Skypark Link

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).

Skypark Link
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Skypark Link train-set at Terminal Skypark station.
Overview
Native nameKTM Laluan Skypark
TypeAirport rail link - Limited express
SystemKTM Komuter
LocaleKuala Lumpur - Subang Jaya - Subang Airport
Termini KS01  KL Sentral
 KS03  Terminal Skypark
Stations3 + 2 reserve stations
ServicesKL Sentral - Subang Jaya - Terminal Skypark
Line number10 (Brown)
Operation
Opened1 May 2018 (2018-05-01)
OwnerKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Operator(s)Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Conduction systemWith driver
CharacterGround and elevated
Depot(s)Sentul
Rolling stockKTM Class 83 EMU
Five 3-car trainsets
Technical
Line length24 km (15 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Route map
10 - Skypark Link
1 2
Seremban Line & Port Klang Line
KA01
 KL Sentral
1 2 5 6 7 8 9
1
Seremban Line
KD01
 Abdullah Hukum
KD02
 Angkasapuri
KD03
 Pantai Dalam
KD04
 Petaling
KD05
 Jalan Templer
KD06
 Kampung Dato Harun
KD07
 Seri Setia
KD08
 Setia Jaya
KD09
 Subang Jaya
2 5
2
Port Klang Line
 Glenmarie
(KTM)
 Sri Subang
 Terminal Skypark

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

Operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), 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.[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 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 Abdullah Hukum, 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 the end of the year.[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 Terminus (Side) Northern terminus.

Cross-platform interchange to Seremban Line, Port Klang Line, and KTM ETS.

Interchange station, without paid area integration, to:

Feeder bus T819 to  SBK13  Pusat Bandar Damansara for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line.

 KD09  KS02  Subang Jaya Side Interchange station, without paid area integration, to  KJ28  LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

Cross-platform interchange to Port Klang Line.

Glenmarie - reserve station
Sri Subang - reserve station
 KS03  Terminal Skypark Terminus (Side) Western terminus.

Pedestrian access to Subang Airport

Frequency

Currently, there are 16 trips from KL Sentral to Subang Skypark and also 16 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:[4]

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
2801060506220623063506570709071007272802
2803063506520653070507420754075508122804
2805074007570758081008400852085309102806
2807092009370938095010001012101310302808
2809104010571058111011051117111811352810
2811114512021203121511501202120312202812
2813125013071308132013101322132313402814
2815135014071408142014151427142814452816
2817151015271528154015151527152815452818
2819160516221623163516251637163816552820
2821170517221723173517351747174818052822
2823181518321833184518351847184819052824
2825191519321933194519251937193819552826
2827201020272028204020252037203820552828
2829210521222123213521202132213321502830
2831220022172218223022202232223322502832

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

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. "Skypark Link schedule" (jpg).
  5. "KL Sentral-Subang Skypark train service starts in May". Free Malaysia Today. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. EdgeProp.my (2018-03-27). "KL Sentral-Subang Skypark rail service starts early May". The Edge Markets. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  7. "PROJEK LANDASAN KERETAPI DARI SUBANG KE TERMINAL SKYPARK SUBANG - Laman Web Rasmi Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (S.P.A.D.)". www.spad.gov.my.
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