MRT Circle Line
Appearance
MRT Circle Line | |
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File:MRT Corp brand logo.png | |
Overview | |
Native name | Laluan MRT Pekeliling |
Status | under feasibility study[1] |
Owner | Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd |
Line number | 13 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | KVMRT Line 3 (MRT3) |
Services | Orbital (Bandar Malaysia South - KL Eco City - Bukit Kiara - Sentul - Pandan) |
Technical | |
Line length | 0 km (0 mi)[2] Elevated: 0 km (0 mi) Underground: 0 km (0 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Conduction system | Automated and driverless |
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The MRT3 or Circle Line will be the third MRT line for Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project and is currently under final planning and evaluation.[3] Announcement of alignment and station locations was expected during the second quarter of 2011. The Circle Line is expected to cover the hotspots surrounding the Bandar Malaysia, KL Ecocity, Bukit Kiara and Sentul. Interest in building the line resurfaced in early 2015.[4]
The line is part of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project.
When completed, the line will be one of the components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System.
Chronology
- 12 Aug 2016 - MRT Corp announced that it is expected to submit the study on the MRT Line 3 to the government by year-end.[5]
References
- ^ "Advance works for MRT Line 2 ongoing". New Straits Times. 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Kuala Lumpur MRT, Malaysia" (PDF). Global Mass Transit Research.
- ^ Say, Tee Lin (31 January 2011). "All eyes and ears on second MRT". The Star. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012.
- ^ Wong, Joseph (5 February 2015). "Eyes now on MRT Line 3". The Ant Daily. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
- ^ "MRT Corp to submit Line 3 study to govt by year-end - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2016-08-14.