In June, news emerged about a proposal to build a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line to link Kuala Lumpur to Klang. The system, which was reportedly approved by the Cabinet, will be similar to the BRT Sunway Line in that it will employ all-electric buses, but the key difference is that, unlike the Sunway Line, the buses will run at ground level.
Now, The Star reports that the project will get underway next year, and is expected to be completed by 2018. The plan will see the line run along the Federal Highway, running in the middle on dedicated lanes. The KL-Klang BRT line will be 34 km long and will have 25 stations along the route.
It’s anticipated that construction will begin in the third quarter of 2016, and the roads along Federal Route 2 will be widened first to accommodate the new bus lane/s, according to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD).
“We will widen the highway before taking a lane for the BRT line,” the commission’s BRT division manager, Norlela Osman, told reporters. Both road widening and BRT construction are slated to be carried out at the same time.
About 80% of the KL-Klang BRT line will offer some form of connection with the LRT as well as KTM Komuter rail lines, and all the stops on the route will be linked to other bus services, Norlela added. No details on fares were presented, but rates shouldn’t veer too far away from the BRT fare structure revealed by the commission in July.
Earlier reports had indicated that the project, expected to cost around RM1 billion, will have an estimated daily ridership of 600,000 commuters. Currently, around 213,000 people reportedly take buses from KL to Klang everyday, and a bus ride from KL to Klang takes about 70 minutes. The BRT will cut down travel time considerably, with a journey expected to take around 40 minutes, SPAD says.
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I hope this bus contract is given to a proper company and not as with most cases, to a RM2 company with no experience and belonging to SPAD big boss wife or some Mnister’s wife’s step son.
Then it will go down the hill as always
Nobody wanna question whom the Selangor bas sekolah project goes to, so should I say the rakyat has no right to question who this also goes to? (Actually its RAPIDKL running it)
Another way to sapu money from our LHDN. Project cost RM4 billion but final cost will be RM8 billion
Nobody wanna question Selangor bus sekolah project, so you no right to question this too…
I wonder how much it would cost for end 5o end trip. More than an express bus to melaka rate?
SPAD issues the rate for BRT
“The fare structure begins at 90 sen for the basic cost, and adds 81.5 sen for the first six kilometres of travel. From six to 12 km, another 51.3 sen is added, and another 42.1 sen covers travel between 12 km to 18 km.
From 18 km to 24 km, an additional 28.2 sen is added to the total, and a final 21.2 sen covers any distance more than 24 km. ”
34km = RM15
Crazy fare structure!
BTW, do you have a web link to that data?
It’s 224.3 cents or RM2.24. Not 15. The rates are not per km but for each block.
Mak SPAD hijau.
BRT Sunway 5.4km end to end, so theoretically the fare should be 90 sen + 81.5 sen = RM1.70 (round down), right? As if.
BRT Sunway, 5.4km, fare RM 5.40
BRT Klang, 34km, fare ??? RM 30++?
Judging by SPAD’s maslanness, not surprised if true.
For those length line n number of station they most propably will use zoning system same like Kelana Line. More logical.
34km=RM15??? So expensive??
I can travel from Changi Airport to my house in Woodlands, a distance of 35.6km, with a combination of 1 bus ride and 1 mrt ride, and be charged no more than $2.50 SGD. And that is by using a normal adult EZ-Link card with no special concessions.
Bus service 858 from Airport to Khatib MRT > 27km = $1.93
Khatib MRT to Woodlands MRT > 8.6km = $0.09
That’s right, 9 Cents!! Discounts are given if u continue your journey. So total fare is $2.02.
34KM=RM15? Wow that’s expensive for public transport, especially since it’s just a single mode. I can travel from Changi Airport to my home in Woodlands, a journey of 35.6km and be charged less than SGD$2.10, and that is by using a normal adult EZ-link card with no special concessions.
Service 858 from Changi Airport to Khatib MRT > 27km = $1.93
Khatib MRT to Woodlands MRT > 8.6km = $0.09
That’s right, 9 cents. Discounts are given if u have multiple trips. So total fare is $2.02. this is computed from mytransport.sg
Federal highway will be more congested during construction.
The BRT Sunway is an epik failure.
ONE WAY FARE from SUN-U Monash to KTM Setia Jaya
Only four stops.
RM 3.40!
KTM from Subang Jaya to KL Sentral
ONE WAY FARE only RM1.60
want public to use public transport tapi tambang mahal gila…hahahahaha