Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (Malaysia)

Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
(MRT Corp)

Company type	State-owned enterprise
Industry	Public transportation. The developer and asset owner of the mass rapid transit & MRT Feeder Buses
Founded	September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09)
Headquarters	Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Key people	Vacant, Chairman Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim, CEO
Products	Mass Rapid Transit system
Services	Current: 9 12 Future: 13 RTS 3
Owner	Minister of Finance Incorporated
Subsidiaries	Malaysia Rapid Transit System Sdn Bhd (MRTS)^[1]
Website	www.mymrt.com.my

Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (abbreviated as MRT Corp or MRTC) is a Malaysian state-owned company and a corporate body established under the Ministry of Finance (Incorporation) Act 1957. MRT Corp is fully owned by the Minister of Finance (Incorporated).

It was set up to be the developer and asset owner of the Mass Rapid Transit project in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, under the government's move to restructure the city's public transport system.

The company was established in September 2011 and took over the ownership of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project (KVMRT) in October 2011 from Prasarana Malaysia Berhad.

MRT Corp’s responsibilities include monitoring and tracking of construction of all elevated structures, stations and depots of the mass rapid transit project. It also monitors the underground works which involves tunneling and construction of underground stations. It is also responsible for the contracts which they are involved in.

Rationale

Kajang Line (fully operational)
Putrajaya Line (fully operational)
Circle Line (under planning)
Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS Link) (construction started in 2020)
LRT Mutiara Line (expected to be complete by 2030)

Service brands

The word "MRT" as a service brand will be carried on all MRT Corp's owned assets, consisting of trains, stations, buses, depots and buildings.^[2]

Trains on the MRT Kajang Line and MRT Putrajaya line are operated by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad subsidiary, Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd
The MRT feeder buses operated by Prasarana Malaysia Berhad subsidiary, Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd on 300 units of Single Deck 10 Metre Completely-Knocked-Down (CKD) Diesel City Feeder Buses, of which 150 units are Scania buses while the remaining are Volvo buses. There are 5 MRT feeder bus depots: Jalan Sungai Sekamat Kajang (MRT Kajang Line feeder bus depot for Cheras, Kajang and Ampang areas) Seksyen U4 Shah Alam (MRT Kajang and Putrajaya line feeder bus depot for Damansara and Kepong areas), Desa Tun Razak Industrial Area (currently not in use), Jinjang (currently not in use) and Serdang (MRT Putrajaya Line feeder bus depot for Serdang and Putrajaya areas).

References

^ https://paultan.org/2020/07/30/jb-singapore-rapid-transit-system-rts-link-project-officially-resumes-after-causeway-signing-ceremony/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Awarded Contracts SBK Line".

External links

Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp)
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana)
Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD)

Rail transport in Malaysia

Overview

Fares and ticketing	Token Touch 'n Go card Komuter Link Card KTMi-Card MyDebit Card
Statutory authority	Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp)

Major Operators

Inter-city rail

Main Lines

Current	KTM West Coast Line KTM East Coast Line Western Sabah Railway Line
Future	MRL East Coast Rail Link
Planning	North Eastern Sabah Railway Line Sarawak Railway Line
Shelved	Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail

Services

Commuter rail

Suburban

Current	KTM Komuter 1 Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line 2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line 1 Ipoh-Butterworth Line 2 Padang Besar-Butterworth Line

Airport Link

Current	6 KLIA Ekspres 7 KLIA Transit 10 KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line

Metro rail

LRT

Current	3 Ampang Line 4 Sri Petaling Line 5 Kelana Jaya Line
Future	11 Shah Alam Line Mutiara Line
Planning	LRT Kota Kinabalu Line

MRT

Current	9 Kajang Line 12 Putrajaya Line
Planning	13 Circle Line

ART

Future	Kuching ART

Monorail

Current	8 KL Monorail Melaka Monorail (suspended)
Planning	14 Putrajaya Monorail Kota Kinabalu Monorail

Border link

Current	KTM Intercity (Shuttle Tebrau)
Future	RTS Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System

Other rail

People mover	KLIA Aerotrain
Funicular	Penang Hill Railway
Gondola lift	Langkawi Cable Car Genting Skyway Awana Skyway Penang Hill Cable Car

Rolling stock
& manufacturers

Inter-city	KTM Class 23 KTM Class 24 KTM Class 25 YDM4 KTM Class 61 DMU KTM Class 91 EMU KTM Class 93 EMU KTM Class 94 EMU Kawasaki diesel locomotives DMU
Commuter	KTM Class 81 EMU KTM Class 82 EMU KTM Class 83 EMU KTM Class 92 EMU
Airport link	CNR Changchun ERL "Equator" EMU Siemens Desiro ET 425 M Hyundai Rotem KTM Class 83 EMU
LRT	CRRC Zhuzhou Articulated LRV "AMY" Bombardier Innovia ART 200/Metro 300
MRT	Siemens Inspiro "The Guiding Light" Hyundai Rotem EMU
Monorail	Scomi SUTRA
Others	Bombardier CX-100 Doppelmayr Garaventa 100-FUL Lugano–Stazione Doppelmayr Garaventa 6-MGD Leitner Ropeways 8-MGD

Depots

Current	Ampang (LRT) Batu Gajah (Inter-city) Bukit Tengah (Commuter) Brickfields (Monorail) Kajang (MRT) Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru (LRT) KLIA MAHB (KLIA Aerotrain) Rawang (Commuter) Salak Tinggi (ERL) Sentul (Commuter) Serdang (MRT) Seremban (Commuter) Subang (LRT) Sungai Buloh (MRT) Tanjung Aru (Inter-city)
Future	Johan Setia (LRT) Ayer Panas (MRT) Taman Midah (MRT)