
2831224523022303231523402352235300102832

Rolling Stock

The service uses four refurbished KTM Class 83 electric multiple units (EMUs). The original livery, which featured blue and yellow colours associated with ordinary KTM Komuter services, were changed to grey and orange. The trains are expected to accommodate up to 300 passengers at once, and is intended to lighten traffic congestion and serve air passengers and people working at the Skypark terminal.[4]

Background

The rail track being constructed, taken from Persiaran Kerjaya, Glenmarie

The Electrified Double Tracking Project consists of two phases: Phase 1 between Subang Jaya and Subang Skypark, which was awarded to Konsortium Skypark Link-Lion Pacific Sdn Bhd, and phase 2 from Subang Skypark, through Kampung Melayu Subang and Ladang Elmina and ending at KTM/MRT Sg. Buloh to allow rail cargo traffic to bypass downtown Kuala Lumpur.. However, unconfirmed reports state that alternative plans, including an extension of the ECRL to Serendah instead of extending the Skypark Link, were being studied.

The construction of the link was funded by the Ministry of Transport to provide rail-based public transport to connect the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SAAS) Airport Terminal 3 (Terminal Skypark) and its vicinity with the existing KTM railway. The RM521 million rail link was commissioned in 2013 with an initial completion date in 2016, but this was later extended to 2018.[5]

The project consists of two main parts: an at-grade section between Subang Jaya and the old Sri Subang spur line for the length of 4.09 km using the existing railway reserve previously funded by Petronas to transport fuel from Port Klang to the airport, and a new section between the new location of Sri Subang for the total length of 4.067 km which is elevated rail track along the existing Sungai Damansara river reserve, ending at the car park just outside Subang Skypark.[6]

Connection with KLIA

Skypark Link interchanges with the Express Rail Link at KL Sentral, thus allowing rail connection between the Subang Airport and KLIA.

See also

References

  1. ↑ priya menon (2014-08-08). "Work on railway line from Subang airport to KL Sentral has begun - Community | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ↑ "PROJEK LANDASAN KERETAPI DARI SUBANG KE TERMINAL SKYPARK SUBANG | Laman Web Rasmi Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat". S.P.A.D. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  3. ↑ "FREE RIDE CONTINUES..." (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "KL Sentral-Subang Skypark train service starts in May". Free Malaysia Today. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. ↑ EdgeProp.my (2018-03-27). "KL Sentral-Subang Skypark rail service starts early May". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. ↑ "PROJEK LANDASAN KERETAPI DARI SUBANG KE TERMINAL SKYPARK SUBANG - Laman Web Rasmi Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (S.P.A.D.)". www.spad.gov.my.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.