Phase Two of SBK Line opens at 4pm tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: Phase Two of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line between Kajang and Muzium Negara will open starting 4pm tomorrow, after the official launch by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Zohari Sulaiman said the public could travel on the train service by taking the SBK Line from Kajang station to Muzium Negara station.

“However, connection to Phase One of the SBK Line between Sungai Buloh station and Semantan station, as well as to integrated stations for Light Rail Transit (LRT) Kelana Jaya, Sri Petaling and Ampang lines will only be available from 6am on the following day,” he said.

Phase Two, covering 30km, has 19 stations, with seven of them underground.

The stations are Muzium Negara, Pasar Seni, Merdeka, Bukit Bintang, Tun Razak Exchange, Cochrane, Maluri, Taman Pertama, Taman Midah, Taman Mutiara, Taman Connaught, Taman Suntex, Sri Raya, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Batu Sebelas Cheras, Bukit Dukung, Sungai Jernih, Stadium Kajang and Kajang.

The line integrates with the LRT route at Pasar Seni station and Maluri station, as well as at Merdeka station, which integrates with the Plaza Rakyat LRT station.

It also offers connectivity with LRT, monorail, KTM komuter and Express Rail Link at the Muzium Negara station, which is connected to KL Sentral station via a linkway for pedestrians.

Phase One, covering 21km, with 12 stations from Sungai Buloh to Semantan, began operation on Dec 16.

Zohari said in line with the opening of Phase Two, feeder bus services for the newly-opened stations would be made available.

“It will expand the feeder bus coverage provided by Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd to 23 additional routes across 12 new MRT stations.

“A total of 100 additional feeder buses will be provided to connect residents in residential and commercial areas near selected MRT stations.”